Electronic information delivery system and process including supplying of information about locations visited by users of portable identification cards and statistical data generation and non-commercial applications thereof
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 receiving identification information identifying an identity of the physical location and associating the received identification information with the reader identification code of the reader;
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;
the control center receiving from the user feedback information relating to an amount of usefulness to the user of the information supplied from the control center.
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Abstract
A process and system of supplying information includes providing to a user a portable device having a device identification code stored on or in the portable device, identifying by the user of an information destination to which information is to be supplied when the user utilizes the portable device, associating the identified information destination to the device identification code of the portable device provided to the user, disposing a reader within or near a physical location about which information is to be provided, the reader having an associated reader identification code, identifying to a control center information associated with the reader identification code and relating to the physical location, visiting by the user of the physical location, reading by the reader of the device identification code stored on or in the portable device, supplying to a control center the reader identification code and the device identification code of the portable device read by the reader, and supplying by the control center the information associated with the supplied reader identification code to the information destination associated with the supplied device identification code of the portable device.
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39 Claims
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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 receiving identification information identifying an identity of the physical location and associating the received identification information with the reader identification code of the reader;
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;
the control center receiving from the user feedback information relating to an amount of usefulness to the user of the information supplied from the control center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for supplying information to a user about a physical location visited by the user, comprising:
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a plurality of portable devices supplied to human being users, each of the portable devices having a respective device identification code;
a plurality of readers adapted to read the device identification code of a portable device in close proximity to the respective reader, each of the readers associated with a respective physical location and having a respective reader identification code, each of the readers having capability to supply as an output the read device identification code and the reader identification code of the respective reader;
a control center receiving identification information identifying an identity of each of the physical locations and associating the received identification information with the reader identification code of the respective reader associated with the respective physical location;
the control center adapted to receive the device identification code and the reader identification code output by each of the readers, 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 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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15. A process of supplying information relating to a visited location to a user of a portable device, comprising the steps of:
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providing to a user a portable device having a device identification code stored on or in the portable device;
identifying by the user of an information destination to which information is to be supplied when the user utilizes the portable device;
associating the identified information destination to the device identification code of the portable device provided to the user;
disposing a reader within or near a physical location about which information is to be provided, the reader having an associated reader identification code;
identifying to a control center information associated with the reader identification code and relating to the physical location;
visiting by the user of the physical location;
reading by the reader of the device identification code stored on or in the portable device;
supplying to a control center the reader identification code and the device identification code of the portable device read by the reader; and
supplying by the control center the information associated with the supplied reader identification code to the information destination associated with the supplied device identification code of the portable device.
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30. A system for supplying information to a user about a non-commercial facility, 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 disposed within or near a noncommercial facility 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 receiving identification information identifying an identity of the noncommercial facility and associating the received identification information with the reader identification code of the reader;
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 (31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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35. A process of supplying information relating to a non-commercial visited facility to a user of a portable device, comprising the steps of:
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providing to a user a portable device having a device identification code stored on or in the portable device;
identifying by the user of an information destination to which information is to be supplied when the user utilizes the portable device;
associating the identified information destination to the device identification code of the portable device provided to the user;
disposing a reader within or near a non-commercial facility about which information is to be provided, the reader having an associated reader identification code;
identifying to a control center information associated with the reader identification code and relating to the non-commercial facility;
visiting by the user of the non-commercial facility;
reading by the reader of the device identification code stored on or in the portable device;
supplying to a control center the reader identification code and the device identification code of the portable device read by the reader; and
supplying by the control center the information associated with the supplied reader identification code to the information destination associated with the supplied device identification code of the portable device.
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