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GARDEN CITY - The Barton Community College volleyball team rallied for its first win of the season on Wednesday night.
Trailing early, the Barton Community College men's soccer team traded goals until Tyler Dixon scored the game-winning goal for the Cougars on Wednesday afternoon at the BCC soccer and track complex.
The Barton Community College men's soccer team held Western Nebraska scoreless on Sunday at the soccer and track complex.
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Ryan Brathwaite turned in the second-fastest qualifying time in the first round of the 110-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Summer Olympics in London.
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Editor's note: The following is part five in a summer series of some of the most memorable moments in Barton athletics
It's the Fourth of July weekend and in Great Bend that means get your hard hat. I have never been in a town that allows more freedom of Independence Day than right here in Great Bend.
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The summer heat is upon us. With the summer beginning to hit full-stride that means it's time for wheat harvest and national track championships.
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Oh, please, this thread and forum is riddled with negative comments about anyone not swallowing nuTrek, while trying to tear down TOS.
That's an exaggeration: people like the new movies and naturally defend them when others make bloated claims about how objectively bad they are. Again, this does not indicate obsession or devotion.
Say waht you want, but the second anyone questions or offers opinion on the shortcomings of nuTrek, in comes the slams of TOS, TOS movies, the actors, etc. You are free to search pages one and two for evidence as visible as the screen in front of you.
I think you're misreading what's mostly a backlash against people making greatly exaggerated claims about TOS' progressiveness and dubious claims of possessing the definitive interpretation of Roddenberry's "vision" --whilst wearing heavily rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia-- as bashing of TOS and Roddenberry when they're not. Also, there's a backlash against people hypocritically and irrationally criticizing certain aspects of STiD while overlooking those same qualities in series or films of the past that they enjoyed.
TOS was a fairly progressive series
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, but it still had many of the negative trappings of 60s TV. But that's understandable, and the show can still be appreciated for the efforts it made at improving things and for the entertainment value it still provides.
And every time some numpty starts babbling on about knowing the ONE TRUE interpretation of Goddenberry's vision like some half-assed preacher angrily waving his personally revised copy of the Bible with passages crossed out and replaced by handwritten notes in the margins, I just tune them out. Roddenberry was a good storyteller with some progressive ideas, and I'm thankful to him for creating Star Trek, but he didn't make the original series alone, he also had some pretty negative behaviors and off the wall ideas, was perfectly willing to drastically alter "canon" if it suited his needs; which is fine but contrary to the fanon notion that he was some sort of guardian of an inviolable canon, and his "vision" often varied wildly from one season/movie or iteration of Trek to the next.
So, what you're seeing is not so much an unfair criticism of TOS and Roddenberry, it's a criticism of the hyperbolic and unrealistic idealized image of them some fans have in their heads.
'First Contact' is the tale of a man who just wants to cash in on his creation so he can get wasted on an island full of naked women, but his fans keep insisting that he's a saintly visionary who has profoundly altered the world. AKA - 'I Don't Want to be a Statue: The Gene Roddenberry Story.'
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I'm running a mac and have tried the hover zoom on both safari and FF. No joy on either. I've checked your live preview and the hover zoom doesn't work on that either so I know it's not something I've omitted to click on or off.
I've also checked other sites that have hover zoom capabilities and they work. I've checked your outlet live preview on 2 different macs running different OS.
Is the hover zoom still available in this update?
I'm on a desktop.
What does happen instead of hover zoom is the single product image enlarges, the thumbnails appear in the bottom of the image and left and right arrows appear. I hope this isn't a replacement for HZ as it's far more appealing that what's happening now.
One other thing, on the previous version I was running the equivalent to header 3, but I didn't have the boxes right around the menu button, ie no dividing line between buttons. I can't recall if this was the default or whether I had changed the .CSS. Can you point me in the direction of the .CSS page and script I need to update to remove these lines.
Hi Primate,
Thats very odd you don't have the Hover Zoom visible, could you be able to try resizing your browser at the responsive break points, i had ago on FF and safari for the following product and seems to be working.
What i think is happening because the HZ is enabled for certain browser widths and it is not being displayed for your dimensions.
What i'll do is create a new option in the Theme Customizer to make the HZ less responsive, perhaps displaying just an image for mobile devices and the HZ for all others is the way to go.
Regarding the Header Three and the line dividers between the links, i have prepared a child theme for you which you should upload and activate, you would need to assign the menu locations upon activating and you should be good to go.
I'll work on an update today for the HZ feature.
Kind Regards
Hi There,
I've tested the HZ on 4 macs in 3 locations, 2 desktops, 2 laptops, no joy all with different screen res.
Thanks for the child theme, it's almost there, it still has lines on either side of the home icon, social icons and cart. Ideally I would like them all without divider lines.
Hi Primate,
Taking upon your feedback regarding the Hover Zoom feature, a new script is being implemented which is a huge improvement and is fully responsive, i will try to release the update before Monday.
