Claims
- 1. A method for managing a domain name service based on initiating a communication from an object containing provider information via a network connecting a scanner, a portal server, and a receiver, the method comprising the steps of:
scanning a machine-readable code containing a link information corresponding to the provider information from the object using the scanner; storing the machine-readable code in a memory; extracting the link information from the machine readable code in the memory; obtaining and storing a user input information corresponding to the provider information in the memory; sending the link information and the user input information to the portal server via the network; receiving the link information and the user input information at the portal server; selecting a multimedia information sequence corresponding to the link information and the user input information; sending the multimedia information sequence to the receiver via the network; receiving and storing the multimedia information sequence at the receiver; and playing the multimedia information sequence via the receiver.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the portal server further comprises a code tracking module for tracking at least one of the data, a link table entry, embedded template calls for interactivity, references to a publisher, a media originator, an ad placement, a date of publication, a dealer, or other provider information, licensing fees corresponding to licensing at least one of the data, a link table entry or a machine readable code to third parties, advertising used in connection with the codes, and demographics or indigraphics corresponding to the use of the codes.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the portal server further comprises a transaction tracking module in communications with one of the scanner or the receiver, the transaction tracking module being capable of tracking purchasers based on transaction size and frequency and matching the size and frequency to a scanner device such that the device cost is subsidized based on the size and frequency of the transaction.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the portal server further comprises a credit card module in communication with one of the scanner, the receiver, or the portal server, the credit card module being capable of at least one of the steps of
tracking transactions and corresponding referrals, accessing electronically credit limits for the transactions, tracking the size and frequency of purchases and corresponding purchasers, communicating in a two-way manner, obtaining credit and balance information and maintaining transactions.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the portal server further comprises an affinity information tracking module, the module maintaining at least one of benefit redemption, frequent flyer, or affinity information.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the object is a yellow pages publication.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the portal server is further capable of tracking fees corresponding to transactions initiated via a scan whereby everyone along the consumption and distribution food chains gets paid a percentage of the transaction.
- 8. The method of claim 8 wherein the food chain includes portal providers, hardware manufacturers, bandwidth carriers, media companies, ad firms, a persons placing the ad, stores where the transaction was initiated, information providers, and any other parties facilitating the transaction.
- 9. The method of claim 1 the portal server further comprises a transaction tracking module in communications with either of the scanner or the receiver, whereby the transaction tracking module is capable of tracking one or more of the purchasers or e-commerce transactions based on transaction size and frequency and matching the size and frequency to a scanner device such that a second product or service such that a cost of the second product or service is subsidized based on the size and frequency of the transaction initiated via a scan.
- 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises a machine-readable code containing any digital information including executable code, templates, or other digital content comprising a video, audio, or text data.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. 09/236,176 (Attorney Docket No. 9469-2), filed Jan. 25, 1999 and entitled “PRINTED MEDIUM ACTIVATED INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION OF MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION, INCLUDING ADVERTISING.”
Continuations (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09295823 |
Apr 1999 |
US |
Child |
09951361 |
Sep 2001 |
US |