CUSTOM MESSAGE PRESENTATION

• US 20130246539A1
• Filed: 03/14/2012
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert B. Davis
• Original Assignee: Robert B. Davis
• Inventors: Davis, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 8,626,859 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0271 Personalized advertisement

Abstract

For custom message presentation, an identification module identifies an optical code as not communication ready. A message module generates a custom message indexed to the optical code in response to identifying the optical code as not communication ready. The message module further makes the optical code communication ready in response to generating the custom message. In addition, the message module communicates the custom message in response to receiving the optical code and identifying the optical code as communication ready.

Claims

1. A method for custom message presentation comprising:

identifying, by use of a processor, an optical code as not communication ready;

generating a custom message indexed to the optical code in response to identifying the optical code as not communication ready;

making the optical code communication ready in response to generating the custom message; and

communicating the custom message in response to receiving the optical code and identifying the optical code as communication ready.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising collecting user information wherein the user is selected from the group consisting of a sender and a recipient.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein collecting the user information comprises establishing an account.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the user information comprises an email address, a social media address, a phone number, an address, and a personal identifier.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the optical code is not communication ready if the optical code is received for a first time.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the optical code is communication ready if a user account is associated with the optical code.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the optical code is made communication ready in response to a user command.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the custom message comprises receiving material selected from at least one of the group consisting of a Universal Resource Locator (URL), a video file, an audio file, an image file, a video transmission, an audio transmission, text, a video selection, an audio selection, an image selection, a text selection, and a composite selection.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein generating the custom message further comprises arranging the material.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the custom message is communicated through a channel selected from the group consisting of a mobile device application, a browser, an email message, a text message, and a phone message.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the custom message is communicated with a promotional message and identifiers of a client.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the custom message is communicated with at least one of an advertisement and a coupon.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one of the advertisement and the coupon is customized based on user information.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the optical code is incorporated in packaging of a product.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the optical code is incorporated on a product.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the optical code is combined with a product by a user.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining if the optical code is activated;

identifying the optical code is communication ready in response to determining that the optical code is activated; and

setting a premature scan value for the optical code in response to determining that the optical code is not activated.

18. The method of claim 18, wherein the optical code is activated at a point-of-sale terminal.

19. An apparatus comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable program code executable by a processor, the computer-readable program code comprising;

an identification module identifying an optical code as not communication ready; and

a message module generating a custom message indexed to the optical code in response to identifying the optical code as not communication ready, making the optical code communication ready in response to generating the custom message, and communicating the custom message in response to receiving the optical code and identifying the optical code as communication ready.

20. A computer program product for custom message presentation, the computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code configured to;

identify an optical code as not communication ready;

generate a custom message indexed to the optical code in response to identifying the optical code as not communication ready;

make the optical code communication ready in response to generating the custom message; and

communicate the custom message in response to receiving the optical code and identifying the optical code as communication ready.