Machine readable label reader system with robust context generation
First Claim
1. A device for identifying and connecting to a data resource in a data store, comprising:
- a machine-readable label reader;
a controller connected to control said reader and to connectable to read at least selected ones of said data resources;
said controller being programmed generate a query for use in identifying said at least selected ones of said data resources, said query containing a first identifier of an object associated with said reader and a second identifier of an object associated with a machine-readable label, said query being usable to identify said at least selected ones responsively to both said identifier of said reader and said identifier of said machine-readable label.
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Abstract
A method and system for reading machine-readable label devices and searching resources bases responsive to the context in which the reading took place provides versatility and intelligence that insures users will obtain real value from their use. For example, the system may be used to obtain information about a product fitted with a transponder. The system goes beyond monolithic information-gathering and transaction automation by exploiting context information and flexible search engine technology and by using natural language parsing to make searching to make creation and maintenance of resource bases more economical.
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16 Claims
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1. A device for identifying and connecting to a data resource in a data store, comprising:
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a machine-readable label reader;
a controller connected to control said reader and to connectable to read at least selected ones of said data resources;
said controller being programmed generate a query for use in identifying said at least selected ones of said data resources, said query containing a first identifier of an object associated with said reader and a second identifier of an object associated with a machine-readable label, said query being usable to identify said at least selected ones responsively to both said identifier of said reader and said identifier of said machine-readable label. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for identifying and selecting at least one data resource in a data store, comprising:
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a machine-readable label reader;
a resource base having resources and text descriptions corresponding to said resources, said text descriptions being separate from, or partially or fully subsumed within, said resources;
said text descriptions containing natural language terms in natural language narrative;
a controller connectable to said resource base to generate an index of said resources, in part by parsing said text descriptions with a natural language interface to identify key terms in said descriptions for use in matching to queries;
said reader being programmed generate a query for use in searching said resource base via said index, said query containing a first identifier of an object associated with said reader and a second identifier of an object associated with said machine-readable label, said query being usable for selecting particular ones of said resources responsively to both said first and second identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16)
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13. A method of identifying a resource in a resource base, comprising the steps of:
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scanning, at a first reader, a machine-readable label device and receiving data identifying an object associated with said machine-readable label therefrom;
generating a first search query containing first data responsive to an identifier of an object associated with said first reader and second data responsive to said data identifying said object associated with said machine-readable device;
using said first search query to search a resource base.
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