Method and apparatus for identifying user characteristics and device characteristics using a communication network
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1. A method for using a communication network to determine one or more characteristics, the method comprising:
- identifying a device class based on a predetermined common identifier;
identifying an individual apparatus associated with a particular user; and
determining one or more characteristics based on the identified device class and the individual apparatus.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for identifying a class of components and a user or particular device using an essentially unique identifier so that particularized content such as messages, advertisements or other information based on the user'"'"'s characteristics and/or device characteristics can be determined.
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1. A method for using a communication network to determine one or more characteristics, the method comprising:
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identifying a device class based on a predetermined common identifier;
identifying an individual apparatus associated with a particular user; and
determining one or more characteristics based on the identified device class and the individual apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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19. An apparatus for identifying one or more characteristics, the apparatus comprising:
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a device interface, the device interface being interconnectable with a user device;
an encoded section electrically coupled to the device interface, the encoded section comprising;
an interface section, the interface section being electrically coupled to the device interface and facilitating data communication with a computing device;
an identification component, the identification component being electrically coupled to the interface section and being arranged to identify at least one of a device and a user and provide at least one first identification code associated with the identified at least one of the device and the user to the computing device, the first identification code being evaluatable to determine one or more characteristics.
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26. An apparatus for identifying one or more characteristics, the apparatus comprising:
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a base unit; and
an identification component in data communication with the base unit, the identification component being arranged to identify at least one of a device and a user and provide a first identification code associated with the identified at least one of the device and the user to the base unit, the first identification code being evaluatable to determine one or more characteristics.
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