Deep-Link QR Codes for Multi-Operator Interaction Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems struggle to efficiently track and manage interactions between multiple operators and users, particularly in contexts like athlete training or vehicle sales, where quick and accurate data retrieval is needed.
Innovation Solution
A system that generates and updates deep links encoded in visually scannable codes, such as QR codes, to link users with operators and actions, enabling secure execution and efficient data retrieval by embedding identifiers and timestamps, and allows for updating and linking multiple codes to track interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If visually scannable codes are used to store information, then information exchange efficiency is improved, but the codes can only store limited text or URL information and cannot directly access specific application portions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information storage function by separating the code structure into distinct regions: a first region containing a base string (URL or text) and a second region containing parameters. This segmentation allows the code to simultaneously maintain scannability while storing structured data that can trigger deep linking functionality, thus resolving the contradiction between efficient information exchange and enhanced information storage capability.
2Ease of operation
If deep links are used to access specific application portions, then user experience is improved, but the system cannot efficiently track interactions between multiple operators and users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing system that receives the visually scannable code, extracts the deep link and parameters, and manages the interaction tracking. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of tracking multiple operators and users while keeping the code structure itself simple and scannable, thus resolving the contradiction between improved user experience and the need for sophisticated interaction tracking.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-structuring the code with embedded parameters that identify operators, users, and interaction types before the actual scanning occurs. This pre-prepared structure enables the system to immediately track and attribute interactions without requiring complex real-time processing, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and interaction tracking complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If parameters are included in the access request, then code execution can be customized, but security is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts parameters from the main executable code portion and places them in a separate parameter region within the visually scannable code. This extraction allows the core code to remain secure and simple while still enabling customized execution through the separated parameters, thus resolving the contradiction between code execution flexibility and execution security.
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AI summary
Methods and systems disclosed herein enable accessing and updating content using deep linking. The system may generate a deep link for a user that links the user to an operator that requested generation of the deep link. The deep link may be encoded into a wirelessly detectable tag or a visually scannable code, which may be stored with user action data and an operator identifier. When a visually scannable code is scanned or a wirelessly detectable tag is accessed, the deep link is decoded and all data associated with the deep link is retrieve and generated for display, when needed. By generating deep links in combination with the visually scannable codes or wirelessly detectable tags, the system is able to provide quick and efficient data retrieval and update.