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Code generation method, terminal apparatus, code processing method, issuing apparatus, and code issuing method
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 2000-04-11
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Granted: 2004-06-08
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Expires: 2020-04-11
Abstract
Abstract This invention is to make it unnecessary for a user to input all codes for identifying information, and reduce cumbersomeness and input error in code input. For example, to generate a code that means predetermined processing such as acquisition of specific information or acquisition of specific mail data, a user inputs, through a service terminal, a number section predetermined for the information to be acquired. The service terminal automatically generates the code of a classification section and attaches it to the number section input by the user. The number section and classification section, which are integrated, are output to a service server as a code.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Satomi
- 👤 Akihiro Masukawa
- 👤 Kenji Kasai
- 👤 Shinji Fukunaga
- 👤 Atsushi Inoue
- 👤 Kosuke Ito
- 👤 Jiro Izumi
Bibliographic Details
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:25
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/957; G06F16/9574; G06F16/958; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/107; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/06; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/07; H04L51/08; H04N1/00132; H04N1/00204; H04N1/00244; H04N1/00281; H04N1/00307
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A code processing method of processing a code for identifying information, said method comprising the steps of: determining, when a predetermined first code portion of the code for identifying information has been input through a predetermined input unit, a type of inputted first code portion based on a predetermined identifier included in the inputted first code portion; attaching a predetermined second code portion including a code indicating the type of the first code portion to the first code portion so as to generate an integrated code; and externally outputting the integrated code for acquiring information corresponding to the integrated code.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A code processing method of processing a code for identifying information, said method comprising the steps of: determining, when a predetermined first code portion of the code for identifying information has been input through a predetermined input unit, a type of inputted first code portion based on a predetermined identifier included in the inputted first code portion; attaching a predetermined second code portion including a code indicating the type of the first code portion to the first code portion so as to generate an integrated code; and externally outputting the integrated code for acquiring information corresponding to the integrated code.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: acquiring information corresponding to the integrated code; and printing the acquired information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the integrated code is externally output through a network.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the type of the first code portion is a personal user code or an information provider code.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 4 , wherein the personal user code includes a subscriber telephone number of the user.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first code portion comprises a number section and an attached section.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 6 , wherein the attached section includes a predetermined symbol representing a type of a service.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 7 , wherein the predetermined symbol representing the type of service is a symbol representing mail service.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 7 , wherein the predetermined symbol representing the type of service is a symbol representing data input/output service for the user.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method according to claim 7 , wherein the predetermined symbol representing the type of service is a symbol representing a service using a frame; and in the service using a frame, one or a plurality of other codes selected by the user is registered in a frame and when a code corresponding to the frame has been input, a service corresponding to the one or the plurality of other codes registered in the frame is executed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein, in the service using a frame, the user can register, change, and delete one or a plurality of codes in the frame.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein, when the outputted code is linked from another code, information corresponding to the other code is acquired from an external apparatus receiving the outputted code.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second code portion includes at least one of either version information or country identification information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
104 words
A terminal apparatus for processing a code for identifying information, said apparatus comprising: an input unit for inputting a predetermined first code portion of the code for identification information; a determination unit for determining a type of the inputted first code portion based on a predetermined identifier included in the inputted first code portion; a generation unit for attaching a predetermined second code portion including a code indicating the determined type of the first code portion to the first code portion and generating an integrated code; and an output unit for externally outputting the integrated code for acquiring information corresponding to the integrated code.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
104 words
A terminal apparatus for processing a code for identifying information, said apparatus comprising: an input unit for inputting a predetermined first code portion of the code for identification information; a determination unit for determining a type of the inputted first code portion based on a predetermined identifier included in the inputted first code portion; a generation unit for attaching a predetermined second code portion including a code indicating the determined type of the first code portion to the first code portion and generating an integrated code; and an output unit for externally outputting the integrated code for acquiring information corresponding to the integrated code.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
72 words
An issuing apparatus for issuing a code for identifying information, said apparatus comprising: an assignment unit for assigning a main code portion for identifying a user associated with information to be registered; and an issuing unit for attaching a subcode portion associated with the information to be registered to the main code portion and issuing a code that includes the main code portion and the subcode portion and that identifies the information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
72 words
