US 7,537,162 B1
Methods and apparatus for validating input by rendering a barcode
Danny Dick-Fung Siu, San Francisco, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, Calif. (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/237,026.
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 235—462.01  [235/462.15] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of rendering a barcode on a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
displaying content within a graphical user interface, the content including a barcode representing at least a portion of the displayed content;
detecting a change associated with the content displayed within the graphical user interface, wherein detecting the chance includes: detecting modified data associated with at least one user modifiable field in the content;
in response to the change associated with the content:
i) automatically generating a barcode incorporating the change; and
ii) automatically updating and displaying the barcode on the graphical user interface in association with the content, the barcode reflecting the detected change.