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Summary of U.S. Patent 7,383,209
A concise summary of the key details of U.S. Patent 7,383,209 is provided below, based on a search of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database. A search of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) dockets for 2026 did not yield any specific litigation records for this patent.
Title: System and method for automatic access of a remote computer over a network
Assignee: NM LLC
Inventors: Frank C. Hudetz, Peter R. Hudetz
Filing Date: January 29, 2004
Issue Date: June 3, 2008
Abstract: A system and method for using identification codes found on ordinary articles of commerce to access remote computers on a network. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a computer is provided having a database that relates Uniform Product Code (“UPC”) numbers to Internet network addresses (or “URLs”). To access an Internet resource relating to a particular product, a user enters the product's UPC symbol manually, by swiping a bar code reader over the UPC symbol, or via other suitable input means. The database retrieves the URL corresponding to the UPC code. This location information is then used to access the desired resource.
Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims
U.S. Patent 7,383,209 contains two independent claims, which are the broadest claims in the patent. A simplified, plain-language overview of each is as follows:
Independent Claim 1: This claim describes a method for connecting computers over a network. The process involves a user's computer automatically reading an "index" (like a UPC barcode) from a data carrier. This index is then sent to one or more "routing computers" on the network. These routing computers have tables that associate the index with a "pointer" (such as a website URL) which identifies an "information computer." The user's computer receives this pointer information and uses it to connect to the information computer to request and receive information.
Independent Claim 23: This claim outlines a networked computer system designed to carry out the method described in claim 1. The system is composed of:
- A "requesting computer" equipped with a device to automatically read an index from a data carrier.
- Multiple "routing computers," each storing tables that link indexes to pointers identifying an information computer.
- An "information computer" that sends information to the requesting computer when asked.
In essence, the system works by the requesting computer reading an index, sending it to the routing computers to get a pointer, and then using that pointer to retrieve information from the corresponding information computer.
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