WO2003058421A2 - System and method for providing a computer response associated with a printed material - Google Patents

System and method for providing a computer response associated with a printed material Download PDF

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WO2003058421A2
WO2003058421A2 PCT/IL2003/000022 IL0300022W WO03058421A2 WO 2003058421 A2 WO2003058421 A2 WO 2003058421A2 IL 0300022 W IL0300022 W IL 0300022W WO 03058421 A2 WO03058421 A2 WO 03058421A2
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Rafael Beyo
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
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    • H04N21/422—Input-only peripherals, i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
    • H04N21/42204—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/472—End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content
    • H04N21/4722—End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content for requesting additional data associated with the content
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17309—Transmission or handling of upstream communications

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  • the present invention relates to a system and method for providing an interactive and/or informative computer-generated response associated with a printed material. More specifically, present invention relates to a system and method for providing an interactive and/or informative computer-generated response for individuals reading printed material through the use of a remote control device.
  • the object of the present invention to introduce a system and method for providing an interactive and informative computer-generated supplement for individuals reading printed material through the use of a remote control device.
  • the computer generated supplement may comprise any information or other material and may be delivered using any appropriate medium such as the internet, a slide-show, a streaming video, specialized software, etc...
  • the supplement provided may comprise any appropriate matter, from a simple link to a web site to an educational game for kids relating to certain book that they are reading.
  • the means through which the computer generated supplement is elicited is through a remote control device that either comes with printed material or that is sold on a one-time basis and that is connected to numerous forms of printed materials.
  • the remote control device need not be the traditional remote control device such as that used for a television but may be any intermediate device capable of remotely producing a response from a nearby computer when an individual presses a specific button or sequence of buttons on the device. It may thus have any appropriate size, according to the required functions.
  • the present invention offers the advantage of providing a reader with supplementary information or other educational/informative feedback about the printed material they are reading during actual reading.
  • the user need not be sitting at a desk, in front of a PC, in order to get the information, but can be sitting on a nearby couch or even in bed, since the response is elicited through the use of a remote control device.
  • a teenager reading a teen magazine with a feature on a certain rock star can simply press a button on the remote control device that has an icon on it that corresponds to an icon at the bottom of the rock star's picture.
  • a signal will be produced by the remote control device, and that signal will be received and interpreted by the computer, so as to result in the playing of one of the rock star's hit songs on the computer.
  • a woman reading a book about ethnic cooking can enter a code located below a picture of a certain dish onto the remote control device, and this will result in her computer web browser opening to a site that provides instructions for the preparation of the dish.
  • the present invention relates to a method for remotely eliciting a response on a computer, wherein the response comprises an activity (any appropriate computer operation, for example, opening a predetermined software program) that is associated with at least a portion of a printed material being read by a user.
  • the method comprises the following steps: (a) providing a remote control device having at least one button and adapted for producing a signal when said at least one button is pressed;
  • printed material refers generally to books, magazines, journals, pamphlets, brochures, manuals, and other printed matter that may be fit for use with the method of the present invention.
  • remote control device is meant to refer to any wireless device having at least one button thereon and adapted for producing a predetermined signal (acoustic, infrared, bluetooth, etc..) when a predetermined button or sequence of buttons is pressed by a user.
  • a predetermined signal acoustic, infrared, bluetooth, etc..
  • the signal is selected from the group consisting of an acoustic signal, an infrared signal, a radio frequency signal, and a bluetooth signal. Other appropriate signals may also be employed.
  • the computer has the required programming for receiving the signal and for subsequently interpreting the signal to produce a corresponding response.
  • Those skilled in the art will be familiar with computer programs and hardware which enable reception and interpretation of a particular class of signals by a computer.
  • a method for remotely producing a response in a computer through the use of acoustic signal is disclosed in U.S. Patent application No. 09/827,365, hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the remote control device may have one or more buttons thereon for eliciting the production of a signal.
  • the buttons of the remote control device are selected from buttons having icons, numbers, and letters imprinted thereon (for example, digits 0-9, a "back” and “forward” button, a "clear” button, etc .).
  • the icons are, according to preferred embodiments, symbols representing the group consisting of a sound clip, a video clip, a picture, music, at least one volume button, and forward/back buttons. It is appreciated that numerous other possibilities exist as well.
