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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1997
Theodore Sizer, II, Little Silver, NJ (US);
Katherine G August, Matawan, NJ (US);
Mark L Tuomenoksa, Shrewsbury, NJ (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, an apparatus initiates a transaction and includes a capture device for capturing transaction data from marks contained on an object. The marks have a code corresponding to transaction data for initiating a transaction. The capture device includes a scanner, operable by a user, for reading marks contained on the object. A controller interprets the marks and retrieves the transaction data embedded in the marks. The capture device originates a telephone call and transfers at least a portion of the transaction data to a desired destination for initiating a transaction.