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Granted Patent B2
US 12,067,436 · App. 17/407,601 · Granted Aug 20, 2024

Reconstructed segmented codes and methods of using the same

Inventors: Jeffrey R. Wahl (Center Moriches, NY); Michael A. Lafauci (Center Moriches, NY); Jonathan Pinsky (Center Moriches, NY)
Assignee: RVC Technologies, Inc.
G06K19/06046A61J7/0076G06K7/1417G06K19/06037A61J2205/30A61J2205/50
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Patent No.
US 12,067,436
App. No.
17/407,601
Granted
Aug 20, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a reconstructable visual code. A visual code may be separated into a plurality of individual portions. The plurality of individual portions may be configured to transform between two or more states. In a first state, the plurality of individual portions may be spaced apart to form a non-functional visual code. In a second state, the plurality of individual portions may be moved relative to each other to form a functional visual code.

Claims (22)

1. A system for forming a functional visual code, comprising:

a visual code that is segmented into a plurality of individual portions comprising (i) a physical individual portion provided on a physical object and (ii) a virtual individual portion provided in an augmented reality space, wherein the plurality of individual portions are configured to transform between two or more states,

wherein, in a first state, the plurality of individual portions are spaced apart to form a non-functional visual code, and

wherein, in a second state, the plurality of individual portions are moved relative to each other in the augmented reality space to reconstruct the functional visual code, wherein the reconstructed functional visual code represents digital information associated with the physical object, wherein the digital information is retrievable from a database; and

a graphical user interface (GUI) application comprising the augmented reality space, wherein the GUI is programmed to verify the reconstructed functional visual code, to access the digital information from the database.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein, in the second state, the plurality of individual portions are (i) directly adjacent to each other, and/or (ii) overlapping over one another in the augmented reality space to reconstruct the functional visual code.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the GUI is configured to verify the reconstructed functional visual code based, in part, on an image and/or a video of the reconstructed functional visual code.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the GUI is further configured to distinguish the visual code between the first state and the visual code in the second state.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reconstruction of the visual code is for tracking of the physical object.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the physical individual portion is provided by a pharmacy, and the virtual individual portion is provided by a user of a drug or the user's proxy.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the physical individual portion is provided on a container or packaging configured to hold the drug that is assigned to the user.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the drug is prescribed to the user.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the GUI is associated with a user device.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the user device comprises a scanner configured to scan the physical individual portion to reconstruct the functional visual code in the augmented reality environment.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the scanner comprises a camera.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the virtual individual portion is provided in the augmented reality environment that is associated with a pharmacy.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the GUI is programmed to display the relative movement between the plurality of individual portions in the augmented reality space.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein, in the second state, the plurality of individual portions are moved relative to each other in the augmented reality space of a user device upon a relative movement between the physical object and the user device.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reconstruction of the visual code is for accountability of the physical object.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reconstruction of the visual code is for security of the physical object.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reconstruction of the visual code is for authentication of the physical object.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reconstruction of the visual code is for transaction of the physical object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2021
From: WAHL, JEFFREY R.; LAFAUCI, MICHAEL A.; PINSKY, JONATHAN
To: RVC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 057280/0564 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2020019122 · Feb 20, 2020
Provisional Application 62808804 · Feb 21, 2019
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