Methods and systems for registering relationships between users via a symbology

• US 8,919,640 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2012
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Drumwave Inc
• Original Assignee: Paychief, LLC
• Inventors: Vellozo Luz, Andre Gustavo, Ghetler, Mauricio
• Primary Examiner(s): Frech, Karl D
• Application Number:
  US13/531,050
• Publication Number:
  US 20130341390A1
• Time in Patent Office: 921 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/380, 235/462.44, 235/462.45, 235/462.46, 235/472.01, 235/472.02, 235/472.03, 709/217, 715/738
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes

Abstract

Methods and systems for registering a relationship between users are disclosed. A first electronic device transmits a request to provide relationship information to a computing device. The computing device generates a transaction code and transmits the code to the first electronic device. The first electronic device generates a symbology corresponding to the code and displays the symbology. A second electronic device scans the symbology and decodes the symbology to obtain the transaction code. The second electronic device transmits the code to the computing device, which associates relationship information for the users of the first and second electronic devices. The first electronic device receives the relationship information for the user of the second electronic device from the computing device, and the second electronic device receives the relationship information for the user of the first electronic device.

Claims

1. A method of registering a relationship between users, the method comprising:

receiving, by a first electronic device, a request to transfer relationship information for a first user of the first electronic device to a second user of a second electronic device, wherein the relationship information comprises information pertaining to one or more of a physical address, a telephone number, a name, and an email address associated with the first user;

transmitting, by the first electronic device, the request to a computing device;

receiving, by the first electronic device, data corresponding to the request from the computing device;

creating, by the first electronic device, a symbology encoding the data therein; and

displaying, by the first electronic device, the symbology.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbology comprises one or more of a multi-dimensional bar code and a quick response (QR) code.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises a unique identifier that allows the computing device to match the symbology to the request.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the symbology comprises displaying the symbology on a graphical interface of the first electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the first electronic device, relationship information for the second user from the computing device in response to the second electronic device associated with the second user scanning the symbology.

6. A method of registering a relationship between users, the method comprising:

scanning, by a first electronic device, a symbology displayed on a second electronic device, wherein the symbology encodes data therein, wherein the data comprises a transaction code and is associated with a request to transfer relationship information comprising one or more of a physical address, a telephone number, a name, and an email address associated with a user of the second electronic device;

decoding, by the first electronic device, the data from the symbology;

transmitting, by the first electronic device, the data to a computing device; and

receiving, by the first electronic device, the relationship information for the user of the second electronic device from the computing device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the data comprises a unique identifier that directs the computing device to retrieve relationship information of the user.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the request is stored as request data having a secured portion and an unsecured portion in a memory of the computing device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the secured portion of the request data is only accessible from the memory by the computing device.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the symbology comprises one or more of a multi-dimensional bar code and a quick response (QR) code.

11. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving, by the first electronic device, an authorization to transmit the data to the computing device.

12. A method of registering a relationship between users, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, a request to transfer relationship information from a first electronic device associated with a first user having associated first relationship information stored in a database in operable communication with the computing device, wherein the first relationship information comprises information pertaining to one or more of a physical address, a telephone number, a name, and an email address associated with the first user;

creating, by the computing device, data corresponding to the request;

transmitting, by the computing device, the data to the first electronic device;

receiving, by the computing device, the data from a second electronic device associated with a second user having associated second relationship information stored in the database, wherein the second relationship information comprises information pertaining to one or more of a physical address, a telephone number, a name, and an email address associated with the second user;

transmitting, by the computing device, the first relationship information to the second electronic device; and

transmitting, by the computing device, the second relationship information to the first electronic device.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

associating, by the computing device, the first relationship information with a user account for the second user and the second relationship information with a user account for the first user.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the data is configured to enable the first electronic device to create a symbology encoding the data.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising storing the request as request data having a secured portion and an unsecured portion in the database.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the secured portion of the request data is only accessible from the database by the computing device.

17. A system for registering a relationship between users, the system comprising:

a computing device;

a database in operable communication with the computing device; and

a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium in operable communication with the computing device, wherein the processor-readable storage medium contains one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the computing device to;

receive a request to transfer relationship information from a first electronic device associated with a first user having associated first relationship information stored in the database, wherein the first relationship information comprises information pertaining to one or more of a physical address, a telephone number, a name, and an email address associated with the first user,

create data corresponding to the request,

transmit the data to the first electronic device,

receive the data from a second electronic device associated with a second user having associated second relationship information stored in the database, wherein the second relationship information comprises information pertaining to one or more of a physical address, a telephone number, a name, and an email address associated with the second user,

receive the first and second relationship information from the database,

transmit the first relationship information to the second electronic device, and

transmit the second relationship information to the first electronic device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more programming instructions further comprise one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to associate the first relationship information with a user account for the second user and the second relationship information with a user account for the first user.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the data is configured to enable the first electronic device to create a symbology encoding the data.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more programming instructions further comprise one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to store the request as request data having a secured portion and an unsecured portion in the database.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the secured portion of the request data is only accessible from the database by the computing device.