Method for accessing content from a computer network via a mobile phone
First Claim
1. A method for accessing content from a computer network via a handheld device equipped with mobile telephony and an optical image sensor, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) interacting with a substrate containing a printed hyperlink and machine-readable coded data, and capturing an image of the machine-readable coded data using the optical image sensor;
(b) processing, on the device, the captured image to decode the machine-readable coded data into a first identifier;
(c) forming on the device, a request based on the first identifier;
(d) transmitting, from the device via an associated mobile phone network, the request to a first server on the computer network, said computer network being interoperable with the mobile phone network;
(e) receiving content associated with the first identifier in the device, said content included a hyperlink corresponding to the printed hyperlink;
(f) displaying, on a touch-sensitive display screen, display information based on said received content, said display information including a displayed hyperlink corresponding to the printed hyperlink;
(g) interacting with the displayed hyperlink via said touch-sensitive display screen;
(h) retrieving hyperlinked information corresponding to said hyperlink; and
(i) displaying said hyperlinked information on said screen.
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Abstract
A method for accessing content from a computer network, the method comprising the steps of: (a) capturing an image of machine-readable coded data with a mobile phone having an optical image sensor; (b) processing, on the mobile phone, the captured image to decode the machine-readable coded data into a first identifier; (c) forming on the mobile phone, a request comprising the first identifier; (d) transmitting, from the mobile phone via an associated mobile phone network, the request to a server on the computer network, the computer network being interoperable with the mobile phone network; (e) identifying content associated with the first identifier; and (f) receiving the content in the mobile phone.
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6 Claims
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1. A method for accessing content from a computer network via a handheld device equipped with mobile telephony and an optical image sensor, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) interacting with a substrate containing a printed hyperlink and machine-readable coded data, and capturing an image of the machine-readable coded data using the optical image sensor; (b) processing, on the device, the captured image to decode the machine-readable coded data into a first identifier; (c) forming on the device, a request based on the first identifier; (d) transmitting, from the device via an associated mobile phone network, the request to a first server on the computer network, said computer network being interoperable with the mobile phone network; (e) receiving content associated with the first identifier in the device, said content included a hyperlink corresponding to the printed hyperlink; (f) displaying, on a touch-sensitive display screen, display information based on said received content, said display information including a displayed hyperlink corresponding to the printed hyperlink; (g) interacting with the displayed hyperlink via said touch-sensitive display screen; (h) retrieving hyperlinked information corresponding to said hyperlink; and (i) displaying said hyperlinked information on said screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A handheld device for accessing content from a computer network, said device comprising:
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a. a mobile phone transceiver; b. an optical image sensor; c. a touch-sensitive display screen; and d. processing circuitry adapted to; i. cause the mobile phone transceiver to communicate with the mobile phone network, and thereby to communicate with a server interoperable with the mobile phone network; ii. capture, via the optical image sensor, an image of machine-readable code; iii. process the captured image to decode the machine-readable code into a first identifier; iv. form a request based on the first identifier; v. transmit, via the mobile phone network, the request to the server on the computer network; vi. receive content associated with the first identifier, said content included a hyperlink corresponding to the printed hyperlink; vii. display the hyperlink on the touch-sensitive display screen; viii. interpret user interactions with the displayed hyperlink via said touch-sensitive display screen; ix. retrieve hyperlinked information corresponding to said hyperlink; and x. display said hyperlinked information on said screen. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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