ELECTRONIC PEN FOR E-COMMERCE IMPLEMENTATIONS

摘要

A method and apparatus for performing electronic commerce transactions uses an electronic reading device having a sensor that detects portions of an address pattern. An electronic commerce client communicates with a remote electronic commerce server to perform an electronic commerce transaction in accordance with portions of the address pattern detected by the sensor. For example, the detected portions of the address pattern can be converted by the electronic commerce client into electronic commerce transaction data and sent to the electronic commerce server.