US 7,451,932 B2
Method and apparatus for accessing electronic data via a familiar printed medium
Spencer A. Rathus, 31 Knollwood Rd., Short Hills, N.J. 07078 (US); Jeffrey S. Nevid, 382 Central Park W., #11D, New York, N.Y. 10025 (US); and Lois Fichner-Rathus, 31 Knollwood Rd., Short Hills, N.J. 07078 (US)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/943,794.
Application 08/628246 is a division of application No. 08/250799, filed on May 25, 1994, abandoned.
Application 10/943794 is a continuation of application No. 09/769136, filed on Jan. 25, 2001, granted, now 6,843,419.
Application 09/769136 is a continuation of application No. 09/365961, filed on Aug. 02, 1999, granted, now 6,866,196.
Application 09/365961 is a continuation in part of application No. 08/628246, filed on Apr. 04, 1996, granted, now 5,932,863.
Prior Publication US 2005/0199713 A1, Sep. 15, 2005
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 235—462.15  [235/472.01] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for displaying programming material to a user, the system comprising:
a printed travel ticket having at least one machine recognizable feature;
a feature recognition unit having associated therewith a means for recognizing said feature and a means for transmitting a coded signal in response to the recognition of said feature;
an intelligent controller having associated therewith a means for accessing said programming material in response to receiving said coded signal; and
a display unit for presenting said programming material.