Patent attributes
A method for concealing hidden-object information using a first 2D barcode and a second 2D barcode, the first 2D barcode containing at least first closed information, the second 2D barcode containing at least second closed information, the method, including: generating the first 2D barcode, the first closed information of the first 2D barcode containing protection-encoding data ID, the protection-encoding data ID being for identifying protection-encoding data, the protection-encoding data being for protection-encoding the second 2D barcode; and generating a protection-encoded second 2D barcode by applying the protection-encoding data to at least a part of the second 2D barcode, the second closed information of the second 2D barcode containing the hidden-object information.