Patent ID: 8023148

Claim:
A medium surface on which a dot pattern is formed for use with a dot pattern reading system that irradiates infrared light on a medium surface having a dot pattern provided thereon, recognizes the dot pattern by reading the reflections of the light by use of an optical reading means, converts the dot pattern into the corresponding data, and outputs the text, voice, images and so forth contained in the data, wherein a print structure on the medium surface is provided with: a first print layer printed and formed with dots forming said dot pattern with an ink which absorbs light in an infrared wavelength range; a second print layer printed and formed on the dot section with an opaque ink which is a similar color to that of the medium surface, allows normal printing on an upper layer, and transmits infrared rays; and a third print layer which is the upper layer and printed normally with an ink which transmits infrared rays.