摘要 |
A container for a foodstuff or beverage preparation machine, the container for containing beverage or foodstuff preparation material and comprising a code encoding preparation information, the code comprising: a data sequence having a plurality of marker locations, whereby said marker locations either comprise or do not comprise a marker as a variable to at least partially encode the preparation information therein, with adjacent marker locations separated by a distance of Δχ; a locator sequence to enable location of the data sequence, the locator sequence comprising at least two markers, whereby a distance X4 therebetween is distinct from the distance Δχ. |