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US 8,616,445 B2Granted
Method and system for end user verification of controlled substances
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsReiner Eschbach, Michael Jacob Albin, Craig Dixon Galler
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes an image capture module that captures a digital image of a symbology that is affixed to a regulated product. The device decodes the symbology to identify an end user functional element which has a public component and a law enforcement component. If the device has received a law enforcement official verification, then the device may use the law enforcement component of the functional element to take a first action. If the device has not received the law enforcement official verification, then the processor device may use the public component of the functional element to take a second action.
Claims12
A method comprising:
- by an image capture module of a portable electronic device, capturing a digital image of a symbology that is affixed to a regulated product;
- by a processor of the device, decoding the symbology to identify an end user functional element which has a public component and a law enforcement component;
- by the processor, determining whether the device has received a law enforcement official verification;
- if the device has received the law enforcement official verification, then, by the processor in response to decoding the symbology, using the law enforcement component of the functional element to take a first action, wherein the first action comprises:
- sending, via a communications network, a request to an address of a law enforcement server,
- receiving, via the communications network from the law enforcement server, data corresponding to a law enforcement landing page,
- displaying, on a display of the electronic device, the law enforcement landing page,
- displaying a data entry field on the law enforcement landing page,
- receiving, via the data entry field, personally identifying information corresponding to a user of the regulated product, and
- sending the personally identifying information to the law enforcement server via the communication network;
- and
- if the device has not received the law enforcement official verification, then, by the processor in response to decoding the symbology, using the public component of the functional element to take a second action.
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A method comprising:
- by an image capture module of a portable electronic device, capturing a digital image of a symbology that is affixed to a regulated product;
- by a processor of the device, decoding the symbology to identify an end user functional element which has a public component and a law enforcement component;
- receiving an authentication code, and by the processor determining that the authentication code corresponds to a reference code of a law enforcement official;
- and
- by the processor in response to decoding the symbology, using the law enforcement component of the functional element to perform a sequence comprising:
- sending, via a communications network, a request to an address of a law enforcement server,
- receiving, via the communications network from the law enforcement server, data corresponding to a law enforcement landing page,
- displaying, on a display of the electronic device, the law enforcement landing page,
- receiving a security code via the law enforcement landing page,
- sending the security code to the law enforcement server via the communication network,
- receiving, from the law enforcement server, an indication of whether the security code corresponds to a valid revenue stamp for the regulated product,
- displaying, on the display, the indication,
- displaying a data entry field on the law enforcement landing page,
- receiving, via the data entry field, personally identifying information corresponding to a user of the regulated product, and
- sending the personally identifying information to the law enforcement server via the communication network.
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A system, comprising:
- an end user database containing data representative of instructional information relating to use of a regulated product by end users;
- an end user server that is in communication with the end user database and a network;
- a law enforcement database containing identifying seller data corresponding to sale of the regulated product;
- a law enforcement server that is in communication with the end user database and a network;
- and
- a mobile electronic device application containing programming instructions that, when implemented, instruct the electronic device to:
- capture a digital image of a symbology,
- decode the symbology to identify a functional element that includes a public component and a law enforcement component,
- determine whether a user of the electronic device is a law enforcement official,
- if the device determines that the user is a law enforcement official, implement an action corresponding to the law enforcement component,
- if the device does not determine that the user is a law enforcement official, implement an action corresponding to the public component,
- send, via a communications network, a request to an address of a law enforcement server;
- receive, via the communications network from the law enforcement server, data corresponding to a law enforcement landing page;
- and
- display, on a display of the electronic device, the law enforcement landing page,
- display a data entry field on the law enforcement landing page,
- receive, via the data entry field, personally identifying information corresponding to a user of the regulated product, and
- send the personally identifying information to the law enforcement server via the communication network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.