Method of Providing Digital Directory Information for a Printed Document
First Claim
1. A method of providing digital directory information for a printed document, for access to contact information of companies, by a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
- compiling a digital directory for entities identified in the printed document, the directory comprising a set of contact information items for each entity;
printing a directory key in the printed document linking the printed document and the digital directory; and
on entry of the directory key into the mobile device, providing the digital directory for display on the mobile device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention described in this patent provide a process that improves the manner in which the readers of a printed journal can access contact information of a company listed in this index of advertised companies and/or advertisers. The reader may query, for example, company main phone number and address, company branches'"'"' addresses, company department phone numbers, phone numbers and addresses of retail stores, phone numbers and addresses of technical support places, business times and other important information for communication between the magazine reader and the company advertised on the magazine index. This process, therefore, facilitates the contact and access of readers of printed media to the advertised companies on index pages of printed magazines.
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7 Claims
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1. A method of providing digital directory information for a printed document, for access to contact information of companies, by a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
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compiling a digital directory for entities identified in the printed document, the directory comprising a set of contact information items for each entity; printing a directory key in the printed document linking the printed document and the digital directory; and on entry of the directory key into the mobile device, providing the digital directory for display on the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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