METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING AND DECODING AN IMAGE OF A REMOTELY LOCATED BAR CODE
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1. A method for remotely decoding a bar code for security purposes, comprising:
- sending information displayed as a secure bar code;
capturing an image of the bar code using a camera;
transmitting the image of the bar code across a network;
receiving the image of the bar code at a remote location on the network;
reproducing the image of the bar code on a video display at the remote location to provide a reproduced image of the bar code;
scanning and decoding the reproduced image of the bar code from the video display using a bar code reader to provide information; and
verifying the information extracted from the reproduced image of the bar code matches the security information.
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Abstract
A method for remotely decoding a bar code includes capturing an image of a bar code using a camera, transmitting the image of the bar code across a network, receiving the image of the bar code at a remote location on the network, reproducing the image of the bar code at the remote location to provide a reproduced image of the bar code, and scanning and decoding the reproduced image of the bar code.
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1. A method for remotely decoding a bar code for security purposes, comprising:
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sending information displayed as a secure bar code;
capturing an image of the bar code using a camera;
transmitting the image of the bar code across a network;
receiving the image of the bar code at a remote location on the network;
reproducing the image of the bar code on a video display at the remote location to provide a reproduced image of the bar code;
scanning and decoding the reproduced image of the bar code from the video display using a bar code reader to provide information; and
verifying the information extracted from the reproduced image of the bar code matches the security information. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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2. The method of claim I wherein the camera is selected from the set consisting of a phone camera, a security camera, a camcorder, a digital camera, a web camera, and a television camera.
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