Synthetic barcode payment system and method
AssigneeRandy McGill
InventorRandy McGill
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Abstract
A payment management system includes a synthetic barcode module, which may be part of a smart phone. The module comprises light management components and a controller. The light management components may include an optical receiver (e.g., camera or light sensor) and an optical emitter (e.g., display elements). A processor decodes drive data from files corresponding to barcodes. The decoded data is used to drive the controller which causes the emitter to emit light pulses that emulate light reflected from a series scanned barcode to communicate the payment barcode optically. The barcodes convey payment information to a point of sale.
Claims20
A synthetic barcode payment methodology comprising:
- determining if a laser barcode scanner is present by a step from the group consisting of receiving user input and optically detecting light from a laser of a laser barcode scanner;
- positioning a light emitter in optical communication with the laser barcode scanner;
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- causing the light emitter to pulse at a frequency sensible by a laser barcode scanner and in a manner to emit pulses of light that emulate light reflected from a plurality of barcodes scanned by the laser barcode scanner, said plurality of barcodes encoding payment data.
A payment management system, said system comprising:
- a synthetic barcode phone comprising:
- a light management module comprising display screen elements that emit light pulses that are sensible by a laser scanner and emulate light reflected from a scanned barcode, and a display controller that drives the display screen elements;
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- a processor operably coupled to the display controller, said processor receiving analog audio signals corresponding to at least one barcode and outputting driver signals to the display controller to cause the light management module to emit light pulses that are sensible by a laser scanner and emulate light reflected from a scanned barcode and
- a receiver for receiving at least one payment code from a remote source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.