(19)
(11) EP 2 677 469 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
26.02.2014 Bulletin 2014/09

(43) Date of publication:
25.12.2013 Bulletin 2013/52

(21) Application number: 13184475.5

(22) Date of filing: 26.03.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06K 19/06(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 27.03.2008 JP 2008083486
03.09.2008 JP 2008226472

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
09004397.7 / 2105869

(71) Applicant: Denso Wave Incorporated
Chita-gun, Aichi-pref. 470-2297 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Mizukoshi, Hiroaki
    Chita-gun, Aichi-pref. 470-2297 (JP)
  • Tanaka, Masami
    Chita-gun, Aichi-pref. 470-2297 (JP)
  • Ito, Yuichi
    Chita-gun, Aichi-pref. 470-2297 (JP)
  • Kita, Hayato
    Chita-gun, Aichi-pref. 470-2297 (JP)
  • Ushijima, Takao
    Chita-gun, Aichi-pref. 470-2297 (JP)
  • Hara, Masahiro
    Chita-gun, Aichi-pref. 470-2297 (JP)

(74) Representative: Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte - Partnerschaft 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 16-09-2013 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Two-dimensional code having rectangular region provided with specific patterns to specify cell positions and distinction from background


(57) A two-dimensional code having a rectangular region is provided. In the rectangular region, there are code blocks composed of a plurality of cells, a first specific pattern specifying the positions of the cells, and a second specific pattern separating the code blocks from a background of the code. The first specific pattern is located at a specified corner of the rectangular region. The second specific pattern is located along one or more of first borders along which the first specific pattern is located, the first borders being part of the borders of the rectangular region. The code blocks include error-correction code blocks, which are located along second borders which are different from a border of the borders along which the second specific pattern is located. The second borders are part of the borders. Compressed data code blocks are also arranged in the same way as the error-correction code blocks.