摘要 |
The present invention provides a system (302, 304; 402, 406) and method (102, 104, 106, 108, 110; 202, 204, 206, 208, 210) for automatically linking a physical device and a predetermined associated virtual device to provide the physical device with access to at least one service. The method includes the steps of: manufacturing (102) the physical device that is associated with the predetermined virtual device and attaching (104), to the physical device, a substantially non-removable communication identifier for communicating with the predetermined virtual device. The communication identifier typically facilitates communication over an information space such as the Internet. |