Abstract: A fabric includes a plurality of open stitches and a plurality of closed stitches that cooperatively define a data-bearing section. The data-bearing section contains coded information associated with the fabric. In defining the data-bearing section, each of the open stitches and each of the closed stitches are employed to respectively represent specific symbols of an encoding system. Each of the open stitches and the closed stitches is recognizable from a captured image of the data-bearing section based on image recognition technology. The coded information is extractable by identifying relative locations of the open stitches and the closed stitches in the data-bearing section, and applying the encoding system.

Abstract: In a structure of spacer fabric surface layer and a reinforced knitting method of producing the structure, the method includes a surface mesh layer, a middle support layer and a bottom fabric layer; wherein the surface mesh layer is consisted of a plurality of main segments and extending segments, each main segment is formed by lapping two loop strings, and each extending segment includes one single loop string, the loop string is formed by stringing a plurality of loops; when in the knitting process, moving the yarn of the middle support layer up and down between the surface mesh layer and the bottom fabric layer to let the yarn of the middle support layer connect with the main segment of the surface mesh layer at one end and connect with the bottom fabric layer at the other end, therefore, the yarn of the middle support layer laps with the extending segment when it moves to the extending segment to reinforce the extending segment.