System and method for accessing information of the web

Abstract

A system and a method for acquiring information on a product, comprising an Internet unit and a communication device, interacting with the Internet unit; wherein the communication device comprises a bar code symbol reader, the bar code symbol reader reading digital code symbologies on the product, the communication device requests information to the Internet unit using the digital code symbologies, and the communication device makes available information returned in response by the Internet unit.

1 . A system for acquiring information on a product, comprising:
 an Internet unit; and   a communication device, interacting with said Internet unit;   wherein said communication device comprises a bar code symbol reader, said bar code symbol reader reading digital code symbologies on the product, said communication device requests information to said Internet unit using said digital code symbologies, and said communication device makes available information returned in response by the Internet unit.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said Internet unit comprises websites that are searchable using bar code symbology as the search language. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said Internet unit comprises websites, said websites being optimized for symbology searches. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said communication device is a web-enabled personal digital assistant. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said communication device comprises a digital camera and a software allowing said digital camera to read digital code symbologies. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said communication device comprises a screen, information returned by the Internet unit being in a format designed for display on said screen. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said communication device comprises a GPS locator. 
     
     
         8 . A method for accessing information on a product, comprising the steps of:
 providing a web-enabled personal digital assistant with a component reading bar codes symbology;   reading a bar code symbology of the product with the personal digital assistant; and   connecting to websites related to the product on the Internet by using the bar code symbology of the product.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , comprising optimizing the websites for symbology searches, the websites being searchable using bar code symbology as the search language. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein said step of providing a web-enabled personal digital assistant comprises providing a web-enabled personal digital assistant including a digital camera and a software allowing the digital camera to read digital code symbologies. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising receiving information from the websites and displaying the information on a screen of the personal digital assistant. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising connecting a GPS locator to the personal digital assistant.