  • the step of pressing comprises pressing one button. For example, a user may press on a button having a picture that is also printed on the page of the printed material which they are reading.
  • the step of pressing comprises pressing a predetermined sequence of buttons.
  • the user may press on the sequence of digits corresponding to the number of the page which the user is on or a numeric code at located at the bottom of a page, end of a paragraph, or any other appropriate location in the printed material.
  • the user may also press a button that has a symbol identical to a symbol located in the printed material.
  • Other buttons may correspond to symbols positioned at any one of the following locations: the bottom of a page, the end of a paragraph, the end of a chapter, adjacent to a heading, or adjacent to a picture or illustration in the printed material.
  • the symbol comprises one or more of the group consisting of an alphanumeric code, a picture, and an icon.
  • the method further comprises providing a user with CD that includes a computer program associated with the printed material and with the remote control device.
  • the user loads the software from the CD onto his computer so as to enable the computer to produce the appropriate response when the user presses a specific button or buttons on the remote control device.
  • the method further comprises providing a disk that includes a computer program associated with the printed material and with the remote control device.
  • the programming is downloaded from the internet.
  • the response is selected from the group consisting of opening a predetermined website, opening a slide show, opening a streaming video, and playing a song.
  • the remote control device is associated with a specific work of printed material (for example, a specific novel or a limited series of novels, or a certain school textbook).
  • the printed material is distributed or sold with the remote control device.
  • the remote control device is associated with a plurality of different printed materials (for example, books printed by a specific publisher or a magazine printed on a weekly or monthly basis, the remote control device being useful for all of said magazines that the user receives).
  • the present invention also relates to a system for remotely eliciting a response on a computer, wherein the response comprises an activity that is associated with at least a portion of a printed material being read by a user.
  • the system comprises a remote control having at least one button and adapted for producing a signal when said at least one button is pressed, a printed material associated the remote control device, and a computer adapted for receiving the signal and for producing a predetermined response in accordance with said signal.
  • the remote control device includes an LCD display.
  • the remote control device may range from a simple device having one or more buttons to more complex device having an LCD display and more advanced functions.
  • the remote control device is sold individually with a printed material, it will be preferably be a more simpler model while remote control devices for use with a variety of printed materials have more complex and advanced functions available.
  • the signal is selected from the group consisting of an acoustic signal, an infrared signal, a radio frequency signal, and a bluetooth signal.
  • said least one button of the remote control device is selected from the group consisting of buttons having icons, numbers, and letters imprinted thereon.
  • the icons are symbols representing the group consisting of a sound clip, a video clip, a picture, music, at least one volume button, and forward/back buttons.
  • an illustration in a book may be accompanied by the words "video clip 20" .
  • the button representing a video clip and then type in the number 21 on the remote control device, and the nearby computer will open a video presentation of the object(s) that is in the illustration.
  • buttons or sequence of buttons pressed may correspond to, for example, the page number of the printed material that the reader is up to.
  • a specific button may correspond to one of a plurality of symbols located at predetermined locations throughout the printed material. Said predetermined location may include: the end of a paragraph, the end of a chapter, adjacent to a heading, or adjacent to a picture or illustration in the printed material.
  • the symbol (on a button) comprises one or more of the group consisting of an alphanumeric code, a picture, and an icon.
  • the system also includes a CD or a diskette that includes a computer program associated with the printed material and with the remote control device.
  • the required programming for the computer can be downloaded from the internet.
  • the computer response comprises opening said computer program.
  • the response may be selected from the group consisting of opening a predetermined website, opening a slide show, opening a streaming video, and playing a song.
  • Virtually any computer operation can be programmed to be the response.
  • the remote control device is associated with a specific work of printed material.
  • the remote control device is provided with the specific work of printed material.
  • the remote control device is associated with a plurality of different printed materials.
  • Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of a system for providing an interactive and/or informative computer-generated response for individuals reading a printed material through the use of a remote control device, according to preferred embodiments of the present invention.
  • the system of the present invention may utilize any printed material (14) that has been adapted to associate with the system of the present invention.
  • This may include, for example, a novel, a brochure, a newspaper, a magazine, a manual, etc...
  • the text and/or illustrations of the printed material may include any one of a plurality of symbols, codes, or other markings that indicate to the reader of the printed material the corresponding button or sequence of buttons that should be pressed on an associated remote control device (12) in order to elicit a response from a nearby personal computer (10).
