CODING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING PHYSICAL ITEMS AND CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC ONLINE INFORMATION TO THE PHYSICAL ITEMS
First Claim
1. A method for coding physical items for association with online computer electronic information related to the physical items comprising the steps of:
- providing an interface for collecting coded data related to a physical item and introducing the data into a user'"'"'s computer;
forming a computer input message from the computer user that incorporates a code number associated with the data collected for the purpose of sending the input message to a target client or directly to a web site to retrieve information, based on the data collected, sending the retrieved information to a selected destination.
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Abstract
A method for providing a link between physical items with online computer information related to the physical items by assigning coded data to each physical item. The coded data may be printed somewhere appropriate on the physical item. The code uniquely associates the physical items with stored computer data related to the physical item that is accessed via the internet. When the code is entered into a computer by a user, the electronic data related to the coded physical item is retrieved by accessing it over the internet or similar communication network and the electronic data is then stored in the user'"'"'s electronic archive.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for coding physical items for association with online computer electronic information related to the physical items comprising the steps of:
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providing an interface for collecting coded data related to a physical item and introducing the data into a user'"'"'s computer;
forming a computer input message from the computer user that incorporates a code number associated with the data collected for the purpose of sending the input message to a target client or directly to a web site to retrieve information, based on the data collected, sending the retrieved information to a selected destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for linking physical items and corresponding computer online information to the physical items, the computer readable code in said article of manufacture comprising:
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computer readable program code for causing a computer to collect coded data related to a physical item and for introducing the data into the computer;
computer readable program code for causing a computer to form a computer input message that incorporates a code number associated with data to be collected for the purpose of sending the input message to a target client or to a web site to retrieve information; and
computer readable program code for sending the retrieved information data to be collected to a selected destination.
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