Method and apparatus for accessing electronic data via a familiar printed medium
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1. A system for displaying programming material to a user, the system comprising:
- an encyclopedia having at least one machine recognizable feature;
a feature recognition unit having associated therewith a means for recognizing said feature and a means for transmitting a coded signal in response to the recognition of said feature;
an intelligent controller having associated therewith a means for accessing said programming material in response to receiving said coded signal; and
a display unit for presenting said programming material.
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Abstract
The disclosed methods and apparatus relate generally to the electronics media industry, such as cable television (CATV), home shopping services, on-line computer services and computer memory applications. These methods and apparatus allow a user to access and make use of electronic media input and output devices by reference to and/or utilization of standard printed matter, such as magazines, textbooks, or any other printed matter that can be correlated to electronic media.
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1. A system for displaying programming material to a user, the system comprising:
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an encyclopedia having at least one machine recognizable feature; a feature recognition unit having associated therewith a means for recognizing said feature and a means for transmitting a coded signal in response to the recognition of said feature; an intelligent controller having associated therewith a means for accessing said programming material in response to receiving said coded signal; and a display unit for presenting said programming material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A system as defined in claim in 1 wherein said programming material comprises information.
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19. A method of providing a user access to programming material, comprising the steps of:
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printing a machine recognizable feature within an encyclopedia; scanning said machine recognizable feature within said encyclopedia; and transmitting data associated with said machine recognizable feature via a communication link to access said programming material. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method of providing a user access to programming material associated with a printed matter, comprising the steps of:
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imprinting a machine recognizable feature within said encyclopedia wherein said machine recognizable feature has associated therewith a command sequence for accessing programming material; scanning said machine recognizable feature within said encyclopedia and downloading data indicative of said machine recognizable feature via the Internet to a remote server; accessing programming material from said remote server; and transmitting said programming material to said use allowing said user to perceive said programming material, wherein said programming material is related to said encyclopedia. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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