  • the remote control device (12) may include any number of triggers or buttons representing numbers, icons, video or audio symbols, letters, etc...
  • the remote control device may include an LCD display as well. Said remote control device adapted for producing a specific signal in correspondence to the button or sequence of buttons that is pressed by a user.
  • the signal may comprise any appropriate signal to which the computer (10) is adapted for receiving (for example, an acoustic signal, an infrared signal, a RF signal, or a bluetooth signal).
  • the computer (10) When the computer (10) receives the signal, it immediately responds by opening a particular web-site, opening a software program associated with the printed material, opening a streaming video or an audio clip, etc...
  • the computer (10) is preferably pre-programmed with the appropriate software for allowing it to provide appropriate responses to the signals of the remote control device.
  • the necessary programming is simply downloaded from the Internet.
  • a CD or diskette that comes with the printed material and/or the remote control device is used to properly program the computer.
  • the user is provided with the remote control device (12) and with a printed material (14) associated with the remote control device (12).
  • the remote control device (12) may be adapted for usage with a single work of printed material, or with a group of printed materials. Accordingly, the user may obtain the remote control device only once and be able to use it, as an example, with all monthly-received magazines of a certain name to which he subscribes.
  • the printed material could simply be sold together with the remote control device (for example, this may be suitable for a college textbook or scientific manual).
  • the user simply presses on a button or sequence of buttons on the remote control device that corresponds to a particular icon, symbol, number, or any other suitable marking located at any appropriate location in the printed material.
  • the remote control device produces a corresponding specific signal, which is received and interpreted by the user's personal computer, in order to produce a specific interactive or informative computer-generated response.

Abstract

A method for remotely eliciting a response on a computer, wherein the response comprises an activity that is associated with at least a portion of a printed material being read by a user, comprising; (a) providing a remote control device having at least one button and adapted for producing a signal when said at least one button is pressed; (b) providing a printed material associated with said remote control device; (c) pressing said at least one button of said remote control device so as to produce a predetermined signal; (d) receiving said signal by a nearby computer, said computer being adapted for receiving said signal; (e) producing a response in accordance with said signal.

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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A COMPUTER RESPONSE ASSOCIATED WITH A PRINTED MATERIAL
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system and method for providing an interactive and/or informative computer-generated response associated with a printed material. More specifically, present invention relates to a system and method for providing an interactive and/or informative computer-generated response for individuals reading printed material through the use of a remote control device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The advancements that have occurred at a very speedy pace in the field of computers, communications, and information delivery have not prevented both companies and individuals alike from reading magazines and best selling novels and from producing brochures, pamphlets, or thick manuals. Society has not yet converted to a totally electronic way of communicating and receiving information, and it is arguable whether it ever will. However, the "outdated" hard-copy method of transmitting and receiving information can be very limited and even boring in comparison to the information and communication technology that is available today through the use of computers and other electronic devices. For example, children who are accustomed to game-boys and highly interactive computer games may find it very monotonous to read traditional storybooks and school textbooks. Adults reading a magazine may come across an advertisement for a product that they would like more information about, but which is not found in the advertisement. It would be very advantageous to find a way to integrate the technology available today with traditional printed material, without having to totally give up written books, magazines, and other printed material that most people are accustomed to and generally prefer.
It is therefore the object of the present invention to introduce a system and method for providing an interactive and informative computer-generated supplement for individuals reading printed material through the use of a remote control device. The computer generated supplement may comprise any information or other material and may be delivered using any appropriate medium such as the internet, a slide-show, a streaming video, specialized software, etc... The supplement provided may comprise any appropriate matter, from a simple link to a web site to an educational game for kids relating to certain book that they are reading. The means through which the computer generated supplement is elicited is through a remote control device that either comes with printed material or that is sold on a one-time basis and that is connected to numerous forms of printed materials. The remote control device need not be the traditional remote control device such as that used for a television but may be any intermediate device capable of remotely producing a response from a nearby computer when an individual presses a specific button or sequence of buttons on the device. It may thus have any appropriate size, according to the required functions.
