Remote control having an optical indicia reader
First Claim
1. A method for a user accessing information on a network, comprising the steps of:
- providing a remote control device operating in a first and control mode with internally generated control commands and in a second and scanning mode;
in the control mode, controlling an appliance at a user location by wirelessly transmitting the control commands to the appliance;
in the scanning mode;
extracting machine recognizable code (MRC) information from an MRC using the remote control device, the MRC having associated therewith routing information corresponding to a remote location on the network;
wirelessly transmitting the extracted MRC information from the MRC to a network interface device in response to the step of extracting;
connecting the user location over the network to the remote location associated with the extracted MRC information and downloading the information therefrom; and
displaying the downloaded information on a display at the user location, such that when displayed, substantially immediate feedback is provided to the user in response to the step of scanning.
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Abstract
A method for a user to access information on a network (306). A remote control device (3700) is provided operating in a first and control mode with internally generated control commands and in a second and scanning mode. In the control mode, an appliance at a user location is controlled by wirelessly transmitting the control commands to the appliance. In the scanning mode, a machine recognizable code (MRC) information is extracted from an MRC (1606) using the remote control device (3700), the MRC (1606) having associated therewith routing information corresponding to a remote location (312) on the network (306). The extracted MRC information is wirelessly transmitted from the MRC (1606) to a network interface device (302) in response to the step of extracting. The user location is then connected over the network (306) to the remote location (312) associated with the extracted MRC information, and the information downloaded therefrom. The downloaded information is then displayed on a display (1612) at the user location, such that when displayed, substantially immediate feedback is provided to the user in response to the step of scanning.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for a user accessing information on a network, comprising the steps of:
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providing a remote control device operating in a first and control mode with internally generated control commands and in a second and scanning mode;
in the control mode, controlling an appliance at a user location by wirelessly transmitting the control commands to the appliance;
in the scanning mode;
extracting machine recognizable code (MRC) information from an MRC using the remote control device, the MRC having associated therewith routing information corresponding to a remote location on the network;
wirelessly transmitting the extracted MRC information from the MRC to a network interface device in response to the step of extracting;
connecting the user location over the network to the remote location associated with the extracted MRC information and downloading the information therefrom; and
displaying the downloaded information on a display at the user location, such that when displayed, substantially immediate feedback is provided to the user in response to the step of scanning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for accessing information on a network, comprising:
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a remote control device operating in a first and control mode with internally generated control commands, and in a second and scan mode;
wherein in said control mode, an appliance at a user location is controlled by wirelessly transmitting said control commands to said appliance;
wherein in said scan mode;
a machine recognizable code (MRC) at said user location has MRC information extracted therefrom, which said MRC has associated therewith routing information corresponding to a remote location on the network;
a network interface device in communication with said remote control device and to which said extracted MRC information is wirelessly transmitted from said remote control device in response to being extracted;
wherein said network interface device at said user location connects to said remote location associated with said extracted MRC information and downloads the information therefrom; and
wherein said downloaded information is displayed on a display at said user location, such that when displayed, substantially immediate feedback is provided to the user in response to said MRC being scanned. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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