Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Facilitating user support of electronic devices using dynamic matrix code generation
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Application No.: US12953227Application Date: 2010-11-23
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Publication No.: US09792612B2Publication Date: 2017-10-17
- Inventor: Michael T. Dugan , Dan J. Minnick , Mark Gomez
- Applicant: Michael T. Dugan , Dan J. Minnick , Mark Gomez
- Applicant Address: US CO Englewood
- Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Englewood
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: G06K19/06
- IPC: G06K19/06 ; G06Q30/00 ; H04L29/08

Abstract:
An electronic device may derive information specific to the device, dynamically generate a matrix code that includes the information as well as user support information, and transmit the dynamically generated code to a display. When a user captures the matrix code with a reader device, the reader device may decode (or use a back end server to decode) the specific information specific and the user support information and initiate a user support request. Thus, user support for electronic devices may be facilitated utilizing dynamically generated matrix codes, such as (but not limited to) QR codes. In response to the initiated user support request, user support may then be provided for the user. Problems may be automatically taken care of for the user, tutorials may be provided for the user, one or more notifications may be provided to the user, service calls may be scheduled for the user, and so on.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120128267A1 Facilitating User Support of Electronic Devices Using Dynamic Matrix Code Generation Public/Granted day:2012-05-24
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