US 12230394

US Patent 12230394, titled "Barcode generation and implementation method and system for processing information," was granted on February 18, 2025, from an application filed on May 19, 2023. The sole inventor is Sean McKirdy, and the current assignee is Iscan2d Technologies LLC.

The abstract describes a system and method for generating and implementing barcodes. A data generation device receives data and generates barcode data. A barcode generation device then creates a barcode based on this data, which is displayed on a display device. A barcode receiving device (e.g., a mobile device) receives the barcode and operates in response to the barcode data. The method involves generating barcode data, sending it to a generator, creating and displaying the barcode, uploading it to a mobile device, and processing it.

Here is a plain-language overview of the independent claims:

• Independent Claim 1 (Method): This claim describes a method for generating and implementing a barcode. It involves:

  1. A data generation device creating barcode data in response to received information (which could be anything from exercise performance to biological data).
  2. A barcode generation device receiving this barcode data and producing a barcode.
  3. A display device showing the generated barcode.
  4. A barcode receiving device (like a mobile phone) getting the barcode (e.g., by scanning it).
  5. The barcode receiving device then doing something based on the information in the barcode.

• Independent Claim 11 (System): This claim outlines a system designed to perform the method described in Claim 1. It includes:

  1. A data generation device set up to receive information and create barcode data.
  2. A barcode generation device connected to the data generation device, configured to take the barcode data and produce a barcode.
  3. A display device linked to the barcode generation device, which shows the barcode.
  4. A barcode receiving device (like a mobile device) that can receive the barcode and is programmed to respond to the barcode's information.

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