Methods and system for providing information
First Claim
1. A method for providing access to information, comprising:
- disseminating codes associated with media content;
receiving at least one code from at least one user who transmits the at least one code at or near a point of transmission at which the at least one user perceives the at least one code, regardless of whether the at least one user has access to additional information about the media content at the point of transmission;
storing the at least one codes in association with an identifier associated with a user who has transmitted the at least one code;
retreiving additional information associated with the at least one code; and
providing the user with subsequent on-line access to the additional information.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for enabling requests for information as well as methods and a system for providing, storing and accessing information via an online database. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for providing information that includes providing a code in a media application, receiving the code transmitted by a user, processing the code, and providing a user with content based on the code. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a system for providing information that includes a registered user, a database and a server enabling the user to access the database. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of providing information that includes displaying a first code using a visual media, receiving the first code, processing the first code and transmitting a second code wherein said second code may be used to access information related to the visual media.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for providing access to information, comprising:
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disseminating codes associated with media content; receiving at least one code from at least one user who transmits the at least one code at or near a point of transmission at which the at least one user perceives the at least one code, regardless of whether the at least one user has access to additional information about the media content at the point of transmission; storing the at least one codes in association with an identifier associated with a user who has transmitted the at least one code; retreiving additional information associated with the at least one code; and providing the user with subsequent on-line access to the additional information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing information comprising:
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providing a code in a media application, the code associated with content related to the media application, the content stored on a database; receiving the code transmitted by a user with a communication device; processing the code to retrieve content related to the media application; and providing the user with access to content related to the media application, the user accessing the content using a communication device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for providing information comprising:
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at least one communication device for transmitting at least one code to a server; a server configured to receive data, including the at least code; at least one database in communication with the server, including at least one network-based storage allocated to a registered user by the server, and containing at least one interstitial page associated with at least one code; and at least one client device configured to access a network-based storage containing at least one code, the at least one code enabling the at least one client device to retrieve at least one interstitial page associated with the at least one code. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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