Interactive system using electronic tags
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1. A method of updating a user profile in an interactive system, comprising combining the information contained on an identifier tag and at least one interchangeable profile data tag.
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Abstract
An interactive system which makes use of interactive electronic tags (ID) includes a tag reader (24) and a processing terminal (32). Profile information stored on an interactive tag (ID) can be altered using profile data, which may be promotional data, carried by another tag (PRINF) in accordance with operating instructions, for example cut, copy, paste, delete and so on, carried by a further tag (ACT), when said interactive, another and further tags are read in conjunction by the tag reader (24).
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- 1. A method of updating a user profile in an interactive system, comprising combining the information contained on an identifier tag and at least one interchangeable profile data tag.
- 3. A method of updating information in a memory field of an interactive tag, comprising accessing the memory field of the interactive tag, determining from a second tag data to be used to update the said profile information and updating the profile information in accordance with an operating instruction contained in a third tag.
- 7. An interactive system comprising tag reading means, an interactive tag having a store for personal identifier information and a programmable space for storing profile information, a second tag carrying profile data and a third tag carrying an operating instruction, and means responsive to reading the interactive, second and third tags in conjunction for using the profile data and the profile information in accordance with the operating instruction.
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10. An interactive tag comprising storage means having stored therein identity information and profile information which conditions a tag reader.
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11. An interactive tag having stored profile data which can be altered as desired in accordance with operating instructions carried by another tag when read in conjunction with the interactive tag.
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12. An interactive tag having stored profile information which can be operated on by profile data carried by another tag in accordance with operating instructions carried by a further tag, when said interactive, another and further tags are read in conjunction.
- 13. A method of promoting a product/service, comprising a promoter supplying profile tags having promotional data stored thereon for issue with an article, a user having an interactive tag with programmable storage space thereon using the promotional data to alter the content of the programmable storage space in accordance with operational instructions carried on an action tag read in conjunction with the profile and interactive tags, wherein relevant product/service suppliers remunerate the promoter.
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