Printed medium activated interactive communication of multimedia information, including advertising

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6448979
SERIAL NO

09236176

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The present invention describes a revolutionary new device bridging the gap between the virtual multimedia-based Internet world and the real world, best exemplified by print media. More particularly, the invention relates to communicating multimedia information using a scanner for machine-readable code containing a link information corresponding to a provider information depicted on the printed medium, a user interface for obtaining user input information corresponding to the provider information, a communications bridge for sending the link information and the user input information via the network, a receiver in communication with the scanner, capable of receiving the link information and user input information, and further capable of receiving and playing a multimedia information sequence, and a portal server in communication with the scanner via the network capable of selecting a multimedia information sequence corresponding to the link information and the user input information.

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DESCARTES U S HOLDINGS INC120 RANDALL DRIVE WATERLOO ONTARIO N2V 1C6

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderer, Mike E Salt Lake City, UT 3 423
Bernstein, Mike Tucson, AZ 11 1140
Ritz, Peter B Meadowbrook, PA 19 2114
Schena, Robert J Wayne, PA 15 2199

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