For the child theme mod, locate to the style.css file in your WP Editor and replace the css with the following,
.header-three .ps-global-nav li.ps-subtotal a, .header-three .ps-global-nav li.ps-home-icon a, .header-three .navbar-right, .header-three .ps-global-nav ul:first-child { border: 0 !important; }
That should do it
Best Regards
Hi Primate,
Outlet 2.0 is available to download now. Various Hover Zoom effects are now available.
I need something that shows that user are logged in or out!
Incase anybody else is wondering you could always use the is_user_logged_in function.
Hello there!
Looks like a few have worked out the first set of big bugs on your new framework. I will probably be updating the theme here really soon. Thank you for the theme improvements.
Another user commented earlier about social sharing on the product pages specifically with a Pinterest "Pin It" feature. I do not see this on your demo site but was wondering if this feature was included in your update after all?
Hi Joe,
Yes, most of the bugs have been reported, i'm working on releasing an update very soon and will try to include this.
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Great! Glad to hear it.
We are preparing to launch a site that utilizes your outlet theme. It appears the hover zoom feature is no longer working. The lightbox pop-up isn't as elegant in comparison, so we don't feel comfortable using this feature upon launch. How can we fix the hover zoom? We have "checked" the hover zoom option on the product images. The site is here.
Looks like your still on a earlier version of Outlet, please try upgrading the theme.
Several users have reported the Hover Zoom not functioning as it supposed to so its gonna be scrapped and a new HZ module will be released.
Best Regards
Thanks for your response. It appears many people have had issues with the latest version of outlet and it's breaking their stores. I'm slightly hesitant to update to the latest version. Is it safe to download yet?
Yes it is safe to use however, we have changed the shortcodes to represent the third-party plugin we have created 'PS Shortcodes'. Becasue the shortcodes are different to the previous version the layouts need to be updated.
Taking a look at your site, you will not be effected as much with the update, after successfully installing the new theme, i recommend importing the pages xml file to have reference with the new codes, then you can simply copy paste the elements in place.
Kind Regards
Is there any reference for the new shortcodes please? My site has totally changed since the update and has become unusable. I've downloaded the pages xml file but there is no definitive guide to the shortcodes in there.
Many thanks
Hi Shoes,
Some of the docs need to be updated, i had to prioritise the theme due to the demand of not being compatible with the new WooCommerce version. The reference will be updated shortly, in the meantime could you please copy/paste your content here and send me the url and i will update the code for you.
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Thanks I think I've managed to sort most of it now by checking out the sample pages…however Im concerned about the product detail pages, they just arent displaying content anymore? I used to have a product image and text content now I have nothing on my product detail pages not even an add to cart button…arrgghhhh…...Any advice would be gratefully received as my site is still down due to this update.
Try locating to the Theme Customizer and changing one of the 'Shop' settings and saving. I'm not sure without having a look, could you be able to send me some login details and url via email?
Kind Regards
Hi PixelStores, in some product pages there are the last 5 product add to woocommerce: It seems to be somewhere a PS Shortcodes with this name "Related Product", but I'm not able to find and delete this Shortcodes.
I want to delete or change it!
Hi There,
The 'Related Products' carousel code is part of a woocommerce template in the theme folder. You can find the source in the related.php file.
If you would like to remove the related products all together add this code to the functions.php file within the child theme.
remove_action( 'outlet_after_single_product_summary', 'woocommerce_output_related_products', 5);
Kind Regards
grouped.php version 2.1.0 is out of date. The core version is 2.1.7
Thankyou for your report, i'm aware and a update will be delivered Monday
Hi there,
I'm on the waiting list too about forthcoming update on Monday as I have also an issue with non-working Hover Zoom images in singles products.
Regards, CP
Hi CP,
Thanks for the report, could you be able to send me your URL via email, still have an unknown cause of the problem however with the release of the new update on Monday should clear things up.
Best Regards
I just updated in version 2.0 but still have no hover on images… I sent you the URL through the "Email PixelStores" from http://themeforest.net/user/PixelStores
Received and replied, looks like you need to upload the updated file from the previous version,
Ooops! I had this file in my child-theme for a slight change… I used the new file and image hover seems to work. I'll set-up the preferences and let you know if any issue remain.
Regards, CP
Glad you found the cause.
I've just upgraded to the new version (v1.9 – although the theme details say that only v1.8 has been released…?).
Anyway, I have a couple of quick questions: 1. Please can you tell me how to have the default colour set in the Theme Customisation section also affect the on-focus borders for input boxes in the contact page. At the moment they are the original brown/orange colour.
2. Since the update, Header Style 2 has disappeared, and Header 3 seems to be the most similar. However, I seem to remember an option to place social icons in the header, rather than menu bar. How can I get this option back?
Please check my recent response.
Does this theme works with woocommerce subscription plugin ?
Hi There,
Thankyou for your interest.
I haven't tried the plugin with Outlet, however we have currently updated the theme framework to work with the latest WooCommerce version. More than likely you might find some styling differences but the functionality should work.
