Remote access system and method
First Claim
1. A method of employing an information device to transfer one or more data items from a remote holding area to a local device in dependence upon an access identifier representing the location of the one or more data items, comprising presenting an audio/visual representation of the access identifier at the information device, capturing the audio/visual representation at the local device, determining the location of the one or more data items from the captured audio/visual representation, and transferring the one or more data items to the local device from the determined location.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed of employing an information device (20) to transfer one or more data items from a remote holding area (32) to a local device (46) in dependence upon an access identifier representing the location of the one or more data items. The method comprises the steps of presenting an audio/visual representation of the access identifier at the information device (20), capturing the audio/visual representation at the local device (46), determining the location of the one or more data items from the captured audio/visual representation, and transferring the one or more data items to the local device (46) from the determined location. In a preferred embodiment, the information device (20) is a mobile device such as a mobile telephone, the audio/visual representation comprises a graphical representation such as a bar code that is displayed on a display (25) of the information device (20), and the bar code representation is captured at the local device (46) using a bar code scanner (49).
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- 1. A method of employing an information device to transfer one or more data items from a remote holding area to a local device in dependence upon an access identifier representing the location of the one or more data items, comprising presenting an audio/visual representation of the access identifier at the information device, capturing the audio/visual representation at the local device, determining the location of the one or more data items from the captured audio/visual representation, and transferring the one or more data items to the local device from the determined location.
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65. A remote retrieval system comprising:
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a remote holding area for storing data items;
a local device in communication with the remote holding area; and
an information device comprising audio/visual presentation means for presenting an audio/visual representation of an access identifier representing the location of one or more data items to be transferred from the remote holding area to the local device;
wherein the local device comprises audio/visual capturing means for capturing the audio/visual representation presented at the information device, location determining means for determining the location of the one or more data items from the captured audio/visual representation, and transferral means for transferring the one or more data items to the local device from the determined location.
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- 66. A local device for use in a remote retrieval system comprising a remote holding area for storing data items in communication with the local device and an information device comprising audio/visual presentation means for presenting an audio/visual representation of an access identifier representing the location of one or more data items to be transferred from the remote holding area to the local device, the local device comprising audio/visual capturing means for capturing the audio/visual representation presented at the information device, location determining means for determining the location of the one or more data items from the captured audio/visual representation, and transferral means for transferring the one or more data items to the local device from the determined location.
- 67. A method of employing an information device to transfer one or more data items from a local device to a remote holding area in dependence upon an access identifier representing the destination location of the one or more data items, comprising presenting an audio/visual representation of the access identifier at the information device, capturing the audio/visual representation at the local device, determining the destination location of the one or more data items from the captured audio/visual representation, and transferring the one or more data items to the determined location in the remote holding area.
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71. A remote transferral system comprising:
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a remote holding area for storing data items;
a local device in communication with the remote holding area; and
an information device comprising audio/visual presentation means for presenting an audio/visual representation of an access identifier representing the destination location of one or more data items to be transferred from the local device to the remote holding area;
wherein the local device comprises audio/visual capturing means for capturing the audio/visual representation presented at the information device, location determining means for determining the destination location of the one or more data items from the captured audio/visual representation, and transferral means for transferring the one or more data items to the determined location of remote holding area.
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72. A local device for use in a remote transferal system comprising a remote holding area for storing data items in communication with the local device and an information device comprising audio/visual presentation means for presenting an audio/visual representation of an access identifier representing the destination location of one or more data items to be transferred from the local device to the remote holding area, the local device comprising audio/visual capturing means for capturing the audio/visual representation presented at the information device, location determining means for determining the destination location of the one or more data items from the captured audio/visual representation, and transferral means for transferring the one or more data items to the determined location of remote holding area.
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