Method for providing mobile service using code-pattern

• US 9,240,008 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2014
• Issued: 01/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Coding Technologies, LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Original Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
• Inventors: Shin, Young-Jun, Lee, Jae-Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US14/568,937
• Publication Number:
  US 20150100395A1
• Time in Patent Office: 403 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 comprising:

receiving a payment request message including a code pattern image from a terminal, wherein the code pattern image includes billing information and is photographed by a photographing unit in the terminal;

analyzing the code pattern image to obtain code information corresponding to the code pattern image obtaining user information and billing information corresponding to the code information in reference of billing database, and

processing payment of a bill based on the billing information and user information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining information about a service provider server to connect the service provider server.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving a determination whether the user information and billing information are identical to the user information and billing information stored in a billing database.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the code pattern image includes a service identifier associated with a transportation service provider.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising transmitting a transportation call message to one or more transportation vehicles associated with the service identifier and proximate a geographic location.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising receiving an acknowledgement message at the terminal.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the acknowledgement message includes a scheduled arrival time of at least one of the one or more transportation vehicles.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the code pattern image on a screen at the terminal.

9. A terminal comprising:

a camera configured to capture a code pattern image having billing information; and

a processor configured to analyze the code pattern image to obtain code information corresponding to the code pattern image obtaining user information and billing information corresponding to the code information in reference of billing database,

wherein payment of a bill is processed based on the billing information and user information.

10. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to obtain information about a service provider server to connect to the service provider server.

11. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the code pattern image includes a service identifier associated with a transportation service provider.

12. The terminal of claim 11, further comprising a communication interface configured to transmit a transportation call message to one or more transportation vehicles associated with the service identifier and proximate a geographic location.

13. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive an acknowledgement message at the terminal.

14. The terminal of claim 13, wherein the acknowledgement message includes a scheduled arrival time of at least one of the one or more transportation vehicles.

15. The terminal of claim 9, further comprising a display configured to displaying the code pattern image on a screen at the terminal.

16. A system comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive a payment request message including a code pattern image from a terminal, wherein the code pattern image includes billing information and is photographed by a photographing unit in the terminal;

a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to analyze the code pattern image to obtain code information corresponding to the code pattern image obtaining user information and billing information corresponding to the code information in reference of billing database,

wherein payment of a bill is processed based on the billing information and user information.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to obtain information about a service provider server to connect to the service provider server.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to receive a determination whether the user information and billing information are identical to the user information and billing information stored in a billing database.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the code pattern image includes a service identifier associated with a transportation service provider.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising a communication interface configured to transmit a transportation call message to one or more transportation vehicles associated with the service identifier and proximate a geographic location.