Patent ID: 7441706
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for processing information, comprising: a) maintaining a database of bar codes and destination information associated with the bar codes, the database being accessible by a remote device; b) receiving information, at the remote device, from a plurality of bar code scanners, the received information from each bar code scanner including bar code information and source information identifying a user of the bar code scanners; c) identifying at least a portion of the destination information stored in the database based on at least a portion of the received bar code information, said portion of the received bar code information comprising data relating to a type of destination information; d) using said type of destination information for accessing from the remote device data stored at a network location referenced by the identified portion of the destination information; and e) providing the data accessed by the remote device from the network location to at least one user of at least one of the bar code scanner based on the received source information.