PRODUCING AN IMAGE AND OPTICAL FILE FROM A VISIBLE FIRST DIGITAL IMAGE AND FROM A VISIBLE SECOND DIGITAL IMAGE OF A MACHINE-READABLE OPTICAL CODE WHICH ENCODES INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH OR DERIVED FROM THE FIRST DIGITAL IMAGE

摘要

A method of making a digital image file from a visible first digital image and from a visible second digital image of a machine-readable optical code, wherein the machine-readable optical code encodes information associated with or derived from the first digital image includes using a scanner to scan the visible first digital image and using the scanner to scan the visible second digital image and using a processor to make the digital image file by storing in a memory the scanned first digital image in an image portion and storing the scanned second digital image in retrievable association with the first digital image in an information portion.