The Code Corporation

Juihsiang Ray Shih

Ryan Wayne Hoobler

Ming Lei

Denver Joseph Hoggatt

Nimrod German Mendoza Paredes

Skanda Kumar Srikanta

Michael Aaron Eddards

Brian Lampright

Mansimran Singh

Steven Ned Pierce

Kirk F Matheson

An object includes an NFC tag, which includes NFC data. The object also includes a barcode, which is an encoded representation of barcode data. When someone wants to access the NFC tag data, the object is presented to an object-reading system that includes both an NFC reader and a barcode reader. The barcode reader is used to read the barcode on the object in order to obtain the barcode data contained within the barcode. The barcode data is then used to establish a secure communication channel between the NFC tag in the object and the NFC reader. The NFC reader then utilizes the secure communication channel to read the NFC tag in the object.

Using a barcode to facilitate secure near-field communication

A barcode-reading device can send barcode images to a remote server for decoding. A decoder on the remote server can process the images and attempt to decode any barcodes in the images. Once the decoder on the remote server has successfully decoded a barcode, the remote server can send the decoded data back to the barcode-reading device and/or to a host computing device that is communicatively coupled to the barcode-reading device. If the barcode-reading device receives the decoded data, the barcode-reading device can forward the decoded data to the host computing device. In some embodiments, a barcode-reading device can send all captured images to the remote server. Alternatively, a barcode-reading device can send only some captured images to the remote server. In some embodiments, a barcode-reading device can be configured to perform one or more preliminary processing operations on an image before sending the image to the remote server.

Barcode-reading system in which decoding occurs on a remote server

Data can be collected from a plurality of barcode-reading devices associated with an enterprise. The collected data can be distinct from the decoded data that is generated by the barcode-reading devices when barcodes are read. For example, the collected data can include device data describing one or more characteristics of the barcode-reading device. Other types of data (e.g., camera data, license data, decoding metadata) can also be collected. The collected data can be sent to a remote server for processing and analysis. The remote server can provide feedback to the enterprise based on the results of analyzing the collected data.

Data collection for barcode-reading devices

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Juihsiang Ray Shih