System, Method, and Devices for Managing Symbology Associated with a Product

• US 20120193409A1
• Filed: 04/06/2012
• Published: 08/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ariel Inventions, LLC
• Original Assignee: Ariel Inventions, LLC
• Inventors: Rothschild, Leigh M.
• Application Number:
  US13/441,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20120193409A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera

Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods for managing symbology associated with a product are disclosed. Embodiments include generating the symbology associated with a product, the symbology generated as a digital image file using a computer server. Further embodiments include storing, by the computer server, the digital image file in a remote database and associating the symbol with the product in the remote database as well as transmitting the digital image file to a mobile computing device using the computer server. Additional embodiments include receiving the digital image file by the mobile computing device as well as presenting the digital image file on a display of the mobile computing device to purchase a product.

Claims

1-23. -23. (canceled)

24. A method of managing symbology associated with a product, the method comprising:

generating the symbology associated with a product, the symbology generated as a digital image file using a computer server;

storing, by the computer server, the digital image file in a remote database and associating the symbol with the product in the remote database;

transmitting the digital image file to a mobile computing device using the computer server.

25. The method of claim 24, further, comprising

receiving the digital image file by the mobile computing device;

presenting the digital image file on a display of the mobile computing device to purchase a product.

26. The method of claim 24, further comprising storing the digital image file on the mobile computing device.

27. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

scanning the digital image file from the display of the mobile computing device using a scanning module on a merchant computing device;

decoding the symbol from the digital image file using merchant computing device to determine the product associated with the decoded symbol.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising transmitting decoded symbol to the computer server.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

receiving the decoded symbol by the computer server;

processing the decoded symbol to determine the product associated with the decoded symbol;

sending an authentication message from the computer server verifying that the decoded symbol is associated with the product.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising:

receiving the authentication message from the computer server;

performing a purchase transaction based on the authentication message and the decoded symbol.

31. The method of claim 24, wherein the decoded symbol can be selected from the group consisting of a coupon, voucher, discount, rebate, promotion code, or a combination thereof.

32. The method of claim 24, wherein the symbology can be selected from the group consisting of a bar code, QR code, Microsoft Tag code, UPC code, or a combination thereof.

33. A system for managing a symbol associated with a product, the system comprising:

a communication network;

a computer server coupled to the communication network, the computer server having;

one or more processors;

one or more storage devices coupled to the one or more processors;

one or more communication interfaces coupled to the one or more processors and the communication network;

a symbol generation engine implemented by the one or more processors, the symbol generation engine that;

(i) generates at least one symbol as a digital image;

(ii) processes the symbol to associate the symbol with the product;

(iii) stores the digital image and associated information of the product in a remotes database;

a communication module that transmits the digital image to a mobile computing device.

39. The system of claim 33, wherein the decoded symbol can be selected from the group consisting of a coupon, voucher, discount, rebate, promotion code, or a combination thereof.

40. The system of claim 33, wherein the symbology can be selected from the group consisting of a bar code, QR code, Microsoft Tag code, UPC code, or a combination thereof.

34. The system of claim 34, further, comprising

a mobile computing device having:

a device processor;

a device storage memory coupled to the device processor;

one or more device communication interfaces coupled to the device processor and the communication network;

a display module coupled to the device processor;

a symbol management engine implemented by the device processor that (i) receives the digital image from the computer server;

(ii) stores the digital file in device storage memory; and

(iii) causes the digital file to be presented on the display module.

35. The system of claim 34, further comprising:

a merchant computing device having;

a merchant processor;

a merchant storage memory coupled to the merchant processor;

one or more merchant communication interfaces coupled to the merchant processor and the communication network;

a scanning module coupled to the merchant processor;

a symbol scanning and decoding engine that scans the digital image file from the display of the mobile computing device and decodes the symbol from the digital image file to determine the product associated with the decoded symbol.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein the merchant computing device transmits the decoded symbol to the computer server.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the computer server:

receives the decoded symbol by the computer server;

processes the decoded symbol to determine the product associated with the decoded symbol;

sends an authentication message from the computer server verifying that the decoded symbol is associated with the product.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein the merchant computing device:

receives the authentication message from the computer server;

performs a purchase transaction based on the authentication message and the decoded symbol.

41. A computer server for managing a symbol associated with a product, the system comprising:

a communication network;

a computer server coupled to the communication network, the computer server having;

one or more processors;

one or more storage devices coupled to the one or more processors;

one or more communication interfaces coupled to the one or more processors and the communication network;

a symbol generation engine implemented by the one or more processors, the symbol generation engine that;

(i) generates at least one symbol as a digital image;

(ii) processes the symbol to associate the symbol with the product;

(iii) stores the digital image and associated information of the product in a remotes database;

a communication module that transmits the digital image to a mobile computing device.

42. The computer server of claim 41, wherein the computer server:

receives the decoded symbol;

processes the decoded symbol to determine the product associated with the decoded symbol;

sends an authentication message from the computer server verifying that the decoded symbol is associated with the product.

43. The computer server of claim 41, wherein:

the decoded symbol can be selected from the group consisting of a coupon, voucher, discount, rebate, promotion code, or a combination thereof;

the symbology can be selected from the group consisting of a bar code, QR code, Microsoft Tag code, UPC code, or a combination thereof.