Validating competition entry
First Claim
1. A method of validating entry to a competition via interaction of a sensing device with a printed competition entry form comprising coded data indicative of a unique product identifier, the method comprising the steps, performed in a computer system, of:
- receiving, from the sensing device, interaction data representing interaction of the sensing device with the coded data, the interaction data including at least the unique product identifier and enabling a competition entry to be electronically captured in the computer system; and
transmitting the product identifier and the competition entry to a competition administrator for validation of the competition entry at the competition administrator by verification of the product identifier.
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Abstract
A method of validating entry to a competition via interaction of a sensing device with a printed competition entry form comprising coded data indicative of a unique product identifier, the method comprising the steps, performed in a computer system, of: receiving, from the sensing device, interaction data representing interaction of the sensing device with the coded data, the interaction data including at least the unique product identifier and enabling a competition entry to be electronically captured in the computer system; and transmitting the product identifier and the competition entry to a competition administrator for validation of the competition entry at the competition administrator by verification of the product identifier.
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52 Claims
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1. A method of validating entry to a competition via interaction of a sensing device with a printed competition entry form comprising coded data indicative of a unique product identifier, the method comprising the steps, performed in a computer system, of:
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receiving, from the sensing device, interaction data representing interaction of the sensing device with the coded data, the interaction data including at least the unique product identifier and enabling a competition entry to be electronically captured in the computer system; and transmitting the product identifier and the competition entry to a competition administrator for validation of the competition entry at the competition administrator by verification of the product identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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12. A method of enabling validation of a competition entry via a product label, the product label including human-readable information relating to a competition and machine-readable coded data relating to an identity of the label and including a product identifier, the method including the steps of:
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receiving, in a computer system, interaction data from the sensing device, the interaction data including the product identifier and movement data generated by the sensing device in response to the sensing device being used to draw or write on the product label, the interaction data having been generated by sensing at least some of the machine-readable coded data; and transmitting the interaction data to a competition administrator for validating the competition entry by verifying the product identification. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for validating entry to a competition via interaction of a sensing device with a printed competition entry form comprising coded data indicative of a unique product identifier, the system including a computer system configured and programmed to:
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receive, from the sensing device, interaction data representing interaction of the sensing device with the coded data, the interaction data including at least the unique product identifier and enabling a competition entry to be electronically captured in the computer system; and transmit the product identifier and the competition entry to a competition administrator for validation of the competition entry at the competition administrator by verification of the product identification. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for enabling validation of a competition entry via a product label, the product label including human-readable information relating to a competition and machine-readable coded data identifying a product identifier via a product identifier, the system including a computer system configured and programmed to:
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receive interaction data from the sensing device, the interaction data including the product identifier and movement data generated by the sensing device in response to the sensing device being used to draw or write on the product label, the interaction data having been generated by sensing at least some of the machine-readable coded data; and transmit the interaction data to a competition administrator for validating the competition entry by verifying the product identification. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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