Patent ID: 7197543
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: G06F,G06K,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of enabling a user to access a remote location on a network using an optical reader, comprising the steps of: transmitting one of a scan code and a dedicated code from an optical reader to a first computer disposed on the network, the optical reader having an optical scanning system for scanning an encoded indicia, and a dedicated code system, including the steps of: accessing, in response to the first computer receiving the one of the scan code or the dedicated code from the optical reader, a second computer disposed on the network; performing a lookup operation at the second computer to match the one of the scan code or the dedicated code received from the optical reader with routing information for a remote location on the network; returning the routing information from the second computer to the first computer; and accessing the remote location on the network in accordance with the routing information returned from the second computer.