Patent ID: 6871780
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
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, 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.