ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,299,523, issued on May 13.
"Interactive data system" was invented by Douglas Malcolm Duncan (Cedar Park, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interactive data system in which a user, scanning a tag such as a QR-code, is directed to a destination (which may be one of a number of different destinations) which is determined by a profile of the user, which profile is established beforehand. Optionally access to a destination is also determined by an access permission which may be granted to the user. In one example a user, scanning a menu of food and beverage offerings, is directed to a choice of food and beverage which is dependent on th...