G06Q 20/3276
Using a pictured code
Official title: {using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device}
G06Q20/3276 (Using a pictured code) appears on 1,805 US grants and 2,885 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06Q- Granted patents
- 1,805
- Published applications
- 2,885
- Assignees
- 848
- Inventors
- 4,308
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2005 | 1 | 12 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 | 15 |
| 2008 | 7 | 16 |
| 2009 | 6 | 20 |
| 2010 | 11 | 17 |
| 2011 | 14 | 37 |
| 2012 | 23 | 111 |
| 2013 | 44 | 156 |
| 2014 | 63 | 198 |
| 2015 | 77 | 151 |
| 2016 | 85 | 183 |
| 2017 | 113 | 154 |
| 2018 | 100 | 178 |
| 2019 | 103 | 149 |
| 2020 | 137 | 229 |
| 2021 | 208 | 310 |
| 2022 | 173 | 245 |
| 2023 | 204 | 207 |
| 2024 | 178 | 205 |
| 2025 | 144 | 169 |
| 2026 | 98 | 103 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic wallet947US 5,221,838 AMotorola, Inc. · 1993
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- Method of and apparatus for managing and redeeming bar-coded coupons displayed from the light emitting display surfaces of information display devices547US 8,556,176 B2Metrologic Instruments, Inc. · 2013