The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded NeoMedia a patent pertaining to the resolution of mobile barcodes.

Patent No. 8,131,597, entitled, System And Method For Using An Ordinary Article Of Commerce To Access A Remote Computer, generally covers systems and methods for providing users of mobile barcodes automatic access to remote computers.

These patented systems and methods allow faster and easier implementation of new apps and services in the mobile marketing and advertising space. The recently-issued patent is part of an intellectual property portfolio that includes more than 50 issued and pending patent applications in this space. 

“We are excited about the issuance of our latest patent, as it further strengthens our portfolio and enhances our mobile barcode lookup family of patents,” says NeoMedio CEO, Laura Marriott. “ While we are not able to comment on how this will be perceived by the competition or others in the ecosystem, we are pleased to continue with our IP monetization and enforcement initiatives with this newly-issued patent added to our portfolio.”