The present invention provides a system and method 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 the physical device that is
associated with the predetermined virtual device and attaching, to the
physical device, a substantially unremovable communication identifier for
communicating with the predetermined virtual device. The communication
identifier typically facilitates communication over an information space
such as the Internet.