Systems and methods for changing an electronic display that contains a barcode
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1. A system comprising:
- a controller adapted to retrieve images from a website; and
at least one monitor adapted to display images from the website and one or more barcodes according to instructions received from the controller, the one or more barcodes comprising encoded uniform resource locators (URLs),wherein the one or more barcodes are adapted to be scanned by at least one electronic computing device having Internet access, the at least one electronic computing device performing the scan via a camera,wherein the at least one electronic computing device is distinct from the controller,wherein the controller is configured to update the images to be displayed on the at least one monitor,wherein the one or more barcodes are adapted to be decoded by a software associated with the at least one electronic computing device, the software configured to retrieve information from a website directed by the URL in the barcode, andwherein the retrieved website is displayed on a screen associated with the at least one electronic computing device.
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Abstract
A cellphone with a camera takes a photo of a barcode in a screen that can show different images. The barcode is decoded into a URL, and the cellphone uses wireless Internet access to visit the website of the URL. The website then makes a different image that also has a barcode of a URL, and sends it to the screen for display. This can increase the interactivity of the screen and its value to advertisers. Several users with cellphones might simultaneously interact with the screen in this manner.
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1. A system comprising:
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a controller adapted to retrieve images from a website; and at least one monitor adapted to display images from the website and one or more barcodes according to instructions received from the controller, the one or more barcodes comprising encoded uniform resource locators (URLs), wherein the one or more barcodes are adapted to be scanned by at least one electronic computing device having Internet access, the at least one electronic computing device performing the scan via a camera, wherein the at least one electronic computing device is distinct from the controller, wherein the controller is configured to update the images to be displayed on the at least one monitor, wherein the one or more barcodes are adapted to be decoded by a software associated with the at least one electronic computing device, the software configured to retrieve information from a website directed by the URL in the barcode, and wherein the retrieved website is displayed on a screen associated with the at least one electronic computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An interactive method comprising:
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providing a controller adapted to retrieve images from a website; and providing a monitor for displaying the images from the website and one or more barcodes according to instructions received from the controller, the one or more barcodes comprising an encoded uniform resource locator (URL), wherein the one or more barcodes on the monitor are configured to be scanned and decoded by a decoding software associated with an electronic computing device having an Internet access, the electronic computing device is distinct from the controller, the one or more barcodes correspond to a website to be accessed via the decoded URL, the website is configured to receive inputs from the electronic computing device, and the controller is configured to update the images on the monitor corresponding to inputs the website receives from the electronic computing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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