Methods of obtaining listings of information from databases
US6347319B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99935
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, the invention encompasses a method of obtaining a listing of information from a database and utilizing the listing as a user input to a machine in data communication with the database. A database is provided, and such database has a plurality of objects stored therein. A machine is utilized to form a machine-readable code on a substrate. The machine-readable code describes the location of a set of objects in the database. The machine-readable code is read with a reading machine configured to access the database and extract the set of objects from the database. The extracted set of objects is outputted as a listing on a substrate. The substrate having the listing thereon is provided to a user. The user marks at least some of the objects on the listing. After at least some of the objects are marked, the listing is scanned with a scanning machine configured to recognize the objects and to distinguish marked objects from unmarked objects. The scanning machine is in data communication with the database and is in data communication with a processor which performs a different operation on marked objects of the listing than on unmarked objects of the listing. Accordingly, th…
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