Method for tagged bar code data interchange

• US 6,764,009 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2002
• Issued: 07/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Lightwaves Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Melick, Bruce D., Baych, Leslie D., Snyder, David M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Michael G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAIK, STEVE S
• Application Number:
  US10/158,718
• Publication Number:
  US 20030009350A1
• Time in Patent Office: 782 Days
• Field of Search: 235/462.01, 235/375, 235/383, 235/487, 235/494, 235/462.1, 707/10, 705/23, 705/26
• US Class Current: 235/462.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10544 by scanning of the records by radiation in the optical part of the electromagnetic spectrum
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1095 the scanner comprising adaptations for scanning a record carrier that is displayed on a display-screen or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/208 Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A method of tagged bar code data interchange includes creating electronic and/or printed documents with tagged bar coded information, capturing and decoding the tagged bar coded information, caching the tagged bar coded information, parsing the bar coded data tags, stripping the data tags, and inputting/storing the bar coded information. Business can be conducted on-line using e-mail transmissions of video displayed tagged bar coded information. Such tagged bar coded information can be stored and/or input into style sheets that are in common or company-specific formats. Further, companies can receive consumer information in a format that is easily accessible by any portion, affiliate, subsidiary, or related entity of the company, no matter what software system is running.

Claims

1. A method of data interchange, the method comprising:

creating a document having tagged bar coded information including data tags and data;

transmitting the document;

capturing the tagged bar coded information;

decoding the tagged bar coded information;

caching the tagged bar coded information;

parsing the tagged bar coded information;

stripping the data tags; and

inputting the data into an application.

2. The method of data interchange of claim 1 wherein the document is in electronic format.

3. The method of data interchange of claim 1 wherein the tagged bar coded information is stored as a video bar code.

4. The method of data interchange of claim 1 wherein the document is transmitted over e-mail.

5. The method of data interchange of claim 1 wherein the document is in XML format.

6. The method of data interchange of claim 1 wherein the decoding, caching, parsing, and stripping is all done as part of an integrated software system.

7. A method of doing business in which information is exchanged, the method of doing business comprising:

creating a first electronic style sheet;

entering bar coded data onto the first style sheet;

transmitting the first style select;

reading the bar coded data from the first style sheet; and

entering the bar coded data into a second electronic style sheet.

8. The method of doing business of claim 7 wherein the first style sheet and the second style sheet share a common format.

9. The method of doing business of claim 7 wherein the first style sheet and the second style sheet share common data tags.

10. The method of doing business of claim 7 wherein the first style sheet is transmitted by e-mail.

11. The method of doing business of claim 9 further comprising:

loading the second style sheet into a parsing software program;

scanning the tagged bar coded data;

parsing the tagged bar coded data; and

entering the data into an appropriate field in the second style sheet.

12. A method of receiving consumer information, the method comprising:

receiving consumer information in the form of a tagged video bar code;

decoding the tagged bar coded consumer information;

caching the tagged bar coded consumer information;

parsing the tagged bar coded consumer information;

stripping the data tags; and

storing the consumer information.