NeoMedia Technologies, Inc (NEOM)

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MSFT definitely traverse our IP

Text from patent #6,108,656. The device mentioned in the patent body is for a computer, but I believe it covers the decoding of machine readable data. Specifically describing a code similar to a QR code.

"In particular, the present invention is a method and system for a computer, such as a client computer in a networked computer system, to retrieve a computer file in which a symbol data string comprising a file location pointer is encoded into a machine readable symbol such as a two-dimensional bar code symbol, and the machine readable symbol is rendered within a data carrier (e.g. printed on an intelligent document). A computer input device such as a two-dimensional bar code scanner is coupled to the client computer and transposes an input data string from the machine readable symbol. The computer parses the input data string to determine the file location pointer, and the file location pointer is then utilized pointer to request the computer file designated thereby."