Method and system for accessing information and/or data available on a wide area computer network
First Claim
1. A method for accessing information and/or data available on the Internet, using information transmission equipment fitted with loudspeakers for sending out audio signals capable of being heard by users, said method including:
- a) transmitting, via the loudspeakers of the information transmission equipment, a first modulated acoustic signal to a group of potential users each provided with a portable communication unit, the first modulated acoustic signal including at least one identifier associated with a link to a determined site of the Internet;
b) storing, in said portable communication unit, the identifier or identifiers transmitted by means of said first modulated acoustic signal;
c) downloading the identifier or identifiers stored in said portable communication unit to a computer terminal connected to the Internet; and
d) comparing the downloaded identifier or identifiers with a predetermined list of identifiers stored at a third party site on the Internet prior to downloading the identifier or identifiers in order to generate a list of links to sites corresponding to the downloaded identifier or identifiers.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method and a system for accessing information and/or data available on a wide area computer network (100), such as the Internet. A first modulated acoustic signal (A) is transmitted to a group of potential users each provided with a portable communication unit (1, 1*), this first modulated acoustic signal including at least one identifier (ID—1, ID—2, ID—3, . . . ) associated with a link to a determined site of the wide area computer network. These identifiers are stored in the portable communication unit then subsequently downloaded to a computer terminal (50, 51, 52) connected to the wide area computer network. After the downloaded identifier or identifiers have been compared with a determined list of identifiers (ID_A, ID_B, ID_C, . . . ), a list of links (Link_A, Link_B, Link_C, . . . ) to sites corresponding to the downloaded identifier or identifiers is generated by the computer terminal.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A method for accessing information and/or data available on the Internet, using information transmission equipment fitted with loudspeakers for sending out audio signals capable of being heard by users, said method including:
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a) transmitting, via the loudspeakers of the information transmission equipment, a first modulated acoustic signal to a group of potential users each provided with a portable communication unit, the first modulated acoustic signal including at least one identifier associated with a link to a determined site of the Internet; b) storing, in said portable communication unit, the identifier or identifiers transmitted by means of said first modulated acoustic signal; c) downloading the identifier or identifiers stored in said portable communication unit to a computer terminal connected to the Internet; and d) comparing the downloaded identifier or identifiers with a predetermined list of identifiers stored at a third party site on the Internet prior to downloading the identifier or identifiers in order to generate a list of links to sites corresponding to the downloaded identifier or identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 14)
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7. A system for accessing information and/or data available on the Internet, using information transmission equipment fitted with loudspeakers for sending out audio signals capable of being heard by users, said system including:
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means for transmitting, via the loudspeakers of the information transmission equipment, a first modulated acoustic signal to a group of potential users, this first modulated acoustic signal including at least one identifier associated with a link to a determined site of said Internet; a portable communication unit, with which each user is provided, the portable communication unit including means for receiving said first modulated acoustic signal, means for storing the identifier or identifiers transmitted by means of said first modulated acoustic signal, and means for transmitting a second modulated acoustic signal including the identifier or identifiers stored by said portable communication unit; and a computer terminal connected to said Internet and including downloading means adapted to receive said second modulated acoustic signal, the computer terminal being arranged to compare the downloaded identifier or identifiers with a predetermined list of identifiers stored at a third party site on the Internet prior to downloading the identifier or identifiers and to generate a list of links to sites corresponding to the downloaded identifier or identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for conveying advertising, news, business and/or cultural information to a group of potential clients, using information transmission equipment fitted with loudspeakers for sending out audio signals capable of being heard by the clients, said method including :
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a) providing a portable communication unit to each client of said group of potential clients ; b) transmitting, via the loudspeakers of the information transmission equipment, a first modulated acoustic signal to said group of potential clients, the first modulated acoustic signal including at least one identifier associated with a link to a determined site of the Internet ; c) storing, in said portable communication unit, the identifier or identifiers transmitted by means of said first modulated acoustic signal ; d) downloading the identifier or identifiers stored in said portable communication unit to a computer terminal connected to said Internet; and e) comparing the downloaded identifier or identifiers with a predetermined list of identifiers stored at a third party site on the Internet prior to downloading the identifier or identifiers in order to generate a list of links to sites corresponding to the downloaded identifier or identifiers.
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12. A method for accessing information and/or data available on the Internet, using information transmission equipment fitted with loudspeakers for reading out audio signals capable of being heard by users, said method including:
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transmitting, via the loudspeakers of the information transmission equipment, a first modulated acoustic signal to a group of potential users each provided with a portable communication unit, the first modulated acoustic signal including at least one binary digital sequence associated with a link to a determined site of the Internet; storing, in said portable communication unit, the at least one binary digital sequence transmitted by means of said first modulated acoustic signal; downloading the at least one binary digital sequence stored in said portable communication unit in a computer terminal connected to the Internet; and comparing the downloaded at least one binary digital sequence with a determined list of binary digital sequences in order to generate a list of links to sites corresponding to the downloaded at least one binary digital sequence.
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13. A method for accessing information on the Internet, using information transmission equipment fitted with loudspeakers for reading out audio signals capable of being heard by users, said method including:
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transmitting, via the loudspeakers of the information transmission equipment, a first modulated acoustic signal to a group of potential users each provided with a portable communication unit, the first modulated acoustic signal including at least one identifier, each identifier corresponding to an unique link of a determined site of the Internet; storing, in said portable communication unit, the at least one identifier transmitted by said first modulated acoustic signal; downloading the at least one identifier stored in said portable communication unit to a computer terminal connected to the Internet; and comparing the downloaded at least one identifier with a stored list of identifiers that each correspond to an unique link of a determined site to generate a list of links to sites corresponding to the downloaded at least one identifier. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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