Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
An encoded image recording medium, comprising: a sheet fabricated from an image recording material and having a first surface,
a second surface disposed opposite the first surface and an edge extending between the first
and second surfaces and peripherally about the sheet, the edge having indicia arranged
thereon to form a code identifying at least one characteristic of the sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
20 words
An encoded image recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the image
recording material is one of paper and plastic.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A medium according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the
indicia are one of visible indicia and invisible indicia.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
30 words
A medium according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the
indicia are formed by an invisible ink, the ink being readable when exposed to an ultra-violet
light source
Claim 5
Independent Claim
28 words
A medium according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the
indicia are readable by a scanner device operably connected to and in conjunction with a
computer-implemented processor.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
65 words
A medium according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at
least one characteristic of the sheet is one of a weight of the sheet, a thickness of the sheet, a
quality of the sheet, a stiffness of the sheet, a grain orientation of the sheet, a classification of
the sheet, a punch hole pattern of the sheet and an orientation of the sheet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
An encoded image recording medium according to claim 6, wherein the
classification of the sheet is one of a standard sheet of paper, a transparent sheet of plastic, an
opaque sheet of plastic and a coated sheet of paper.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
32 words
A medium according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the sheet
includes at least three edge portions, at least two of the at least three edge portions having
indicia formed thereon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
An encoded image recording medium according to claim 8, wherein the
indicia formed on the at least two of the three edge portions are one of identical to each other
and different from each other.