Graphical indicator

Abstract

A graphical indicator comprising a plurality of first header blocks, a plurality of second header blocks and a plurality of data blocks for forming an indicator matrix is provided. Each of the first and second header blocks has a header graphical micro-unit, and each of the data blocks has a data graphical micro-unit. An array area is formed by the second header blocks and the data blocks. A first virtual line and a second virtual line are respectively formed by virtual centers of the first and second header blocks, and an included angle between the first and second virtual lines is less than 90 degrees.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A graphical indicator, comprising a plurality of first header blocks, a plurality of second header blocks and a plurality of data blocks for forming an indicator matrix, each of the first header blocks and the second header blocks having a header graphical micro-unit, and each of the data blocks having a data graphical micro-unit, wherein an array area is formed by the second header blocks and the data blocks, a first virtual line is formed by virtual centers of the first header blocks, a second virtual line is formed by the virtual centers of the second header blocks, and an included angle between the first virtual line and the second virtual line is less than 90 degrees. 
     
     
         2 . The graphical indicator of  claim 1 , wherein the second header blocks are obliquely arranged in the array area. 
     
     
         3 . The graphical indicator of  claim 1 , wherein the first header blocks are disposed at one side of the array area to form the indicator matrix together with the array area. 
     
     
         4 . The graphical indicator of  claim 1 , wherein one of the header graphical micro-units in the second header blocks is selectively disposed at the virtual center of the corresponding second header block or deviated from the virtual center of the second header block, and the rest of the header graphical micro-units are located at the virtual centers of the corresponding second header blocks. 
     
     
         5 . The graphical indicator of  claim 4 , wherein a plurality of the graphical indicators are merged into a graphical indicator structure, when an arrangement of the first header blocks and the second header blocks in the graphical indicator structure does not change along with the graphical indicator structure being inverted, one of the header graphical micro-units in each of the graphical indicator is deviated from the virtual center of the corresponding second header block, distances from the second header block, to which the header graphical micro-unit deviated from the virtual center belong, to neighboring two of the first header blocks are not equidistant, and the rest of the header graphical micro-units are located at the virtual centers of the corresponding second header blocks and the corresponding first header blocks. 
     
     
         6 . The graphical indicator of  claim 1 , wherein each of the data blocks, to which the data graphical micro-units belong, is divided into a first virtual area, a second virtual area, a third virtual area and a fourth virtual area, and the data graphical micro-unit is selectively disposed in the first virtual area, the second virtual area, the third virtual area or the fourth virtual area of the data block, so that the data block is corresponding to a bit value or several bit values. 
     
     
         7 . A graphical indicator, comprising:
 a linear area, comprising a plurality of blocks, each of the blocks having a header graphical micro-unit; and   an array area for forming an indicator matrix together with the linear area, a dimension of the indicator matrix being M×N, M and N being positive integers respectively greater than 2, the array area being comprised of a plurality of linear sub-array areas parallel to the linear area, each of the linear sub-array areas having a plurality of the blocks and comprising at least one of the header graphical micro-units and a plurality of data graphical micro-units respectively disposed in the blocks according to an arrangement sequence, the arrangement sequences of all the linear sub-array areas in the indicator matrix being not completely identical, each of the data graphical micro-units being selectively and respectively disposed in one of a plurality of virtual areas of the block, the header graphical micro-units presenting header information, and the data graphical micro-units presenting indicator data,   wherein a plurality of the graphical indicators are merged into a graphical indicator structure, and a number of the data graphical micro-units that are consecutively arranged in each column of the graphical indicator structure and a number of the data graphical micro-units that are consecutively arranged in each row of the graphical indicator structure are not over M−1 and N−1; and one of the header graphical micro-units of each of the array areas is selectively disposed at a virtual center of the corresponding block or deviated from the virtual center of the corresponding block, and the rest of the header graphical micro-units are located at the virtual centers of the corresponding blocks.   
     
     
         8 . The graphical indicator of  claim 7 , wherein when an arrangement of the blocks, to which the header graphical micro-units belong, in the graphical indicator structure does not change along with the graphical indicator structure being inverted, one of the header graphical micro-units in each of the graphical indicators is deviated from the virtual center of the corresponding block, distances from the block, to which the header graphical micro-unit deviated from the virtual center belong, to neighboring two of the linear areas are not equidistant, and the rest of the header graphical micro-units are located at the virtual centers of the corresponding blocks. 
     
     
         9 . The graphical indicator of  claim 7 , wherein in each of the array areas, the blocks, to which the header graphical micro-units belong, are located on an oblique line of the array area, and each of the rest of the blocks outside the oblique line has the data graphical micro-unit. 
     
     
         10 . The graphical indicator of  claim 9 , wherein the oblique line is a diagonal line of the array area. 
     
     
         11 . The graphical indicator of  claim 9 , wherein one of the blocks on the oblique line is adjacent to the linear area. 
     
     
         12 . The graphical indicator of  claim 7 , wherein each of the blocks, to which the data graphical micro-units belong, is divided into a first virtual area, a second virtual area, a third virtual area, and a fourth virtual area, and the data graphical micro-unit is selectively disposed at the first virtual area, the second virtual area, the third virtual area or the fourth virtual area of the block, so that the block is corresponding to a bit value or several bit values. 
     
     
         13 . The graphical indicator of  claim 7 , wherein each of the blocks, to which data graphical micro-units belong, is divided into a first virtual area to an eighth virtual area, and the data graphical micro-unit is selectively disposed at one of the first virtual area to the eighth virtual area of the block, so that the block is corresponding to a bit value or several bit values. 
     
     
         14 . The graphical indicator of  claim 7 , wherein each of the graphical indicators at least comprises M+N−1 number of the header graphical micro-units.