Claims
- 1. A method for directing an end-user to a location on a network, the end-user being associated with at least one of an end-user country selection, an end-user language selection, a service category, an access media type, the access media type comprising at least two types of access media at least one of which comprises a bar code scanner, and presence of an access certificate, the method comprising:
A. providing a database comprising a plurality of entries each of which is associated with a machine-readable code, wherein the entries comprise one or more different network addresses, the different network addresses being associated with different providers; B. receiving at a network site code information associated with one or more scans of machine readable codes made by the end-user with a remote scanning device; C. retrieving from the database, in response to the scan information, entries associated with the machine-readable codes scanned by the end-user, at least some of the entries comprising information irrelevant to at least one of the end-user country selection, the end-user language selection, the service category, the access media type, and the presence of an access certificate; D. based on at least one of the end-user country selection, the end-user language selection, the service category, the access media type, and the presence of an access certificate, selecting one or more network addresses from the retrieved entries; and E. connecting the end user with the selected one or more network addresses.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
F. sorting the one or more network addresses based on a provider indicated priority.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the entries further comprise one or more services, each service comprising a collection of network addresses grouped in accordance with at least one shared characteristic.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the shared characteristic comprises an identified profession.
- 5. The method of claim 3 wherein the shared characteristic comprises a country of origin.
- 6. The method of claim 3 wherein the shared characteristic comprises a language.
- 7. The method of claim 3 wherein the shared characteristic comprises an access media device type.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the service category is indicated by the end user.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the service category comprises a product-specific category.
- 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the service category comprises a service-specific category.
- 11. The method of claim 1 wherein the service category comprises a third party service provider category.
- 12. A system for directing an end-user to a location on a network, the end-user being associated with at least one of an end-user country selection, an end-user language selection, a service category, an access media type, the access media type comprising at least two types of access media at least one of which comprises a bar code scanner, and presence of an access certificate, comprising:
a database comprising a plurality of entries each of which is associated with a machine-readable code, wherein the entries comprise one or more different network addresses, the different network addresses being associated with different providers; a network site that receives code information associated with one or more scans of machine readable codes made by the end-user with a remote scanning device; one or more processors that, in response to the code information, retrieve from the database entries associated with the machine-readable codes scanned by the end-user, at least some of the entries comprising information irrelevant to at least one of the end-user country selection, the end-user language selection, the service category, the access media type, and the presence of an access certificate; and that, based on at least one of the end-user country selection, the end-user language selection, the service category, the access media type, and the presence of an access certificate, select from the retrieved entries one or more network addresses; and that connect the end user with the selected one or more network addresses.
- 13. The system of claim 12 wherein the processors further sort the one or more network addresses based on a provider indicated priority.
- 14. The system of claim 12 wherein the entries further comprise one or more services, each service comprising a collection of network addresses grouped in accordance with at least one shared characteristic.
- 15. The system of claim 14 wherein the shared characteristic comprises an identified profession.
- 16. The system of claim 14 wherein the shared characteristic comprises a country of origin.
- 17. The system of claim 14 wherein the shared characteristic comprises a language.
- 18. The system of claim 14 wherein the shared characteristic comprises an access media device type.
- 19. The system of claim 12 wherein the service category is indicated by the end user.
- 20. The system of claim 12 wherein the service category comprises a product-specific category.
- 21. The system of claim 12 wherein the service category comprises a service-specific category.
- 22. The system of claim 12 wherein the service category comprises a third party service provider category.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/252,906 entitled “Scalable distributed database system for linking URNs to Internet information” filed Nov. 27, 2000, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60252906 |
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