System, terminal and method of transmitting information utilizing a variable-string uniform resource locator (URL)
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting information utilizing a uniform resource locator (URL), the method comprising:
- transferring information to a terminal, wherein the information includes a variable-string URL that comprises at least one variable string;
interpreting the at least one variable string into at least one associated request for information, and thereafter locally requesting the information at the terminal;
receiving a response to the request for information; and
reformatting the variable-string URL to incorporate the response to the request for information to thereby generate a dynamic URL such that the response to the request for information can be transmitted.
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Abstract
A communications system includes an information source and a terminal. The information source is capable of transferring information including a variable-string URL that comprises at least one variable string. The terminal, which is adapted to communicate via a communications network, is capable of receiving information including the variable-string URL from the information source. The terminal can then interpret the variable strings into associated requests for information, and thereafter request the information locally at the terminal. Then, the terminal can receive a response to the request for information, and reformat the variable-string URL to incorporate the response to the request for information to thereby generate a dynamic URL such that the response to the request for information can be transmitted.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting information utilizing a uniform resource locator (URL), the method comprising:
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transferring information to a terminal, wherein the information includes a variable-string URL that comprises at least one variable string;
interpreting the at least one variable string into at least one associated request for information, and thereafter locally requesting the information at the terminal;
receiving a response to the request for information; and
reformatting the variable-string URL to incorporate the response to the request for information to thereby generate a dynamic URL such that the response to the request for information can be transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A terminal for transmitting information utilizing a uniform resource locator (URL), wherein the terminal is adapted to communicate via a communications network, the terminal comprising:
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a local data transfer device capable of receiving information including a variable-string URL that comprises at least one variable string; and
a controller capable of interpreting the at least one variable string into at least one associated request for information, and thereafter requesting the information locally at the terminal, wherein the controller is also capable of receiving a response to the request for information, and reformatting the variable-string URL to incorporate the response to the request for information to thereby generate a dynamic URL such that the response to the request for information can be transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A communications system comprising:
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an information source capable of transferring information including a variable-string URL that comprises at least one variable string; and
a terminal adapted to communicate via a communications network, wherein the terminal is capable of receiving information including the variable-string URL from the information source, wherein the terminal is capable of interpreting the at least one variable string into at least one associated request for information, and thereafter requesting the information, wherein the terminal is also capable of receiving a response to the request for information, and thereafter reformatting the variable-string URL to incorporate the response to the request for information to thereby generate a dynamic URL such that the response to the request for information can be transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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