System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device

A system, comprising:

• an electronic device configured to:
• scan an object, wherein the object contains a Radio Frequency Identification Tag (RFID);
• detect symbology associated with an object using one or more detection applications;
• decode the symbology to obtain a decode string using the one or more detection applications;
• and
• send the decode string to a remote server for processing;
• the remote server configured to process the decode string and determine information with regard to the object based on the decode string;
• wherein the electronic device is further configured to:
• receive the information with regard to the object based on the decode string from the remote server;
• and
• display the information on a display device associated with the electronic device.

A system comprising at least one server, wherein the system is in communication with a portable electronic device configured to capture a digital image using a digital image capturing device that is part of the portable electronic device;

• detect symbology associated with the captured digital image;
• decode the symbology to obtain a decode string using one or more visual detection applications;
• communicate with the at least one server;
• and display the information on a display device associated with the portable electronic device.