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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2002
Sue-ken Yap, Lane Cove, AU;
Robert Smeallie, Normanhurst, AU;
William Simpson-young, Eastwood, AU;
Andrew Timothy Robert Newman, Glebe, AU;
Sue-Ken Yap, Lane Cove, AU;
Robert Smeallie, Normanhurst, AU;
William Simpson-Young, Eastwood, AU;
Andrew Timothy Robert Newman, Glebe, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A read device () for reading an interface card (). The card () is configured for insertion into the read device (). The card () comprises indicia formed thereon and a memory having data stored therein for communicating with an external device (). The read device () comprises a substantially transparent touch sensitive membrane () arranged to overlay the interface card () upon receipt of the card () in the read device (). The read device () also comprises a central processing unit () for sending a service identifier, a distinguishing identifier and a specific portion of the data to the external device (). The specific data is related to a user selected indicia (). A service identified by the service identifier upon receipt of the data is provided via the external device ().