System, method, and apparatus for communicating information encoded in a light-based signal using a fob device

A system for providing transmission information data from a fob device to a light-based data receiving device, the system comprising:

• a server for providing transmission information data;
• a fob device including a light source for actively providing a signal as light pulses;
• and
• a transfer agent for providing communications between the server and the fob device,
• wherein the transmission information data is encoded and the signal is generated from the encoded data.

A system for providing transmission information data to a light-based data receiving device, the system comprising:

• a server;
• a light-based data receiving device operatively connected to the server;
• and
• a fob device including a light source,
• wherein the fob device actively provides transmission information data as light pulses from the light source to a light-based data receiving device.

A fob device for providing transmission information data as light pulses, the fob device comprising:

• a scanner for scanning a bar code;
• a program component responsive to the scanner for generating a signal from the bar code;
• and
• a transmitter for transmitting the signal as light pulses.

A method of communicating transmission information data from a fob device, the method comprising:

• generating a first signal from a first encoded format;
• generating a second signal from a second encoded format;
• transmitting the first signal as light pulses from a fob device;
• and
• transmitting the second signal from the fob device.