US Patent No: 6,843,419
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
Method and apparatus for accessing electronic data via a familiar printed medium
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Jan 18, 2005
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Jan 25, 2001
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09/769,136
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Abstract
The disclosed methods and apparatus relate generally to the electronics media industry, such as cable television (CATV), home shopping services, on-line computer services and computer memory applications. These methods and apparatus allow a user to access and make use of electronic media input and output devices by reference to and/or utilization of standard printed matter, such as magazines, textbooks, or any other printed matter that can be correlated to electronic media.
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| 5,774,874 Multi-merchant gift registry | 153 | 1995 | |
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| 6,270,351 Individual education program tracking system | 54 | 1998 | |
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| 5,452,379 Image capture and storage techniques in association with optical mark reading | 106 | 1991 | |
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| 5,021,984 Ticket issuing machines | 15 | 1990 | |
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| 6,331,864 Real-time multimedia visual programming system | 94 | 1997 | |
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| 5,751,590 System for printing social expression cards | 57 | 1997 | |
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| 5,368,129 Retail facility with couponing | 87 | 1992 | |
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| 5,148,297 Liquid crystal display device having an optical fiber substrate including fibers whose periphery is coated with a conductive material | 18 | 1991 | |
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| 4,984,155 Order entry system having catalog assistance | 289 | 1988 | |
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| 5,801,944 System and method for printing postage indicia directly on documents | 86 | 1995 | |
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| 5,222,624 Ticket dispenser machine and method | 62 | 1992 | |
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| 5,555,496 Method and apparatus for communicating with a card distribution center for management, selection, and delivery of social expression cards | 163 | 1994 | |
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| 6,149,441 Computer-based educational system | 163 | 1998 | |
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| 5,204,813 Computer-controlled testing process and device for administering an examination | 118 | 1990 | |
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| 4,793,813 Computer-based education system | 61 | 1985 | |
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| 4,492,164 Printer with inker on the platen roller | 9 | 1983 | |
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| 6,381,582 Method and system for processing payments for remotely purchased goods | 59 | 1997 | |
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| 5,412,191 Service desk for the registration, booking and/or payment of goods, vouchers and the like | 52 | 1993 | |
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| 4,820,167 Electronic school teaching system | 120 | 1987 | |
| 5,158,310 Display system for shopping cart | 71 | 1990 | |
| 5,151,687 Apparatus for logging electronic media-taped material | 14 | 1990 | |
| 5,288,977 System for imprinting patient-identifying barcodes onto medical X-rays | 21 | 1992 | |
| 5,287,181 Electronic redeemable coupon system and television | 321 | 1992 | |
| 5,369,571 Method and apparatus for acquiring demographic information | 81 | 1993 | |
| 5,397,156 Personalized book kit | 19 | 1993 | |
| 5,451,998 Home shopping video catalog | 135 | 1994 | |
| 5,385,371 Map in which information which can be coded is arranged in invisible state and a method for coding the content of the map | 131 | 1994 | |
| 6,148,331 Destination website access and information gathering system | 91 | 1997 | |
| 6,085,976 Travel system and methods utilizing multi-application passenger cards | 265 | 1998 | |
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