Barcode Device
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1. A barcode reading system comprising:
- an electronic communication receiving part receiving a barcode via an electronic communication;
a display screen displaying said barcode to a user on a display screen, wherein said barcode represents an image that was received via said electronic communication, and where said barcode represents information about an occurrence that will occur in the future, said information including a date and a time; and
wherein said electronic communication receiving part includes a calendar program stored therein storing appointments indicative of calendar events.
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Abstract
Bar codes used for various applications. A bar code can be used for biometrics, or for computer data entry. A special bar code is described that has additional information, but can be read by other readers.
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17 Claims
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1. A barcode reading system comprising:
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an electronic communication receiving part receiving a barcode via an electronic communication; a display screen displaying said barcode to a user on a display screen, wherein said barcode represents an image that was received via said electronic communication, and where said barcode represents information about an occurrence that will occur in the future, said information including a date and a time; and wherein said electronic communication receiving part includes a calendar program stored therein storing appointments indicative of calendar events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
- receiving an electronic communication on a user computer, which electronic communication includes an event-defining bar code therein, said event-defining barcode representing information about an event that is to occur at a future time, including a date and a time of said event, wherein said future time is a time subsequent to a time of said receiving; and
using said computer for displaying said event-defining bar code on a displaying screen associated with said user computer in a way that allows directly scanning said barcode from said displaying screen; using said computer for executing a calendar program stored therein that stores appointments indicative of calendar event. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17)
- receiving an electronic communication on a user computer, which electronic communication includes an event-defining bar code therein, said event-defining barcode representing information about an event that is to occur at a future time, including a date and a time of said event, wherein said future time is a time subsequent to a time of said receiving; and
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14. A method of using a bar code, comprising:
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scanning an electronic image of a bar code representing information indicative of an action from a display screen of a portable device, wherein said action defined by said barcode represents an occurence, and wherein said barcode further represents a date and time of said action, using information obtained from said scanning said bar code directly from said display screen, to import information indicative of said action, including said date and time, into a computer that is connected to receive said scanning; and using the computer for verifying a source from which the barcode originated. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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