Best Regards
I have another issue. The Hover Zoom functionality does not seem to work now. I have selected it in Theme Customisation, this does not change the existing products, but even if I set each individual product, it still doesn't work. I still have to click the product images and it shows a lightbox.
Please check my recent response.
More issues: 1. When clicking on product thumbnails from the product page, the image is displayed in a lightbox, rather than replacing the main product image. Is this correct? In an older version of the theme, this worked.
2. The product gallery images (and product page images) are not being cropped so they all all the same size. Where do I set this? Please see screenshot for example: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20173671/screenshot-image-size.png
Hi There,
I will answer your recent questions here
1. Primary colours not changing for form field on focus?
Yes, you are correct, nice find! I have made the fix and will be included in the upcoming update.
2. How can we get the old header style two back previewed in the old demo on this page?
Got a few things to polish off for the update but i will try to include this as a new header style with improvements for the version 2.0.
3. The Hover Zoom functionality does not seem to work now?
This bug has been pointed out and the fix has been implemented for the new release.
4. How can i get my shop catalog images the same size?
In the WooCommerce > Settings > Products options look for the 'Catalog Images' sizes, upon changing the size you would need a 'regenerate' thumbnail plugin here to change the current product images to the new dimensions.
I have a few things to polish up on the update as previously mentioned but will release later on the day.
Kind Regards
Hi, thanks for coming back to me.
When will the update with all the fixes you mention be released?
1, 2, 3 – all good. Thanks.
4. I have tried the regenerate plugin, but it didn't work. However, I notice that my images sizes set up in WooCommerce are very large (912×822). I think this came from importing the demo content? Anyway, what size should all the settings be, and should they be hard cropped? So that's: Catalog Images, Single Product Image, Product Thumbnails. Also, do I need to change the setting against the WordPress media settings for Thumbnail Medium Image and Large Image, as well as the crop to exact dimensions option?
5. (This one was missed from before). When clicking on product thumbnails from the product page, the image is displayed in a lightbox, rather than replacing the main product image. Is this correct? In an older version of the theme, this worked before – I think. :\
Thanks for your help, and I hope I'm not being too annoying… Cheers.
Hope all well,
Outlet 2.0 update will soon be available to download as it's now currently in the review queue here on TF. The update will fix your fifth question and the new Hover Zoom script has been implemented seen here.
Regarding the Images sizes, you can set them to your preferable dimensions however, keep in mind if your going to use the 'hover' secondary image shown in the shop when the user scrolls, his, her's mouse over, these photos must be the same size.
Also it wouldn't be a bad idea to keep your product catalog images twice the size shown on screen, for retina displays.
You don't need to touch the Settings > Media options but instead use the WooCommerce > Settings > Product options.
Best trial an error with the dimension settings and work out which is more preferable for your products. Create new product, upload a new photo to featured image and check to see if the image size has been changed via the frontend to confirm the options are in place.'
For the update, i uploaded the new outlet.zip file via the file manager from my cpanel and removed or overwritten the old outlet theme folder in the directory wp-content/themes/. Swiftly, revert back to default WP theme and to Outlet then to the permalinks section to fix any 404 not found pages.
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Hi there,
Im having trouble with the display of the subcategories. How do I relate one category with a subcategory for the filter in shop? – Like you have in the demo – Dress_Nightware.
I also need the ps shortcut to see products by category displayed in 4 columns – like the shop display so i can add it into a normal page. Because when i display product category it is shown in only one column. This is the code im using [product_category category="tissue" per_page="12" columns="4" orderby="date" order="desc"]. this is how its shown – http://www.bymanuelaecheverri.com/tissue/
Thank you!
The shop categories is a product attribute with the use of the WooCommerce Ajax Layerd Nav as the widget.
First create your attributes via Products > Attributes and create a new Attribute, for this case 'Shop Categories'. In the Attributes tab when you create a new product you can select the terms or values.
More at the docs.
I would go down the route of using the WooCommerce Product Categories widget for the 'Shop' and the attributes for the 'Shop Category' widget area.
For your shop page you could display the product category images and allow the user to narrow there results. WooCommerce > Settings > Products > Shop Page/Category Display.
I will investigate further regarding the shortcode layout issue and get back to you soon with a fix.
I am getting this error after updating to the latest theme.
"Your theme has bundled outdated copies of WooCommerce template files – if you encounter functionality issues on the frontend this could the reason. Ensure you update or remove them (in general we recommend only bundling the template files you actually need to customize). See the system report for full details."
I am getting this error after updating to the latest theme.
"Your theme has bundled outdated copies of WooCommerce template files – if you encounter functionality issues on the frontend this could the reason. Ensure you update or remove them (in general we recommend only bundling the template files you actually need to customize). See the system report for full details."
I need to fix this asap, please let me know what's the problem.
No need for concern, the outdated file has been fixed and the update is available to download. Version 2.0.
Just did, and now my shop page is broken, thinking about leaving this theme for a different one, to many bugs and the updates take to long and are not tested before released.
