摘要 |
<p>A method and apparatus is disclosed for use with an object bearing a digitally watermarked image (35). The method includes operating a device, such as a hand-held device (5), to generate digital data representing the digitally watermarked image and to process the digital data to extract transmitting the extracted information through at least one of a wired or a wireless communication link (95) towards a data processor and operating the data processor to take some action based on the received information. The data processor receives the extracted information through a data communication network (100) which may include or be coupled to the Internet (105).</p> |