Apparatus for reading an electronic network navigation device and a peripheral for use therewith
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1. An apparatus for navigating an electronic network, the apparatus comprising:
- a data reader to read at least one instruction for navigating to a resource in the electronic network;
a pointing device to receive a user-initiated action upon navigating to the resource, the user-initiated action for navigating within the resource;
a transmitter to transmit a first signal associated with the at least one instruction and a second signal associated with the user-initiated action; and
a housing which houses the data reader, the pointing device, and the transmitter.
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Abstract
An apparatus for navigating an electronic network (20) comprises a housing (240) which houses a data reader, a pointing device (236), and a transmitter. The data reader is to read at least one instruction for navigating to a resource in the electronic network (20). The pointing device (236) is to receive, upon navigating to the resource, a user-initiated action for navigating within the resource. The transmitter is to transmit a first signal associated with the at least one instruction and a second signal associated with the user-initiated action.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for navigating an electronic network, the apparatus comprising:
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a data reader to read at least one instruction for navigating to a resource in the electronic network; a pointing device to receive a user-initiated action upon navigating to the resource, the user-initiated action for navigating within the resource; a transmitter to transmit a first signal associated with the at least one instruction and a second signal associated with the user-initiated action; and a housing which houses the data reader, the pointing device, and the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for navigating an electronic network, the apparatus comprising:
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a switching device; an optical data reader responsive to the switching device to read at least one instruction for navigating to a resource in the electronic network; a pointing device to receive a user-initiated action upon navigating to the resource, the user-initiated action for navigating within the resource using a graphical user interface; a transmitter to transmit a first signal associated with the at least one instruction and a second signal associated with the user-initiated action; and a housing which houses the switching device, the optical data reader, the pointing device, and the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for navigating the Internet, the apparatus comprising:
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a switching device; a bar code reader responsive to the switching device to read at least one bar-coded instruction for navigating to a resource of the Internet, the bar code reader scanning a light beam along a first axis to read the at least one bar-coded instruction; a pointing device supported by the switching device, the pointing device to receive a user-initiated action upon navigating to the resource, the user-initiated action for navigating within the resource using an Internet browser; a transmitter to transmit a first signal associated with the at least one bar-coded instruction and a second signal associated with the user-initiated action; and a housing which houses the switching device, the bar code reader, the pointing device, and the transmitter, the housing having a first face from which the bar code reader reads the at least one instruction and a second face at which user-initiated action is received by the pointing device, wherein the first face is opposite the second face, the housing defining a second axis about which the housing is grasped by a user, wherein the second axis is substantially parallel to the first axis.
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