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US 8,740,062 B2Granted
Zulu numbers for virtual delivery of tangible objects
OwnerChristopher Rainer Zuleeginventor
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Abstract
A ZuluNumber, discerned from a QR code, is received from a client. A database is accessed to retrieve enhanced information associated with the ZuluNumber and store information from the client. The enhanced information is sent to the client for display or execution. The enhanced information is updated to reflect a change in ownership when a substantially equivalent first object having a first ZuluNumber is delivered due to closer proximity as opposed to a second object having a second ZuluNumber.
Claims14
A method for virtual delivery of tangible objects using Zulu Numbers, comprising:
- assigning a first ZuluNumber to uniquely identify a first tangible object, and a second ZuluNumber to identify a second tangible object, wherein the first and second tangible objects are substantially equivalent;
- associating information concerning the first tangible object with the first ZuluNumber and information concerning the second tangible object with the second ZuluNumber;
- embedding the first ZuluNumber into a machine readable format associated with the first tangible object;
- embedding the second ZuluNumber into a machine readable format associated with the second tangible object;
- receiving a transaction request associated with the first ZuluNumber and indicative of the first tangible object being dropped off at an embankment point for transfer along with source information and destination information;
- virtually routing the first tangible object to a destination point by identifying that the second tangible object is substantially equivalent to the first tangible object, and that the second tangible object is available at the destination point corresponding to the destination information;
- authorizing release of the second tangible object at the destination point;
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- receiving a transaction request associated with the second ZuluNumber and indicative of the tangible object being picked up at the destination point.
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The method of clam 5, further comprising:
- generating a dynamic web page comprising the media.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method for virtual delivery of tangible objects using ZuluNumbers, comprising:
- assigning a first ZuluNumber to uniquely identify a first tangible object, and a second ZuluNumber to identify a second tangible object, wherein the first and second tangible objects are substantially equivalent;
- associating information concerning the first tangible object with the first ZuluNumber and information concerning the second tangible object with the second ZuluNumber;
- embedding the first ZuluNumber into a machine readable format associated with the first tangible object;
- embedding the second ZuluNumber into a machine readable format associated with the second tangible object;
- receiving a transaction request associated with the first ZuluNumber and indicative of the first tangible object being dropped off at an embankment point for transfer along with source information and destination information;
- virtually routing the first tangible object to a destination point by identifying that the second tangible object is substantially equivalent to the first tangible object, and that the second tangible object is available at the destination point corresponding to the destination information;
- authorizing release of the second tangible object at the destination point;
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- receiving a transaction request associated with the second ZuluNumber and indicative of the tangible object being picked up at the destination point.
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A system for tangible object identification and enhancement, comprising:
- a zulu server to assign a first ZuluNumber to uniquely identify a first tangible object, and a second ZuluNumber to identify a second tangible object, wherein the first and second tangible objects are substantially equivalent, associate information concerning the first tangible object with the first ZuluNumber and information concerning the second tangible object with the second ZuluNumber, embed the first ZuluNumber into a machine readable format associated with the first tangible object, embed the second ZuluNumber into a machine readable format associated with the second tangible object, receive a transaction request associated with the first ZuluNumber and indicative of the first tangible object being dropped off at an embankment point for transfer along with source information and destination information, virtually route the first tangible object to a destination point by identifying that the second tangible object is substantially equivalent to the first tangible object, and that the second tangible object is available at the destination point corresponding to the destination information, authorize release of the second tangible object at the destination point, and receive a transaction request associated with the second ZuluNumber and indicative of the tangible object being picked up at the destination point;
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- a client to read the first or second ZuluNumbers and send the first or second ZuluNumber to the zulu server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.