Also, your documentation website is broken as well.
I really need to fix this asap, the file outlet.zip doesn't contain woocommerce. images, includes, etc.
Yes, i made a update yesterday and looks like some template files were missing in the zip, apologise for the inconvenience, i have made a new upload and the update is in the review queue.
Kind Regards
Hey, loving the update. Still have a few questions/issues but the main one I wanted to ask immediately is that I see an update with woocommerce has come out, version 2.1.7. I know it states the version is compatible with woocommerce version 2.1.x so I would assume it's ok to update but just wanted to ensure that it will indeed work afterwards. Has anyone successfully updated woocommerce to the latest version and had it work without problems with the latest Outlet theme version?
Thanks, you are safe to keep WooCommerce updated to it's latest release. We have recently pushed out Outlet 2.0 which will resolve this.
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Hi, Thanks for the update. I have just applied the update and updated Woocommerce and all looks to be working correctly. I am still having 2 problems I wanted to inquire about, not sure if one is a bug or not.
1st: At the shop page I have it set to use Filter by size, not sure what is going on as it is not filtering the sizes properly. If I choose 2t for example I will get products where the size 2t is not even listed as part of the filtered results.
2nd: I am having difficulty figuring out how to show and have the categories listed of the shopping cart on the left panel of the site.
For example http://wearelittlegiants.com/shop/
Can you please shed some light on how would I show the categories (tees, onesies, etc) on the main page of the shop section?
Thank you very much.
1. I'm not sure what your setup is like without looking in the admin, but try the Ajax Layered Nav? Some docs on the subject here.
2. Using the Shop Category widget on the 'Shop' widget area should show the categories, Do you have any product categories created?
Best Regards
Thanks for the reply your suggestions helped out. I think I may have just messed something up, I tried to manually apply the updates you provided last night and I am noticing two things that don't seem like I did everything correctly.
1st. I have no option for the Header 6. Although when I look at my outlet home/headers I see the header-six.php is there.
2nd. I seem to have lost the social icons shortcuts that were in my previous header (header 4). It would show an icon shortcut for tiwtter, facebook, IG and tumblr on the right side by the shopping cart icon. I seem to have lost those, any idea how to quickly fix that?
Thanks again for all of your support. I appreciate it.
Hi 1shot,
A new update is now available to download. If you have updated the theme since yesterday some template files were broken or missing, this is now fixed. For some strange reason my upload to ThemeForest didn't include all the files.
Please update and let me know if you have any questions.
Best Regards
So far, I'm happy with this theme for my client's site.
However, I would love a reference guide to the short codes. There's a great deal of complexity to them and hunting and gathering from the example pages is rather cumbersome!
Glad you like using Outlet,
I will consider making an updated reference guide for the shortcodes, no doubt Outlet 2.1 will be in the pipeline soon.
Kind Regards
I was hoping to work around this by using the short-code button in the editor referenced in the documentation:
Within the Viual Editor you will see the shortcode buttons to add layouts, columns and other elements.
I do not see any such button…
The most important thing I would like to understand at this point is the variables for [ps_col], and how to determine what to use for different numbers of columns, in particular.
I can see when looking at the rendered pages that it isn't as simple as many other columns shortcode plugins that allow you to simply state the number of columns (i.e., one_third), but rather uses what looks like .css class declarations instead. Are these documented anywhere?
UPDATE: I got it. You're using basic bootstrap css grid options. It's not a super-efficient way for an end-user, as they would essentially need to have some understanding of html/css, but I know how to make it work.
Might I suggest a simple line in the shortcode documentation page simply stating "the ps_col shortcode styles are derived from Boostrap CSS" and then link to http://getbootstrap.com/css/#grid-options
Any update on why there's no button?
Hi Pensato,
Looks like WordPress 3.9 broke the shortcodes toolbar, please download Outlet 2.1 when its available, it's in the review queue and shouldn't be long.
Kind Regards
Is update 2.0 compatible with Wordpress 3.9? Thank you!
And I noticed that the changelog isn't included, could you post that maybe? Thank you!
You may have downloaded an update i made yesterday where some file were not included, this was a mistake and a new copy is in the review queue here on ThemeForest. The changelog is within the docs.
Kind Regards
I have just re-downloaded the entire theme, but it does not include everything, only the 2.0 update.
As per your instructions, I removed the old theme from my WordPress install to re-install this one – it of course has broken the site.
Please could you make the ENTIRE updated theme available for download please.
Anyone that buys this theme now will not have the full theme!
Yes, i made an update yesterday and the upload didn't include some template files for some strange reason, i have uploaded a new update with all the files and it is in the review queue.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Kind Regards
We all need some support, the last update doesn't have all the files. It just broke the entire site, so I had to spend all night doing a restoration to an older version. Thanks.
I made an update yesterday and some files were not included in the package, i have re uploaded and a fully working theme is in the review queue.
