Patent ID: 8820625
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G06K,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of facilitating a barcode printing job at a server, wherein the method is performed by the server, the method comprising: receiving a request for a For Position Only (FPO) image from a remote system, wherein the request includes a product number to be encoded in the FPO image and product information, wherein the FPO image is suggestive of a barcode and not necessarily a proper scannable final barcode of the barcode printing job; generating the FPO image encoding the product number; assigning a unique identifier to the generated FPO image which is indicative of the barcode printing job; generating an FPO image file, wherein the FPO image file includes the generated FPO image with a selectable link to the server, wherein the selectable link contains the unique identifier; and transmitting the FPO image file to the remote system.