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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
The Vanguard Group, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Rajeev Sharma, Downingtown, PA (US);
The Vanguard Group, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
An article of manufacture comprises a printed document associated with a source entity. The printed document is readable by a software application of an electronic device. The printed document includes a plain text content portion and a two-dimensional code (2-D code) that includes data encoded therein which is readable by the software application of the electronic device. The encoded data includes a resource locator to an intent. The resource locator to an intent includes a protocol identifier designating a secure 2-D code which is detectable by the software application of the electronic device for electronic replacement by the software application with a protocol identifier used to access a secure server of the source entity located at a host portion of the resource locator. The protocol identifier is a protocol identifier associated with URL specifications.