Kind Regards
The update is now available to download
Are we ok to go to WordPress v3.9? Thanks.
Hi, Yes your safe to update to v3.9.


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A method and apparatus for convenient and easy access to product-and shipment-related information and/or transactions is disclosed. An end device, for instance a bar code reader, is used to read a portable data carrier, for instance a bar code symbol. having a structured data format. The end device parses one or more particular data entities from the data read. The end device accesses a URL having at least a portion in common with one or more of the parsed data entities and displays associated web page content or processes an associated transaction. The end device may sequentially substitute a series of most probable non-common URI, portions to locate associated content if the first tried URL does not result in a valid response. Alternatively, a server may provide such search functionality.
1. A method for accessing data, comprising the steps of;
reading data from a portable data carrier,
parsing a company identifier from said data, and
accessing a web site having a URL associated with said company identifier.
2. The method of
parsing an item identifier from said data.
3. The method of
4. The method of
accessing a link on said web site associated with said item identifier.
5. The method of
displaying data associated with said web site.
6. The method of
processing a transaction associated with said web site.
7. The method of
8. The method of
9. The method of
10. The method of
11. The method of
12. The method of
13. A method of accessing data comprising the steps of;
scanning a symbol containing data,
calling a URL, and
displaying information associated with said URL,
wherein at least a portion of said URL comprises at least a portion of said data.
14. The method of
15. The method of
16. The method of
17. The method of
18. The method of
wherein said "company identifier" comprises a number assigned by the uniform code council and said "item identifier" comprises a number assigned by a manufacturer.
19. The method of
calling a web browser, and
entering at least a portion of said data in the URL line of said browser.
20. A method for finding information related to a portable data carrier, comprising the steps of;
reading data from a portable data carrier,
prepending a first character sequence to said data, and
attempting to access a web site having a URL comprising said prepended character sequence and said data.
21. The method of
prepending a second character sequence to said data, and
attempting to access a web site having a URL comprising said prepended second character sequence and said data.
22. The method of
appending a first domain to said data, and
attempting to access a web site having a URL comprising said prepended character sequence, said data, and said first domain.
23. The method of
appending a second domain to said data, and
attempting to access a web site having a URL comprising said prepended character sequence, said data, and said second domain.
24. The method of
25. A method for processing a query, comprising the steps of;
receiving a query,
parsing a manufacturer's code from said query,
looking up a manufacturer's URL associated with said manufacturer's code in a database of URLs, and
redirecting said query to said manufacturer's URL.
26. A device for accessing product information, comprising;
a portable data carrier reader,
a microprocessor electrically connected to said portable data carrier reader,
a memory electrically connected to said microprocessor, and
an interface electrically connected to said microprocessor;
wherein said memory contains a plurality of computer readable character sequences for prepending, and
computer readable instructions for sequentially prepending said plurality of character sequences to data received through said portable data carrier reader and attempting to connect to URLs corresponding to said character sequences through said interface.
27. The device for accessing product information of
28. A business method, comprising the step of;
registering a URL comprising a UPC company prefix and a domain.
29. The business method of claim 28; wherein said URL further comprises a UPC product identifier.
30. The business method of claim 28; further comprising putting up a web site corresponding to said URL, and
receiving product information inquiries from devices equipped to read the UPC symbols containing said company prefix.
[0001] The present patent application depends from the U.S. provisional patent application entitled METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING PRODUCT INFORMATION USING BAR CODE DATA, serial No. 60/183,421, dated Feb. 18, 2000.
[0002] The present invention is directed to the field of bar code data collection and more particularly to the field of accessing information pertaining to a bar coded object via a computer network such as the Internet.
[0003] The efficient distribution of product-related information to end-users and potential end-users is an important tool for minimizing sales cycle times, improving user satisfaction, reducing warranty costs, and minimizing manufacturer liability. The presentation of desired and regulated information often occupies a great deal of product label space and is often limiting to the industrial and aesthetic design of product packaging.
[0004] Explosive growth of the Internet and World Wide Web has provided an efficient means for the distribution of information, and product-related information in particular. To date, accessing product information has required a user to determine the manufacturer of the product, determine the manufacturer's URL, enter the URL into a web browser, and search the manufacturer's web site to find relevant product information.
[0005] The present invention makes use of a product's UPC or other symbol to access data about the product.
[0006] The symbology-related background of the invention is described in The Bar Code Book by Roger C. Palmer, hereby incorporated by reference.
[0007] In the field of automated data collection and, more particularly, optical data encodation, bar code symbologies have achieved wide use and have proved themselves to be very reliable and cost effective. Conventional linear bar code symbologies encode data as a series of variable width bars separated by variable width spaces. Generally, bars are formed from dark ink on a light colored background that forms the spaces.
[0008] One particularly successful and widespread family of bar code symbologies is the UPC/EAN/JAN family. This group of bar code symbologies is used to identify virtually every type of pre-packaged retail item sold in the U.S. and Canada, Europe, and Japan, respectively.
