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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
May. 28, 2004
Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, Dallas, TX (US);
David Kent Mathews, Carrollton, TX (US);
Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, Dallas, TX (US);
David Kent Mathews, Carrollton, TX (US);
RPX-LV Acquisition LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a computer is disclosed wherein one or more remote locations disposed on a network are accessed in response to accessing a product code. A first computer disposed on the network connects to a device for accessing the product code of a product by a user. The device is uniquely identified with a device distributor by a device identification number. A second computer disposed on the network is accessed in response to the user accessing the product code with the device, wherein a lookup operation is performed at the second computer to match the device identification number with the device distributor to obtain remote routing information of the one or remote locations. The remote routing information is returned from the second computer to the first computer in order to access the one or more remote locations disposed on the network. The one or more remote locations are accessed to return remote information to the first computer for presentation.