Method and apparatus for controlling a user's PC through an audio-visual broadcast 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 in the consumer'"'"'s computer, accessible when an archive flag is set;
broadcasting a normal broadcast program to a class of consumers 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 normal broadcast program at a consumer'"'"'s location;
extracting the unique signal from the received normal broadcast program;
decoding the unique extracted signal to extract therefrom the unique code;
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 and associated predetermined advertiser location and the associated rotting 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 extracted unique code; and
archiving in 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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4 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 in the consumer'"'"'s computer, accessible when an archive flag is set;
broadcasting a normal broadcast program to a class of consumers 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 normal broadcast program at a consumer'"'"'s location;
extracting the unique signal from the received normal broadcast program;
decoding the unique extracted signal to extract therefrom the unique code;
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 and associated predetermined advertiser location and the associated rotting 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 extracted unique code; and
archiving in the consumer'"'"'s computer at the archive location the determined routing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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