System and method for composing menus of URL-encoded bar code symbols while using internet browser program
First Claim
1. A computer-based system for accessing and displaying Internet-based information resources stored in information servers on the Internet and composing menus of URL-encoded bar code symbols specifying the location of said Internet-based information resources on the Internet, said system comprising:
- a computer system operably connectable to the Internet by way of an Internet Service Provider (ISP), and having a visual display screen and a data input means;
a GUI-based Internet browser program, supported by said computer system, and enabling a user to access and display of Internet-based information resources on said visual display screen, each said Internet-based information resource being stored on an information server connected to the Internet, and at a location specified by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) defined on the Internet; and
a URL-menu composition program, supported by said computer system, and enabling a user to compose a menu of URL-encoded bar code symbols, each said URL-encoded bar code symbol being encoded with a URL specifying the location of said Internet-based information resource on the Internet;
wherein, during the operation of the Internet browser program, said URL-menu composition program allows the user to compile said menu of URL-encoded bar code symbols for printing on a selected print medium, andwherein, after said menu of URL-encoded bar code symbols are printed on said selected print medium, an Internet-based information resource specified by its URL-encoded bar code symbol on said menu can be automatically accessed and displayed by reading the URL-encoded bar code symbol with a bar code symbol reader operably connected to an Internet enabled computer system provided with a bar code driven Internet browser program.
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Abstract
A computer-based system is provided for composing menus of URL-encoded bar code symbols specifying the location of Internet-based information resources on the Internet. In the illustrative embodiment, the system comprises a computer system operably connectable to the Internet and including a visual display screen, a keyboard, and printer. The system also includes a GUI-based Internet browser program and a URL-menu composition program supported by the computer system. The function of the GUI-based Internet browser program is to enable a user to access and display Internet-based information resources stored on an Internet information server at a location specified by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The function of the URL-menu composition program is to enable the user to compose a menu of URL-encoded bar code symbols while using the GUI-based Internet browser program. After the menu of URL-encoded bar code symbols has been composed, it may be edited and then printed on a selected print medium. By virtue of the present invention, any Internet-based information resource can be automatically accessed and displayed by reading its URL-encoded bar code symbol from the printed menu using a bar code symbol reader operably connected to an Internet-enabled computer system supporting a bar code driven Internet browser program.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer-based system for accessing and displaying Internet-based information resources stored in information servers on the Internet and composing menus of URL-encoded bar code symbols specifying the location of said Internet-based information resources on the Internet, said system comprising:
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a computer system operably connectable to the Internet by way of an Internet Service Provider (ISP), and having a visual display screen and a data input means; a GUI-based Internet browser program, supported by said computer system, and enabling a user to access and display of Internet-based information resources on said visual display screen, each said Internet-based information resource being stored on an information server connected to the Internet, and at a location specified by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) defined on the Internet; and a URL-menu composition program, supported by said computer system, and enabling a user to compose a menu of URL-encoded bar code symbols, each said URL-encoded bar code symbol being encoded with a URL specifying the location of said Internet-based information resource on the Internet; wherein, during the operation of the Internet browser program, said URL-menu composition program allows the user to compile said menu of URL-encoded bar code symbols for printing on a selected print medium, and wherein, after said menu of URL-encoded bar code symbols are printed on said selected print medium, an Internet-based information resource specified by its URL-encoded bar code symbol on said menu can be automatically accessed and displayed by reading the URL-encoded bar code symbol with a bar code symbol reader operably connected to an Internet enabled computer system provided with a bar code driven Internet browser program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of accessing and displaying Internet-based information resources stored in information servers on the Internet and composing menus of URL-encoded bar code symbols specifying the location of said Internet-based information resources on the Internet, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) operably connecting a computer system to the Internet by way of an Internet Service Provider (ISP), said computer system having a visual display screen and a data input means, and supporting a GUI-based Internet browser program and a URL-menu composition program, said GUI-based Internet browser program enabling a user to access and display of Internet-based information resources on said visual display screen, each said Internet-based information resource being stored on an information server connected to the Internet, and at a location specified by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) defined on the Internet, and said URL-menu composition program enabling a user to compose a menu of URL-encoded bar code symbols, each said URL-encoded bar code symbol being encoded with a URL specifying the location of said Internet-based information resource on the Internet; (b) during the operation of the Internet browser program, using said URL-menu composition program to compile said menu of URL-encoded bar code symbols for printing on a selected print medium; and (c) after said menu of URL-encoded bar code symbols are composed, printing said menu of URL-encoded bar code symbols on said selected print medium. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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