Method for tagged bar code data interchange
First Claim
1. A method of data interchange, comprising:
- creating a document having at least one bar code encoding data tags and data items;
decoding the at least one bar code to recover the data tags and the data items; and
inputting the data items into an application,wherein the data tags are XML data tags,wherein the document is an electronic document, andwherein the electronic document is an HTML document.
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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.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of data interchange, comprising:
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creating a document having at least one bar code encoding data tags and data items; decoding the at least one bar code to recover the data tags and the data items; and inputting the data items into an application, wherein the data tags are XML data tags, wherein the document is an electronic document, and wherein the electronic document is an HTML document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of data interchange, comprising:
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creating a document having at least one bar code encoding data tags and data items; decoding the at least one bar code to recover the data tags and the data items; inputting the data items into an application; and electronically sending the document prior to decoding the at least one bar code, wherein the data tags are XML data tags. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of data interchange, comprising:
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creating a document having at least one bar code encoding data tags and data items; decoding the at least one bar code to recover the data tags and the data items; and inputting the data items into an application, wherein the data tags are XML data tags, and wherein the application includes a bar code decoder.
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11. A method of data interchange, comprising:
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creating an electronic document having a bar code, the bar code encoding a plurality of data tags and a plurality of data items, the data tags used to identify the data items; electronically sending the electronic document; scanning a printed form of the electronic document; decoding the bar code; and inputting the data items into one or more fields in an application based on the data tags, wherein the data tags are XML data tags, wherein the electronic document is an HTML document. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of data interchange, comprising:
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creating an electronic document having a bar code, the bar code encoding a plurality of data tags and a plurality of data items, the data tags used to identify the data items; electronically sending the electronic document, wherein the step of electronically sending the electronic document comprises sending an encrypted version of the electronic document; scanning a printed form of the electronic document; decoding the bar code; and inputting the data items into one or more fields in an application based on the data tags, wherein the data tans are XML data tags. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method of data interchange, comprising:
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creating an electronic document having a bar code, the bar code encoding a plurality of data tags and a plurality of data items, the data tags used to identify the data items; electronically sending the electronic document; scanning a printed form of the electronic document; decoding the bar code; and inputting the data items into one or more fields in an application based on the data tags, wherein the data tags are XML data tags, and wherein the application includes a bar code decoder.
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21. A method of data interchange, comprising:
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creating an electronic document having a bar code, the bar code encoding a plurality of data tags and a plurality of data items, the data tags used to identify the data items; electronically sending the electronic document; scanning a printed form of the electronic document; decoding the bar code; and inputting the data items into one or more fields in an application based on the data tags, wherein the data tags are XML data tags, and wherein the application includes a parser.
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22. A method of data interchange, comprising:
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creating an electronic document having a bar code, the bar code encoding a plurality of data tags and a plurality of data items, the data tags used to identify the data items; electronically sending the electronic document; scanning a printed form of the electronic document; decoding the bar code; and inputting the data items into one or more fields in an application based on the data tags, wherein the data tags are XML data tags, and wherein the electronic document further includes at least one additional bar code and wherein at least one bar code is of a first type and at least one bar code is of a second type. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. An electronic document, comprising:
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a plurality of XML data tags; a plurality of fields of data, each of the fields of data associated with at least one of the plurality of XML tags; and a plurality of bar codes associated with the electronic document, at least one bar code encoding the plurality of XML data tags and the plurality of fields of data, wherein the electronic document is an HTML document. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. An electronic document, comprising:
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a plurality of XML data tags; a plurality of fields of data, each of the fields of data associated with at least one of the plurality of XML tags; and a plurality of bar codes associated with the electronic document, at least one bar code encoding the plurality of XML data tags and the plurality of fields of data, wherein at least one of the plurality of bar codes is of a first type and at least one of the plurality of bar codes is of a second type. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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