ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,663, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIOIN (Tokyo).

"Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system" was invented by Nobutada Mizusawa (Sapporo, Japan) and Katsuya Tanaka (Sapporo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An information processing apparatus including: a code reader configured to read a two-dimensional code including processing information indicating processing regarding a sample color; a selection section configured to select first processing or second processing regarding the sample color based on the processing information; and a screen controlle...