Kiosk Scanner & Mobile Phones Reading Codes

Be glad you are not one of the 67 companies being litigated against for violation of this patent.  The patent number is US 8,424,752 B2 and the list of defendants is impressive.

https://www.google.com/patents/US8424752

Patent Abstract

A method comprising: capturing a digital image using a digital image capturing device that is part of a portable electronic device; detecting symbology associated with an object within the digital image using a portable electronic device; decoding the symbology to obtain a decode string using one or more visual detection applications residing on the portable electronic device; sending the decode string to a remote server for processing; receiving information about the object from the remote server wherein the information is based on the decode string of the object; displaying the information on a display device associated with the portable electronic device.

DEFENDANT PARENT	DEFENDANTS	MOST RECENT CASE	START DATE	END DATE
Hilton Worldwide Incorporated	Hilton Worldwide Incorporated	6:16-cv-02200	12/22/2016
Circle K Stores Incorporated	Circle K Stores Incorporated	6:16-cv-02198	12/22/2016
Hyatt Hotels Corporation	Hyatt Corporation	6:16-cv-02201	12/22/2016
Darden Restaurants Incorporated	Darden Corporation	6:16-cv-02199	12/22/2016
The Walt Disney Company	The Walt Disney Company	6:16-cv-02205	12/22/2016
The Mall at Millenia Promotional…	The Mall at Millenia Promotional…	6:16-cv-02204	12/22/2016
Home Depot	Home Depot	1:16-cv-10750	11/18/2016
First National Of Nebraska Incor…	First National Bank (Omaha)	1:16-cv-10743	11/18/2016
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corpo…	Twentieth Century Fox Home Enter…	1:16-cv-10751	11/18/2016
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.	1:16-cv-10752	11/18/2016
Best Buy Co., Inc.	Best Buy Co., Inc. Bestbuy.com LLC Best Buy Stores	0:16-cv-61728	07/20/2016	08/29/2016
Brother Industries Limited	Brother International Corporation	0:16-cv-61729	07/20/2016	11/16/2016
PGA Tour Holdings Inc.	PGA Tour, Inc.	0:16-cv-61734	07/20/2016	10/31/2016
NextEra Energy, Inc.	Florida Power & Light Company NextEra Energy, Inc.	0:16-cv-61733	07/20/2016	11/21/2016
Sysco Corporation	Freshpoint Incorporated	0:16-cv-61732	07/20/2016	11/08/2016
Actiontec Electronics Incorporated	Actiontec Electronics Incorporated	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	06/07/2016	09/20/2016
Pioneer Corporation	Pioneer Electronics (USA) Incorp…	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	06/07/2016	09/02/2016
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.	Kwikset Corporation	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	06/07/2016
NETGEAR, Inc.	NETGEAR, Inc.	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	06/07/2016	11/30/2016
AT&T, Inc.	AT&T Mobility LLC AT&T Services Incorporated	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	06/07/2016	10/07/2016
Waterpik Inc.	Waterpik Inc.	2:16-cv-00602	06/07/2016
Falcon Safety Products, Inc.	Falcon Safety Products, Inc.	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	06/07/2016	08/25/2016
Auntie Anne’s, LLC	Auntie Anne’s, LLC	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	06/07/2016	12/06/2016
LifeLock, Inc.	LifeLock, Inc.	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	04/28/2016	06/09/2016
HSBC Holdings	HSBC Bank USA National Association	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	04/26/2016	12/16/2016
Bank of America Corp.	Bank of America Corp. Bank Of America NA	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	04/26/2016	11/02/2016
Texas Bank and Trust Company	Texas Bank and Trust Company	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	04/26/2016	09/09/2016
SunTrust Banks, Inc.	SunTrust Bank	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	04/26/2016	08/26/2016
Citigroup Incorporated	Citibank NA	2:16-cv-00450	04/26/2016	08/22/2016
Landmark Bank	Landmark Bank	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	04/26/2016	11/03/2016
JP Morgan Chase & Co	JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	04/26/2016	10/03/2016
Beacon Payments LLC	Beacon Payments LLC	2:16-cv-00450 ( and 1 other )	04/26/2016	07/06/2016
