Description: A system and method for using
identification codes to access particular computers on a network,
including the use of bar codes to lookup information about
products via a network.
Patent Name: System and method for automatic access of a remote computer over a network
Patent Number: 6,199,048
Critical Date: June 20, 1995
Crimes against the public domain
- Threatening small info-aggregating companies such as ScanBuy, AirClic, Inc., and LScan Technologies
- Also, a potential threat to Barcr, an open source, alpha quality bar code scanner for Nokia's 60 series cameraphones
