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AssigneeSafemark Systems, L.P.
InventorsMark Christopher Schmidt, Wesley Edward Swogger, Thomas Dwayne Taylor, Michael Buchoff Buchoff
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A multi-level machine-readable code system and method deployed in an environment supported by a wireless access control system network. The multi-level machine-readable code system including multi-level codes including facility-level codes, site-level codes and device-level codes, that are scanned by mobile computing devices such as mobile smart phones to initiated web-based e-commerce-enabled transactions that allow guest users to select and rent the particular networked devices available for rental and use within a facility, such as, for example, storage lockers, strollers, EVCs, wheelchairs and the like at a site selected within the environment. The wireless access and control system network can automatically assign an available device to the guest user at the selected site. When the guest reads the device-level machine-readable code on a device available for rental at a site, the wireless control access network also enables the guest users to scan the code and rent the device at the selected site and automatically control access to the rented device at the selected site, for access and use in the environment.
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A method of access control to a device available for rental, access and use in an environment, by scanning multi-level machine-readable codes displayed in said environment using web-enabled mobile phones wirelessly connected to a wireless access control network, said method comprising the steps of:
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A method of access control to a device available for rental, access and use in an environment, by scanning multi-level machine-readable codes displayed in said environment using web-enabled mobile phones wirelessly connected to a wireless access control network, said method comprising the steps of:
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A method of access control to a device available for rental, access and use in an environment, by scanning multi-level machine-readable codes displayed in said environment using web-enabled mobile phones wirelessly connected to a wireless access control network, said method comprising the steps of:
The method of claim 64, wherein said environment is selected from the group consisting of amusement parks, casinos, museums, national parks, amusement parks, theme parks, sporting arenas and centers, virtual reality and augmented reality adventure parks, colosseums and amphitheaters, music and arts festivals, water and river rafting and outdoor activities, western activities, horseback riding, hiking and mountain climbing activities, sporting and recreational centers, gymnastic centers, national beaches, rodeos, animal shows, sporting games and contests, film and performing arts theaters, public parks, ice skating rinks, public swimming pools, all-terrain vehicle (ATR) vehicles and trailblazing, ski lodges, snowboarding, alpine sports lodges, hunting and fishing lodges, national disaster and relief centers, international red cross relief centers, homeless shelters and centers, personal relief shelters, shared business office space, community living environments, senior citizen centers, and transportation centers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.