Patent ID: 7207485

Claim:
A method of packing an object, the object having an interface surface having coded data disposed thereon or therein, wherein the coded data includes a plurality of coded data portions provided at respective positions on the interface surface, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the object, wherein the method includes, in a sensing device: (a) sensing at least one coded data portion; (b) generating, using the sensed coded data portion, indicating data indicative of the identity of the object and at least one of: (i) a position of the sensed coded data portion; (ii) a position of the sensing device relative to the interface surface; (iii) an orientation of the sensed coded data; and, (iv) an orientation of the sensing device relative to the interface surface; and, (c) transferring the indicating data to at least one of: (i) a packing system which is responsive to the indicating data to pack the object; (ii) a computer system which is responsive to the indicating data to cause a packing system to pack the object; and, (iii) a packing system which is responsive to the indicating data to determine the orientation of the object.