System and Method for Capturing and Communicating Location Data from a Barcode using a Mobile Device

• US 20120055983A1
• Filed: 09/07/2010
• Published: 03/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fetchco LLC
• Original Assignee: Fetchco LLC
• Inventors: Wellborn, Taylor, Russ, Justin
• Application Number:
  US12/876,990
• Publication Number:
  US 20120055983A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A system and method for delivering a selection of goods or services to a location is disclosed. In particular, the system comprises a barcode and a server. The bar code can be affixed to a location and can comprise encoded data relating to a location. The server can receive a purchase order from a mobile device capable of reading the barcode. The purchase order can comprise the location and a selection of goods or services. The server can also transmit a delivery order to a computer. The delivery order can comprise the location and the selection of goods.

Claims

1. A method for delivering a selection of goods or services to a location comprising

receiving from a mobile device a purchase order comprising a selection of goods or services and barcode data from a barcode, encoded with a location;

and

transmitting to a computer a delivery order comprising the location and the selection of goods or services.

2. The method of claim 1 further including the step of placing at a location the barcode encoded with data relating to a location and capable of being read by a mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the barcode is also encoded with a uniform resource locator (URL).

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the URL points to a site relating to merchant sites.

5. The method of claim 1 further including the step of printing the barcode, encoded with data relating to a location and capable of being read by a mobile device, on a ticket associated with a location.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein the barcode is a quick response (QR) code.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the computer is a second mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the purchase order further comprises payment information.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step processing a payment using the payment information.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the purchase order further comprises a choice of deliverer.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the chosen deliverer receives a portion of a payment for the purchase order.

20. A computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, wherein the computer readable program code is adapted to be executed to implement the method performed by claim 1.

12. A system for delivering a selection of goods or services to a location comprising

a barcode, wherein the barcode comprises encoded data relating to a location;

and

a server that

receives a purchase order from a mobile device capable of reading the barcode,

wherein the purchase order comprises

the encoded data relating to a location; and

a selection of goods or services; and

transmits a delivery order to a computer, wherein the delivery order comprises

the encoded data relating to a location; and

the selection of goods or services.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the barcode is a quick response (QR) Code.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the location is a seat at an arena.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the computer is a second mobile device.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein the purchase order further comprises payment information.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the server process a payment using the payment information.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein the delivery order further comprises the payment information.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the computer process the payment information.