System and method for information sharing using visual tags

An apparatus for facilitating sharing source data, the apparatus comprising:

• a first network interface configured to support communication based on a first communication protocol between the apparatus and a remote device;
• an encoder configured to facilitate receiving a first token associated with source data;
• the encoder configured to facilitate encoding the first token using a visual coding technique to generate a visual tag;
• and
• a display configured to facilitate display of an image of the visual tag, to enable a first device located within close proximity of the apparatus to capture the image and to enable the first device to access the source data utilizing the first token from the visual tag and utilizing a second communication protocol, wherein the first device is unable to access the source data without using the first token,
• wherein the first communication protocol is the same or different from the second communication protocol,
• wherein the apparatus is a communication end-point device.

An apparatus for facilitating sharing source data, comprising:

• a processor operable to facilitate receiving a first token associated with the source data;
• the processor operable to facilitate encoding the first token to create a visual tag;
• the processor operable to provide for communication from a first device to a second device the visual tag, to enable the second device to access the source data utilizing the first token from the visual tag and utilizing a communication protocol,
• wherein the second device is unable to access the source data without using the first token, wherein the first device comprises the apparatus.

A method for facilitating sharing source data, comprising:

• supporting communication based on a first communication protocol between a first device and a third device, wherein the communication is associated with source data;
• facilitating receiving a first token associated with the source data;
• facilitating encoding the first token to create a visual tag;
• providing for display the visual tag, to enable a second device to optically capture the visual tag utilizing a camera and to allow the second device to access the source data utilizing the first token from the visual tag and utilizing a second communication protocol, wherein the second device is unable to access the source data without using the first token,
• wherein the first communication protocol is the same or different from the second communication protocol,
• wherein the first device is a communication end point device.