Apparatus and method for initiating a telephone transaction using a scanner
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1. An integrated, portable capture apparatus for initiating a telephone-based transaction, comprising:
- a portable telephone;
a scanner integral with the portable telephone, operable by a user, for reading marks contained on an object, the marks having embedded therein a code corresponding to transaction data for initiating a transaction,controller means for interpreting the marks and retrieving transaction data embedded in the marks, andmeans within the capture device for originating a wireless telephone call based on the retrieved transaction data for initiating the transaction.
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, an apparatus initiates a transaction and includes a capture device for capturing transaction data from marks contained on an object. The marks have a code corresponding to transaction data for initiating a transaction. The capture device includes a scanner, operable by a user, for reading marks contained on the object. A controller interprets the marks and retrieves the transaction data embedded in the marks. The capture device originates a telephone call and transfers at least a portion of the transaction data to a desired destination for initiating a transaction.
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1. An integrated, portable capture apparatus for initiating a telephone-based transaction, comprising:
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a portable telephone; a scanner integral with the portable telephone, operable by a user, for reading marks contained on an object, the marks having embedded therein a code corresponding to transaction data for initiating a transaction, controller means for interpreting the marks and retrieving transaction data embedded in the marks, and means within the capture device for originating a wireless telephone call based on the retrieved transaction data for initiating the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for initiating a transaction, comprising:
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a wireless capture device arranged for the wireless capture of data directly from an audio/visual display, said data being indiscernible by a viewer or listener, said capture device including means for receiving one of an audio and video stream having embedded therein a code containing transaction data for initiating a transaction, a filter for interpreting the marks and retrieving transaction data embedded in the marks, and means associated with the capture device for originating a wireless telephone call based on the retrieved transaction data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for initiating a transaction in an integrated, wireless capture device that includes a portable telephone with a scanner comprising the steps of:
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scanning marks contained on an object with the scanner, interpreting the scanned marks to retrieve transaction data embedded therein, and originating a wireless telephone call, based on the retrieved transaction data, to a desired destination for initiating a transaction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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