摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a color bar code that allows a device such as a general cellular telephone with a digital camera to be used as a bar code reader and can reduce the area of a bar code print part and increase information recording density, and a bar code reader therefor. <P>SOLUTION: The color bar code is formed by an array of regions color-coded with at least three colors (red, blue, green) so as to each correspond to one character code or given code. The bar code reader for reading the color bar code comprises a color image sensor 2 and identifying means 3 to 7 for identifying the color bar code imaged by the color image sensor 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |