Method and system for accessing information and/or data available on a wide area computer network
First Claim
1. A method for accessing information and/or data available on a wide area computer network, such as the Internet, said method including:
- a) transmitting a first modulated acoustic signal to a group of potential users each provided with a portable communication unit, this first modulated acoustic signal including at least one identifier associated with a link to a determined site of said wide area computer network;
b) storing, in said portable communication unit, the identifier or identifiers transmitted by means of said first modulated acoustic signal;
c) downloading the identifier or identifiers stored in the portable communication unit in a computer terminal connected to said wide area computer network; and
d) comparing the downloaded identifier or identifiers with a determined list of identifiers in order to generate a list of links to sites corresponding to the downloaded identifier or identifiers.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method and a system for accessing information and/or data available on a wide area computer network (100), such as the Internet. A first modulated acoustic signal (A) is transmitted to a group of potential users each provided with a portable communication unit (1, 1*), this first modulated acoustic signal including at least one identifier (ID—1, ID—2, ID—3, . . . ) associated with a link to a determined site of the wide area computer network. These identifiers are stored in the portable communication unit then subsequently downloaded to a computer terminal (50, 51, 52) connected to the wide area computer network. After the downloaded identifier or identifiers have been compared with a determined list of identifiers (ID_A, ID_B, ID_C, . . . ), a list of links (Link_A, Link_B, Link_C, . . . ) to sites corresponding to the downloaded identifier or identifiers is generated by the computer terminal.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for accessing information and/or data available on a wide area computer network, such as the Internet, said method including:
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a) transmitting a first modulated acoustic signal to a group of potential users each provided with a portable communication unit, this first modulated acoustic signal including at least one identifier associated with a link to a determined site of said wide area computer network;
b) storing, in said portable communication unit, the identifier or identifiers transmitted by means of said first modulated acoustic signal;
c) downloading the identifier or identifiers stored in the portable communication unit in a computer terminal connected to said wide area computer network; and
d) comparing the downloaded identifier or identifiers with a determined list of identifiers in order to generate a list of links to sites corresponding to the downloaded identifier or identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for accessing information and/or data available on a wide area computer network, such as the Internet, said system including:
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means for transmitting a first modulated acoustic signal to a group of potential users, this first modulated acoustic signal including at least one identifier associated with a link to a determined site of said wide area computer network;
a portable communication unit, with which each user is provided, this portable communication unit including means for receiving said first modulated acoustic signal, means for storing the identifier or identifiers transmitted by means of said first modulated acoustic signal, and means for transmitting a second modulated acoustic signal including the identifier or identifiers stored by said portable communication unit; and
a computer terminal connected to said wide area computer network and including downloading means adapted to receive said second modulated acoustic signal, this computer terminal being arranged to compare the downloaded identifier or identifiers with a determined list of identifiers and to generate a list of links to sites corresponding to the downloaded identifier or identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for conveying advertising, news, business and/or cultural information to a group of potential clients, said method including:
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a) providing a portable communication unit to each client of said group of potential clients;
a) transmitting a first modulated acoustic signal to said group of potential clients, this first modulated acoustic signal including at least one identifier associated with a link to a determined site of a wide area computer network, such as the Internet;
b) storing, in said portable communication unit, the identifier or identifiers transmitted by means of said first modulated acoustic signal;
c) downloading the identifier or identifiers stored in the portable communication unit in a computer terminal connected to said wide area computer network; and
d) comparing the downloaded identifier or identifiers with a determined list of identifiers in order to generate a list of links to sites corresponding to the downloaded identifier or identifiers.
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Specification