Method and apparatus for obtaining personal access information and delivering information in electronic form using the obtained personal access information
First Claim
13. An electronic information gateway module comprising:
- a communication means which exchanges data with other devices;
a storage means which stores information on at least one objects that are exposed to outside and identifiers that represent and point to the information which is received via the communication means;
a presentation means which presents one or more electronic information stored in the storage means in human understandable formats;
a signal reception means which receives signals from a plurality of portable storage means and extract data from them; and
a control means that associates the extracted data from the signal reception means and the identifier stored in the storage means and transmits them to the outside network via the communication means.
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Abstract
An information delivery system enabling decoupled delivery of value added more detailed information of a plurality of information presented or represented by geographically distributed electronic information gateways to the unique network access information of customers acquired by those gateways as destinations, wherein the methods of operation is comprised of presentation process wherein the electronic information gateways presents one or a plurality of electronic information in sequence periodically to outside, storage process wherein coupled pairs of the current presentation information identifier and the extracted data from the inbound signal when external signal is sensed during said presentation of electronic information, transmission process wherein said coupled pair of extracted data and the electronic information provision server, and delivery process wherein said electronic information provision server retrieves the network access information of customers from the received data consisting of such pairs and transmits the link or contents of the further information obtained from the said electronic information identifier to the retrieved network access information as destinations, thereby enabling convenient expression and delivery of information acquisition request originated from the advertisement and informative contents located at the physical places and objects and seamless information delivery thereafter, and hence enhancing values of objects and installations having informative and advertising purpose.
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13. An electronic information gateway module comprising:
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a communication means which exchanges data with other devices;
a storage means which stores information on at least one objects that are exposed to outside and identifiers that represent and point to the information which is received via the communication means;
a presentation means which presents one or more electronic information stored in the storage means in human understandable formats;
a signal reception means which receives signals from a plurality of portable storage means and extract data from them; and
a control means that associates the extracted data from the signal reception means and the identifier stored in the storage means and transmits them to the outside network via the communication means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An electronic information gateway module comprising:
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a communication means which exchanges data with other devices;
a storage means which stores information on one or more objects that are exposed to outside and identifiers that represent or point to the information which is received via the communication means;
a presentation means which presents one or more electronic information stored in the storage means in human understandable formats; and
a transmission means that transmits an identifier of the electronic information that is currently being presented on the presentation means to portable information devices. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. An electronic information gateway module comprising:
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a communication means which exchanges data with other devices;
a storage means which stores information on at least one objects that are exposed to outside and identifiers that represent and point to the information, or identifiers that represent and point to the objects uniquely in the real physical spaces;
a presentation means which presents one or more electronic information stored in the storage means in human understandable formats;
a signal reception means which receives signals from portable storage means and extract data from them; and
a control means that transmits either one of the extracted data from the signal reception means, the identifier of the electronic information currently being presented, and the identifier of object represented by the electronic information or transmits their combinations by associating plurality of them, to the outside via the communication means. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An electronic information gateway module comprising:
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a storage means which stores one or more electronic information on objects exposed to the outside and more detailed information that is related to the information but is not exposed to the outside;
a presentation means which presents one or more electronic information stored in the storage means in human understandable formats; and
a transmission means that reads from the storage means more detailed version of information of the electronic information that is currently begin presented on the presentation means and transmits the more detailed version of information to portable information devices. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54)
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55. An electronic information providing apparatus for acquisition of customer access address information and for provision of electronic information to the acquired access address, which comprises:
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an electronic information gateway module presenting at least one stored electronic information to outside in a human understandable format and transmitting via connected network the identifier of the electronic information presented to outside upon customer contact together with the received customer identification data which is received from proximity or contact type portable storage means; and
an electronic information providing server receiving the customer identification data and the electronic information identifier, acquiring network access information of a customer from the customer identification data, acquiring more detailed information of the electronic information from the electronic information identifier, and transmitting the acquired more detailed information to the acquired network access information as destination via the network and separate networks. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 62, 63)
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64-1. The electronic information providing apparatus for acquisition of customer access address information and for provision of electronic information to the acquired access address of claim 55, wherein the electronic information providing server provides the customer identified by the customer identification information with accumulated points to electronic coupons for discounted product and service prices when the customer submits cyber money used in electronic commerce or its identification information.
