US 6,286,036 · Granted 2001-09-04

Audio- and graphics-based linking to internet

Address information is obtained from audio or from a graphic and used to link to the internet. The address information can be a literal URL, or may be an index to a database from which a corresponding URL can be obtained.

Fig. 1. Illustration of networked computers exchanging data. Not this patent’s official drawing.

Patent details

Publication number
US 6,286,036
Filing date
1999-12-15
Grant date
2001-09-04
Assignee
Digimarc Corporation
Inventor(s)
RHOADS GEOFFREY B.
CPC class
H04L67/02

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