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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2000
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for accessing a displayable information resource and tailoring retrieved information to a user's requirements comprises a tag reader ( ), a decoder ( ) for identifying a coded resource address ( ) carried by a tag ( ), and access means for accessing the identified resource. A display means ( ) displays information loaded from the accessed information resource. The disclosed embodiment employs printed RF tag technology, and the information resource is an Internet, intranet or extranet resource whose address ( ) is a URL. The disclosed apparatus is embodied in an item of furniture, more specifically a table ( ). The tag reader ( ) reads a tag ( ) when a tagged item ( ) is placed onto a support surface ( ), and a display is presented by the support surface ( ). The tagged item can, for example, be a product or its packaging, a ticket or token, or a letter or information sheet.