Barcode device
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1. A barcode reading system comprising:
- an electronic communication receiving part receiving a barcode via an electronic communication;
a display screen displaying said barcode to a user on a display screen, wherein said barcode is displayed as an image on said display screen, and where said barcode represents information about an occurrence that will occur in the future, said information including a date and a time; and
wherein said electronic communication receiving part includes a calendar program stored therein storing appointments indicative of calendar events, wherein said electronic communication receiving part automatically inputs from the barcode information from said occurrence that will occur in the future, including said date and time, into said calendar program, responsive to said electronic communication receiving and decoding said barcode.
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Abstract
Bar codes used for various applications. A bar code can be used for biometrics, or for computer data entry. A special bar code is described that has additional information, but can be read by other readers.
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14 Claims
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1. A barcode reading system comprising:
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an electronic communication receiving part receiving a barcode via an electronic communication; a display screen displaying said barcode to a user on a display screen, wherein said barcode is displayed as an image on said display screen, and where said barcode represents information about an occurrence that will occur in the future, said information including a date and a time; and wherein said electronic communication receiving part includes a calendar program stored therein storing appointments indicative of calendar events, wherein said electronic communication receiving part automatically inputs from the barcode information from said occurrence that will occur in the future, including said date and time, into said calendar program, responsive to said electronic communication receiving and decoding said barcode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
- receiving an electronic communication on a user computer, which electronic communication includes an event-defining bar code therein, said event-defining barcode representing information about an event that is to occur at a future time, including a date and a time of said event, wherein said future time is a time subsequent to a time of said receiving;
using said computer for displaying said event-defining bar code on a displaying screen associated with said user computer in a way that allows directly scanning said barcode from said displaying screen; and using said computer for executing a calendar program stored therein that stores appointments indicative of calendar events, wherein execution of the calendar program automatically inputs from the barcode information about said event at said future time, including said date and time, into said calendar program in response to scanning said barcode from said display screen and decoding said barcode. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- receiving an electronic communication on a user computer, which electronic communication includes an event-defining bar code therein, said event-defining barcode representing information about an event that is to occur at a future time, including a date and a time of said event, wherein said future time is a time subsequent to a time of said receiving;
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving an electronic communication on a user computer, which electronic communication includes an event-defining bar code therein, said event-defining barcode representing information about an event that is to occur at a future time, including a date and a time of said event, wherein said future time is a time subsequent to a time of said receiving; using said computer for displaying said event-defining bar code on a displaying screen associated with said user computer in a way that allows directly scanning said barcode from said displaying screen; using said computer for executing a calendar program stored therein that stores appointments indicative of calendar events; and decoding said barcode upon scanning said barcode from said screen and automatically importing at least said date and time of the event from the barcode into said calendar program, and wherein said information uses verification by a verifying source of said what was represented by said barcode, and cannot be used without passing said verifying.
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13. A method of using a bar code, comprising:
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scanning an electronic image of a bar code representing information indicative of an action from a display screen of a portable device, wherein said action defined by said barcode represents an occurrence, and wherein said barcode further represents a date and time of said action, using information obtained from said scanning said bar code directly from said display screen, to import information indicative of said action, including said date and time, into a computer that is connected to receive said scanning; and using the computer for verifying a source from which the barcode originated, wherein said computer includes a calendar program therein storing appointments indicative of calendar events, and automatically inputting information about said action, including said date and time, into said calendar program, responsive to said scanning. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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