Method for providing mobile service using code-pattern

• US 9,542,499 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2016
• Issued: 01/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Coding Technologies, LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Original Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
• Inventors: Lee, Jae-Jun, Shin, Young-Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US14/992,329
• Publication Number:
  US 20160125089A1
• Time in Patent Office: 365 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 of providing a content using a code pattern, the method comprising:

receiving, at a service provider server, a content information request message including a code pattern image captured by a camera installed in a mobile terminal, wherein the content information request message comprises specific region information;

analyzing the code pattern image to obtain code information, by the service provider server;

analyzing the code information to obtain at least one web page information corresponding the code information, by the service provider server, and

transmitting the obtained web page information to the mobile terminal, by the service provider server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content information request message comprises a service identifier for indicating a service type.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising recognizing that the service type is a service for providing personal contact information.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the obtained web page information is associated with personal contact information.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising recognizing that the service type is a service application corresponding to an event.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a language selection request message from the mobile terminal.

7. A mobile terminal comprising:

a camera configured to capture a code pattern image;

a processor configured to transmit a content information request message including the code pattern image to a service provider server and receive web page information from the service provider service, wherein the web page information is obtained from an analysis of the code pattern image, wherein the content information request message comprises specific region information.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, further comprising a display configured to present the code pattern image.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the content information request message comprises a service identifier for indicating a service type.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to communicate personal contact information associated with a service type.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the obtained web page information is associated with personal contact information.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to recognize that the service type is a service application corresponding to an event.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to communicate a language selection request message.

14. A system comprising:

a mobile terminal including a camera configured to capture a code pattern image, wherein the mobile terminal further includes a communication interface configured to transmit a content information request message including the code pattern image, wherein the content information request message comprises specific region information;

a service provider server configured to receive the content information request message including the code pattern image, to analyze the code pattern image to obtain code information, and to analyze analyzing the code information to obtain at least one web page information corresponding the code information, wherein the service provider server communicates the at least one web page information corresponding the code information to the mobile terminal.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the content information request message comprises a service identifier for indicating a service type.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the service provider server is further configured to recognize that the service type is a service for providing personal contact information.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the obtained web page information is associated with personal contact information.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the service provider server is further configured to recognize that the service type is a service application corresponding to an event.