Patent ID: 9204241
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06Q,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of utilizing barcode images to communicate between a mobile terminal and a backend server, said mobile terminal having a wireless connection with said backend server, by using a wireless network, wherein, said method comprises: a user of said mobile terminal registering as a user of said backend server, and said backend server storing registration information of said user, said user having a unique username; taking a picture of said barcode image with a camera disposed in the said mobile terminal; decoding the taken barcode image using said mobile terminal to obtain coding information; and parsing said coding information to determine, as a first determination, whether said barcode image is generated according to a preset coding rule, the preset coding rule specifying barcode information generated by or uniquely associated with the backend server with which the user of said mobile terminal has registered, wherein, only when according to the first determination it is determined that said barcode image is generated according to the preset coding rule, subsequent steps (a)-(c) are executed, and wherein when it is determined according to the first determination that the barcode image was not generated according to the preset coding rule, connecting said mobile terminal to a webpage corresponding to the coding information, and steps (a)-(c) are not executed; (a) according to said coding information, extracting service information corresponding to said coding information using said mobile terminal; (b) sending from said mobile terminal a service providing request message to said backend server, said service providing request message at least including information that uniquely identifies said mobile terminal; and (c) said backend server providing a service to the mobile terminal according to content of said service providing request message.