Communication system including optical recognition and method of using same
AssigneeMitel Networks Corporation
InventorsSuriyaprakash Soundrapandian, Dhanalakshmi Ponnuswamy Sisubalan
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Abstract
A system and method for communication are disclosed. The system and method can be used for a variety of applications, including administrative provisioning of information to particular users, handing off calls to or from another phone, for other application deployment, for pass of control, and similar applications. The system includes a server, a first device having an image displayed thereon, and a second device having a camera and client application software thereon. The image provides a medium for sending encrypted data between the devices and/or between a device and a server.
Claims20
A communication system, the system comprising:
- a first device comprising a camera and scanning software;
- a second device comprising a display, wherein the display comprises an image;
- and
- a network, comprising a server, the network coupled to the first device and the second device, and the server comprising information corresponding to the image.
A method for provisioning data, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating a user account comprising information on a server;
- generating a first image corresponding to the information;
- sending the first image to a user;
- displaying the first image;
- scanning the first image using a device;
- and
- securely transferring the information from the server to the device.
A method of communication between a plurality of devices, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first device;
- providing a second device;
- selecting information on the first device;
- displaying an image associated on the first device, the image associated with the information;
- enabling client software on the second device;
- scanning the image on the first device using the second device;
- and
- storing the information on the second device.
A method of transferring a call, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first device;
- providing a second device;
- initiating a call with the first device;
- displaying an image associated with the call on the first device;
- scanning the image on the first device with the second device;
- and
- as a result of scanning the image, transferring the call from the first device to the second device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.