Abstract: A long-term solution for document and information storage is based on the storage of an image of the actual document, rather than on binary coding. Associated with the storing of this image are readers and writers that allow reading/writing in numerous formats as well as the supplementing of the stored image with other data such as digital data, bar code(s), metadata, retrieval information, and the like. This human readable format has the capability of removing the need for interpreting devices, hardware and/or software for retrieval of the stored image(s).

Abstract: A long-term solution for document and information storage is based on the storage of an image of the actual document, rather than on binary coding. Associated with the storing of this image are readers and writers that allow reading/writing in numerous formats as well as the supplementing of the stored image with other data such as digital data, bar code(s), metadata, retrieval information, and the like. This human readable format has the capability of removing the need for interpreting devices, hardware and/or software for retrieval of the stored image(s).