Electronic information delivery system and process including supplying of information about locations visited by users of portable identification cards
First Claim
1. A system for supplying information to a user about a physical location visited by the user, comprising:
- a portable device adapted to be carried by a human being user, the portable device having a unique device identification code;
a reader adapted to read the device identification code of the portable device of the user in close proximity to the reader, the reader being associated with a physical location to be visited by the user and having a unique reader identification code, the reader including capability to supply as an output the device identification code of the portable device when read along with the reader identification code of the reader;
a control center including registering means for registering the physical location associated with the reader, the registering means receiving identification information identifying an identity of the physical location, the registering means associating the received physical location identification information with the reader identification code of the reader associated with the physical location;
the control center adapted to receive the device identification code and the reader identification code output by the reader, the control center adapted to supply fulfillment information associated with the supplied reader identification code to a user information destination associated with the received device identification code.
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Abstract
A process and corresponding system of supplying information includes registering during a registration process by a location visited or to be visited, identifying an identity of the location being supplied during the registration process, supplying to the location a reader having a unique reader identification code, associating the reader identification code with the supplied information identifying the identity of the location, visiting by the user of the location about which information is desired, reading by the reader the device identification code of the portable device held by the user, supplying to a control center the read device identification code and the reader identification code of the reader, and supplying by the control center to a location associated with the user of the portable device fulfillment information associated with the location to which the reader having the supplied reader identification code was supplied.
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1. A system for supplying information to a user about a physical location visited by the user, comprising:
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a portable device adapted to be carried by a human being user, the portable device having a unique device identification code;
a reader adapted to read the device identification code of the portable device of the user in close proximity to the reader, the reader being associated with a physical location to be visited by the user and having a unique reader identification code, the reader including capability to supply as an output the device identification code of the portable device when read along with the reader identification code of the reader;
a control center including registering means for registering the physical location associated with the reader, the registering means receiving identification information identifying an identity of the physical location, the registering means associating the received physical location identification information with the reader identification code of the reader associated with the physical location;
the control center adapted to receive the device identification code and the reader identification code output by the reader, the control center adapted to supply fulfillment information associated with the supplied reader identification code to a user information destination associated with the received device identification code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A process of supplying information relating to a visited location to a user of a portable device having a unique device identification code, comprising the steps of:
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registering during a registration process by a location, identifying an identity of the location being supplied during the registration process;
supplying to the location a reader having a unique reader identification code;
associating the reader identification code with the supplied information identifying the identity of the location;
visiting by the user of the location about which information is desired;
reading by the reader the device identification code of the portable device held by the user;
supplying to a control center the read device identification code and the reader identification code of the reader; and
supplying by the control center to a location associated with the user of the portable device fulfillment information associated with the location to which the reader having the supplied reader identification code was supplied. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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46. A system for supplying information to a user about a retail store visited by the user, comprising:
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registering means for registering a user during a registration process, the means for registering receiving from the user identification information including a mailing location to which the user desires to receive fulfillment information;
a portable device adapted to be carried by the user, the portable device having a unique device identification code;
a reader adapted to read the device identification code of the portable device of the user in close proximity to the reader, the reader being associated with a retail store to be visited by the user and having a unique reader identification code, the reader including capability to supply as an output the device identification code of the portable device when read along with the reader identification code of the reader;
a control center communicating with the registering means, the control center adapted to receive the device identification code and the reader identification code output by the reader, the control center adapted to supply fulfillment information associated with the supplied reader identification code to the mail location associated with the received device identification code.
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58. A process of supplying information about a retail store, comprising the steps of:
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registering a user during a registration process, the user supplying identification information during the registration process, the identification information including a mailing location to which the user desires to receive fulfillment information;
supplying to the user a portable device having a unique device identification code;
associating the unique device identification code of the portable device with the user supplied identification information;
supplying to a retail store a reader having a unique reader identification code;
providing by the retail store to a control center fulfillment information relating to information about the retail store;
associating the provided fulfillment information with the reader identification code of the reader supplied to the retail store;
visiting by the user of the retail store;
reading by the reader the device identification code of the portable device of the user;
supplying to a control center the read device identification code and the reader identification code of the reader having read the device identification code; and
supplying by the control center to the mailing location of the user the fulfillment information associated with the supplied reader identification code.
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