Abstract: An information-link system is provided that allows an information provider to associate a predetermined link code with information from the provider, and that allows a user to directly access the information. The system includes an information-link device, an information-providing terminal, and a user terminal, each connected to each other via a network, and wherein the information-link device includes a link-code-management part, and a link-information-extraction part, the link-code-management part issues link codes in response to an information provider request, with each of the link codes having a predetermined fixed format, associates each of the link codes with a URL or a file storage location, and manages the associated link code and the URL or the storage location, and the link-information-extraction part extracts the URL or the location of the data file that has been associated with the link code, based on the link code sent from the user terminal.

Abstract: An information-link system is provided that allows an information provider to associate a predetermined link code with information from the provider, and that allows a user to directly access the information. The system includes an information-link device, an information-providing terminal, and a user terminal, each connected to each other via a network, and wherein the information-link device includes a link-code-management part, and a link-information-extraction part, the link-code-management part issues link codes in response to an information provider request, with each of the link codes having a predetermined fixed format, associates each of the link codes with a URL or a file storage location, and manages the associated link code and the URL or the storage location, and the link-information-extraction part extracts the URL or the location of the data file that has been associated with the link code, based on the link code sent from the user terminal.