Method and system for processing and using information
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1. A method for processing information, comprising:
- a) maintaining a database of bar codes and destination information associated with the bar codes, the database being accessible by a remote device;
b) receiving information, at the remote device, from a plurality of bar code scanners, the received information from each bar code scanner including bar code information and source information identifying a user of the bar code scanners;
c) identifying at least a portion of the destination information stored in the database based on at least a portion of the received bar code information, said portion of the received bar code information comprising data relating to a type of destination information;
d) using said type of destination information for accessing from the remote device data stored at a network location referenced by the identified portion of the destination information; and
e) providing the data accessed by the remote device from the network location to at least one user of at least one of the bar code scanner based on the received source information.
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Abstract
A method for processing information wherein information is received from a plurality of bar code scanners, preferably reading web codes, the source and destination information for the received information is determined and data from the received information is distributed to at least one destination identified by the destination information.
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1. A method for processing information, comprising:
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a) maintaining a database of bar codes and destination information associated with the bar codes, the database being accessible by a remote device; b) receiving information, at the remote device, from a plurality of bar code scanners, the received information from each bar code scanner including bar code information and source information identifying a user of the bar code scanners; c) identifying at least a portion of the destination information stored in the database based on at least a portion of the received bar code information, said portion of the received bar code information comprising data relating to a type of destination information; d) using said type of destination information for accessing from the remote device data stored at a network location referenced by the identified portion of the destination information; and e) providing the data accessed by the remote device from the network location to at least one user of at least one of the bar code scanner based on the received source information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portal for processing information, comprising:
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a) a first interface for receiving information from a plurality of bar code scanners, the received information from each bar code scanner including bar code information; and b) a processor for; identifying at least a portion of the destination information stored in a database based on at least a portion of the received bar code information, wherein said portion of the received bar code information comprising data relating to a type of destination information and the database includes destination information associated with one or more bar codes and the database being accessible by the processor, using said type of destination information for accessing a network location referenced by the identified portion of the destination information, and providing data received from the network location to users of the bar code scanners. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for using a bar code encoded with information corresponding to an externally assigned entity, the bar code having an associated prefix portion, where the prefix portion indicates whether to deactivate encryption, the method comprising:
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receiving information represented in the prefix portion of the bar code; connecting a user to the entity based on information represented in the bar code and based on the information represented in the prefix portion; and receiving information from the entity. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method, comprising:
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receiving bar codes information and source information, at a remote device, from a plurality of bar code readers, the bar codes selected by a group of users using the plurality of bar code readers from a plurality of sources, the source information identifying a user in the group, a portion of the received bar codes comprising data relating to a type of destination information; using said type of destination information for accessing a network location referenced by destination information accessible by the remote device; allowing the group of users to connect to the network location in response to receiving the bar codes based on the source information; and permitting the group of users to communicate with each other through a common web page based on information encoded in each bar code and based on destination information corresponding to the received bar codes, wherein the destination information is accessible from the network location. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for processing information from a bar code, where the bar code has an associated prefix portion that indicates whether to deactivate encryption, comprising:
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receiving, at a device, bar code information and information represented by the prefix portion; and based on the information represented by the prefix portion, displaying at least a portion of the bar code information on a display associated with the device or connecting the device to a remote location indicated in the bar code information. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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