# Melvin L. Barnes, Jr. — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Melvin L. Barnes, Jr. has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Phones Use Photos to Buy or Research Products](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8204793/fulfillment-by-amazon-fba) — granted 2012
  A method for using a smartphone camera to photograph a product and send that image to a remote server to trigger a purchase or retrieve product information.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/melvin-l-barnes-jr

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