The present invention offers the advantage of providing a reader with supplementary information or other educational/informative feedback about the printed material they are reading during actual reading. The user need not be sitting at a desk, in front of a PC, in order to get the information, but can be sitting on a nearby couch or even in bed, since the response is elicited through the use of a remote control device. For example, a teenager reading a teen magazine with a feature on a certain rock star can simply press a button on the remote control device that has an icon on it that corresponds to an icon at the bottom of the rock star's picture. A signal will be produced by the remote control device, and that signal will be received and interpreted by the computer, so as to result in the playing of one of the rock star's hit songs on the computer. A woman reading a book about ethnic cooking can enter a code located below a picture of a certain dish onto the remote control device, and this will result in her computer web browser opening to a site that provides instructions for the preparation of the dish.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the summary of the invention and the detailed description of the drawings that follow.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for remotely eliciting a response on a computer, wherein the response comprises an activity (any appropriate computer operation, for example, opening a predetermined software program) that is associated with at least a portion of a printed material being read by a user. The method comprises the following steps: (a) providing a remote control device having at least one button and adapted for producing a signal when said at least one button is pressed;
(b) providing a printed material associated with the remote control device;
(c) pressing said at least one button of the remote control device so as to produce a predetermined signal;
(d) receiving said signal by a nearby computer, the computer being adapted for receiving the signal;
(e) producing a response in accordance with the signal;
In the context of the present invention, the term "printed material" refers generally to books, magazines, journals, pamphlets, brochures, manuals, and other printed matter that may be fit for use with the method of the present invention.
In the context of the present invention, the term "remote control device" is meant to refer to any wireless device having at least one button thereon and adapted for producing a predetermined signal (acoustic, infrared, bluetooth, etc..) when a predetermined button or sequence of buttons is pressed by a user.
According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the signal is selected from the group consisting of an acoustic signal, an infrared signal, a radio frequency signal, and a bluetooth signal. Other appropriate signals may also be employed. The computer has the required programming for receiving the signal and for subsequently interpreting the signal to produce a corresponding response. Those skilled in the art will be familiar with computer programs and hardware which enable reception and interpretation of a particular class of signals by a computer. A method for remotely producing a response in a computer through the use of acoustic signal is disclosed in U.S. Patent application No. 09/827,365, hereby incorporated by reference.
The remote control device may have one or more buttons thereon for eliciting the production of a signal. Preferably, the buttons of the remote control device are selected from buttons having icons, numbers, and letters imprinted thereon (for example, digits 0-9, a "back" and "forward" button, a "clear" button, etc .). The icons are, according to preferred embodiments, symbols representing the group consisting of a sound clip, a video clip, a picture, music, at least one volume button, and forward/back buttons. It is appreciated that numerous other possibilities exist as well. According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the step of pressing comprises pressing one button. For example, a user may press on a button having a picture that is also printed on the page of the printed material which they are reading. Alternatively, the step of pressing comprises pressing a predetermined sequence of buttons. For example, the user may press on the sequence of digits corresponding to the number of the page which the user is on or a numeric code at located at the bottom of a page, end of a paragraph, or any other appropriate location in the printed material. The user may also press a button that has a symbol identical to a symbol located in the printed material. Other buttons may correspond to symbols positioned at any one of the following locations: the bottom of a page, the end of a paragraph, the end of a chapter, adjacent to a heading, or adjacent to a picture or illustration in the printed material.
According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the symbol comprises one or more of the group consisting of an alphanumeric code, a picture, and an icon.
According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the method further comprises providing a user with CD that includes a computer program associated with the printed material and with the remote control device. The user loads the software from the CD onto his computer so as to enable the computer to produce the appropriate response when the user presses a specific button or buttons on the remote control device. According to other preferred embodiments of the present invention, the method further comprises providing a disk that includes a computer program associated with the printed material and with the remote control device. In yet other preferred embodiments, the programming is downloaded from the internet.
According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the response is selected from the group consisting of opening a predetermined website, opening a slide show, opening a streaming video, and playing a song.
According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the remote control device is associated with a specific work of printed material (for example, a specific novel or a limited series of novels, or a certain school textbook). In this scenario, the printed material is distributed or sold with the remote control device.
In alternative preferred embodiments, the remote control device is associated with a plurality of different printed materials (for example, books printed by a specific publisher or a magazine printed on a weekly or monthly basis, the remote control device being useful for all of said magazines that the user receives).
