TRANSMITTING INFORMATION FROM A MOBILE DEVICE TO A POINT OF SALE OR POINT OF USE
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1. A method of transmitting information from a mobile device to a laser scanner at a point of use, comprising:
- obtaining, on the mobile device, alphanumeric data to be transmitted to the laser scanner; and
controlling a light source on the mobile device to emit light in a blinking pattern that represents the data to be transmitted, the light having a frequency detectable by the laser scanner such that the laser scanner detects the blinking pattern of the light emitted by the light source and obtains the alphanumeric, patronage data based on the detected blinking pattern detected.
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Abstract
A mobile device includes a light source and a light source controller. Data to be transmitted to a point of sale or point of use is obtained by the mobile device, and the light source controller controls the light emitted by the light source to emit light in a blinking pattern that simulates light that would be reflected to a laser scanner when a laser scanner is reading a barcode corresponding to the data to be transmitted. The light, emitted in the blinking pattern, is detected by a laser scanner which then decodes the data represented by the blinking pattern to obtain the data transmitted from the mobile device.
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1. A method of transmitting information from a mobile device to a laser scanner at a point of use, comprising:
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obtaining, on the mobile device, alphanumeric data to be transmitted to the laser scanner; and controlling a light source on the mobile device to emit light in a blinking pattern that represents the data to be transmitted, the light having a frequency detectable by the laser scanner such that the laser scanner detects the blinking pattern of the light emitted by the light source and obtains the alphanumeric, patronage data based on the detected blinking pattern detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile device, comprising:
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a data component receiving alphanumeric data to be transmitted to a laser scanner at a point of use and generating a representation of the alphanumeric data to be transmitted to the laser scanner; a light source emitting light at a frequency that it can be detected by the laser scanner; and a light source controller receiving the representation of the alphanumeric data and controlling the light source to emit light in a blinking pattern based on the representation of the alphanumeric data such that the laser scanner detects the blinking pattern and decodes it to obtain the alphanumeric data that represents membership information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for transmitting data to a point of sale, comprising:
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a mobile device having stored thereon data to be transmitted to the point of sale, the mobile device including a light source and a light source controller, the light source controller controlling the light source to emit light in a blinking pattern, based on the data to be transmitted, that simulates light reflected to a laser scanner when the laser scanner reads a barcode that represents the data to be transmitted; and a laser scanner detecting the light emitted by the light source in the blinking pattern and generating a representation of the data based on the light detected, the data representing boarding pass information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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