METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING OFFLINE COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS

摘要

Methods and apparatus for conducting offline commerce transactions that use a barcode as the user ID as an alternative means for personal identification is described. The user ID represented in the bar code format referred to as the User ID Barcode is generated from a number that uniquely identifies the user. Such numbers as a cell phone number or a credit card number or other number that uniquely identifies user may be used to generate the User ID Barcode. The unique personal identifier, the User ID Barcode is expanded to include the Country Code of the country in which the issuing company is domiciled.

主权项

1. A method for conducting offline commerce transactions comprising:
(a) providing a personal code to a person, identified as the User ID for their use to purchase goods; (b) converting said personal code into barcode format to form a User ID Barcode; (c) said User ID Barcode corresponding to said personal code and including at least one special character to distinguish the barcode as a User ID Barcode; (d) said User ID Barcode including a plurality of fields including one selected field from a country code field, a company code field, a user index field, and an encrypted User ID; and (e) scanning said User ID Barcode to derive said personal code to obtain authorization for a purchase.