Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records
Patent
1996-04-02
1998-09-08
Hajec, Donald T.
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
235462, 395600, G06K 710, G06F 1700, G06F 700
Patent
active
058048030
ABSTRACT:
A client computer with a scanner capable of scanning objects for a code. The client computer scans the object of interest and translates the code into a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that specifies both a server computer and the location within the server of information that is relevant to the object. The client computer transmits the URL to the server computer, receives the information related to the object from the server computer, and communicates the information to the customer.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4500880 (1985-02-01), Gomersall et al.
patent: 4780599 (1988-10-01), Baus
patent: 4916441 (1990-04-01), Gombrich
patent: 5250789 (1993-10-01), Johnsen
patent: 5280609 (1994-01-01), MacPhail
patent: 5345071 (1994-09-01), Dumont
patent: 5359698 (1994-10-01), Goldberg et al.
patent: 5448046 (1995-09-01), Swartz
patent: 5490217 (1996-02-01), Wang et al.
patent: 5600833 (1997-02-01), Senn et al.
IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 35, No. 1A, Jun. 1992, pp. 315-318, "Portable Self-Checkout Retail System".
Business Week, Mar. 18, 1996, p. 63, "The Only Book You'll Ever Need?".
Cragun Brian John
Rothschild Wayne Jay
Gamon Owen J.
Hajec Donald T.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Le Thien Minh
LandOfFree
Mechanism for retrieving information using data encoded on an ob does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Mechanism for retrieving information using data encoded on an ob, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Mechanism for retrieving information using data encoded on an ob will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1283864