MOBILE BOOK-MARKING AND TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20090300106A1
• Filed: 04/23/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Semacode Corporation
• Original Assignee: Semacode Corporation
• Inventors: POLSKI, Anton, WOODSIDE, Simon
• Application Number:
  US12/428,772
• Publication Number:
  US 20090300106A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

The invention is directed at a method, for use with a mobile device, of handling Internet-based links embedded within physical media. The method includes the steps of scanning a barcode which is embedded within a physical media with the mobile device whereby the barcode includes a Universal Resource Identifier (URI). After scanning the barcode, the barcode is decoded to determine an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the URI; and finally, the user is prompted with a set of options for accessing the URI.

Claims

1. For use with a mobile device, a method of handling Internet-based links embedded within physical media, the method comprising:

scanning a barcode, the barcode including a Universal Resource Identifier (URI);

decoding the barcode to determine an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the URI; and

prompting a user with a set of options for accessing the URI.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting a content request to the IP address.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

receiving an email associated with the content request.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing the IP address within the mobile device as a bookmark.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the IP address represents the address for a remote server.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the set of options comprises save URI for future use, view related URI on a browser or commence a transaction.