Exchange of dynamically updated data using matrix bar codes
View Patent ↗An automated method adapted to allow sharing of information among a set of users is described. The method includes: performing a user sign up operation for each particular user in the set of users; generating a graphic code and an exchange uniform resource locator (URL) associated with each particular user; and providing a web page accessible at the URL. An automated method adapted to perform multi-directional sharing among a set of users is also described. The method includes: scanning a graphic code using a user device associated with a particular user; navigating to a uniform resource locator (URL) based at least partly on information received by scanning the graphic code; and sending a first set of information fields associated with the particular user to a user associated with the graphic code. An application may include: a camera interaction module; a processing module; and a communication module.
1. An automated method that shares contact information, the method comprising:
receiving user information associated with a first user;
generating a contact information profile (CIP) based at least partly on the user information associated with the first user;
capturing an image of a graphic code using a user device associated with the first user;
navigating to a uniform resource locator (URL) based at least partly on information received by capturing the image, wherein the URL and the graphic code are associated with a second user; and
sending the CIP, via a server associated with the URL, to a database accessible to the second user.
2. The automated method of claim 1 further comprising receiving at the user device associated with the first user, via the server associated with the URL, user information associated with the second user.
3. The automated method of claim 2 , wherein the URL comprises at least a sub-set of characters that are at least partly derived from the user information associated with the second user.
4. The automated method of claim 2 , wherein the graphic code is a bar matrix code that is generated based at least partly on the user information associated with the second user.
5. The automated method of claim 1 , wherein receiving user information and generating the CIP are performed during an initial sign-up and the CIP is stored for future use.
6. The automated method of claim 5 , wherein capturing the graphic code, navigating to the URL, and sending the CIP are performed a plurality of times using the stored CIP.
7. The automated method of claim 1 , wherein the CIP comprises at least one of a set of static information fields and a set of links to user information sources.
8. A user device that shares contact information, the user device comprising:
a processor for executing sets of instructions; and
a non-transitory medium that stores the sets of instructions, wherein the sets of instructions:
receive user information associated with a first user;
generate a contact information profile (CIP) based at least partly on the user information associated with the first user;
capture an image of a graphic code using a user device associated with the first user;
navigate to a uniform resource locator (URL) based at least partly on information received by capturing the image, wherein the URL and the graphic code are associated with a second user; and
send the CIP, via a server associated with the URL, to a database accessible to the second user.
9. The user device of claim 8 , wherein the sets of instructions further receive, at the user device associated with the first user, via the server associated with the URL, user information associated with the second user.
10. The user device of claim 9 , wherein the URL comprises at least a sub-set of characters that are at least partly derived from the user information associated with the second user.
11. The user device of claim 9 , wherein the graphic code is a bar matrix code that is generated based at least partly on the user information associated with the second user.
12. The user device of claim 8 , wherein user information is received and the CIP is generated during an initial sign-up and the CIP is stored for future use.
13. The user device of claim 12 , wherein the graphic code is captured, the URL is navigated to, and the CIP is sent a plurality of times using the stored CIP.
14. The user device of claim 8 , wherein the CIP comprises at least one of a set of static information fields and a set of links to user information sources.
15. A server that shares contact information, the server comprising:
a processor for executing sets of instructions; and
a non-transitory medium that stores the sets of instructions, wherein the sets of instructions:
receive, at the server, user information from a user device associated with a first user;
generate, at the server, a contact information profile (CIP) based at least partly on the user information associated with the first user;
receive, at the server, a captured image of a graphic code from the user device associated with the first user;
send, to the user device associated with the first user, a uniform resource locator (URL) based at least partly on information received by scanning the image, wherein the URL and the graphic code are associated with a second user; and
send the CIP, via a server associated with the URL, to a database accessible to the second user.
16. The server of claim 15 , wherein the sets of instructions further send, to the user device associated with the first user, via the server associated with the URL, user information associated with the second user.
17. The server of claim 16 , wherein the URL comprises at least a sub-set of characters that are at least partly derived from the user information associated with the second user.
18. The server of claim 16 , wherein the graphic code is a bar matrix code that is generated based at least partly on the user information associated with the second user.
19. The server of claim 15 , wherein user information is received and the CIP is generated during an initial sign-up and the CIP is stored for future use.
20. The server of claim 19 , wherein the CIP comprises at least one of a set of static information fields and a set of links to user information sources.