SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING
First Claim
1. A secure wireless service activation or control equipment access system comprising a user wireless data acquisition device comprising:
- a digital camera further comprising one of a pre-programmed decoding software, encoding software, formatting software, a user access profile, and a process for capturing encoded datagram images and for making a dataset for encoding a local transmission according to said user access profile and for processing said dataset in accordance with said stored user access profile (DN);
a wireless transponder device that is physically associated with said encoded datagram images further containing data (D) relating to a service activation or control equipment access,wherein said wireless transponder device further comprising means for directly allowing said service activation or control equipment access, by exchanging at least one of short range encoded signal messages between said user wireless data acquisition device and said wireless transponder device,a remote server associated with said wireless data acquisition device for managing the access rights of a user further comprising a database of the profile and access rights linked to each users,wherein access is granted to said requested service or said control equipment is activated either following exchange of messages between the device and the transponders, or wherein access is granted following exchange of messages between the device and the remote server and subsequent exchange of messages between the device and the transponder.
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Abstract
A system and method for data acquisition and processing is described which can form the basis of new and improved business and consumer services. Encoded datagram images are captured using a mobile phone or PDA or fixed line device and processed relative to a stored encoded profile such that the result of the processing can be used to access services remotely by way of a fixed or network connection and or be used to generate encoded local broadcast signals such as those sent by Bluetooth or Infra Red or WLAN or WIMAX or wireless USB and the like. In this way the capturing device becomes an intelligent service access gatekeeper such that data can be differentially extracted from visible images and used to generate encoded signals according to differential service access privileges which can be used for authenticating and granting building access, operating car park barriers, providing additional security for ATM cash point transactions, operating machinery in diverse applications and the like.
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17 Claims
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1. A secure wireless service activation or control equipment access system comprising a user wireless data acquisition device comprising:
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a digital camera further comprising one of a pre-programmed decoding software, encoding software, formatting software, a user access profile, and a process for capturing encoded datagram images and for making a dataset for encoding a local transmission according to said user access profile and for processing said dataset in accordance with said stored user access profile (DN); a wireless transponder device that is physically associated with said encoded datagram images further containing data (D) relating to a service activation or control equipment access, wherein said wireless transponder device further comprising means for directly allowing said service activation or control equipment access, by exchanging at least one of short range encoded signal messages between said user wireless data acquisition device and said wireless transponder device, a remote server associated with said wireless data acquisition device for managing the access rights of a user further comprising a database of the profile and access rights linked to each users, wherein access is granted to said requested service or said control equipment is activated either following exchange of messages between the device and the transponders, or wherein access is granted following exchange of messages between the device and the remote server and subsequent exchange of messages between the device and the transponder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A secure wireless service activation or control equipment access method comprising a user wireless data acquisition device comprising a digital camera further comprising one of a pre-programmed decoding software or encoding software or formatting software and a user access profile, comprising the steps of:
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(1) capturing an encoded datagram image and computing a dataset for encoding a local transmission according to said user access profile; and (2) processing said dataset in accordance with said stored user access profile (DN), said method comprising the steps of; (3) generating an encoded dataset f(Denc), wherein said encoded dataset f(Denc) being a function of the data (D) extracted from said encoded datagram image correlated with the number of available services or control equipment access rights from 1 to N and the subset of services (Sn) said user having rights of access to; and (4) encoding and transmitting said encoded dataset f(Denc) to a wireless transponder wherein said transmission is via one of Bluetooth or Infra Red or WLAN or WIMAX or wireless USB, or a telecommunications cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A secure wireless service activation or control equipment access method comprising a user wireless data acquisition device comprising a digital camera further comprising one of a pre-programmed decoding software or encoding software or formatting software and a user access profile, comprising the steps of:
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(1) capturing an encoded datagram image and computing a dataset for encoding a local transmission according to said user access profile; and (2) processing said dataset in accordance with said stored user access profile (DN), said method comprising the steps of; (3) generating an encoded dataset f(Denc) wherein said encoded dataset f(Denc) is a function of the data (D) extracted from said encoded datagram image correlated with the number of available services or control equipment access rights from 1 to N and the subset of services Sn said user having rights of access to; and (4) displaying a visible dataset on said wireless data acquisition device screen of said decoded dataset from said data encoded dataset f(Denc) associated with said data-encoded image. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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