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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2000
Lee W. Tutt, Webster, NY (US);
Robert W. Spurr, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus ( ) for storage and retrieval of audio, sound or other data in association with a fixed still image including an image receiver ( ) including a medium for fixing a reproduction of the still image thereon, and a transponder ( ) connected to the image receiver ( ) including an antenna ( ) for receiving and sending signals, a memory ( ) for storing address information for accessing a site ( ) on a communications network ( ) containing the data relating to the still image, a processor ( ) and circuitry connected to the memory ( ) and the antenna ( ) for retrieving the address information and outputting an output signal ( ) including the address information over the antenna ( ) when a read signal ( ) is received. The apparatus ( ) can additionally include a transceiver ( ) including an antenna ( ) for outputting the read signal ( ) to the transponder ( ) and receiving the output signal ( ) from the transponder ( ).