System, method and apparatus for communicating information between a mobile communications device and a bar code reader
Assigneeecrio, inc.
InventorsNagesh Challa, Venkata T. Gobburu
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Abstract
A system, method, and apparatus for communicating information encoded in a bar code format between a mobile communications device and a bar code scanner. Transmission information data is encoded into a bar code format. A signal is generated from the bar code format to simulate a reflection of a scanning beam being moved across a static visual image of the bar code format; and the signal is transmitted as light pulses from the mobile communications device.
Claims53
A method of providing transmission information to a bar code scanner from a mobile phone comprising:
- receiving on the mobile phone the transmission information via a wireless transmission;
- encoding in the mobile phone the transmission information into a bar code format;
- generating in the mobile phone a signal from the bar code format to simulate a reflection of a scanning beam being moved across a static visual image of the bar code format;
- and
- transmitting the signal as light pulses from the mobile phone.
A method of providing transmission information to a bar code scanner from a mobile phone comprising:
- receiving on the mobile phone the transmission information via a wireless transmission;
- encoding in the mobile phone the transmission information into a bar code format;
- presenting representative information of the transmission information using a user output facility of the mobile phone;
- generating in the mobile phone a signal from the bar code format to simulate a reflection of a scanning beam being moved across a static visual image of the bar code format;
- and
- transmitting the signal in an active visual form from the mobile phone.
A mobile phone comprising:
- a mobile phone receiver for receiving transmission information via a wireless transmission;
- a program component for encoding the transmission information into a bar code format;
- a program component for generating a signal from the bar code format to simulate a reflection of a scanning beam being moved across a static visual image of the bar code format;
- and
- a light source for transmitting the signal as light pulses.
A mobile phone comprising:
- a mobile phone receiver for receiving transmission information via a wireless transmission;
- a program component for encoding the transmission information into a bar code format;
- a program component for generating a signal from the bar code format to simulate a reflection of a scanning beam being moved across a static visual image of the bar code format;
- an output facility for presenting representative information of the transmission information;
- and
- a light source for transmitting the signal as light pulses.
A mobile phone comprising:
- receiving means for receiving transmission information via a wireless transmission;
- encoding means for encoding the transmission information into a bar code format;
- generating means for generating a signal from the bar code format to simulate a reflection of a scanning beam being moved across a static visual image of the bar code format;
- and
- transmission means for transmitting the signal as light.
A system for communicating transmission information comprising:
- a server for providing the transmission information;
- a mobile phone comprising:
- a mobile phone receiver for receiving transmission information via a wireless transmission;
- a program component for encoding the transmission information into a bar code format;
- a program component for generating a signal from the bar code format to simulate a reflection of a scanning beam being moved across a static visual image of the bar code format;
- and
- a light source for transmitting the signal as light pulses;
- a host for providing wireless communications between the server and the mobile phone;
- and
- a bar code scanner for receiving the light pulses from the light source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.