Method of calling up object-specific information

• US 20040117634A1
• Filed: 10/16/2003
• Published: 06/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Original Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Inventors: Lutz, Rainer, Letterer, Michael, Timm, Volker
• Application Number:
  US10/475,162
• Publication Number:
  US 20040117634A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/182
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]

Abstract

A method of calling up object-specific information on a data processing device which is connected to a communication device, wherein the object is provided with identification data, the identification data are read by the communication device, and an object-specific application is started on the data processing device on the basis of the identification data.

Claims

1. A method of calling up object-specific information on a data processing device which is connected to a communication device in that an object is provided with identification data, which identification data are read by the communication device, and an object-specific application is started on the data processing device on the basis of said identification data.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the object is provided with a data carrier which contains the identification data.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a physical body is used as the object.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that

the identification data are transmitted to a database system via a link server system,

the database system assigns application data to the object on the basis of the identification data,

the link server system and the database system create a connection to the object-specific information, and

the object-specific information and the application data are transmitted to the data processing device via the link server system.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the application data of the database system can be modified.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the object-specific application called up is a web page, an internet site, or a page in a closed software system.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the object-specific information called up is formed by information about the product status, product information, information about the delivery status, quality data, service information, price information, manufacturer information, links to other web pages, links to other Internet sites, information on publicity measures, information on special offers, customer data, information for testing the authenticity of the object, or ordering information.

8. A data carrier with identification data for calling up object-specific information on a data processing device which is connected to a communication device, wherein

the object is provided with identification data,

the identification data are read by the communication device, and

an object-specific application is started on the data processing device on the basis of the identification data.

9. A communication device for calling up object-specific information on a data processing device which is connected to a communication device, wherein

the object is provided with identification data,

the identification data are read by the communication device, and

an object-specific application is started on the data processing device on the basis of the identification data.