EP0837406A2
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Data retrieval system and method
Assignee: Symbol Technologies LLC
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Filing: 1997-08-01
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-08-01
Abstract
Abstract Various problems arise in accessing the Internet. For example, Internet files have complex file addresses which are prone to incorrect entry by a user, giving rise to access of unwanted files. In one aspect the invention solves this problem by encoding the file address in a bar code symbol, decoding the bar code symbol and accessing the relevant file automatically.
Inventors
- 👤 John Klein
- 👤 Steve Woloschin
- 👤 Robert Sanders
- 👤 Joseph Katz
- 👤 Methul Patel
- 👤 Jerome Swartz
- 👤 Philip Swift
- 👤 Allan Herrod
- 👤 Altaf Mulla
- 👤 John Lert
- 👤 Chinh Tan
- 👤 Edward Barkan
- 👤 Howard Sheppard
- 👤 Chin-Hung Jwo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 19:40
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1632; G06F1/1615; G06F1/1616; G06F1/1622; G06F1/1626; G06F1/163; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1635; G06F1/1656; G06F1/1684; G06F1/1696; G06F1/18; G06F1/181; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/955; G06F16/9554; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/0354; G06F3/03545; G06K; G06K1/00; G06K1/12; G06K1/121; G06K17/00; G06K17/0022; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10881; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06; H; H04; H04L; H04L61/00; H04L61/30; H04L61/301; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/06; H04L67/50; H04L67/75; B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/435; B41J2/447; B41J2/45; B41J2002/453; H04L2101/00; H04L2101/30; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W8/00; H04W8/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
50 words
An Internet file access system, wherein one or more
Internet files each have a dedicated file address,
wherein a graphic indicia is provided representing
information identifying the file address and wherein an
optical reader is provided to read the indicia, derive
the file address and access the corresponding Internet
file.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
46 words
A method of accessing an Internet file having a file
address, comprising the steps of representing information
identifying the file address in a graphic indicia,
reading the indicia with an optical reader, deriving the
file address from the identifying information and
accessing the corresponding Internet file.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A computer network file retrieval system, the file
having a network address, wherein information identifying
the network address is represented by graphic indicia,
and an optical reader is provided to read the indicia,
derive the file address represented thereby and access
the file on the network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
A data terminal connectable to, and remote from, the
Internet comprising a data input and an internal server
for creating an Internet site representing the input data
and having an Internet Protocol address, the terminal
further comprising a network link cooperating with the
server to provide access to the site to users elsewhere
on the Internet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A data terminal connectable to, and remote from, a
data network comprising a data input, means for creating
a user accessible data file representing the input data
and having a network address and a network link arranged
to receive access requests from users elsewhere on the
network and provide access to the file.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A terminal as claimed in claim 5 in which the data
network is governed by a network architecture designed to
optimise cost.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A terminal as claimed in claim 6 in which the network
architecture is designed to minimise data traffic over
high cost communication links.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
An Internet connective data system comprising a data
terminal including an Internet interface, a data
processor and a reader for reading machine readable
indicia, and a printed indicia display, wherein the
printed indicia comprises machine readable encoded
Internet related applications, the reader is arranged to
read the indicia and the data processor is arranged to
decode and execute the applications.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of accessing an Internet related application
wherein a data terminal is provided including a reader
for reading machine readable indicia, a data processor
and an Internet interface, wherein a plurality of machine
readable printed indicia encoding Internet related
applications are provided from printed matter, one or
more indicia are read by the reader, the Internet related
application is decoded and executed by the data processor
for interface as appropriate with the Internet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
An Internet connective data system comprising a data
terminal including an Internet interface, a data
processor and a reader for reading machine readable
indicia, and a printed indicia display, wherein the
printed indicia comprises machine readable encoded
Internet related applications, the reader is arranged to
read the indicia and the data processor is arranged to
decode and execute the applications.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of accessing an Internet related application
wherein a data terminal is provided including a reader
for reading machine readable indicia, a data processor
and an Internet interface, wherein a plurality of machine
readable printed indicia encoding Internet related
applications are provided from printed matter, one or
more indicia are read by the reader, the Internet related
application is decoded and executed by the data processor
for interface as appropriate with the Internet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
96 words
A "wand" type hand-held optical reader comprising
reading means for reading a printed indicia representing
data and data storage means for storing the data
represented by the printed indicia, arranged to read the
printed indicia associated with a selected product, the
reader further having a down-loading port for down-loading
the stored data to a client processor to retrieve
additional data relating to the product, in which the
client processor is linked to a computer network and the
printed indicia contains a file address corresponding to
a network file containing the additional information
relating to the product.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
62 words
A data processing system comprising a portable
terminal and a terminal mount wherein the mount includes
a terminal interface and processor capability for
processing data received from the terminal and the
terminal includes a user interface, a mount interface and
processor capability sufficient only to relay user input
to the mount for processing and data from the mount to
the user interface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising
a host processor, the mount including a host interface
and processor capability for processing data from the
host processor for relay to the terminal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system as claimed in claim 12 in which the terminal
mount includes cache means for caching applications
downloaded from the host via the host interface.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system as claimed in claim 11 in which the
mount/terminal interface comprises a wireless link.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
A system as claimed in claim 11 in which the mount
includes terminal power supply recharging means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
A system as claimed in claim 11 in which the mount
further includes computer peripherals.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system as claimed in claim 16 in which the computer
peripherals comprise one or more of the group of a
display, printer, a disk drive, a modem.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system as claimed in claim 11 in which the mount
is arranged to be provided on a vehicle.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
59 words
A data processing system comprising a stand-alone
data terminal, docking means for docking the terminal and
a host network, the terminal including a user input and
docking means interface arranged to relay user input to
the mount and the mount including a terminal interface
and a host interface arranged to relay the user input to
the host, for processing.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
40 words
A method of relaying data between a portable terminal
and a base station comprising the steps of inputting data
to the terminal, relaying the data to the base station
with minimal processing and processing the data at the
base station.
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