A method for allowing a user PC (1702) to be controlled in order to effect
a connection between the user PC (1702) and a destination node (1706)
on a network (306). This is facilitated through an audio source (1700)
wherein compact disk recording media has embedded therein an audio signal. When
the compact disk recording media is played, the audio signal is extracted by an
audio extractor (1600) and transmitted to the user PC, and detected by a
program running in the background of the user PC (1702). Once the audible
tone is detected, a web browser is launched and the tone or decoded product identifier
information associated with the tone is transmitted to an ARS (308) on the
network (306). The ARS (308) then compares the information received
from the user PC (1702) using information from a relational database (1704).
The relational database (1704) contains routing information for various
destination nodes (1706) on the network. When a match occurs, the matching
information is then forwarded back to the user PC (1702) and this is utilized
to route the user PC (1702) to the particular destination node (1706)
corresponding to the audible tone for the processing of information received therefrom.