Creation and management of dynamic quick response (QR) codes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10032057-B2
Application number	US-201715589438-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2017
Priority date	Aug 7, 2013
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

In response to detecting a configured quick response (QR) code change event in a retail environment, a changed dynamic QR code is displayed that includes an encoded new unique value. The changed dynamic QR code is changed from a previously-displayed dynamic QR code and is changed based upon a set of contemporaneous data elements associated with an item displayed in the retail environment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
by a processor:
displaying, in response to a detected configured quick response (QR) code change event in a retail environment, a changed dynamic QR code comprising an encoded new unique value changed from a previously-displayed dynamic QR code and changed based upon a set of contemporaneous data elements associated with an item displayed in the retail environment;
configuring an authorized number of consumer device scans of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code, where the previously-displayed dynamic QR code comprises a previously-encoded unique value;
tracking a number of detected scans of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code by different consumer devices within the retail environment; and
where the detected configured QR code change event comprises the processor determining that the number of detected scans of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code by the different consumer devices results in the configured authorized number of consumer device scans of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code.

2. The method of claim 1 , where the set of contemporaneous data elements associated with the item displayed in the retail environment comprises:
data elements selected from a group consisting of a current location of the item displayed in the retail environment, a current temperature at the current location of the item displayed in the retail environment, a current time, a current date, a current scanned-item price, a user identifier of a user, and a device identifier of a consumer device of the user.

3. A method, comprising:
by a processor:
displaying, in response to a detected configured quick response (QR) code change event in a retail environment, a changed dynamic QR code comprising an encoded new unique value changed from a previously-displayed dynamic QR code and changed based upon a set of contemporaneous data elements associated with an item displayed in the retail environment;
configuring an authorized time duration for consumer devices to scan the previously-displayed dynamic QR code, where the previously-displayed dynamic QR code comprises a previously-encoded unique value;
tracking an amount of elapsed time during display of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code; and
where the detected configured QR code change event comprises the processor determining that the configured authorized time duration for the consumer devices to scan the previously-displayed dynamic QR code has expired.

4. The method of claim 3 , where the set of contemporaneous data elements associated with the item displayed in the retail environment comprises:
data elements selected from a group consisting of a current location of the item displayed in the retail environment, a current temperature at the current location of the item displayed in the retail environment, a current time, a current date, a current scanned-item price, a user identifier of a user, and a device identifier of a consumer device of the user.

5. A system, comprising:
an output device; and
a processor programmed to:
display, on the output device in response to a detected configured quick response (QR) code change event in a retail environment, a changed dynamic QR code comprising an encoded new unique value changed from a previously-displayed dynamic QR code and changed based upon a set of contemporaneous data elements associated with an item displayed in the retail environment;
configure an authorized number of consumer device scans of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code, where the previously-displayed dynamic QR code comprises a previously-encoded unique value;
track a number of detected scans of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code by different consumer devices within the retail environment; and
where in detecting the configured QR code change event, the processor is programmed to determine that the number of detected scans of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code by the different consumer devices results in the configured authorized number of consumer device scans of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code.

6. The system of claim 5 , where the set of contemporaneous data elements associated with the item displayed in the retail environment comprises:
data elements selected from a group consisting of a current location of the item displayed in the retail environment, a current temperature at the current location of the item displayed in the retail environment, a current time, a current date, a current scanned-item price, a user identifier of a user, and a device identifier of a consumer device of the user.

7. A system, comprising:
an output device; and
a processor programmed to:
display, on the output device in response to a detected configured quick response (QR) code change event in a retail environment, a changed dynamic QR code comprising an encoded new unique value changed from a previously-displayed dynamic QR code and changed based upon a set of contemporaneous data elements associated with an item displayed in the retail environment;
configure an authorized time duration for consumer devices to scan the previously-displayed dynamic QR code, where the previously-displayed dynamic QR code comprises a previously-encoded unique value;
track an amount of elapsed time during display of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code; and
where, in detecting the configured QR code change event, the processor is programmed to determine that the configured authorized time duration for the consumer devices to scan the previously-displayed dynamic QR code has expired.

8. The system of claim 7 , where the set of contemporaneous data elements associated with the item displayed in the retail environment comprises:
data elements selected from a group consisting of a current location of the item displayed in the retail environment, a current temperature at the current location of the item displayed in the retail environment, a current time, a current date, a current scanned-item price, a user identifier of a user, and a device identifier of a consumer device of the user.

9. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, where the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se and where the computer readable program code when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
display, in response to a detected configured quick response (QR) code change event in a retail environment, a changed dynamic QR code comprising an encoded new unique value changed from a previously-displayed dynamic QR code and changed based upon a set of contemporaneous data elements associated with an item displayed in the retail environment;
configure an authorized number of consumer device scans of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code, where the previously-displayed dynamic QR code comprises a previously-encoded unique value;
track a number of detected scans of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code by different consumer devices within the retail environment; and
where in detecting the configured QR code change event, the computer readable program code when executed on the computer causes the computer to determine that the number of detected scans of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code by the different consumer devices results in the configured authorized number of consumer device scans of the previously-displayed dynamic QR code.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , where the set of contemporaneous data elements associated with the item displayed in the retail environment comprises:
data elements selected from a group consisting of a current location of the item displayed in the re

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Burkhart Michael J
• Carlson Michael P
• Shrader Theodore J L

Classifications

• G06K19/06037

  multi-dimensional coding · CPC title

• G06Q30/0639 Primary

  Locating goods or services, e.g. based on physical position of the goods or services within a shopping facility · CPC title

• G06K7/1404

  Methods for optical code recognition · CPC title

• G06K7/1417 Primary

  2D bar codes · CPC title

• G06K19/06112

  the marking being simulated using a light source, e.g. a barcode shown on a display or a laser beam with time-varying intensity profile · CPC title