Multiple code service system and method thereof

• US 20070074024A1
• Filed: 07/21/2006
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2005
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: ColorZip Media, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ColorZip Media, Inc.
• Inventors: Lee, Sang, Kim, Taek, Han, Tack, Cheong, Cheol
• Application Number:
  US11/490,065
• Publication Number:
  US 20070074024A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/171
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A multiple code service system and method thereof are provided. A tag includes first identification information, and a terminal identifies the first identification information of the tag. A service server receives the first identification information and second identification information of the terminal from the terminal, and retrieves the associated contents or service by using the received first and second identification information as key values, and provides the retrieved contents or services. Accordingly, terminals which identify the same tag are provided with different contents or services.

Claims

1. A multiple code service device comprising:

a content database classifying services by a medium, based on first identification information of the medium, classifying contents in the classified services corresponding to the medium, based on second identification information of a terminal, and storing the classified contents;

an ID (identification) receiving unit receiving the first identification information included in the medium and the second identification information of the terminal which identifies the medium; and

a content retrieving unit retrieving the associated services from the content database based on the first identification information, retrieving the associated contents in the retrieved services from the content database, based on the second identification information, and providing the contents to the terminal.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the second identification information of the terminal includes any one of a cell phone number when the terminal is a cell phone, a serial number provided to a computing device, a MAC (media access control) address of an LAN (local area network), an authorization number of a CPU (central processing unit) or of a main board, and a fixed IP (internet protocol) address, when the terminal is a computing device.

3. A multiple code service device comprising:

a medium generator generating an image code by encoding first identification information in characters, numerals, symbols, or images on a 2D plane in a physical or electromagnetic form or generating an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag in which the first identification information is stored;

a terminal identifying unit setting second identification information of one or more terminals which identify a medium according to types of services in which the medium is used; and

a DB (database) generator generating contents of services corresponding to the first identification information, classifying the contents of the services based on the second identification information, and storing the contents in a database.

4. The device of claim 3, further comprising a content retrieving unit retrieving the associated content from the database based on the first and second identification information received from a predetermined terminal.

5. A multiple code service method comprising:

classifying services by a medium based on first identification information of the medium, classifying contents by the classified services corresponding to the medium based on second identification information of a terminal, and storing the contents in a database;

receiving the first identification information included in the medium and the second identification information of the terminal which identifies the medium; and

retrieving the associated service from the content database based on the first identification information, and retrieving the associated content in the retrieved service from the content database, based on the second identification information in order to provide the associated content.

6. The multiple code service method of claim 5, further comprising providing the retrieved content to the terminal.

7. A multiple code service method comprising:

generating first identification information as characters, numerals, symbols, or images on a 2D plane in physical or electromagnetic form or generating an RFID tag storing the first identification information;

setting second identification information of one or more terminals which identify the tag according to a type of service in which the tag is used; and

generating contents of the service corresponding to the first identification information, classifying the contents of the service based on the second identification information, and storing the contents in a database.

8. The multiple code service method of claim 7, further comprising retrieving the associated contents from the database according to the first and second identification information received from a predetermined terminal in order to provide the contents.

9. A delivery management service method using a multiple code service, the method comprising:

delivering a medium having first identification information to a sender, a receiver, and a deliveryman in a delivery management service;

generating contents corresponding to second, third, and fourth identification information of terminals of sender, receiver, and a deliveryman, respectively, according to the first identification information of the medium, and storing the contents; and

providing contents stored according to the first identification information to the terminals according to the identification information of the terminals, when the first to fourth identification information are received from the terminals of the sender, the receiver, and the deliveryman.

10. A multiple code service system, comprising:

a medium decoding unit decoding the first identification information of a medium; and

a content database classifying services by the medium, based on first identification information of the medium, classifying contents by the classified services corresponding to the medium, based on second identification information of the medium decoding unit, and storing the contents;

a content retrieving unit retrieving the services corresponding to the first identification information, and the contents corresponding to the second identification information of the medium decoding unit in the retrieved services.

11. The multiple code service system of claim 10, wherein the medium is an image code in which the first identification information is encoded in colors, shadings, patterns, symbols, or images on a 2D plane, or is an RFID tag having the first identification information.

12. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for a multiple code service method, the method comprising:

classifying services by a medium based on first identification information of the medium, classifying contents by the classified services corresponding to the medium based on second identification information of a terminal, and storing the contents in a database;

receiving the first identification information included in the medium and the second identification information of the terminal which identifies the medium; and

retrieving the associated service from the content database based on the first identification information, and retrieving the associated content in the retrieved service from the content database, based on the second identification information in order to provide the associated content.

13. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for a multiple code service method, the method comprising:

generating first identification information as characters, numerals, symbols, or images on a 2D plane in physical or electromagnetic form or generating an RFID tag storing the first identification information;

setting second identification information of one or more terminals which identify the tag according to a type of service in which the tag is used; and

generating contents of the service corresponding to the first identification information, classifying the contents of the service based on the second identification information, and storing the contents in a database.

14. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for a multiple code service method, the method comprising:

delivering a medium having first identification information to a sender, a receiver, and a deliveryman in a delivery management service;

generating contents corresponding to second, third, and fourth identification information of terminals of sender, receiver, and a deliveryman, respectively, according to the first identification information of the medium, and storing the contents; and

providing contents stored according to the first identification information to the terminals according to the identification information of the terminals, when the first to fourth identification information are received from the terminals of the sender, the receiver, and the deliveryman.