Method and apparatus for accessing network data associated with a document
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1. A method for accessing network data associated with a document, comprising:
- converting at least a portion of said document to electronic format with a digital capture input device, the at least a portion of said document having one or more indicia thereon, the digital capture input device being operatively associated with a network;
analyzing the at least a portion of said document in electronic format to obtain said one or more indicia;
using said one or more indicia to locate said network data, said network data being maintained at another device operatively associated with the network; and
accessing said network data.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for accessing network data associated with a document are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the method may comprise the steps of converting at least a portion of the document to electronic format with a digital capture input device that is operatively associated with a network, the at least a portion of the document having one or more indicia thereon, analyzing the at least a portion of the document in electronic format to obtain the one or more indicia, using the one or more indicia to locate the network data that is being maintained at another device connected to the network, and accessing the network data.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for accessing network data associated with a document, comprising:
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converting at least a portion of said document to electronic format with a digital capture input device, the at least a portion of said document having one or more indicia thereon, the digital capture input device being operatively associated with a network;
analyzing the at least a portion of said document in electronic format to obtain said one or more indicia;
using said one or more indicia to locate said network data, said network data being maintained at another device operatively associated with the network; and
accessing said network data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for accessing network data associated with a document, comprising:
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one or more computer readable storage media; and
computer readable program code stored on said one or more computer readable storage media, said computer readable program code comprising;
program code for analyzing at least a portion of said document to obtain one or more indicia from the at least a portion of said document after the at least a portion of said document has been converted to electronic format with a digital capture input device operatively associated with a network;
program code for using said one or more indicia to locate said network data, said network data being maintained at another device operatively associated with the network; and
program code for accessing said network data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for accessing network data associated with a document, comprising:
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a digital capture input device operatively associated with a network, said digital capture input device converting at least a portion of said document to electronic format, the at least a portion of said document having one or more indicia thereon;
one or more computer readable storage media;
computer readable program code stored on said one or more computer readable storage media, said computer readable program code comprising;
program code for analyzing the at least a portion of said document in electronic format to obtain said one or more indicia;
program code for using said one or more indicia to locate said network data, said network data being maintained at another device operatively associated with the network; and
program code for receiving said network data at said digital capture input device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. Apparatus for accessing network data associated with a document, comprising:
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means for converting at least a portion of said document to electronic format, said means being operatively associated with a network, the at least a portion of said document having means for locating said network data;
means for analyzing the at least a portion of said document in electronic format to obtain said means for locating said network data;
means for using said means for locating said network data to locate said network data, said network data being maintained at another device connected to the network; and
means for accessing said network data.
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