Patent ID: 6694356
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: G06F,G06K,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A method for a user accessing information on a network, comprising the steps of:providing a remote control device operating in a first and control mode with internally generated control commands and in a second and scanning mode; in the control mode, controlling an appliance at a user location by wirelessly transmitting the control commands to the appliance; in the scanning mode: extracting machine recognizable code (MRC) information from an MRC using the remote control device, the MRC having associated therewith routing information corresponding to a remote location on the network; wirelessly transmitting the extracted MRC information from the MRC to a network interface device in response to the step of extracting; connecting the user location over the network to the remote location associated with the extracted MRC information and downloading the information therefrom; and displaying the downloaded information on a display at the user location, such that when displayed, substantially immediate feedback is provided to the user in response to the step of scanning.