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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069098 | Input device for allowing interface to a web site in association with a unique input code An input device for allowing interface to a web site in association with a unique input code. A method for interconnecting a first location on a global communication network with a second location thereon is disclosed. An input device is provided at the first locati... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8028036 | Launching a web site using a passive transponder A method of displaying a web page to a user. A triggering device (2502) having a unique code stored therein is provided to the user. The unique code is extracted from the triggering device (2502) with an activation system (302), the activation s... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7979576 | Method and apparatus for connecting a user location to one of a plurality of destination locations on a network A method for interconnecting a user's location to a destination location on a network. The unique information is received at the user's location, which unique information has no associated routing information embedded therein. Network routing information is associat... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975022 | Launching a web site using a passive transponder A method of displaying a web page to a user. A triggering device having a unique code stored therein is provided to the user. The unique code is extracted from the triggering device with an activation system, the activation system disposed on a network. Location inf... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7930213 | Method and apparatus for completing, securing and conducting an E-commerce transaction A method of conducting and on-line transaction. A user at a PC (302) of a first location completes a profile information sheet and transmits it across a secure network (2708) to a central registration server (2704) at a second location also disp... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925780 | Method for connecting a wireless device to a remote location on a network A method for connecting a wireless device to a remote location on a computer network. A beacon signal is transmitted from a beacon unit to a beacon signal receiver circuit disposed with a wireless device. The beacon signal includes components indicative of a first c... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7912961 | Input device for allowing input of unique digital code to a user's computer to control access thereof to a web site A method for controlling a computer is disclosed wherein one or more remote locations disposed on a network are accessed in response to scanning an optical code. A first computer disposed on the network connects to a scanner for scanning the optical code of a produc... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912760 | Method and apparatus for utilizing a unique transaction code to update a magazine subscription over the internet A method for completing an electronic commerce transaction over a global communication network initiated between a vendor and a potential consumer. The method includes the steps of associating a unique transaction code with the initiated transaction between the vend... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7904344 | Accessing a vendor web site using personal account information retrieved from a credit card company web site A method of accessing a vendor web site (3422) over a global communication packet-switched network (306) using personal account information of a credit card (3400) retrieved from a credit card company server (3300) on the network (306 | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900224 | Method and apparatus for utilizing an audible signal to induce a user to select an E-commerce function A method for delivering advertising to a consumer over a broadcast media/global communication network combination. An advertisement broadcast is generated comprised of a general program and associated advertising dispersed therethrough for broadcast over a broadcast... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7886017 | Method and apparatus for accessing a remote location by receiving a product code A method for controlling a computer is disclosed wherein one or more remote locations disposed on a network are accessed in response to accessing a product code. A first computer disposed on the network connects to a device for accessing the product code of a produc... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7870189 | Input device having positional and scanning capabilities A multi-purpose input device (2500) for providing conventional positional tracking, and one or more read capabilities for automatically connecting a user PC (302) to remote node. In one embodiment, a user reads optically encoded indicia (1606) o... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7739353 | Launching a web site using a personal device A method of displaying a web page to a user. A triggering device (2500) is provided having a unique code associated therewith, the unique code associated with a remote location on a network of the source of the web page. The unique code is transmitted from th... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7694020 | Network routing utilizing a product code A method for utilizing a product code having product information contained therein for interfacing over a network. A representation of the product information is extracted from the product code, which product code is disposed on or in close association with an assoc... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7653446 | Method and apparatus for automatic configuration of equipment An architecture for automatically configuring equipment. A piece of equipment connected externally to a user PC has one or more machine-resolvable codes (MRCs) associated therewith. The piece of equipment receives configuration information from a remote location dis... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7636788 | Method and apparatus for matching a user's use profile in commerce with a broadcast A method for advertising over a network and broadcast media combination. A user's computer at a location on the network is operable to receive a signal from a broadcast generated by an advertiser, which signal has embedded therein unique coded information. The user'... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7596786 | Method and apparatus for utilizing an existing product code to issue a match to a predetermined location on a global network A method for providing an interconnection relationship between a product and a desired location on a global communications network. A machine readable product code is disposed on the product machine readable product code, the machine readable product code having enc... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7558838 | Method for configuring a piece of equipment with the use of an associated machine resolvable code An architecture for automatically configuring equipment interfaced to a computer. A computer which is in communication with a network, is provided having the piece of equipment interfaced to the computer and having associated therewith one or more machine-resolvable... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7548988 | Software downloading using a television broadcast channel A software distribution architecture having a television broadcast system as its infrastructure. Software from a software repository (1600) is mixed into a television broadcast system and transmitted into one or more selected channels at prescribed dates and ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7536478 | Method and apparatus for opening and launching a web browser in response to an audible signal The present invention disclosed and claimed herein comprises a system and method for launching a web browser on a network comprising a computer having an all new input interface and a communication interface coupled to a computer network; said audio input coupled to... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7533177 | Method and apparatus for accessing a remote location with an optical reader having a programmable memory system A method of accessing a remote location on a network using an optical reader. The optical reader includes an optical scanning system, a programmable memory system and an output circuit and is user-switchable between a scan mode, a record mode and a playback mode. Th... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7523161 | Control of software interface with information input to access window A method is disclosed for controlling the software interface of a user's computing device to display information on a display in proximity to the physical location of the user's computing device. The interface is operable to display to a user on the display at least... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7496638 | Launching a web site using a portable scanner A method for a user to access information on a network. Information from a machine recognizable code (MRC) (1606) is extracted at a user location, which MRC (1606) has associated therewith routing information to a remote location (312) on the ne... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7493384 | Controlling a PC using a tone from a cellular telephone A method and apparatus for accessing information over a network (306) from a remote location (312) on the network (306) for delivery to a user PC (302). A cellular telephone (2500) is provided having a functional mode for web acces... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7487259 | Method and apparatus for allowing a remote site to interact with an intermediate database to facilitate access to the remote site Method and apparatus for allowing a remote site to interact with an intermediate database to facilitate access to the remote site a method for delivering information from a source on a global communication network to destination location thereon. A unique code is as... | 02/03/2009 |
