Patent ID: 9117209
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating a transaction with a business entity from a printed medium using a mobile communications device, the method comprising: generating, using a business entity computer, a barcode that includes direct contact data for the business entity and transaction data relating to the transaction, said transaction data further being generated to include an identifier of a unique offer associated with the printed medium and an identification of the printed medium; printing, using a printer coupled to the business entity computer, the barcode on the medium; receiving communications at the business entity computer through a communication channel identified by the direct contact data; receiving the transaction data at the business entity computer through the communication channel; processing the transaction, on the business entity computer, based on the transaction data received through the communication channel, said processing including initiating a transaction routine for the unique offer upon receiving the transaction data; and tracking, on the business entity computer, sources of incoming communications based on the identification of the printed medium in the transaction data.