Dual encoding of machine readable code for automatic scan-initiated purchase or uniform resource locator checkout

US9684920B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Visa International Service Association · US

Inventors

• Avinash Kalgi · Kirkland, US
• Keith Bailey · Poole, GB
• Matthew Ward-Steinman · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 19, 2013
• Grant date: Jun 20, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 18, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0623
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for allowing a single representation of a trigger for payment across different environments using machine readable codes. A machine readable code may be encoded with a URL and information about a product to which the machine readable code is attached. A first electronic device may be able to scan and decode the machine readable code into first recognizable product information using a complaint application. The compliant application may populate a first form on the first electronic device for a first transaction with the recognizable product information without having to access a server. A non-compliant application on a second electronic device will launch a browser using the URL and provide the unrecognizable product information to the server for decoding. The server will decode the unrecognizable product information into a second recognizable product information that may be used to populate a second form for a second transaction.