Patent ID: 7496638
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: G06F,G06K,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for a user accessing information on a network, comprising the steps of: extracting with a portable extraction device at a user location information from a machine recognizable code (MRC), which MRC has associated therewith routing information corresponding to a remote location on the network; wirelessly transmitting the extracted information from the MRC to a network interface device in response to the step of extracting in a predetermined number of steps; at the network interface device, receiving the transmitted information and, upon receiving any of the transmitted information, utilizing that received information to connect to the remote location on the network, while substantially ignoring subsequent transfers of extracted information from the portable extraction device; connecting the user location over the network to the remote location associated with the extracted information from the MRC, and downloading information therefrom; and displaying the downloaded information on a display at the user location, such that when displayed, substantially immediate feedback in the form of the displayed information is provided to the user in response to the step of extracting.