A printed data strip (7) on a substrate (5) is provided including bit encoded information (23) and control information (15, 19, 27, 29) for an optical scanner. The encoded information is in a plurality of parallel, contiguous data lines (11) formed of bits of sequentially-encoded information, the bits...http://www.google.de/patents/US4782221?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4782221 - Printed data strip including bit-encoded information and scanner control
