Barcode data communication methods, barcode embedding methods, and barcode
systems are described. According to one embodiment, a barcode data communication
method includes accessing a composite image comprising a disguised barcode image
incapable of being directly read from a base image by a barcode reader, extracting
data corresponding to the barcode image from the composite image, modifying the
data to provide the barcode image in a state wherein the barcode image may be directly
read by a barcode reader, and reading the barcode image using the barcode reader
after the modifying.
