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Methods and systems for providing a resource in an electronic network
Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
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Filing: 1996-10-04
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Granted: 1999-11-30
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Expires: 2016-10-04
Abstract
Abstract A method of providing a resource in an electronic network (20) which includes receiving a signal associated with machine-readable data (16) read from a network navigation device (10). The network navigation device (10) has a human-viewable image (14). The method further includes identifying the resource based upon the signal, and communicating content of the resource. The method can be performed by a node (24) of the electronic network (20).
Inventors
- 👤 William L. Reber
- 👤 Cary D. Perttunen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:54
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/955; G06F16/9554; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/08; H04L61/00; H04L61/30; H04L61/301; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/02; H04L67/50; H04L67/60; H04L67/61; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04W; H04W12/00; H04W12/06; H04W12/068; H04L63/00; H04L63/08; H04L63/0853; H04W4/00; H04W8/00; H04W8/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
A system comprising: a network navigation device having a bar code, a first human-viewable image, and a second human-viewable image, the bar code encoding a first electronic address of a linking service of an internet and a second electronic address of a resource of the internet, the first human-viewable image being indicative of the resource, the second human-viewable image being indicative of the linking service; a bar code reader, in communication with a network navigation apparatus, to read the bar code; a node operative to link the network navigation apparatus to the linking service via the internet based upon the first electronic address encoded by the bar code and to link the linking service to the resource via the internet based upon the second electronic address encoded by the bar code, wherein the linking service receives content from the resource via the internet, the content including at least a portion of the first human-viewable image from the resource, and wherein the linking service modifies the content of the resource to include at least a portion of the second human-viewable image in addition to at least the portion of the first human-viewable image and to communicate the modified content from the linking service to an end user.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
206 words
A system comprising: a network navigation device having a bar code, a first human-viewable image, and a second human-viewable image, the bar code encoding a first electronic address of a linking service of an internet and a second electronic address of a resource of the internet, the first human-viewable image being indicative of the resource, the second human-viewable image being indicative of the linking service; a bar code reader, in communication with a network navigation apparatus, to read the bar code; a node operative to link the network navigation apparatus to the linking service via the internet based upon the first electronic address encoded by the bar code and to link the linking service to the resource via the internet based upon the second electronic address encoded by the bar code, wherein the linking service receives content from the resource via the internet, the content including at least a portion of the first human-viewable image from the resource, and wherein the linking service modifies the content of the resource to include at least a portion of the second human-viewable image in addition to at least the portion of the first human-viewable image and to communicate the modified content from the linking service to an end user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the node includes a server which receives the signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The system of claim 2 wherein the node includes a database having a plurality of records corresponding to a plurality of network navigation devices, wherein the server is operative to authenticate the network navigation device using the database, wherein the network navigation device is authenticated independent of a data reader used to read the machine-readable data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system of claim 3 wherein the server monitors a usage associated with the network navigation device independent of a data reader used to read the machine-readable data and updates a corresponding usage parameter in the database.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 4 wherein the server limits subsequent usage associated with the network navigation device once the usage parameter attains a predetermined threshold.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
233 words
An article of manufacture comprising: a computer-readable storage medium; and computer-readable data stored on the computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable data operative to direct at least one network navigation apparatus to read a bar code signal from a network navigation device, the network navigation device having the bar code, a first human-viewable image, and a second human-viewable image, the bar code encoding a first electronic address of a linking service of an internet and a second electronic address of a resource of the internet, the first human-viewable image being indicative of the resource, the second human-viewable image being indicative of the linking service; the computer-readable data operative to link the network navigation apparatus to the linking service via the internet based upon the first electronic address encoded by the bar code and to link the linking service to the resource via the internet based upon the second electronic address encoded by the bar code; the computer-readable medium operative to direct the linking service to receive content from the resource via the internet, the content including at least a portion of the first human-viewable image, and to direct the linking service to modify the content of the resource to include at least a portion of the second human-viewable image in addition to at least the portion of the first human-viewable image; and the computer-readable medium to communicate the modified content to an end user.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
233 words
An article of manufacture comprising: a computer-readable storage medium; and computer-readable data stored on the computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable data operative to direct at least one network navigation apparatus to read a bar code signal from a network navigation device, the network navigation device having the bar code, a first human-viewable image, and a second human-viewable image, the bar code encoding a first electronic address of a linking service of an internet and a second electronic address of a resource of the internet, the first human-viewable image being indicative of the resource, the second human-viewable image being indicative of the linking service; the computer-readable data operative to link the network navigation apparatus to the linking service via the internet based upon the first electronic address encoded by the bar code and to link the linking service to the resource via the internet based upon the second electronic address encoded by the bar code; the computer-readable medium operative to direct the linking service to receive content from the resource via the internet, the content including at least a portion of the first human-viewable image, and to direct the linking service to modify the content of the resource to include at least a portion of the second human-viewable image in addition to at least the portion of the first human-viewable image; and the computer-readable medium to communicate the modified content to an end user.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The article of manufacture of claim 6 wherein the computer-readable data further directs a step of authenticating the network navigation device based upon the signal, the network navigation device authenticated independently of a data reader used to read the machine-readable data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The article of manufacture of claim 6 wherein the computer-readable data further directs a step of monitoring a usage parameter associated with the network navigation device, the usage parameter independent of a data reader used to read the machine-readable data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The article of manufacture of claim 8 wherein the computer-readable data further directs a step of limiting subsequent usage associated with the network navigation device once the usage parameter attains a predetermined threshold.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
202 words
A method comprising the steps of: providing a network navigation device having a bar code, a first human-viewable image, and a second human-viewable image, the bar code encoding a first electronic address of a linking service of an internet and a second electronic address of a resource of the internet, the first human-viewable image being indicative of the resource, the second human-viewable image being indicative of the linking service; reading the bar code using a bar code reader coupled to a network navigation apparatus; linking the network navigation apparatus to the linking service via the internet based upon the first electronic address encoded by the bar code; linking the linking service to the resource via the internet based upon the second electronic address encoded by the bar code; receiving, by the linking service, content from the resource via the internet, the content including at least a portion of the first human-viewable image; modifying, by the linking service, the content of the resource to include at least a portion of the second human-viewable image in addition to at least the portion of the first human-viewable image; and communicating the modified content from the linking service to the network navigation apparatus via the internet.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
202 words
A method comprising the steps of: providing a network navigation device having a bar code, a first human-viewable image, and a second human-viewable image, the bar code encoding a first electronic address of a linking service of an internet and a second electronic address of a resource of the internet, the first human-viewable image being indicative of the resource, the second human-viewable image being indicative of the linking service; reading the bar code using a bar code reader coupled to a network navigation apparatus; linking the network navigation apparatus to the linking service via the internet based upon the first electronic address encoded by the bar code; linking the linking service to the resource via the internet based upon the second electronic address encoded by the bar code; receiving, by the linking service, content from the resource via the internet, the content including at least a portion of the first human-viewable image; modifying, by the linking service, the content of the resource to include at least a portion of the second human-viewable image in addition to at least the portion of the first human-viewable image; and communicating the modified content from the linking service to the network navigation apparatus via the internet.
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