CODE FOR ANONYMOUS USER NOTIFICATION
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Abstract
In general, this disclosure describes techniques for identifying property with encoded contact information that allows anonymous communication with the property owner. The owner'"'"'s contact information may be encoded using a computer-generated image, which may be affixed to the property. A user with a computing device can read the computer-generated image, resulting in initiating communication with the owner, without displaying the owner'"'"'s contact information. The owner'"'"'s contact information may be registered with a service that performs the communication with the owner on behalf of the computing device user.
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37 Claims
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18. A method comprising:
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scanning, by a computing device, a computer-readable image associated with one or more tangible objects, to obtain encoded information, wherein the information comprises a reference to contact information associated with a user, and wherein the contact information associated with the user is unavailable to the computing device; decoding the encoded information to obtain the reference; and transmitting, from the computing device to a service provider, an indication of the reference, an indication of the one or more tangible objects, and an indication of the computing device, such that the service provider is capable of using the contact information to communicate with the user regarding the one or more tangible objects. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a computing device to perform operations comprising:
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scanning, by computing device, a computer-readable image associated with one or more tangible objects, to obtain encoded information, wherein the information comprises a reference to contact information associated with a user, and wherein the contact information associated with the user is unavailable to the computing device; decoding the encoded information to obtain the reference; and transmitting, from the computing device to a service provider, an indication of the reference, an indication of the one or more tangible objects, and an indication of the computing device, such that the service provider is capable of using the contact information to communicate with the user regarding the one or more tangible objects.
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26. A computing device, comprising:
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a scanning device operable to scan a computer-readable image associated with one or more tangible objects, to obtain encoded information, wherein the information comprises a reference to contact information associated with a user, and wherein the contact information associated with the user is unavailable to the computing device; one or more processors operable to decode the encoded information to obtain the reference; and a transmitter operable to transmit, to a service provider, an indication of the reference to the contact information, an indication of the one or more tangible objects, and an indication of the computing device, such that the service provider is capable of using the contact information to communicate with the user regarding the one or more tangible objects.
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27. A method comprising:
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receiving from a first computing device, by a service provider, an indication of a reference to contact information associated with a user of a second computing device, an indication of the first computing device, and an indication of one or more tangible objects, wherein the reference is encoded in a computer-readable image associated with the one or more tangible objects; determining the contact information associated with the user based on the reference; and using the contact information to transmit a communication regarding the one or more tangible objects to the second computing device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a service provider device to:
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receive, from a first computing device, an indication of a reference to contact information associated with a user of a second computing device, an indication of the first computing device, and an indication of one or more tangible objects, wherein the reference is encoded in a computer-readable image associated with the one or more tangible objects; determine the contact information associated with the user based at least in part on the reference; and use the contact information to transmit a communication regarding the one or more tangible objects to the second computing device.
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36. A service provider device comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive, from a first computing device, an indication of a reference to contact information associated with a user of a second computing device, an indication of the first computing device, and an indication of one or more tangible objects, wherein the reference is encoded in a computer-readable image associated with the one or more tangible objects; one or more programmable processors configured to; determine the contact information associated with the user based at least in part on the reference; and use the contact information to transmit a communication regarding the one or more tangible objects to the second computing device. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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