Data access using a machine-readable card

A communication system is disclosed comprising a communication network and a communication device. The communication device reads machine-readable information from a card, wherein the information on the card corresponds to data hosted by a content provider in the communication network. The communica...

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Main Author COOK FRED S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.09.2009
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A communication system is disclosed comprising a communication network and a communication device. The communication device reads machine-readable information from a card, wherein the information on the card corresponds to data hosted by a content provider in the communication network. The communication device processes the information to locate the content provider, and transmits a request for the data and the information to the communication network. The communication network processes the information to translate the data hosted by the content provider to a format suitable for the communication device. The communication network also processes the information to handle a financial transaction for the data.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20030406171