SYSTEM FOR CREATING WEB BASED APPLICATIONS LINKED TO RFID TAGS

• US 20120295542A1
• Filed: 05/16/2012
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Webitap Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Webitap Incorporated
• Inventors: Telemi, Edvin
• Application Number:
  US13/473,312
• Publication Number:
  US 20120295542A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A system for creating simple and efficient web based applications and using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to link the applications to products, fliers, or any other objects and activated by a near field communications (NFC) enabled mobile device using an application maker, a web host server and computer instructions for distributing applications and advertisements created by the application maker when a user accesses an RFID tag associated with the application.

Claims

1. A system for creating simple and efficient web based applications and using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to link the applications to products, fliers, or any other objects and activated by a near field communications (NFC) enabled mobile device, the system comprising:

a) an application maker;

b) a web host server; and

c) computer instructions for distributing applications and advertisements created by the application maker when a user accesses an RFID tag associated with the application.

2. The system of claim 1, where the application maker comprises templates for creating applications and advertisements.

3. The system of claim 1, where the application maker comprises an application program interface for creating a custom-designed application.

4. The system of claim 1, where the user accesses the RFID tag associated with the application from the group consisting of a tablet, a smart phone and a personal computer.

5. The system of claim 4, where the personal computer can access the applications using a web interface hosted by the web host server.

6. A method for using a system for creating simple and efficient web based applications and using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to link the applications to products, fliers, or any other objects and activated by a near field communications (NFC) enabled mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:

a) creating a user account;

b) downloading an application onto a compatible device to login to the user account;

c) synchronizing content selected by the user between the device and the account;

d) scanning an RFID tag associated with an application;

e) downloading instructions operable on the device that can launch a an application associated with the RFID tag; and

f) interacting with the application on the device.

7. The method of claim 6, where the account comprises a comprehensive profile to provide a richer and more personalized experience to the user.

8. The method of claim 6, where interacting with the application on the device also comprises displaying advertisements to the user.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of storing the application in a storage on the device for later use.

10. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of distributing the application to other users using social networks.

11. A system for creating simple and efficient web based applications and using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to link the applications to products, fliers, or any other objects and activated by a near field communications (NFC) enabled mobile device, the system comprising:

a) a website hub repository for storing applications associated with a user;

b) code operable on the web site comprising instructions for;

1) an update storage for providing updates to a device capable of performing the instructions;

2) an application storage for storing applications created by a user;

3) an interface for creating applications; and

4) a dashboard for tracking applications selected by the user and applications created by the user.

12. The system of claim 11, where the code operable on the website further comprises:

a) computer instructions for analyzing a users'"'"' tapping history;

b) computer instructions for constructing a comprehensive, user specific interests portfolio;

c) computer instructions for executing algorithms that can construct a virtual personality of the user based on a frequency of metatags associated with each application stored in the application storage; and

d) computer instructions for distributing advertisements to the user based on the interests portfolio, the virtual personality or both the interest portfolio and the virtual personality.

13. The system of claim 11, where the system further comprises templates for developing applications.

14. The system of claim 11, where the system further comprises an application program interface for developing applications.

15. The system of claim 11, where the RFID tags comprise:

a) a unique code representing a specific location;

b) a unique application operably connected to the unique code; and

c) instructions operable on the device to launch the unique application associated with the unique code.

16. The system of claim 15, where the unique application is launched in a web browser.

17. The system of claim 15, where the unique code is encoded into a QR code.

18. The system of claim 11, further comprising instructions for a notification module.

19. The system of claim 11, where the dashboard module comprises organizational tools for the user.

20. The system of claim 19, where the organizational tools are selected from the group consisting of a calendar, expiring offers, event invites and time sensitive flyers.