[0009] The Universal Product Code (UPC), European Article Numbering (EAN), and Japanese Article Numbering (JAN) systems are administered by the Uniform Code Council (UCC) and its foreign affiliates. Manufacturers who are members of the UCC may be assigned one or more 5-digit Company Prefixes, or company identifiers, that are used to identify the manufacturer in the context of the UPC system. Manufacturers, in turn, are free to assign a 5-digit product identifier code to each of their retail products. By using the combination of a company prefix with a product identifier code, it is thus possible to identify each product manufactured by UCC member companies. EAN and JAN systems are administered similarly.
[0010] To automate the retail check-out process, company prefixes and product identifiers are combined and encoded in UPC (also EAN and JAN) bar code symbols that are affixed to products. For an item to be checked out, a checker or customer scans a UPC/EAN/JAN symbol. A -look-up in the store's computer compares the scanned symbol to a list of products and determines the associated price. For the system to work properly, the store must maintain an up-to-date database that includes at least the UPC number and price for each item carried. Usually an alphanumeric description of the item is also associated with the UPC number.
[0011] The UPC symbology is a fixed-length numeric continuous symbology comprising characters having two bars and two spaces distributed within 7 modules. Each bar and space is between one and four modules wide. In the UPC-A variant, the symbol is divided into two halves separated by two center guard bars and bounded both left and right by a pair of outer guard bars. The left half of the UPC-A symbol comprises a 5-digit company prefix directly encoded (for number system characters 0, 6, and 7) and a number system character encoded by the parity pattern of the left characters. The right half of the UPC-A symbol comprises a 5-digit product identifier directly encoded and a Mod 10 check digit for the first 11 symbol characters. More recently, new number system digits 18, and 9 have been allocated for assignment, with number system 8 being used for 8-digit (7 digits plus 1-digit number system) company prefixes. Each half of the UPC-A symbol may be independently decoded.
[0012] Other versions of the UPC/EAN/JAN symbology are used for reduced space applications (for instance, UPC version E) and for applications requiring additional data as in the 2- and 4-digit book addenda.
[0013] Another symbology standard, UCC-128 (and the equivalent EAN-128) is based on the Code 128 symbology but includes a data structure well-adapted to tracking shipments within a supply chain. The UCC-128 symbology is similar to the UPC symbology in that it includes provision for encoding a company prefix and a company-assigned code. In the case of UCC-128, the company-assigned code is a shipment serial number that can be used to identify uniquely the contents of a particular shipment from that company.
[0014] More recently, the UCC and EAN International have been investigating alternative data storage media for associating a UCC/EAN structured data set to an item. One example is the use of magnetically- or electrically-encoded data that may be accessed by a non-line-of-sight interrogator such as an RFID interrogator. Another example of such innovation includes the RSS and composite symbologies that use a combination of linear and 2D symbols to encode more data in less space. Bar code symbols, RF tags, 2D symbols, composite symbols, laser cards, touch memory, and other similar objects are known collectively as portable data carriers.
[0015] The present invention teaches a method and apparatus for providing rapid and convenient Internet access to information about a product and/or transactions involving a product using data encoded thereon. In one embodiment, the product's UPC/EAN/JAN symbol is used to locate the information or initiate the transaction.
[0016] One aspect of the present invention relates a business method involving registering at least a portion of a product's UPC/EAN/JAN code as a URL for accessing information about the product.
[0017] Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of scanning a symbol, parsing data from the symbol, appending additional data to form a URL, opening a browser, directing the browser to the URL, and displaying information relevant to the symbol.
[0018] Another aspect of the present invention relates to a device for scanning a product symbol, accessing a URL corresponding to the product symbol, and displaying data relative to the product.
[0019] Another aspect of the present invention relates to a business method involving the formation of a web site that provides links to manufacturers of products using at least a portion of product UPC/EAN/JAN symbols to determine the links.
[0020] Another aspect of the present invention relates to a business method involving a web application that stores product data, receives a query from an end device, and transmits product data to the end device according to UPC/EAN/JAN data contained within the query.
[0021] Another aspect of the invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing a search for information about or a transaction concerning an object using data encoded on a portable data carrier associated with the object, and one or more structural formats likely to produce a URL where the data or transaction resides.
[0022]FIG. 1 shows a method for an end device to scan a symbol, form a URL containing data from the symbol, access a web site corresponding to the URL with a browser, and display data transmitted from the web site.
[0023]FIG. 2 shows a method for parsing symbol data to form a URL containing at least some of the symbol data.
[0024]FIG. 3 shows another method for parsing symbol data to form a URL containing at least some of the symbol data
[0025]FIG. 4 shows a wireless apparatus for scanning a symbol, parsing symbol data to form a URL containing at least some of the symbol data, accessing a web site using the wireless link, and displaying data corresponding to the symbol.
[0026]FIG. 5 shows a computer system for scanning a symbol and accessing product data corresponding to the symbol over the Internet.
