Barcode generation and implementation method and system for processing information
OwnerSean McKirdyinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for generating and implementing a barcode, wherein the system includes a data generation device configured to receive data and generate barcode data in response to the received data. The system additionally includes a barcode generation device configured to receive the barcode data and generate a barcode in response to the received barcode data. The system additionally includes a display device configured to display the barcode. The system additionally includes a barcode receiving device configured to read the barcode and operate in response to the read barcode.
Claims22
A wearable activity device, wherein the wearable activity device is comprised of:
- at least one microprocessor;
- a memory device in signal communication with the at least one microprocessor;
- software stored within the memory device;
- a display device in signal communication with one or more of the at least one microprocessor;
- an integrated accelerometer in signal communication with one or more of the at least one microprocessor, the integrated accelerometer tracks activity of a person wearing the wearable activity device;
- an integrated bio-metric monitoring sensor in signal communication with one or more of the at least one microprocessor, wherein in use, the integrated bio-metric monitoring sensor detects a bio-metric characteristic of the person using the wearable activity device;
- a wireless communication circuit in signal communication with one or more of the at least one microprocessor, wherein, when the wearable activity device is being used, the wireless communication circuit establishes a wireless communication link between the wearable activity device and a mobile device;
- wireless pairing information stored within the memory device, wherein during use, the wireless pairing information is used in conjunction with the wireless communication circuit to pair with the mobile device;
- wherein the software directs the at least one microprocessor to:
- (a) obtain from the memory device, the wireless pairing information for use with the wireless communication circuit,
- (b) dynamically generate a color coded digital scannable media in response to the wireless pairing information,
- (c) drive the display device, wherein, during use, the display device displays the dynamically generated color coded digital scannable media,
- (d) employ the wireless communication circuit to establish the wireless communication link between the wearable activity device and the mobile device in response to the mobile device scanning and decoding the dynamically generated color coded digital scannable media,
- (e) generate each of (a) activity tracking information and (b) bio-metric information while the person is wearing the wearable activity device, and
- (f) use the wireless communication link to communicate at least one of (a) the activity tracking information and the (b) bio-metric information to the mobile device.
A system for establishing a wireless communication link between a wearable activity device and a mobile device, the system comprising:
- the wearable activity device comprising:
- at least one wearable activity device processor,
- a wearable activity memory device in signal communication with the at least one wearable activity device processor,
- wearable activity device software stored within the wearable activity memory device,
- a wearable activity device display in signal communication with one or more of the at least one wearable activity device processor, the wearable activity device display integrated within the wearable tracking device,
- an activity tracking sensor in signal communication with one or more of the at least one wearable activity device processor,
- at least one bio-metric monitoring sensor in signal communication with one or more of the at least one wearable activity device processor, wherein, during use, the at least one bio-metric monitoring sensor acquires a bio-metric characteristic of the person using the wearable activity device, and
- a wireless communication circuit in signal communication with one or more of the at least one wearable activity device processor, wherein, during use the wireless communication circuit establishes a wireless communication link between the wearable activity device and the mobile device;
- wherein the wearable activity device software is programmed to direct the at least one wearable activity device processor to accomplish the following:
- obtain wireless pairing information to operate the wearable activity device wireless communication circuit from the wearable activity device memory device,
- dynamically generate a color coded digital scannable media in response to the wireless pairing information,
- drive the wearable activity device display to present the dynamically generated color coded digital scannable media on the wearable activity device display;
- use the wearable activity device wireless communication circuit to establish the wireless communication link between the wearable activity device and the mobile device in response to the mobile device scanning and decoding the dynamically generated color coded displayed digital scannable media;
- generate at least one of (a) activity tracking data and (b) bio-metric data from information acquired by the activity tracking sensor and from information acquired by the at least one biometric monitoring sensor, respectively;
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- communicate the activity tracking information and the bio-metric information to the mobile device via the wireless communication link;
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- the mobile device comprising;
- at least one mobile device processor;
- a mobile device memory device in signal communication with one or more of the at least one mobile device processor;
- mobile device software instructions stored within the mobile device memory device,
- at least one camera sensor in signal communication with one or more of the at least one mobile device processor;
- a mobile device display in signal communication with one or more of the at least one mobile device processor;
- a mobile device wireless communication circuit enabling wireless communication with the wearable activity device;
- upon execution, the mobile device software instructions direct one or more of the at least one mobile device processor to perform operations to:
- generate an optical scanning user interface on the mobile device display,
- detect the dynamically generated color coded digital scannable media from the wearable activity device display, wherein the dynamically generated color coded digital scannable media contains the wireless pairing information associated with the wearable activity device wherein the detection is accomplished by the at least one mobile device camera sensor and the optical scanning user interface;
- optically obtain the wireless pairing information from the dynamically generated color coded digital scannable media using the at least one mobile device camera sensor,
- process the wireless pairing information using one or more of the at least one mobile device processor,
- establish a wireless communication link between the mobile device and the wearable activity device responsive to the processing of the wireless pairing information, via the at least one mobile device processor,
- receive the at least one of (a) activity tracking information and (b) bio-metric information generated by the wearable activity device via the wireless communication link between the mobile device and the wearable activity tracking device, and
- display the activity related information and the bio-metric information on the mobile device display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.