The present invention also relates to a system for remotely eliciting a response on a computer, wherein the response comprises an activity that is associated with at least a portion of a printed material being read by a user. The system comprises a remote control having at least one button and adapted for producing a signal when said at least one button is pressed, a printed material associated the remote control device, and a computer adapted for receiving the signal and for producing a predetermined response in accordance with said signal.
According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the remote control device includes an LCD display. The remote control device may range from a simple device having one or more buttons to more complex device having an LCD display and more advanced functions. In instances where the remote control device is sold individually with a printed material, it will be preferably be a more simpler model while remote control devices for use with a variety of printed materials have more complex and advanced functions available.
According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the signal is selected from the group consisting of an acoustic signal, an infrared signal, a radio frequency signal, and a bluetooth signal.
Further according to preferred embodiments of the present invention, said least one button of the remote control device is selected from the group consisting of buttons having icons, numbers, and letters imprinted thereon. Preferably, the icons are symbols representing the group consisting of a sound clip, a video clip, a picture, music, at least one volume button, and forward/back buttons. As an example, an illustration in a book may be accompanied by the words "video clip 20" . Thus, should the user desire, he can press the button representing a video clip, and then type in the number 21 on the remote control device, and the nearby computer will open a video presentation of the object(s) that is in the illustration.
The button or sequence of buttons pressed may correspond to, for example, the page number of the printed material that the reader is up to. Alternatively, a specific button may correspond to one of a plurality of symbols located at predetermined locations throughout the printed material. Said predetermined location may include: the end of a paragraph, the end of a chapter, adjacent to a heading, or adjacent to a picture or illustration in the printed material. According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the symbol (on a button) comprises one or more of the group consisting of an alphanumeric code, a picture, and an icon.
According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the system also includes a CD or a diskette that includes a computer program associated with the printed material and with the remote control device. In other embodiments, the required programming for the computer can be downloaded from the internet.
According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the computer response comprises opening said computer program. Alternatively, the response may be selected from the group consisting of opening a predetermined website, opening a slide show, opening a streaming video, and playing a song. Virtually any computer operation can be programmed to be the response.
According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the remote control device is associated with a specific work of printed material. In these cases, the remote control device is provided with the specific work of printed material. Alternatively, the remote control device is associated with a plurality of different printed materials.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of a system for providing an interactive and/or informative computer-generated response for individuals reading a printed material through the use of a remote control device, according to preferred embodiments of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Referring to Figure 1, the system of the present invention may utilize any printed material (14) that has been adapted to associate with the system of the present invention. This may include, for example, a novel, a brochure, a newspaper, a magazine, a manual, etc... The text and/or illustrations of the printed material may include any one of a plurality of symbols, codes, or other markings that indicate to the reader of the printed material the corresponding button or sequence of buttons that should be pressed on an associated remote control device (12) in order to elicit a response from a nearby personal computer (10).
The remote control device (12) may include any number of triggers or buttons representing numbers, icons, video or audio symbols, letters, etc... The remote control device may include an LCD display as well. Said remote control device adapted for producing a specific signal in correspondence to the button or sequence of buttons that is pressed by a user. The signal may comprise any appropriate signal to which the computer (10) is adapted for receiving (for example, an acoustic signal, an infrared signal, a RF signal, or a bluetooth signal).
When the computer (10) receives the signal, it immediately responds by opening a particular web-site, opening a software program associated with the printed material, opening a streaming video or an audio clip, etc... The computer (10) is preferably pre-programmed with the appropriate software for allowing it to provide appropriate responses to the signals of the remote control device. In one preferred embodiment, the necessary programming is simply downloaded from the Internet. In other preferred essmbodiments, a CD or diskette that comes with the printed material and/or the remote control device is used to properly program the computer.
In usage, the user is provided with the remote control device (12) and with a printed material (14) associated with the remote control device (12). The remote control device (12) may be adapted for usage with a single work of printed material, or with a group of printed materials. Accordingly, the user may obtain the remote control device only once and be able to use it, as an example, with all monthly-received magazines of a certain name to which he subscribes. Alternatively, the printed material could simply be sold together with the remote control device (for example, this may be suitable for a college textbook or scientific manual). To use the system of the present invention, the user simply presses on a button or sequence of buttons on the remote control device that corresponds to a particular icon, symbol, number, or any other suitable marking located at any appropriate location in the printed material. As a result of this, the remote control device produces a corresponding specific signal, which is received and interpreted by the user's personal computer, in order to produce a specific interactive or informative computer-generated response.

