MANAGING INFORMATION USING MACHINE-READABLE CODES
A method for managing information includes providing a code referencing an unassigned uniform resource identifier (URI) to a plurality of users; using a processor to receive a URI access request for the unassigned URI and information from a user; after receiving the URI, forming a storage location at the URI and storing the received information at the formed URI storage location; receiving one or more URI access requests including the URI and additional information from each of one or more users; and storing the received additional information at the formed URI storage location without removing stored information at the formed URI storage location.
1 . A method for managing information, comprising:
providing a code referencing an unassigned uniform resource identifier (URI) to a plurality of users;
using a processor to receive a URI access request for the unassigned URI and information from a user;
after receiving the URI, forming a storage location at the URI and storing the received information at the formed URI storage location;
receiving one or more URI access requests including the URI and additional information from each of one or more users; and
storing the received additional information at the formed URI storage location without removing stored information at the formed URI storage location.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the code is a machine-readable code.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the machine-readable code is an optical code, a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional bar code, a matrix code, or a QR code.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the received information is audio, image, or text information.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further including storing the received information in a single file, storing the received information in a database, or storing the received information in multiple files in a folder of a logical file hierarchy.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further including retrieving, replacing, editing, or removing the stored information in response to a request.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further including providing a network-accessible user interface to the formed URI storage location for interacting with the information stored at the formed URI storage location.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further including receiving user information and associating the user information with the stored information received from a user.
9 . The method of claim 1 , further including receiving an identifier.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further including using the identifier to identify the stored information.
11 . The method of claim 9 , further including retrieving stored information associated with the identifier in response to a request.
12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the identifier is an event name, a cellular telephone number, an email address, a user-selected identifier, or a random number.
13 . The method of claim 9 , further including associating received information into groups and using the identifier to identify the groups.
14 . The method of claim 1 , further including receiving an identifier that forms a portion of the URI.
15 . The method of claim 1 , further including forming the code on a plurality of different substrates to a corresponding plurality of users.
16 . The method of claim 1 , further including providing the information on a substrate.
17 . The method of claim 16 , further including providing the code on the substrate.
18 . The method of claim 1 , further including providing a software application that records audio information, forms a digital image of the code, decodes the encoded code information to provide the unassigned URI reference, and transmits the recorded audio information to the unassigned URI.
19 . The method of claim 1 , further including providing a plurality of different codes referencing a corresponding plurality of different unassigned uniform resource identifier (URI) to a plurality of users; receiving a plurality of different URI access requests for the different unassigned URIs and different information from a plurality of users; after receiving the URI access requests forming storage locations at the different URIs and storing the different received information at corresponding formed URI storage locations; receiving one or more URI access requests including the URIs and additional information from each of one or more users; and storing the received additional information at the formed URI storage locations without removing stored information at the formed URI storage location.
20 . The method of claim 19 , further including providing the codes on a plurality of different substrates to a corresponding plurality of users.
21 . The method of claim 20 , further including providing common codes to groups of users.
22 . The method of claim 19 , further including providing the information on a substrate.
23 . The method of claim 20 , further including providing the code on the substrate.
24 . A method for managing information, comprising the sequential steps of:
receiving a code referencing an unassigned uniform resource identifier (URI) to a plurality of users;
obtaining information relevant to the code;
using a processor to send a URI access request for the unassigned URI and information to a server computer to store the information; and
retrieving stored information from the server computer.
25 . The method of claim 24 , further including acquiring a digital image of the code and extracting the reference from the code.