Mobile Device Association via Encoded Image Scanning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack an efficient method to capture and associate identifying information about a mobile device with user contact information, such as name and address, using encoded data presented on physical items.
Innovation Solution
A communication system that encodes user data, including unique identifiers like IMEI numbers, into images like barcodes or QR codes, which can be scanned by mobile devices to automatically update a database with device information and associate it with user details.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If manual data entry methods are used to capture mobile device information and associate it with user contact details, then data accuracy can be maintained, but time consumption and operational complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual data entry operations with automated optical character recognition (OCR) technology. The system captures images of physical documents containing user information and automatically extracts and processes the data, eliminating the need for manual typing and reducing both time consumption and operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service data capture by allowing the mobile device itself to automatically capture its own information through the camera and OCR functionality. The device autonomously extracts data from images without requiring user intervention for manual entry, thus reducing operational complexity and time consumption.
2Productivity
If encoded data is presented on physical items or display devices for scanning, then data capture efficiency improves, but system complexity and implementation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces encoded data representations (such as QR codes or barcodes) as intermediaries between the physical document and the mobile device processing system. These encoded elements serve as a bridge that enables automatic data extraction when scanned, improving data capture efficiency while keeping the overall system architecture relatively simple and cost-effective to implement.
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AI summary
A system and method for collecting information about a mobile device and associating it with a user. At least a portion of data about a user may be encoded into one or more images, along with optional commands or parameters for activating an app or other software or hardware modules of the mobile device. The image may be scanned by the mobile device, causing the mobile device to decode the data from the image, and to optionally automatically send the data back to the system thus confirming that association between the mobile device and the user.