APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACTIVE FUNCTIONS USING ENCODED TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAYS
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1. A method of providing interactive functionality using a two-dimensional coded visually readable array, the method comprising:
- capturing the two-dimensional coded array as an image in an electronic device using a video capture component;
decoding the captured image to determine array data content; and
displaying, in the electronic device, an active menu corresponding to the array data content.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus and/or methods for providing interactive functionality using a two-dimensional coded array. Some embodiments can include a reader configured to receive coded data from the two-dimensional coded array and a display configured to display an active menu corresponding to data content of the coded data.
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1. A method of providing interactive functionality using a two-dimensional coded visually readable array, the method comprising:
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capturing the two-dimensional coded array as an image in an electronic device using a video capture component; decoding the captured image to determine array data content; and displaying, in the electronic device, an active menu corresponding to the array data content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic device for providing interactive functionality using a two-dimensional coded array, the device comprising:
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a reader configured to receive coded data from the two-dimensional coded array; and an output device configured to display an active menu corresponding to data content of the coded data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic device for providing interactive functionality using a two-dimensional coded array, the device comprising:
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a reader configured to read the two-dimensional coded array; an array processor configured to determine data content of the two-dimensional coded array and to execute an application included in the data content; and a communication module configured to send a command to an external device that performs an action responsive to the command. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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