Patent ID: 6138151
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of navigating an electronic network, the method comprising the steps of:providing a printed publication having a first printed article, a second printed article, a first code associated with the first printed article, and a second code associated with the second printed article;reading the first code from the printed publication;accessing a remote database by communicating a portion of the first code to the remote database and receiving translation information from the remote database, the translation information associating a first electronic address with the first code and a second electronic address with the second code, wherein the first electronic address differs from the second electronic address;translating the first code to the first electronic address using the translation information;storing, in a local database, the translation information received from the remote database;reading the second code from the printed publication; andwithout accessing the remote database after reading the second code, translating the second code to the second electronic address using the translation information in the local database.