Systems and methods for dynamically generating scannable text-based code in response to error

Inventors: Thao N. Tran (Cedar Park, TX); Justin W. Johnson (Austin, TX)

Assignee: Dell Products L.P.

G06K19/06037 G06F16/9554 G06K19/06046

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Patent No.: US 12670350
App. No.: 18/991,826
Granted: Jun 30, 2026
Kind: B1

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Abstract

An information handling system may include a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to convert a string of text into a text-based scannable code comprising a string of characters including space characters, special characters, and linefeed characters, such that when the string of characters is displayed to a display device, the string of characters resembles an image-based scannable code.

Claims (24)

1 . An information handling system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to convert a string of text into a text-based scannable code comprising a string of characters including space characters, special characters, and linefeed characters, such that when the string of characters is displayed to a display device, the string of characters resembles an image-based scannable code, wherein the special characters comprise one or more of a full block character, a lower block character, and an upper block character.

2 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the string of characters resembles an image based quick-response code.

3 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the special characters comprise one or more characters, each of the one or more characters comprising a respective rectangular box.

4 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the string of text comprises a uniform resource locator, and scanning of the string of characters as displayed to the display device by a capture device causes the capture device to browse to the uniform resource locator.

5 . The information handling system of claim 1 , the processor further configured to communicate the string of characters to a controller of the display device to cause the string of characters to be displayed to the display device.

6 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the text-based scannable code is associated with an error code generated in response to an error occurring on the information handling system.

7 . A method comprising:

converting a string of text into a text-based scannable code comprising a string of characters including space characters, special characters, and linefeed characters, such that when the string of characters is displayed to a display device, the string of characters resembles an image-based scannable code, wherein the special characters comprise one or more of a full block character, a lower block character, and an upper block character.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the string of characters resembles an image based quick-response code.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the special characters comprise one or more characters, each of the one or more characters comprising a respective rectangular box.

10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the string of text comprises a uniform resource locator, and scanning of the string of characters as displayed to the display device by a capture device causes the capture device to browse to the uniform resource locator.

11 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising communicating the string of characters to a controller of the display device to cause the string of characters to be displayed to the display device.

12 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the text-based scannable code is associated with an error code generated in response to an error occurring on the information handling system.

13 . An article of manufacture comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and

computer-executable instructions carried on the computer-readable medium, the instructions readable by a processor, the instructions, when read and executed, for causing the processor to:

convert a string of text into a text-based scannable code comprising a string of characters including space characters, special characters, and linefeed characters, such that when the string of characters is displayed to a display device, the string of characters resembles an image-based scannable code, wherein the special characters comprise one or more of a full block character, a lower block character, and an upper block character.

14 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the string of characters resembles an image based quick-response code.

15 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the special characters comprise one or more characters each of the one or more characters comprising a respective rectangular box.

16 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the string of text comprises a uniform resource locator, and scanning of the string of characters as displayed to the display device by a capture device causes the capture device to browse to the uniform resource locator.

17 . The article of claim 13 , the instructions for further causing the processor to communicate the string of characters to a controller of the display device to cause the string of characters to be displayed to the display device.

18 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the text-based scannable code is associated with an error code generated in response to an error occurring on the information handling system.