FIELD: information technology.
SUBSTANCE: optical recognition code recognising apparatus comprising: dividing means for dividing image data obtained by imaging an optical recognition code into colour areas based on parameters indicative of colours, and determining means for determining whether each of the divided colour areas is a cell which a component of the optical recognition code or not, based on a method for arranging colours allocated to the areas.
EFFECT: high accuracy of reading a code using an optical symbol printed on an article whose dimensions vary or whose printing accuracy is low.
48 cl, 27 dwg