KaiJet Technology International …	KaiJet Technology International …	2:15-cv-01169	01/23/2016	03/09/2016
The Procter & Gamble Company	The Procter & Gamble Company	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	11/25/2015	04/06/2016
TATA Motors Limited	Jaguar Land Rover North America LLC	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	11/25/2015	03/16/2016
Mattel Incorporated	Mattel Incorporated Fuhu, Inc.	6:16-cv-02202 ( and 2 others )	11/24/2015
General Mills Incorporated	General Mills Incorporated	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	11/24/2015	04/11/2016
PNY Technologies Incorporated	PNY Technologies Incorporated	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	11/24/2015	04/21/2016
The Hain Celestial Group Incorpo…	The Hain Celestial Group Incorpo…	2:15-cv-01865	11/24/2015	06/14/2016
NeilMed Products Incorporated	NeilMed Products Incorporated	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	11/24/2015	08/24/2016
Pernod Ricard SA	Pernod Ricard USA	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	11/24/2015	07/12/2016
JD Power and Associates	JD Power and Associates	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	11/24/2015	04/06/2016
J5Create	J5Create	2:15-cv-01866	11/24/2015	03/09/2016
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA	LVMH Watch & Jewelry USA Inc.	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	09/10/2015	07/12/2016
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp…	Bally Total Fitness Corporation	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	07/06/2015	11/17/2015
RE/MAX International Incorporated	RE/MAX International Incorporated	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	12/30/2015
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insura…	OppenheimerFunds Incorporated	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	07/12/2016
Toronto-Dominion Bank	TD Bank, N.A. Toronto-Dominion Bank TD Bank US Holding Company	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	07/12/2016
Liberty Mutual Holding Company	Liberty Mutual Group Incorporated Liberty Life Assurance Company o…	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	07/12/2016
CIGNA Corporation	CIGNA Corporation CIGNA Dental Health, Inc. Cigna Health and Life Insurance …	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	07/12/2016
American Express	American Express	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	12/14/2015
GEICO Corporation	Government Employees Insurance C…	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	04/06/2016
Unilever PLC	Unilever US Incorporated	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	11/17/2015
State Farm	State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins…	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	07/12/2016
Allstate Corporation	Allstate Insurance Company Allstate Corporation	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	04/06/2016
JetBlue Airways Corporation	JetBlue Airways Corporation	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	02/17/2016
Health Care Service Corporation	Health Care Service Corporation Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Te…	2:15-cv-01415 ( and 2 others )	06/30/2015	07/12/2016
Ralph Lauren Corporation	Ralph Lauren Corporation	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	07/12/2016
Wellmark, Inc.	Wellmark, Inc. Wellmark of South Dakota, Inc.	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	07/08/2016
Tag Heuer USA	Tag Heuer USA	2:15-cv-01183	06/30/2015	09/10/2015
Pinnacle Foods Inc.	Pinnacle Foods Inc.	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/30/2015	07/12/2016
Aetna Incorporated	Aetna Incorporated	2:15-cv-01169 ( and 1 other )	06/29/2015	10/17/2016
Adams Extract Co., Inc.	Adams Extract Co., Inc.	2:15-cv-01169	06/29/2015	06/22/2016
Exxon Mobil Corporation	Exxon Mobil Corporation	2:15-cv-00413	03/23/2015	11/17/2015
Kimberly-Clark Corporation	Kimberly-Clark Corporation	2:15-cv-00198	02/11/2015	06/18/2015
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.	J.C. Penney Company, Inc.	2:15-cv-00197	02/11/2015	02/26/2015
PepsiCo Incorporated	Frito-Lay Incorporated	2:15-cv-00196	02/11/2015	04/16/2015