Method and system for searching classified advertising
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1. A method of enabling searching of classified advertising, the method including the steps of:
- providing a user with a form containing information relating to a listing search transaction, the form including coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form;
receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the indicating data using at least some of the at least some of the coded data; and
identifying, in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to the listing search transaction.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed which relate to listing classified advertising via interface surfaces printed with information and coded data. The coded data, encoded visibly or invisibly, may be queried by an appropriate sensing device. The sensing device communicates with a computer system. Together, the interface surfaces, sensing device and computer system are capable of effecting classified listing search transactions over a network.
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48 Claims
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1. A method of enabling searching of classified advertising, the method including the steps of:
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providing a user with a form containing information relating to a listing search transaction, the form including coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form; receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the indicating data using at least some of the at least some of the coded data; and identifying, in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to the listing search transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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4. A method of enabling searching of classified advertising, the method including the steps of:
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providing a user with a form containing information relating to a listing search transaction, the form including coded data indicative of at least one parameter of the listing search transaction; receiving, in a computer system, data from a sensing device regarding said at least one parameter and regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when moved relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the data regarding said at least one parameter using at least some of the coded data and generating the data regarding its own movement relative to the form; and interpreting, in the computer system, said movement of the sensing device as it relates to said at least one parameter.
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5. A method of enabling searching of classified advertising, the method including the steps of:
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providing a user with a form including coded data indicative of an identity of the form; receiving, in a computer system, data from a sensing device regarding an identity of the user and regarding the identity of the form, the sensing device containing the data regarding the identity of the user and sensing the data regarding the identity of the form using at least some of the coded data; and identifying, in the computer system and from the data regarding the identity of the user and the identity of the form, a listing search transaction. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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29. A system for enabling searching of classified advertising, the system including
a form containing information relating to a listing search transaction, the form including coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form; - and
a computer system for receiving indicating data from a sensing device for identifying at least one parameter relating to the listing search transaction, the indicating data being indicative of the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the indicating data using the at least some of the coded data. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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32. A system for enabling searching of classified advertising, the system including:
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a form containing information relating to a listing search transaction, the form including coded data indicative of at least one parameter of the listing search transaction; and a computer system for receiving data from a sensing device regarding said at least one parameter and regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the form, and for interpreting said movement of the sensing device as it relates to said at least one parameter, the sensing device, when moved relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the data regarding said at least one parameter using at least some of the coded data and generating the data regarding its own movement relative to the form.
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33. A system for enabling searching of classified advertising, the system including:
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a form including coded data indicative of an identity of the form; and a computer system for receiving from a sensing device data regarding an identity of a user and the identity of the form, and for identifying, from said received data, a listing search transaction, the sensing device containing the data regarding the identity of the user and sensing the data regarding the identity of the form using at least some of the coded data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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