In a multilayer chip component according to an aspect of the present disclosure, dots of a two-dimensional code provided on a main surface of an element body has a semicircular cross-sectional shape. That is, since substantially no corner portions are present in a cross-sectional shape of the dots, stress is unlikely to remain when the dots are formed, and stress is unlikely to be concentrated after the dots are formed. Therefore, cracking is unlikely to occur in the foregoing multilayer chip component.

A method of tracking a container closure used to seal liquid in a container is provided, comprising applying a trackable indicia to a container closure, wherein the trackable indicia is unique to the container closure; recording an associated data set comprising a plurality of parameters related to the liquid in the container; correlating the associated data set with the trackable indicia; applying the container closure to the container to seal the liquid within the container; maintaining a database of the trackable indicia corresponding to the associated data set; and scanning the trackable indicia to retrieve the associated data set from the database. The method of the invention also includes utilization of a container closure having inherent natural imperfections and/or patterns on the top and/or sides of the closure and obtaining scanned images and data thereof which are analyzed and utilized for closure and container identification and likewise serve as scannable trackable indicia.

The invention relates to a method and device for detecting and decoding a two-dimensional encoded pattern, e.g. of the Robust Encoding Pattern type (REP), even in case the pattern is applied on a non-uniform colored background of a surface of a substrate. The operations for decoding such an encoded pattern involve detecting the states of its symbols through a test pattern, checking that local differences between parameter values of the elements of the symbols are consistent with an allowed representation of the test pattern to assign via a one-to-one mapping the states of the symbols of the test pattern to the corresponding symbols of the encoded pattern, and decoding the encoded pattern based on the assigned representation of its symbols.

This assembly is directed to an encoded card that can be used for transactions, identifications, access controls and the like. The assembly can include a core having a first surface and a second surface (e.g., front and back), content disposed on the first surface or second surface taken from the group consisting of issuing institution, holder name, account number, expiration date, security information and other content and any combination thereof; a magnetic layer affixed to the second layer wherein the magnetic layer covers the majority of the second surface; and one or more areas defined in the magnetic area encoded with data that can be consistent with ISO standard 7813.

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for using a web browser extension or plug-in component to receive scanned barcode data. One method may include validating, by a computing device, machine-readable data, generating, by a computing device, at least one event based upon the validated machine-readable data, and publishing, by the computing device, the at least one event according to a rendering component.

According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, a device makes a determination that an asset identification system has been deployed at an organization. The device automatically deploys, based on the determination, a connector for the asset identification system to capture labeling information indicative of transport of one or more physical assets via the organization. The device receives, from the connector, a binding request tag notification indicative of transport of a particular physical asset of the one or more physical assets via the organization. The device associates the binding request tag notification with one or more identifiers for the particular physical asset used by one or more other organizations.

A machine causes capture of an image that depicts an optically readable code exhibited by a measurement device that corresponds to a scheduled medical procedure. The machine then determines, based on the optically readable code depicted by the captured image, a hardware identifier of a network interface of the measurement device and a location identifier of the measurement device. The machine next identifies the medical procedure based on the location identifier determined based on the optically readable code exhibited by the measurement device. The machine establishes a network connection with the measurement device based on the determined hardware identifier of the network interface of the measurement device. The established network connection may provide access to measurement data generated by the measurement device that corresponds to the scheduled medical procedure identified based on the location identifier of the measurement device.

The present invention is directed to a computer-implemented method for linking identity information of a physical identifier to a digital identifier. The identity information comprises a plurality of symbols. The method comprises cryptographically obfuscating one or more symbols of the identity information separately into an obfuscated symbol such that a separate deobfuscation information is needed for each obfuscated symbol to deobfuscate it and storing the obfuscated symbols within the digital identifier.

A method for controlling an electronic shelf label according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes providing an input request window including a barcode recognition request phrase on a virtual cell selected by a user, receiving barcode information of a product obtained by a barcode reader as a product identification input, obtaining product information based on the received product identification input, and displaying the obtained product information on the selected virtual cell.

Disclosed herein is a method for facilitating generation of a carbon offset based on processing of a recyclable item. Accordingly, the method may include receiving, using a communication device, transportation data associated with transportation of at least one recyclable item from at least one first device. Further, the method may include analyzing, using a processing device, the transportation data. Further, the method may include determining, using the processing device, a carbon value associated with the transportation of the at least one recyclable item based on the analyzing. Further, the method may include generating, using the processing device, a net CO.sub.2e offset associated with the at least one recyclable item based on the carbon value. Further, the method may include storing, using a storage device, the net CO.sub.2e offset associated with the at least one recyclable item in a distributed ledger.