A method for bridging the gap between the virtual multimedia-based Internet
world and the physical world of tangible object media, such as print
media. More particularly, a method for managing a domain name service
based on initiating a communication from an object containing provider
information using a scanner, a portal server and a receiver connected
across a network. The method involves scanning a machine-readable code
containing a link information corresponding to the provider information
from the object using the scanner and storing the machine-readable code in
a memory. The link information is then extracted from the machine readable
code in the memory. A user input information corresponding to the provider
information is also obtained and stored in the memory. The link
information and the user input information are then sent to the portal
server via the network. The portal server receives the link information
and user input information and selects a multimedia information sequence
corresponding to the link information and the user input information. The
multimedia information sequence is then sent to the receiver via the
network. The receiver receives and stores the multimedia information
sequence plays the sequence automatically or in response to a stimulus,
such as a user request.