An issuing apparatus for issuing a code for identifying information, said apparatus comprising: an assignment unit for assigning a main code portion for identifying a user associated with information to be registered; and an issuing unit for attaching a subcode portion associated with the information to be registered to the main code portion and issuing a code that includes the main code portion and the subcode portion and that identifies the information.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus according to claim 15 , further comprising: an input unit for inputting the information to be registered; and a registration unit for registering the information together with a code that includes the main code portion and the subcode portion, which are integrated.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the information to be registered is advertisement information.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the information to be registered is non-advertisement information.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the information to be registered is information sent from the user.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the information to be registered is mail addressed to the user.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the information to be registered is frame information.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus according to claim 21 , wherein the frame information can be used to register one or a plurality of other codes, the frame information corresponding to a frame, and when printing of the frame is designated, information corresponding to the one or the plurality of other information can be printed.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 15 , further comprising a designation unit for designating the code for identifying the information.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
58 words
The apparatus according to claim 23 , wherein, when a main code portion of a code to be linked is designated by said designation unit, said issue unit attaches a subcode portion, which is unused in a subcode portion corresponding to the main code portion, to the main code portion and issues the code for identifying the information.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus according to claim 23 , wherein said issue unit, when the user corresponding to an assigned main code portion can designate a subcode portion corresponding to the main code portion, issues the code that includes the main code portion for identifying the user and the designated subcode portion and that identifies the information.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus according to claim 23 , further comprising a deletion control unit for instructing to delete the code, wherein a code whose deletion is instructed by said deletion control unit is deleted together with information corresponding to the code to be deleted.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the main code portion includes an identification code representing a registration designation.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the main code portion includes a user identification code.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
72 words
An issuing method of issuing a code for identifying information, said method comprising: an assignment step of assigning a main code portion for identifying a user associated with information to be registered; and an issuing step of attaching a subcode portion associated with the information to be registered to the main code portion and issuing a code that includes the main code portion and the subcode portion and that identifies the information.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
72 words
An issuing method of issuing a code for identifying information, said method comprising: an assignment step of assigning a main code portion for identifying a user associated with information to be registered; and an issuing step of attaching a subcode portion associated with the information to be registered to the main code portion and issuing a code that includes the main code portion and the subcode portion and that identifies the information.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
126 words
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for implementing a code processing method of processing a code for identifying information, the program comprising: program code for a determination step of determining, when a predetermined first code portion of the code for identifying information has been input through a predetermined input unit, a type of inputted first code portion based on a predetermined identifier included in the inputted first code portion; program code for an attachment step of attaching a predetermined second code portion including a code indicating the determined type of the first code portion to the first code portion to generate an integrated code; and program code for an output step of externally outputting the integrated code for acquiring information corresponding to the integrated code.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
126 words
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for implementing a code processing method of processing a code for identifying information, the program comprising: program code for a determination step of determining, when a predetermined first code portion of the code for identifying information has been input through a predetermined input unit, a type of inputted first code portion based on a predetermined identifier included in the inputted first code portion; program code for an attachment step of attaching a predetermined second code portion including a code indicating the determined type of the first code portion to the first code portion to generate an integrated code; and program code for an output step of externally outputting the integrated code for acquiring information corresponding to the integrated code.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
87 words
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for implementing an issuing method of issuing a code for identifying information, the program comprising: program code for an assignment step of assigning a main code portion for identifying a user associated with information to be registered; and program code for an issuing step of attaching a subcode portion associated with the information to be registered to the main code portion and issuing a code that includes the main code portion and the subcode portion and that identifies the information.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
87 words
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for implementing an issuing method of issuing a code for identifying information, the program comprising: program code for an assignment step of assigning a main code portion for identifying a user associated with information to be registered; and program code for an issuing step of attaching a subcode portion associated with the information to be registered to the main code portion and issuing a code that includes the main code portion and the subcode portion and that identifies the information.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method according to claim 6 , further comprising the steps of: displaying, when only the number section has been input, a selection list of content corresponding to the inputted number section; and outputting a code, corresponding to the content selected by the user from the selection list, to acquire the information.
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