[0027]FIG. 6 shows a method for receiving a query containing data corresponding to a symbol on a server and redirecting the query to a second server having data corresponding to the symbol.
[0028]FIG. 7 shows a method for receiving a query containing data corresponding to a symbol on a server, looking up data corresponding to the symbol, and transmitting data corresponding to the symbol to the requesting device.
[0029]FIG. 8 shows a method for use in an end device that includes steps for trying a plurality of URLs for accessing product information.
[0030] The present invention contemplates a method and apparatus for rapid access to product and company information via an Internet connection. A UPC, EAN, or JAN symbol is scanned or alternatively entered by hand. Alternatively, another type of portable data carrier such as RF tag, touch memory, magnetic stripe, or laser card for instance is queried for data. An Internet URL corresponding to symbol data is contacted and data therefrom displayed on an end device. The invention includes end devices and computer software for carrying out the invention as well as a method of doing business.
[0031] In the past, the only product information available to an end-user at the point of sale was that which was physically printed on a product label. Sales were delayed or lost when a user desired additional information but had to seek that information elsewhere.
[0032] The present invention brings complete product information to a user at the point of sale using the existing product code infrastructure to address said information. This solution avoids needing to print additional information on the label, avoids needing to create an essentially duplicate data index to address additional information, but does result in relevant information being delivered to the potential purchaser or subsequent user.
[0033] An end device scans the UPC (or alternatively, the EAN or JAN) symbol on a product. Scanned data is appended to appropriate prefix and suffix data and is used to address a web site displaying product information. For example, for a product carrying the UPC symbol encoding the data "0 43100 06622 4", a character sequence for prepending comprising the characters "http://www." and a character sequence for appending comprising the domain ".com" would be appended to form a URL reading "http://www.043100066224.com". This address would be used by a browser to access data about the corresponding product, for instance, "The Mead Corporation, Dayton, Ohio 45463 U.S.A. Made In USA. 100 sheet college ruled 1 subject notebook. College ruled 11�8� in (27.9�21.5 cm). Available in several colors, powder blue, royal blue, crimson, insignia yellow, and fir green. See also product number 06623, our equivalent wide ruled 1 subject notebook. See your local retailer, contact us at (000) 555-1234, or press the 'order' button to purchase. Mead manufactures a wide range of paper products for all your needs. Press 'home' to access a complete catalog."
[0034] An alternative embodiment accesses a pre-determined URL which in turn, passes a second URL back to the end device to access product data.
[0035] A second alternative embodiment sequentially attempts connection with several possible URLs having data on the product at hand, including domains such as .com, .net, .gov, .org, etc.
[0036]FIG. 1 illustrates a method for scanning a symbol to access data associated with the symbol. In step 101, the symbol is scanned. This may be via a fixed scanner, a hand-held discrete scanner connected to a reader, or an integrated end device. Step 102 indicates the parsing of relevant data from the symbol. A first set of data, the manufacturers code, is extracted from the left side of the symbol. A second set of data, the product code, is extracted from the right side of the symbol. An optional piece of data, the number system, may also be extracted to determine additional information such as the domain. In step 103, data is combined with manufacturer's and optionally product data to form a complete URL. In optional step 104, a browser is opened and in step 105, the browser is directed to the URL formed in step 103 using IP. Product information received from the URL, corresponding to the scanned symbol, is then displayed to the user in step 106.
[0037]FIG. 2 illustrates one exemplary method for parsing symbol data into a URL. A UPC, EAN, or JAN symbol 201 comprises four data components. A first data component 202 is known as the number system and indicates a region of origin or other types of symbols. The first data component is encoded in a parity pattern in the left half of the symbol. Codewords in the left half of the symbol directly encode a manufacturer's identification 203. The right half of the symbol directly encodes a product identification 204 associated with the manufacturer associated with the manufacturer's identification 203. A modulus 10 check character 205 is encoded as a parity pattern in the codewords of the right half of the symbol. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the fixed characters "http://www." form the first portion of the URL. The manufacturer's code "12345" is parsed to form the next portion of the URL. The characters ".corn/" are then added to the end of the manufacturer's code as the domain. Other alternative domains may also be used. The product code "67890" then forms the last part of the URL. The entire URL 206 is thus assembled to form the data string "http://www.12345.com/67890". This address may then be used to access data about the product labeled with the symbol 201. The example shown in FIG. 2 illustrates a way to access data directly from the manufacturer when the manufacturer holds the URL associated with the manufacturer's code.
[0038]FIG. 3 shows an alternative example of a way to construct a URL from a UPC/EAN/JAN symbol. This method shows a way to access product data through a third party web application. In this case, product information is appended below the domain. The alternative URL 301 "http://www.productinfo.com/12345/67890" may access product information via a web site called "productinfo.com".
