Patent ID: 7841527

Claim:
A method of associating a sticker and an object in a computer system, the object being stored in an object repository in the computer system and the object being of a type selected from a range of object types, the sticker having coded data indicative of a sticker identity and the object type, the method comprising the steps of: providing a sensing device for sensing the coded data when placed in an operative position relative to the sticker and generating indicating data that is indicative of the identity of the sticker and the object type; receiving the indicating data in the computer system from the sensing device; identifying the sticker, the object type and the object; generating an association between the sticker identity and the object; and, when the object repository is empty, generating an indication that the association cannot be generated; wherein during use, the computer system is configured to initiate an action regarding the object in response to the sensing device being placed in an operative position relative to the sticker.