Method for providing mobile service using code-pattern

• US 8,540,159 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2012
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Coding Technologies, LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Jae-Jun, Shin, Young-Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US13/560,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20120286030A1
• Time in Patent Office: 424 Days
• Field of Search: 235/454, 235/462.01, 235/462.05, 235/462.08, 235/462.09, 235/462.1, 235/462.11, 235/462.24, 235/462.41, 235/462.43, 235/462.45
• US Class Current: 235/462.45
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 multi-dimensional coding
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10722 Photodetector array or CCD scanning
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/14 specially adapted for billing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00326 with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00334 with an apparatus processing barcodes or the like arrangements for sensing record carriers G06K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 : Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 : Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/91 : Bar code or optical character reader with telephone

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing a mobile service with the use of a code pattern is disclosed In one embodiment, the method comprising: taking a photograph of a code pattern image, decoding the photographed code pattern image so as to obtain code information, extracting uniform resource locator (URL) information corresponding to the code information, transmitting a content information request message to a service provider server corresponding to the URL information, and receiving content information corresponding to the URL information from the service provider server. According to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide various and convenient mobile services to mobile terminal users using a mobile terminal, having a camera, and a code pattern containing the URL information.

Claims

1. A method of providing content with the use of a code pattern by a user terminal, the method comprising:

obtaining a photographic image of a code pattern by a camera of the user terminal;

processing, by a processor of the user terminal, the photographic image of the code pattern to extract the code pattern from the photographic image;

decoding the extracted code pattern by the processor of the user terminal into code information;

transmitting a content information request message to a server based on the code information; and

receiving content information from the server in response to the content information request message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content information comprises at least one of the following:

image, sound, moving picture, and text data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting a content information request message includes:

extracting a uniform resource locator (URL) of the server from the code information; and

transmitting the content information request message to the server based on the extracted URL.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein at the server, including:

receiving the content information request message from the user terminal;

extracting requested content information from a database based on the content information request message; and

transmitting the extracted content information to the user terminal.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein:

the content information request message includes the code information and a service identifier; and

the code information includes information of a web page having content related to the code pattern and the service identifier indicates a service type.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the server extracts different types of content information from the database corresponding to the code information and the service identifier included in the content information request message.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the extracted content information includes at least one of web page information, contact information, and regional information.

8. A user terminal for providing content with the use of a code pattern, the user terminal comprising:

a camera configured to obtain a photographic image of a code pattern;

a processor comprising;

an image processor configured to process the photographic image of the code pattern to extract the code pattern from the photographic image; and

a decoder configured to decode the extracted code pattern into code information; and

a transceiver configured to i) transmit a content information request message to a server based on the code information; and

ii) receive content information from the server in response to the content information request message.

9. The user terminal of claim 8, wherein the content information comprises at least one of the following:

image, sound, moving picture, and text data.

10. The user terminal of claim 8, wherein:

the processor is further configured to extract a uniform resource locator (URL) of the server from the code information; and

the transceiver is further configured to transmit the content information request message to the server based on the extracted URL.

11. The user terminal of claim 8, wherein the server is configured to:

receive the content information request message from the user terminal;

extract requested content information from a database based on the content information request message; and

transmit the extracted content information to the user terminal.

12. The user terminal of claim 11, wherein:

the content information request message includes the code information and a service identifier; and

the code information includes information of a web page having content related to the code pattern and the service identifier indicates a service type.

13. The user terminal of claim 12, wherein the server extracts different types of content information from the database corresponding to the code information and the service identifier included in the content information request message.

14. The user terminal of claim 13, wherein the extracted content information includes at least one of web page information, contact information, and regional information.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, having encoded thereon program code, wherein, when the program code is executed by a machine, the machine implements a method for providing content with the use of a code pattern by a user terminal, comprising the steps of:

obtaining a photographic image of a code pattern by a camera of the user terminal;

processing, by a processor of the user terminal, the photographic image of the code pattern to extract the code pattern from the photographic image;

decoding the extracted code pattern by the processor of the user terminal into code information;

transmitting a content information request message to a server based on the code information; and

receiving content information from the server in response to the content information request message.

16. A method of providing content with the use of an image captured by a user terminal, the method comprising:

obtaining a photographic image by a camera of the user terminal;

processing, by a processor of the user terminal, the photographic image to extract characteristic information from the photographic image;

transmitting a content information request message with the extracted characteristic information to a server; and

receiving content information from the server in response to the content information request message.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein at the server including:

receiving the content information request message from the user terminal;

extracting the content information related to the extracted characteristic information from a database based on the received content information request message; and

transmitting the extracted content information to the user terminal.