Method and apparatus for controlling a user's pc through a broadcast communication to archive information in the user's pc
First Claim
1. A method for allowing a consumer to access an advertiser'"'"'s location over a global communication network from a consumer'"'"'s computer disposed at a consumer'"'"'s location on the network, comprising the steps of:
- defining an archive location proximate the consumer'"'"'s computer;
broadcasting to a class of consumers a broadcast communication having a unique signal embedded therein, which unique signal embedded therein contains no routing information and is associated with a particular advertiser and a predetermined and associated advertiser location on the network and wherein the unique signal has encoded therein a unique code that correlates with the location of this predetermined advertiser location on the network;
receiving the broadcast communication at a consumer'"'"'s location;
extracting the unique signal from the received broadcast communication;
in response to the step of extracting, automatically accessing a relational database having stored therein an associative data set for a plurality of unique codes and associated predetermined advertiser location and the associated routing information therefore, which relational database is operable to determine the routing information to the predetermined advertiser location on the network from a consumer'"'"'s computer on the network at the consumer'"'"'s location that is associated with the received unique code; and
archiving proximate the consumer'"'"'s computer at the archive location the determined routing information.
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Abstract
A method for allowing a consumer to access an advertiser'"'"'s location over a global communication network. A normal broadcast program is broadcast to a class of consumers having a unique signal embedded therein, which unique signal embedded therein is associated with a particular advertiser and a predetermined location on the network. Additionally, the unique signal has encoded therein a unique code that correlates with the location of this predetermined location on the network. When the unique signal is received at a consumer'"'"'s location, the unique signal is decoded to extract therefrom the unique code. In response to this decoding, routing information to the predetermined location on the network from a consumer'"'"'s computer on the network at the consumer'"'"'s location is determined. This determined routing information is then archived in the consumer'"'"'s computer.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for allowing a consumer to access an advertiser'"'"'s location over a global communication network from a consumer'"'"'s computer disposed at a consumer'"'"'s location on the network, comprising the steps of:
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defining an archive location proximate the consumer'"'"'s computer; broadcasting to a class of consumers a broadcast communication having a unique signal embedded therein, which unique signal embedded therein contains no routing information and is associated with a particular advertiser and a predetermined and associated advertiser location on the network and wherein the unique signal has encoded therein a unique code that correlates with the location of this predetermined advertiser location on the network; receiving the broadcast communication at a consumer'"'"'s location; extracting the unique signal from the received broadcast communication; in response to the step of extracting, automatically accessing a relational database having stored therein an associative data set for a plurality of unique codes and associated predetermined advertiser location and the associated routing information therefore, which relational database is operable to determine the routing information to the predetermined advertiser location on the network from a consumer'"'"'s computer on the network at the consumer'"'"'s location that is associated with the received unique code; and archiving proximate the consumer'"'"'s computer at the archive location the determined routing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for allowing a consumer to access an advertiser'"'"'s location over a global communication network from a consumer'"'"'s computer disposed at a consumer'"'"'s location on the network, comprising the steps of:
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defining an archive location proximate the consumer'"'"'s computer; receiving at a consumer'"'"'s location a broadcast communication that was communicated to a plurality of consumers, the broadcast communication having unique information embedded therein, which unique information embedded therein contains no routing information and is associated with a particular advertiser and a predetermined and associated advertiser location on the network, and wherein the unique information correlates with the location of this predetermined advertiser location on the network; extracting the unique information from the received broadcast communication; in response to the step of decoding, automatically accessing a relational database having stored therein an associative data set for a plurality of unique codes representative of the unique information and associated predetermined advertiser location and the associated routing information therefor and determining the routing information to the predetermined advertiser location on the network from a consumer'"'"'s computer on the network at the consumer'"'"'s location that is associated with the received unique information; and archiving proximate the consumer'"'"'s computer at the archive location the determined routing information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for allowing a consumer to access a remote location over a global communication network from a consumer'"'"'s computer disposed at a consumer'"'"'s location on the network, comprising the steps of:
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defining an archive location proximate the consumer'"'"'s computer; broadcasting to a class of consumers a broadcast communication having a unique signal embedded therein, which unique signal embedded therein contains no routing information and is associated with a particular and predefined entity and a predetermined and associated remote location on the network and wherein the unique signal has encoded therein a unique code that correlates with the location of this predetermined remote location on the network; receiving the broadcast communication at a consumer'"'"'s location; extracting a representation of the unique signal from the received broadcast communication; in response to the step of extracting, automatically accessing a relational database having stored therein an associative data set for a plurality of unique codes and associated predetermined remote location and the associated routing information therefore, which relational database is operable to determine the routing information to the predetermined remote location on the network from a consumer'"'"'s computer on the network at the consumer'"'"'s location that is associated with the received unique code; and archiving proximate the consumer'"'"'s computer at the archive location the determined routing information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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