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A method and system for reading machine-readable label devices and searching resources bases responsive to the context in which the reading took place provides versatility and intelligence that insures users will obtain real value from their use. For example, the system may be used to obtain informa

A method and system for reading machine-readable label devices and searching resources bases responsive to the context in which the reading took place provides versatility and intelligence that insures users will obtain real value from their use. For example, the system may be used to obtain information about a product fitted with a transponder. The system goes beyond monolithic information-gathering and transaction automation by exploiting context information and flexible search engine technology and by using natural language parsing to make searching to make creation and maintenance of resource bases more economical.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A device for identifying and connecting to a data resource in a data store, comprising:a machine-readable label reader; a controller connected to control said reader and to connectable to search said data resources; said controller being programmed to receive a first term identifying an object fr

1. A device for identifying and connecting to a data resource in a data store, comprising:a machine-readable label reader; a controller connected to control said reader and to connectable to search said data resources; said controller being programmed to receive a first term identifying an object from said reader and to generate at least one query being usable for searching said data resources and for identifying one or more of said data resources matching said at least one query; said controller being programmed to look up at least one second term semantically related to said first term and to use said term in query or another query.