REMOTE CODE READER SYSTEM, LOCAL CODE READER, HOST COMPUTER, ADVERTISEMENT SUPPORT METHOD, INPUT DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

摘要

A number of various and arbitrary local barcode readers 7 read barcodes 11 and transmit the barcodes 11 to a host computer 1 through communication terminals 5f or 5m corresponding thereto and the Internet 3. The host computer 1 performs a predetermined process by the use of the barcode 11 which is transmitted by the local barcode reader 7. The host computer 1 transmits HTML information to the terminal 5 for showing a display on the terminal 5. The terminal 5 can show a various display in accordance with the HTML information which is received.