Method for Communicating Information from One Information Communicating Server, Corresponding Information Communicating Server and System

• US 20120239760A1
• Filed: 09/14/2010
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gemalto SA (Thales SA)
• Original Assignee: Gemal To SA
• Inventors: Sjarif, Krishna, Winston, Yeo
• Application Number:
  US13/395,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20120239760A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A first information communicating server has a predetermined first communication network address. A communicating device stores the first communication network address. A first terminal sends successively to the first information transmitting medium at least two predetermined first information items. The first information transmitting medium transmits one of the at least two first information items at a time. A second terminal receives from the communicating device the first communication network address. The second terminal sends to the first information communicating server a request for communicating at least one predetermined second information item. The first information communicating server retrieves at least one predetermined second information item associated with the currently transmitted first information item and the first information communicating server sends to the second terminal the at least one second information item.

Claims

1. A method for communicating information from a first information communicating server, in which the first information communicating server has a predetermined first communication network address, and a communicating device stores the first communication network address, comprising the following steps:

a first terminal receives at least two predetermined first information items;

the first terminal sends successively to a first information transmitting medium at least two predetermined first information items;

the first information transmitting medium transmits one of the at least two first information items at a time;

a second terminal receives from the communicating device the first communication network address;

the second terminal sends to the first information communicating server a request for communicating at least one predetermined second information item;

the first information communicating server retrieves at least one predetermined second information item associated with the currently transmitted first information item; and

the first information communicating server sends to the second terminal the at least one second information item.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one second information item includes at least one element of a group consisting of:

a second communication network address relating to a second information communicating server;

a telephone number;

an email address; and

a post mail address.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein, the communicating device is a contact-less communicating device, the communicating device is attached to the first information transmitting medium, the communicating device stores location information relating to the first information transmitting medium, and the second terminal receives from the communicating device the location information relating to the first information transmitting medium.

4. Method according to claim 2, wherein, the second information item is a second communication network address relating to a second information communicating server, and the second terminal sends to the second information communicating server a request for communicating at least one predetermined third information item.

5. Method according to claim 1, wherein the first information communicating server generates at least one action to be performed by the first information communicating server and/or the second terminal, and the first information communicating server sends to the second terminal a third information item, the at least one action comprising at least one element of a group consisting of:

registering a user of the second terminal as one subscriber to a mailing list;

registering a location information relating to the first information transmitting medium;

launching a link to a server, a third communication address of which is predetermined;

sending to the second terminal an email message;

sending to the second terminal a Short Message Service message;

communicating to the second terminal a coupon; and

setting up a phone call.

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein the first information communicating server sends to the first terminal a fourth information item to be transmitted by the first information transmitting medium instead of the first information item, the fourth information item replacing the first information item, and the first information communicating server recording a communication network address relating to a server providing information about the fourth information item.

7. Method according to claim 6, wherein the first information transmitting medium transmits the fourth information item during a predetermined period of time.

8. Method according to claim 7, wherein the first information communicating server sends to the first terminal the predetermined period of time during which the fourth information item is to be transmitted.

11. Method according to claim 2, wherein, the communicating device is a contact-less communicating device, the communicating device is attached to the first information transmitting medium, the communicating device stores location information relating to the first information transmitting medium, and the second terminal receives from the communicating device the location information relating to the first information transmitting medium.

12. Method according to claim 3, wherein, the second information item is a second communication network address relating to a second information communicating server, the second terminal sends to the second information communicating server a request for communicating at least one predetermined third information item.

13. Method according to claim 2, wherein the first information communicating server generates at least one action to be performed by the first information communicating server and/or the second terminal, and the first information communicating server sends to the second terminal a third information item, the at least one action comprising at least one element of a group consisting of:

registering a user of the second terminal as one subscriber to a mailing list;

registering a location information relating to the first information transmitting medium;

launching a link to a server, a third communication address of which is predetermined;

sending to the second terminal an email message;

sending to the second terminal a Short Message Service message;

communicating to the second terminal a coupon; and

setting up a phone call.

14. Method according to claim 3, wherein the first information communicating server generates at least one action to be performed by the first information communicating server and/or the second terminal, and the first information communicating server sends to the second terminal a third information item, the at least one action comprising at least one element of a group consisting of:

registering a user of the second terminal as one subscriber to a mailing list;

registering a location information relating to the first information transmitting medium;

launching a link to a server, a third communication address of which is predetermined;

sending to the second terminal an email message;

sending to the second terminal a Short Message Service message;

communicating to the second terminal a coupon; and

setting up a phone call.

15. Method according to claim 4, wherein the first information communicating server generates at least one action to be performed by the first information communicating server and/or the second terminal, and the first information communicating server sends to the second terminal a third information item, the at least one action comprising at least one element of a group consisting of:

registering a user of the second terminal as one subscriber to a mailing list;

registering a location information relating to the first information transmitting medium;

launching a link to a server, a third communication address of which is predetermined;

sending to the second terminal an email message;

sending to the second terminal a Short Message Service message;

communicating to the second terminal a coupon; and

setting up a phone call.

16. Method according to claim 2, wherein the first information communicating server sends to the first terminal a fourth information item to be transmitted by the first information transmitting medium instead of the first information item, the fourth information item replacing the first information item, and the first information communicating server recording a communication network address relating to a server providing information about the fourth information item.

17. Method according to claim 3, wherein the first information communicating server sends to the first terminal a fourth information item to be transmitted by the first information transmitting medium instead of the first information item, the fourth information item replacing the first information item, and the first information communicating server recording a communication network address relating to a server providing information about the fourth information item.

18. Method according to claim 4, wherein the first information communicating server sends to the first terminal a fourth information item to be transmitted by the first information transmitting medium instead of the first information item, the fourth information item replacing the first information item, and the first information communicating server recording a communication network address relating to a server providing information about the fourth information item.

19. Method according to claim 5, wherein the first information communicating server sends to the first terminal a fourth information item to be transmitted by the first information transmitting medium instead of the first information item, the fourth information item replacing the first information item, and the first information communicating server recording a communication network address relating to a server providing information about the fourth information item.

9. A first information communicating server, the information communicating server having a predetermined first communication network address,

wherein, at least two first information items are transmitted successively through a first information transmitting medium, the information communicating server is being configured to:

access a predetermined second communication network address associated with each of the at least two first information items;

receive a request for communicating at least one predetermined second communication network address;

retrieve at least one predetermined second communication network address associated with the currently transmitted first information item; and

send the at least one second communication network address.

10. A system for communicating information, comprising:

a communicating device, the communicating device storing a first communication network address (URL₀) relating to a first information communicating server,

a first terminal, the first terminal comprising means for receiving at least two predetermined first information items and means for sending successively to a first information transmitting medium at least two predetermined first information items;

the first information transmitting medium comprising means for transmitting one of the at least two first information items at a time;

a second terminal, the second terminal comprising means for receiving from the communicating device the first communication network address, the second terminal comprising means for sending to the first information communicating server a request for communicating at least one predetermined second information item;

the first information communicating server comprising means for retrieving at least one predetermined second information item associated with the currently transmitted first information item and

the first information communicating server comprising means for sending to the second terminal the at least one second information item (26).