DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTACT INFORMATION EXCHANGE
First Claim
1. A method of exchanging contact information using an electronic handheld device, the electronic handheld device having a camera, a display screen, and a memory storing user contact data, the method comprising:
- scanning a first barcode displayed on a second handheld device to obtain contact information encoded in the first barcode;
obtaining an electronic address for the second handheld device from the contact information;
sending authentication data to the electronic address;
scanning a second barcode displayed on the second handheld device to obtain second data; and
verifying that the second data matches the authentication data to authenticate the electronic address.
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Abstract
A method and device exchanging contact information on an electronic device. Contact information is obtained from a contact by scanning a barcode using an electronic device and decoding the barcode to recover the contact information encoded therein. The contact information may be used to reciprocate by sending user contact data in a message addressed to an electronic address obtained from the contact information. The user contact data may be encoded in a second barcode displayed on the electronic device.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of exchanging contact information using an electronic handheld device, the electronic handheld device having a camera, a display screen, and a memory storing user contact data, the method comprising:
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scanning a first barcode displayed on a second handheld device to obtain contact information encoded in the first barcode; obtaining an electronic address for the second handheld device from the contact information; sending authentication data to the electronic address; scanning a second barcode displayed on the second handheld device to obtain second data; and verifying that the second data matches the authentication data to authenticate the electronic address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic device comprising:
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a display screen; a camera; memory storing user contact data; a processor; and a code reader application executable by the processor and containing instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to; scan a first barcode displayed on a second handheld device to obtain contact information encoded in the first barcode, obtain an electronic address for the second handheld device from the contact information, send authentication data to the electronic address, scan a second barcode displayed on the second handheld device to obtain second data, and verify that the second data matches the authentication data to authenticate the electronic address. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tangible computer-readable medium storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed, configure one or more processors within an electronic handheld device to exchange contact information with a second handheld device, the electronic handheld device having a camera, a display screen, and a memory storing user contact data, the processor-executable instructions comprising:
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instructions for scanning a first barcode displayed on the second handheld device to obtain contact information encoded in the first barcode; instructions for obtaining an electronic address for the second handheld device from the contact information; instructions for sending authentication data to the electronic address; instructions for scanning a second barcode displayed on the second handheld device to obtain second data; and instructions for verifying that the second data matches the authentication data to authenticate the electronic address. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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