Systems, methods, and apparatuses for associating flexible internet based information with physical objects
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1. A system, comprising:
- a server configured to generate a tag responsive to receiving a request from a requesting device, the tag encoded with a uniform resource locator, the server further configured to associate a tag type of a plurality of smart tag types with the tag, the tag type indicating an intended use of the tag, the server further configured to cause one or more processing units to update the tag to assign a new tag type responsive to receiving a request from the requesting device of a new indicated use; and
a memory configured to store data corresponding to the tag;
the uniform resource locator, and data for retrieval at the uniform resource locator in accordance with the tag type.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses and methods for associating flexible Internet based information with physical objects is described. An example system includes a database server configured to generate a tag responsive to receiving a request from a requesting device. The tag is encoded with a uniform resource locator. The database server is further configured to associate a tag type of a plurality of tag types with the tag. The tag type indicates an intended use of the tag. The system further includes a memory configured to store data corresponding to the tag. The data may include the uniform resource locator and the tag type.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a server configured to generate a tag responsive to receiving a request from a requesting device, the tag encoded with a uniform resource locator, the server further configured to associate a tag type of a plurality of smart tag types with the tag, the tag type indicating an intended use of the tag, the server further configured to cause one or more processing units to update the tag to assign a new tag type responsive to receiving a request from the requesting device of a new indicated use; and a memory configured to store data corresponding to the tag;
the uniform resource locator, and data for retrieval at the uniform resource locator in accordance with the tag type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processing units, cause the one or more processing units to:
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receive a generation request to generate a tag from a requesting device; generate the tag by encoding a uniform resource locator in a computer readable image; provide the computer readable image to the requesting device; receive an indication of an intended use of the tag; assign a tag type based on the indicated intended use; receive tag data corresponding to the tag type; and store a record corresponding to the tag, the record including the tag type, the tag data, and the uniform resource locator. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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an object; and a tag affixed to the object, the tag comprising an image including a quick response code, the quick response code identifying a uniform resource locator, the uniform resource locator corresponding to an Internet site, the Internet site including data, wherein the data is arranged on the Internet site according to a first tag type when the first tag type is associated with the tag, and wherein the data is arranged on the Internet site according to a second tag type when the second tag type is associated with the tag.
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