摘要 |
A terminal, with an inquiring function for transmitting unique information, which identifies a user or terminal, to a computer network and obtaining, in response to the unique information, address information that is an address corresponding to the unique information on the computer network or another computer network or information corresponding to the address, and a transmitting function for outputting information to a destination of the address information, and an information providing system, with a responding function for transmitting, via the computer network, the address information in response to the unique information received via the computer network, are provided. When telephone numbers are used as this unique information, it is possible to provide an easy-to-use Internet telephone that can obtain a domain name or an address on the Internet for connecting to an Internet telephone.
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