System and approach to convey data with a handheld device via a multi-dimensional code

摘要

A system and approach for conveying engineering and license data with a handheld or mobile device via a multi-dimensional code. Engineering data from a page such as a schematic may be generated, formatted, and encoded with a multi-dimensional code. The code in a visual presentation may be embedded in the schematic. A mobile device may scan the code. The device with an appropriate application may decode and un-format the engineering data from the code for a consumer or user. License data may be generated, encrypted, and encoded in a multi-dimensional code. The code in a visual presentation may be scanned and decrypted by the mobile device with an appropriate application, for a consumer or user.

主权项

1. A system for conveying Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system engineering and licensing information via a quick response code (QR code), comprising:
a generator that generates an electronic version of a submittal page of a hardware item for an HVAC system and generates license data for a mobile application used to interact with the HVAC system, the electronic version of the page and licensing data having an image and text, based on input of a user, wherein a total size of the electronic version of the page and licensing data is greater than an available electronic size of a QR code; a formatter that formats the imagery and text of the electronic version of the page and licensing data into a formatted electronic version of the page and licensing data; a compressor that compresses the formatted electronic version of the page and licensing data having the image and text, wherein the total size of the formatted electronic version of the page and licensing data is greater than an available electronic size of a QR code; an encoder that encodes the formatted electronic version of the page and licensing data into an encoded formatted electronic version of the page and licensing data; a second generator that generates the QR code for the encoded formatted electronic version of the page and licensing data; and a mechanism that presents a visual version of the QR code for the encoded formatted electronic version of the page and licensing data; and wherein an image of the visual version of the QR code is embedded into the encoded formatted electronic version of the page and licensing data.