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65. An electronic information providing apparatus for acquisition of customer access address information and for provision of electronic information to the acquired access address, which comprises:
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an electronic information gateway module presenting at least one stored electronic information to outside in a human understandable format and transmitting via connected network an identifier of the electronic information presented to outside upon customer contact together with a bio-informatics or the bodily identification data of the customer extracted by proximity or contact type sensors; and
an electronic information providing server receiving the bio-informatics or bodily identification data and the electronic information identifier, identifying the customer by comparing the received data with the stored bio-informatics or the bodily identification data, acquiring network access information of the customer from the stored repository, and transmitting the more detailed version of the electronic information to the acquired network access information as the destination via the network and separate networks. - View Dependent Claims (66)
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67. An electronic information providing apparatus for acquisition of customer access address information and for provision of electronic information to the acquired access address, which comprises:
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an electronic information gateway module presenting at least one stored electronic information to outside in a human understandable format and transmitting an identifier of the electronic information presented to outside upon customer contact to a portable information devices when they approaches to or make contacts with the gateway module; and
an electronic information providing server receiving from the portable information devices the electronic information identifier and the customer identification information stored therein, extracting the network access information of the customer from the received customer identification information, and transmitting the more detailed version of the electronic information to the acquired network access information as the destination via the network and separate networks. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69)
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70. A method of providing electronic information for acquisition of customer access address information and for provision of electronic information to the acquired access address, comprising the steps of:
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(a1) acquiring data out of signals received from a portable storage media while having the electronic information representing real world objects identified by the network server providing more detailed version of the information on an object exposed in real, physical world;
(a2) constructing a message by acquiring network identification and access information from the extracted data and by including the pre-stored electronic information on the objects; and
(a3) transmitting the constructed messages via network to the network access information as destinations. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73)
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74. A method of providing electronic information for acquisition of customer access address information and for provision of electronic information to the acquired access address, comprising the steps of:
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(b1) acquiring data out of signals from a portable storage media while having the electronic information representing real world objects identified by the network server providing more detailed version of the information on the object exposed in real, physical world;
(b2) constructing a message by acquiring network identification and access information from the extracted data and by including the pre-stored electronic information on the objects;
(b3) transmitting the message to the electronic information providing server that provides more detailed information on the object; and
(b4) transmitting the message by the electronic information providing server via network to the network access information as destinations. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77)
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78. A method of providing electronic information for acquisition of customer access address information and for provision of electronic information to the acquired access address, comprising the steps of:
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(c1) storing at least one information on the object presented to outside and its identifiers;
(c2) extracting data out of signals with checking the signals from a portable storage means, while the stored electronic information being presented in sequence in a pre-configured time period;
(c3) constructing a message by associating the network identification and access information acquired from the extracted data and the extracted electronic information identifier that represents electronic information presented at the time of customer contact; and
(c4) transmitting the constructed messages via network to the network access information as destinations. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80)
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81. A method of providing electronic information for acquisition of customer access address information and for provision of electronic information to the acquired access address comprising the steps of:
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(d1) storing at least one information on the object presented to outside and its identifiers;
(d2) extracting data out of signals with checking the signals from a portable storage means, while the stored electronic information being presented in sequence in a pre-configured time period;
(d3) constructing a message by associating the network identification and access information acquired from the extracted data and the extracted electronic information identifier that represents electronic information presented at the time of customer contact;
(d4) transmitting the message to the electronic information providing server that provides more detailed information on the object; and
(d5) transmitting the message by the electronic information providing server via network to the network access information as destinations. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84)
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85. A method of providing electronic information for acquisition of customer access address information and for provision of electronic information to the acquired access address comprising the steps of:
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(f1) locally transmitting an electronic information identifier of the content presented at the point of customer contact to a portable information device from an electronic information gateway that stores the identifier when the portable information device is contacted or is in close proximity;
(f2) transmitting the electronic information identifier that is collected by the portable information device through one or more (f1) steps to an remote electronic information providing server together with the customer identification information stored in the portable information device;
(f3) acquiring information by extracting customer network access information from the customer identification information which is received by the electronic information providing server and by searching more detailed version of the electronic information from the electronic information identifier; and
(f4) transmitting the acquired detailed version of the electronic information to the acquired network access information as its destination. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87)
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