IDAutomation.com announces Patent US 7,637,436 B1 Granted for the Printable Barcode Object.

Jan. 13, 2010 - PRLog -- After years of working with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, IDAutomation.com, Inc. has been granted a patent for a method used to generate a printable barcode object, which encodes data from within a particular software application. This method may be used to create several linear and 2D barcode types including Code-128, GS1-128, Code-39, Postnet, QR-Code, Data Matrix and PDF417.

   * This invention enables the printing of barcodes without the use of additional barcode fonts by drawing the barcode the particular Unicode character that exist in standard system fonts.
   * This invention also enables printing of barcodes without the use of additional barcode fonts by drawing the barcode from particular Unicode character that exist in standard system fonts, with a formula that assembles, organizes and stacks the characters as necessary to form a correct barcode symbol and enabling the printing several different barcode types.
   * This invention also enables printing of barcodes with the use of additional barcode fonts and with requiring facilities to rotate individual characters, instead drawing the barcode from particular Unicode characters that exist in standard system fonts, with a formula that assembles, organizes and stacks the characters as necessary to form a correct barcode symbol and enabling printing several different barcode types.

While the Patent US 7,637,436 B1 has been recently granted, IDAutomation has been utilizing this technology since 2006 with patent-pending status within several barcode generation products, which include:

   * Ajax & JavaScript Barcode Generator: Easily add pure JavaScript barcodes to AJAX and Web applications.
   * Native Barcode Generator for Crystal Reports: Easily add barcodes to Crystal Reports without installing special fonts, UFLs or plug-ins.
   * Native FileMaker Pro Barcode Generator Plug-In: Easily create barcodes in FileMaker Pro layouts with one calculated field.
   * Native Barcode Generator for Oracle Reports: Easily add barcodes to Oracle Reports without installing special fonts.

Each of the above IDAutomation barcode generation products will allow you to utilize this newly patented system of generating barcodes within specific applications without installing individual fonts or other components, thereby increasing efficiency and productivity in your workplace.

IDAutomation provides barcode fonts, components and software applications that support several barcode types. IDAutomation.com, Inc. has been marketing products for businesses since 1996 and is privately held. For more information, visit their website at http://www.idautomation.com/.

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IDAutomation provides automation components which include barcode fonts, DLLs, ActiveX controls, .NET assemblies, label printing software, RFID products and hardware such as bar code scanners.