Patent ID: 6989816

Claim:
An electronic data linked physical medium suitable for linking a user with remote data stored on a network, the electronic data linked medium comprising: a physical medium having at least one hot spot encoded with linking data enabling the electronic data linked physical medium to access remote data, wherein the linking data is encoded according to a spectral encoding scheme, wherein the linking data is visible and is blended with and appears to comprise at least part of an un-encoded graphical design visible on the physical medium such that it is not apparent to a viewer of the physical medium that said linking data is encoded in said at least one hot spot; a sensor operable to measure the hot spot, and decode the linking data; and a transmitter coupled to the sensor, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the linking data to a remote computer system, the remote computer system responsive to the linking data to retrieve the remote data and present the remote data to the user.