Claims

1. A method for remotely eliciting a response on a computer, wherein the response comprises an activity that is associated with at least a portion of a printed material being read by a user, comprising;
(a) providing a remote control device having at least one button and adapted for producing a signal when said at least one button is pressed;
(b) providing a printed material associated with said remote control device;
(c) pressing said at least one button of said remote control device so as to produce a predetermined signal;
(d) receiving said signal by a nearby computer, said computer being adapted for receiving said signal;
(e) producing a response in accordance with said signal;
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the signal is selected from the group consisting of an acoustic signal, an infrared signal, a radio frequency signal, and a bluetooth signal.
3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one button of the remote control device is selected from the group consisting of buttons having icons, numbers, and letters imprinted thereon.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the icons are symbols representing the group consisting of a sound clip, a video clip, a picture, music, at least one volume button, and forward/back buttons.
5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the step of pressing comprises pressing one button.
6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the step of pressing comprises pressing a predetermined sequence of buttons.
7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one button that is pressed corresponds to the page number of the printed material that the reader is up to.
8. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one button that is pressed corresponds to one of a plurality of symbols located at predetermined locations throughout the printed material.
9. A method according to claim 8, wherein the predetermined location is selected from the group consisting of the bottom of a page, the end of a paragraph, the end of a chapter, adjacent to a heading, or adjacent to a picture or illustration in the printed material.
10. A method according to claim 8, wherein the symbol comprises one or more of the group consisting of an alphanumeric code, a picture, and a symbol.
11. A method according to claim 1, further comprising providing a CD that includes a computer program associated with the printed material and with the remote control device.
12. A method according to claim 1, further comprising providing a disk that includes a computer program associated with the printed material and with the remote control device.
13. A method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the response comprises opening said computer program.
14. A method according to claim 1, wherein the response is selected from the group consisting of opening a predetermined website, opening a slide show, opening a streaming video, and playing a song.
15. A method according to claim 1, wherein the remote control device is associated with a specific work of printed material.
16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the remote control device is provided with the specific work of printed material.
17. A method according to claim 1, wherein the remote control device is associated with a plurality of different printed materials.
18. A system for remotely eliciting a response on a computer, wherein the response comprises an activity that is associated with at least a portion of a printed material being read by a user, comprising a remote control unit having at least one button and adapted for producing a signal when said at least one button is pressed, a printed material associated with said remote control, and a computer adapted for receiving said signal and for producing a predetermined response in accordance with said signal.
19. A system according to claim 18, wherein the remote control includes an LCD display.
20. A system according to claim 18, wherein the signal is selected from the group consisting of an acoustic signal, an infrared signal, a radio frequency signal, and a bluetooth signal.
21. A system according to claim 18, wherein said at least one button of the remote control is selected from the group consisting of buttons having icons, numbers, and letters imprinted thereon.
22. A system according to claim 21, wherein the icons are symbols representing the group consisting of a sound clip, a video clip, a picture, music, at least one volume button, and forward/back buttons.
23. A system according to claim 18, wherein said at least one button corresponds to the page number of the printed material that the reader is up to.
24. A system according to claim 18, wherein said at least one corresponds to one of a plurality of symbols located at predetermined locations throughout the printed material.
25. A system according to claim 24, wherein the predetermined location is selected from the group consisting of the bottom of a page, the end of a paragraph, the end of a chapter, adjacent to a heading, or adjacent to a picture or illustration in the printed material.
26. A system according to claim 24, wherein the symbol comprises one or more of the group consisting of an alphanumeric code, a picture, and a symbol.
27. A system according to claim 18, further comprising a CD that includes a computer program associated with the printed material and with the remote control.
28. A system according to claim 18, further comprising a disk that includes a computer program associated with the printed material and with the remote control.
29. A system according to claim 27 or 28, wherein the response comprises opening said computer program.
30. A system according to claim 18, wherein the response is selected from the group consisting of opening a predetermined website, opening a slide show, opening a streaming video, and playing a song.
31. A system according to claim 18, wherein the remote control is associated with a specific work of printed material.
32. A system according to claim 31, wherein the remote control is provided with the specific work of printed material.
33. A system according to claim 18, wherein the remote control is associated with a plurality of different printed materials.
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