MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORKING ENABLED BY BAR CODES
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1. A mobile social networking method comprising:
- extracting location information from a scanned barcode;
transmitting the location information to a social network server; and
receiving location information of other users in a social network based on the transmitted location information.
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Abstract
A method and system for employing barcodes in a social network is disclosed. The method includes extracting location information from a scanned barcode, transmitting the location information to a social network server, and receiving location information of other users in a social network based on the transmitted location information.
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1. A mobile social networking method comprising:
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extracting location information from a scanned barcode; transmitting the location information to a social network server; and receiving location information of other users in a social network based on the transmitted location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A mobile social networking method comprising:
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receiving, in a social network server, barcode information from a user of a social network, the barcode information decoded from a scanned barcode; and providing related information based on the barcode information to the user and/or other users in the social network. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile device comprising:
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a barcode scanning module for scanning a barcode; a barcode decoding module for decoding the barcode and for generating barcode information based on the decoded barcode; a communication module for transmitting the barcode information to a social network server and for receiving related information based on the barcode information from the social network server; and a processor for executing a social networking application; wherein the social networking application controls the communication module to transmit the barcode information and to receive the related information based on the barcode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A social network server comprising:
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a network interface for communicating with users of a social network and for receiving barcode information from the users of the social network; a storage module; and a processor for executing a social network server application stored in the storage module; wherein, when the network interface receives barcode information from a user device of the social network, the social network server application controls the network interface to provide related information based on the barcode information to other users of the social network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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