EP 1064612 A4 20030813 - A SERVICE ACCESS METHOD AND INTERFACE

Title (en)

A SERVICE ACCESS METHOD AND INTERFACE

Title (de)

SERVICEZUGRIFFSVERFAHREN UND INTERFACE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET INTERFACE D'ACCES A UN SERVICE

Publication

EP 1064612 A4 20030813 (EN)

Application

EP 99936135 A 19990226

Priority

AU 9900120 W 19990226
AU PP205898 A 19980227

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9944161A1] A method of providing access to a service including disclosing a unique access code provided with a product, the access code providing access to the service for a predetermined period of time. A service access interface which allows access to a service for a predetermined period of time on entry of a unique access code provided with a product. A process of attaching a unique access code to a product, including deriving the unique access code from a number for the product, and adding the access code to the product, such that the access code can only be obtained on using or purchasing the product, the access code providing access to a service for a predetermined period of time. The product may be a manufactured good, such as a soft drink, or that delivered by a service provider, such as a television program. The service to which access is given may be an Internet video game service.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/60; A63F 3/08; G07F 17/32

IPC 8 full level

G06F 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06Q 30/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2137 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] WO 9639668 A1 19961212 - INTERACTIVE MEDIA WORKS L L C [US], et al
[X] US 5007641 A 19910416 - SEIDMAN CHARLES B [US]
[A] US 5654746 A 19970805 - MCMULLAN JR JAY C [US], et al
See references of WO 9944161A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9944161 A1 19990902; AU PP205898 A0 19980326; CA 2321522 A1 19990902; EP 1064612 A1 20010103; EP 1064612 A4 20030813; ID 27180 A 20010308; JP 2002505486 A 20020219

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 9900120 W 19990226; AU PP205898 A 19980227; CA 2321522 A 19990226; EP 99936135 A 19990226; ID 20001854 A 19990226; JP 2000533842 A 19990226