INDEXING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of operating an indexing system, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a user by way of a receiver module, the request including at least a unique identifier;
accessing a database, by way of an association module communicatively coupled to the database and the receiver module, to retrieve at least one Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with the unique identifier received from the user, the database storing a plurality of unique identifiers for goods or services and URLs associated with the goods, persons or services; and
transmitting the at least one retrieved URL to the user by way of a transmission module communicatively coupled to the association module.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an indexing system, and to a method of operating an indexing system, the method comprising receiving a request from a user by way of a receiver module, the request including at least a unique identifier; accessing a database, by way of an association module communicatively coupled to the database and the receiver module, to retrieve at least one Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with the unique identifier received from the user, the database storing a plurality of unique identifiers for goods or services and URLs associated with the goods, persons or services; and transmitting the at least one retrieved URL to the user by way of a transmission module communicatively coupled to the association module.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of operating an indexing system, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a user by way of a receiver module, the request including at least a unique identifier; accessing a database, by way of an association module communicatively coupled to the database and the receiver module, to retrieve at least one Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with the unique identifier received from the user, the database storing a plurality of unique identifiers for goods or services and URLs associated with the goods, persons or services; and transmitting the at least one retrieved URL to the user by way of a transmission module communicatively coupled to the association module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An indexing system which includes:
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a database storing a plurality of unique identifiers for goods or services and Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) associated with the goods or services; a receiver module arranged to receive a request from a user, the request including at least a unique identifier; an association module communicatively coupled to the database and the receiver module, the association module being arranged to access the database to retrieve at least one URL associated with the unique identifier received from the user; and a transmission module communicatively coupled to the association module, the transmission module being arranged to transmit the at least one retrieved URL to the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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