SCANNER ENHANCED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY LINKING TO ON-LINE RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method of providing remote access to on-line resources comprising the steps of:
- encoding address information adapted to link to an on-line resource into a format adapted for printing on a document;
embedding said encoded information onto said document;
scanning said document with a scanner enhanced remote control unit comprising a scanning system adapted to obtain an image of said embedded information and a transmission system adapted to transmit information to a system adapted to access said on-line resource;
transmitting said scanned information;
receiving said transmitted information by said system adapted to access said on-line resource;
retrieving said on-line resource corresponding to said address information; and
displaying said on-line resource to a user.
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Abstract
A method for providing remote access to on-line resources comprising the steps of encoding address and access information and optional source identification information into a format suitable for embedding onto a document, the format comprising one or two-dimensional bar codes or printed matter, embedding the encoded information onto a document, scanning the document with a scanner enhanced remote control unit comprising a scanning system adapted to obtain an image of the embedded information and a transmission system adapted to transmit the scanned information, transmitting the scanned information, receiving the transmitted information, optionally processing the received information, optionally collecting the user demographic and source identification information, retrieving the on-line resource, and displaying the on-line resource to a user. Also an apparatus which provides remote access to on-line resources comprising an encoder of address and access information and optional source identification information into a format suitable for embedding onto a document, an embedding system, a scanner enhanced remote control unit comprising a scanning system adapted to obtain an image of the embedded information and a transmission system, a transmitter which transmits the scanned information, a receiver which receives the transmitted information, an optional processor of the received information, an optional collector of the user demographic and source identification information, a retrieving system, and a display system.
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53 Claims
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1. A method of providing remote access to on-line resources comprising the steps of:
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encoding address information adapted to link to an on-line resource into a format adapted for printing on a document;
embedding said encoded information onto said document;
scanning said document with a scanner enhanced remote control unit comprising a scanning system adapted to obtain an image of said embedded information and a transmission system adapted to transmit information to a system adapted to access said on-line resource;
transmitting said scanned information;
receiving said transmitted information by said system adapted to access said on-line resource;
retrieving said on-line resource corresponding to said address information; and
displaying said on-line resource to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for providing remote access to online resources comprising, which comprises:
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means for encoding address and access information adapted to link to said on-line resource into a format adapted for printing on a document;
means for embedding said encoded information onto said document;
a scanner enhanced remote control unit comprising a means for scanning adapted to scan and obtain an image of said embedded information and means for transmitting adapted to transmit information to a system adapted to access said on-line resource;
means for receiving said transmitted information by said system adapted to access said on-line resource;
means for retrieving said on-line resource corresponding to said address and access information; and
means for displaying said on-line resource to a user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing;
optical scanning means within said housing for scanning a machine-readable symbol printed on a document and producing an electrical signal indicative of said machine-readable signal, said machine-readable symbol being encoded with data representative of a location of a data file to be accessed by a computer means associated with said apparatus;
means within said housing for processing said electrical signal to produce address information useful in accessing said data file;
means within said housing for transmitting said address information to a remotely located computer means; and
means within said housing for remotely controlling a television means associated with said computer means.
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