[0039]FIG. 4 shows a wireless end device for accessing product information. A body 401 has a scan button 402 that is used to enable a scanner 403. Scanner 403 uses any of several scanning technologies known to the art including moving beam laser, CCD or CMD imager, or fixed spot wand. Upon scanning a symbol, a microcomputer in the end device; comprising at least a microprocessor, memory, and I/O; performs preprocessing steps described elsewhere in this document. The device of FIG. 4 then accesses product information on a server via a wireless interface through an antenna 404 and presents the information to a user on a display 405 or audibly via a speaker 406.
[0040]FIG. 5 shows a computer having a scanner connected via the Internet to one or more servers holding information about products. A bar code scanner 501 is used to scan symbols and is connected to a wedge reader 502. The wedge reader 502 is connected between a keyboard 503 and a computer 504 such that data scanned by the scanner 501 appears to come from the keyboard 503. The wedge reader 502 may be programmed to do data parsing and data appending described elsewhere in this document. Alternatively, the scanner 501 may be connected to the computer 504 using an alternate port such as a serial port, a bi-directional parallel port, a firewire port, a SCSI port or other port. Data may be passed to an application via other means including writing the application to check the ports or via a virtual wedge. The computer 504 is connected to the Internet 507 via a wired or wireless interface 506. Interface 506 can include a conventional modem, a cable modem, a LAN, a digital subscriber line. a cellular modem, a satellite link, or other connection to the Internet. A first server 508 and, optionally, a second server 509 are connected to the Internet. Additional servers (not shown) are also available to ftp, http, and other access types by the computer 504 and each other. Portable media 510 and 511 may be used to load programs into a client computer 504 or server 508, respectively.
[0041]FIG. 6 shows a server-based method for directing a product information query to a manufacturer's web site for response. A query is received via means known to the art in step 601. The manufacturer's code is extracted from the received URL in 602 and the manufacturer's web address is looked up in a database 603 a by step 603. The product code is parsed from the received URL in 604. In step 605, the manufacturer's web address and the product code are combined to form a new URL where relevant product data resides. In step 606, the user's query is hyperlinked to the URL determined in step 605 using known technology.
[0042]FIG. 7 shows a server-based method for responding to a query for product data. After the query is received in step 601, the manufacturers code and item code are parsed in steps 602 and 604, respectively. The query is then linked directly to product data residing on database 701 a in step 701. The product data is then returned to the client in step 702.
[0043]FIG. 8 shows a client-based method for accessing product information. This method corresponds to the method shown in FIG. 1 but includes a method for searching several possible URLs for the data. After manufacturer and item codes are extracted in step 102, optional step 801 further extracts the number system value. In step 801 a, a URL format is selected. This may be done using the number system and, optionally, the manufacturer code to select the most likely format. Different possible formats may be selected in order of highest probability or in simple list order. Examples of different forms include those using the manufacture code before the domain (for example www.12345.com/67890); using known database sites before the domain with the manufacturer, item code, and, optionally, number system following the domain (for example www.productinfol.com/1234567890/0 or alternatively www.getdata.org/12345/67890); or using a different domain based upon number system (for instance www.swedishinfo.se/12345/67890) when the number system indicates the possibility of the manufacturer being Swedish). A URL to try is then formed using the selected format along with data from the instant symbol in step 802. The URL is accessed or pinged in step 803. A test is performed in step 804 to determine if the web site is valid and, optionally, if it contains relevant product information. The test in step 804 may include determining if the site responds, determining if the format of the site is consistent with product data, and/or determining if the content of the site is consistent with product data. Additionally, step 804 may include asking the user if the site contains the information sought. If the web site does contain valid data, then the data is downloaded and displayed on the end device in step 805. If the web site is not valid, then a test is made to determine if all known possibilities have been exhausted in step 806. If yes, then an error message is displayed to the user in step 808 indicating that the information sought could not be found. If there are remaining URL formats to be tried then a pointer is advanced to the next most likely or the next URL in a predetermined list in step 807 and the process of forming a URL and trying it repeated.
[0044]FIG. 9 shows a block diagram for a microcomputer-based end device such as those shown in FIG. 4 or 5.
[0045]FIG. 10 shows optional steps to the process shown in FIG. 6. In FIG. 10, the product or item code for a given manufacturer is compared to a database 1001 a in step 1001 to determine possible synonyms. For instance, the manufacturer corresponding to manufacturer code 12345 may have a path on its web site to the product corresponding to 67890 that is not literally "/67890" Database 1001 a contains an equivalency that indicates the product corresponding to item code 67890 may be found at "/bluesuedeshoes" on the manufacturer's web site. In this case a URL comprising the characters "http://www.kingshoes.com/bluesuedeshoes" may be formed in step 1002. The query is subsequently hyperlinked to "http://www.kingshoes.com/bluesuedeshoes" according to step 606.
[0046] It will thus be seen that according to the present invention a simple yet effective means and apparatus for conveniently accessing product information has been taught. While the invention that has been shown herein is the most practical and preferred embodiment as presently conceived, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that many modifications may be made thereof within the scope of the invention, which scope is to be accorded the broadest interpretation of the appended claims so as to encompass all equivalent structures and methods.
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