SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING MACHINE-READABLE CODE IN IMAGE DATA FOR TRACKING DATA SHARING
The disclosed computer-implemented method for utilizing machine-readable code in image data for tracking data sharing may include (1) receiving, by a target computing device from a source computing device, image data in a graphical user interface, (2) identifying, by the target computing device, machine-readable code embedded in the image data, and (3) determining, by the target computing device, based on the embedded machine-readable code, one or more tracking metrics associated with sharing the image data. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a target computing device from a source computing device, image data in a graphical user interface;
identifying, by the target computing device, machine-readable code embedded in the image data; and
determining, by the target computing device, based on the embedded machine-readable code, one or more tracking metrics associated with sharing the image data.
2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein receiving, by a target computing device from a source computing device, image data in a graphical user interface comprises receiving a screenshot of an image displayed on the source computing device.
3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein identifying, by the target computing device, machine-readable code embedded in the image data comprises identifying a barcode embedded in the image data.
4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the barcode comprises a QUICK RESPONSE (QR) code.
5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein identifying, by the target computing device, machine-readable code embedded in the image data comprises identifying an image file embedded in the image data.
6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining by the target computing device, based on the embedded machine-readable code, one or more tracking metrics associated with sharing the image data comprises determining that a user has viewed the image data in the graphical user interface.
7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising sending the one or more tracking metrics to a tracking server.
8 . A system comprising:
a receiving module that receives, from a source computing device, image data in a graphical user interface displayed on a target computing device;
an identification module that identifies machine-readable code embedded in the image data;
a determination module that determines, based on the embedded machine-readable code, one or more tracking metrics associated with sharing the image data; and
at least one physical processor configured to execute the receiving module, the identification module, and the determination module.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the receiving module receives the image data in the graphical user interface on the target computing device by receiving a screenshot of an image displayed on the source computing device.
10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the identification module identifies the machine-readable code embedded in the image data by identifying a barcode embedded in the image data.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the barcode comprises a QUICK RESPONSE (QR) code.
12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the identification module identifies the machine-readable code embedded in the image data by identifying an image file embedded in the image data.
13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the determination module determines, based on the embedded machine-readable code, one or more tracking metrics associated with sharing the image data by determining that a user has viewed the image data in the graphical user interface.
14 . The system of claim 8 , further comprising a sending module that sends the one or more tracking metrics from the target computing device to a tracking server.
15 . A computer-readable medium comprising:
computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a physical processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:
receive, in a graphical user interface, image data from a source computing device;
identify machine-readable code embedded in the image data; and
determine, based on the embedded machine-readable code, one or more tracking metrics associated with sharing the image data.
16 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the computing device to receive the image data in the graphical user interface by receiving a screenshot of an image displayed on the source computing device.
17 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the target computing device to identify the machine-readable code embedded in the image data by identifying a barcode embedded in the image data.
18 . The computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the barcode comprises a QUICK RESPONSE (QR) code.
19 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the target computing device to identify the machine-readable code embedded in the image data by identifying an image file embedded in the image data.
20 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the target computing device to determine, based on the embedded machine-readable code, one or more tracking metrics associated with sharing the image data by determining that a user has viewed the image data in the graphical user interface.