Unique bar code for indicating a link between a product and a remote location on a web network
First Claim
1. A system for connecting between a first location at a user'"'"'s site on a network and a second and remote location on a network, comprising:
- a unique ornamental symbol encoded with a plurality of dark and light areas representing encoded information disposed proximate one end of a defined scan line, said encoded information extracted by scanning substantially all of said dark and light areas along said scan line, which encoded information is associated with the second location on the network, wherein the plurality of dark and light areas alternate therebetween along said scan line, said ornamental nature of said symbol indicating a network routing function associated with said encoded information, and said unique ornamental symbol having at least one non-straight defined edge associated therewith;
an input device for scanning the encoded information into a user computer at the first location and operable to extract the encoded information therefrom for decoding thereof as decoded information; and
a web connection device operable, in response to the input device extracting the encoded information from the unique ornamental symbol as decoded information, to determine if the extracted decoded information is associated with the second location on the network and, if a positive determination is made, for connecting the user computer to the second location on the network.
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Abstract
A unique bar code for indicating a link between a product and a remote location on a web network. The present invention dicsclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, comprises system for connecting between a first location at a user'"'"'s site on a network and a second and remote location on a network. A unique ornamental symbol encoded with a plurality of dark and light areas is provided representing encoded information disposed proximate one end of the scan line, which encoded information is associated with the second location on the network, wherein the plurality of dark and light areas alternate therebetween along a defined scan line. The ornamental nature of the symbol indicates a network routing function. An input device is provided for scanning the encoded information into a user computer at the first location and operable to extract the encoded information therefrom for decoding thereof as decoded information. A web connection device is provided, which is operable, in response to the input device extracting the encoded information from the unique ornamental symbol as decoded information, to determine if the extracted decoded information is associated with the second location on the network and, if a positive determination is made, for connecting the user computer to the second location on the network.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for connecting between a first location at a user'"'"'s site on a network and a second and remote location on a network, comprising:
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a unique ornamental symbol encoded with a plurality of dark and light areas representing encoded information disposed proximate one end of a defined scan line, said encoded information extracted by scanning substantially all of said dark and light areas along said scan line, which encoded information is associated with the second location on the network, wherein the plurality of dark and light areas alternate therebetween along said scan line, said ornamental nature of said symbol indicating a network routing function associated with said encoded information, and said unique ornamental symbol having at least one non-straight defined edge associated therewith;
an input device for scanning the encoded information into a user computer at the first location and operable to extract the encoded information therefrom for decoding thereof as decoded information; and
a web connection device operable, in response to the input device extracting the encoded information from the unique ornamental symbol as decoded information, to determine if the extracted decoded information is associated with the second location on the network and, if a positive determination is made, for connecting the user computer to the second location on the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for connecting between a first location at a user'"'"'s site on a network and a second and remote location on a network, comprising the steps of:
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attracting a consumer to a unique ornamental symbol encoded with a plurality of dark and light areas representing encoded information disposed proximate one end of a defined scan line, said encoded information extracted by scanning substantially all of the dark and light areas along the scan line, which encoded information is associated with the second location on the network, wherein the plurality of dark and light areas alternate therebetween along a the defined scan line, the ornamental nature of the symbol indicating a network routing function associated with said encoded information, and the unique ornamental symbol having at least one non-straight defined edge associated therewith;
the user scanning the encoded information into a user computer at the first location and extracting the encoded information therefrom for decoding thereof as decoded information; and
in response to the input device extracting the encoded information from the unique ornamental symbol as decoded information, determining if the extracted decoded information is associated with the second location on the network and, if a positive determination is made, connecting the user computer to the second location on the network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for connecting between a first location at a user site on a network and a second location at a remote site on the network, comprising:
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a unique ornamental symbol, which combines a user-recognizable association with a particular predefined function in a first aspect with a plurality of dark and light areas alternating along a defined scan line in a second aspect, wherein said first aspect is disposed proximate one end of said defined scan line and said second aspect encodes information associated with the second location on the network, said unique ornamental symbol having at least one non-straight defined edge associated therewith;
an input device for scanning said encoded information into a user computer at said first location and operable to extract said encoded information therefrom as decoded information; and
a web connection device operable, in response to said input device extracting said encoded information from said unique ornamental symbol as decoded information, to determine if said decoded extracted information is associated with said second location on said network and, if a positive determination is made, for connecting said user computer to said second location on said network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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