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Automatic actions can be obtained through a network using an area of marking medium with machine-readable markings that encode an action/medium identifier. The action/medium identifier identifies an action that can be produced through the network, and also identifies the area of marking medium. For

Automatic actions can be obtained through a network using an area of marking medium with machine-readable markings that encode an action/medium identifier. The action/medium identifier identifies an action that can be produced through the network, and also identifies the area of marking medium. For example, it may include a globally unique or network-wide page identifier as well as an action identifier that can be used to produce an action described by data associated with a counterpart digital page. Or it can include both a page identifier and a location identifier, with the location identifier also identifying an action that relates to the page's digital counterpart. Or it can include a document identifier and an action identifier. Or it can be a globally unique or network-wide sticker identifier that can be used to identify a document, a peripheral device, or another object to which the sticker is attached, and that also produces an action through the network.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An article of manufacture for obtaining automatic actions through a network using processing circuitry for connecting to the network and detection circuitry for providing input signals to the processing circuitry, the automatic actions being provided by action devices c

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An article of manufacture for obtaining automatic actions through a network using processing circuitry for connecting to the network and detection circuitry for providing input signals to the processing circuitry, the automatic actions being provided by action devices connected to the network; the article comprising:an area of a marking medium; andmachine-readable markings within the area of the marking medium that encode an action/medium identifier; the machine-readable markings being decodable to obtain the action/medium identifier by the processing circuitry using input signals from the detection circuitry, the input signals including information defining the machine-readable markings; the action/medium identifier specifying (a) an action device using a globally unique identifier that identifies the, marking medium and (b) an action using a location identifier that identifies a zone of the area of the marking medium; the processing circuitry being adapted to provide the location identifier through the network to the action device to produce the action; the action relating to the zone of the area of the marking medium; the action device providing the action automatically in response to the location identifier.