Secure information handling system matrix bar code

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9306944-B2
Application number	US-201514636386-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2015
Priority date	Oct 18, 2012
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

An information handling system analyzes secondary information captured with an image of a two-dimensional barcode to perform a function. For example, a mobile phone camera captures an image of a QR code at a product plus characters printed next to the QR code, uses optical code recognition to determine the characters, and applies information from the QR code and the characters to register the product. As another example, a security indicator is captured with an image of the QR code and applied to access information of the QR code, such as by using GPS position information, local network information, or telephone number information to encrypt and/or decrypt information stored in the QR code.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for securing information stored with a two-dimensional barcode, the method comprising:
placing a security indicator proximate to the two-dimensional barcode and outside of a boundary of the two-dimensional barcode, the security indicator comprising a separate indicator introduced by the end user;
capturing an image of the two-dimensional barcode with an information handling system camera;
capturing the security indicator with the image of the two-dimensional barcode, the security indicator separate from the two-dimensional barcode and outside the boundary of the two-dimensional barcode;
analyzing the two-dimensional barcode to extract a network address stored in the two-dimensional barcode;
analyzing the image to generate a representation of the security indicator;
communicating the security indicator representation to the network address; and
applying the security indicator at a network location associated with the network address to authorize a function.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
in response to authorizing a function, initiating a function at the network location; and
disabling subsequent use of the network address.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein capturing a security indicator further comprises:
determining a position of the information handling system at the capturing of the image; and
providing the position as the security indicator.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the determining a position comprises determining a GPS position with a GPS receiver of the information handling system.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein determining a position comprises determining a local area network interfaced with the information handling system with a network interface of the information handling system.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the security indicator comprises a face of an authorized end user.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the security indicator comprises a fingerprint of an authorized end user.

8. An information handling system comprising:
a processor operable to process instructions;
memory interfaced with the processor and operable to store the instructions;
a camera interfaced with the processor and memory, the camera operable to capture an image and store the image in the memory;
a two-dimensional barcode analyzer stored in the memory and operable to analyze the image to determine barcode information of a two-dimensional barcode captured by the image; and
a security module stored in the memory and operable to determine a security indicator captured in the image, the security indicator placed separate from and external to a boundary of the two-dimensional barcode, the security module further operable to apply the security indicator for authorization of use of the barcode information, the security indicator introduced proximate the two-dimensional barcode by an end user of the camera.

9. The information handling system of claim 8 further comprising:
a position locator interfaced with the security module and operable to determine a position of the information handling system;
wherein the security module retrieves a position from the position locator and applies the position to authorize use of the barcode information.

10. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the barcode information comprises a network address associated with a network location and the security module applies the security indicator to communicate with the network address to perform a function including at least disabling subsequent use of the network address.

11. A method for interfacing with a network location, the method comprising:
introducing by an end user of a security indicator next to and outside the boundary of a two-dimensional barcode, the security indicator placed separate from and external to the two-dimensional barcode boundary;
capturing an image of the two-dimensional barcode with an information handling system camera, the image including the security indicator;
analyzing the security indicator captured within the image and outside of the boundary; and
applying the security indicator to decrypt information of the two-dimensional barcode.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the two-dimensional barcode comprises unencrypted information having at least a network address, the method further comprising communicating from the information handling system to the network location with the network address to present instructions for capturing the security indicator within the image of the two-dimensional barcode.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein introducing by an end user of the security indicator comprises a handwritten security code written by the end user proximate to the two-dimensional barcode and outside the two-dimensional barcode boundary.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the security indicator comprises a biometric indicator of an end user.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the biometric indicator comprises a fingerprint.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Terwilliger Kevin D
• Ozias Orin M
• Lauffer Scott C

Classifications

• G06K7/1417

  2D bar codes · CPC title

• G06F21/36

  by graphic or iconic representation · CPC title

• H04W4/02 Primary

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• H04L63/0861 Primary

  using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231) · CPC title

• H04W12/08

  Access security · CPC title