METHOD FOR TAGGED BAR CODE DATA INTERCHANGE

• US 20080017714A1
• Filed: 08/03/2007
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Tripletail Ventures, Inc.
• Inventors: MELICK, BRUCE, BAYCH, LESLIE, SNYDER, DAVID
• Granted Patent: US 8,157,173 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/462.07
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10544 by scanning of the records by radiation in the optical part of the electromagnetic spectrum
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1095 the scanner comprising adaptations for scanning a record carrier that is displayed on a display-screen or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/208 Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A method of tagged bar code data interchange includes creating electronic and/or printed documents with tagged bar coded information, capturing and decoding the tagged bar coded information, caching the tagged bar coded information, parsing the bar coded data tags, stripping the data tags, and inputting/storing the bar coded information. Business can be conducted on-line using e-mail transmissions of video displayed tagged bar coded information. Such tagged bar coded information can be stored and/or input into style sheets that are in common or company-specific formats. Further, companies can receive consumer information in a format that is easily accessible by any portion, affiliate, subsidiary, or related entity of the company, no matter what software system is running.

Claims

1. A method of data interchange, comprising:

creating a document having at least one bar code encoding data tags and data items;

decoding the at least one bar code bar code to recover the data tags and the data items;

inputting the data items into an application; and

wherein the data tags are XML data tags.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one bar code includes a bar code having a one dimensional bar code format.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one bar code includes a bar code having a two-dimensional bar code format.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the document is an electronic document.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the electronic document is an XML document.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the electronic document is an electronic document.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the application is a database.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising electronically sending the document prior to decoding the at least one bar code.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of sending the document comprises sending an encrypted version of the document.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the application separates the tags from the data items.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the decoding is performed by a bar code scanner.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the application includes a bar code decoder.

13. A method of data interchange, comprising:

creating an electronic document having a bar code, the bar code encoding a plurality of data tags and a plurality of data items, the data tags used to identify the data items;

electronically sending the electronic document;

scanning a printed form of the electronic document;

decoding the bar code;

inputting the data items into one or more fields in an application based on the data tags; and

wherein the data tags are XML data tags.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein at least one bar code uses a one dimensional bar code format.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein at least one bar code uses a two-dimensional bar code format.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein the electronic document is an XML document.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein the electronic document is an HTML document.

18. The method of claim 13 wherein the application is a database.

19. The method of claim 13 wherein the step of electronically sending the electronic document comprises sending an encrypted version of the electronic document.

20. The method of claim 13 wherein the application separates the tags from the data items.

21. The method of claim 13 wherein the step of decoding the bar code is performed by a scanner.

22. The method of claim 13 wherein the application includes a bar code decoder.

23. The method of claim 21 wherein the scanner includes a parser.

24. The method of claim 13 wherein the application includes a parser.

25. The method of claim 13 wherein the electronic document further includes at least one additional bar code and wherein at least one bar code is of a first type and at least one bar code is of a second type.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein the first type is a 1-D format and the second type is a 2-D format.

27. An electronic document, comprising:

a plurality of XML data tags;

a plurality of fields of data, each of the fields of data associate with at least one of the plurality of XML tags;

at least one bar code associated with the electronic document, the at least one bar code encoding the plurality XML data tags and the plurality of fields of data.

28. The electronic document of claim 27 wherein the electronic document is an XML document.

29. The electronic document of claim 27 wherein the electronic document is an HTML document.

30. The electronic document of claim 27 further comprising a style sheet.

31. The electronic document of claim 27 wherein at least one of the plurality of bar codes is in a one dimensional bar code format.

32. The electronic document of claim 27 wherein at least one of the plurality of bar codes is in a two-dimensional bar code.

33. The electronic document of claim 27 wherein at least one of the plurality of bar codes is of a first type and at least one of the plurality of bar codes is of a second type.

34. The electronic document of claim 33 wherein the first type is a 1-D format and the second type is a 2-D format.

35. A method of data interchange, comprising:

creating an electronic document having at least one bar code, the at least one bar code encoding a plurality of markup language data tags and a plurality of data items, the markup language data tags used to identify the data items;

distributing the document in electronic form;

scanning the at least one bar code from a printed form of the document;

decoding the at least one bar code to recover the plurality of markup language data tags and the plurality of data items.

36. The method of claim 35 wherein the data tags are XML tags.

37. The method of claim 35 wherein the electronic form of the document being associated with a style sheet.