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Mementos as Document Retrieval Keys

Posted by michael on from the johnny-mnemonic dept.

Dekaner writes "The BBC is running a story that BT has demonstrated a scanner that can be used to retrieve digital documents by associating them with a physical object. When the digital files are stored on the server, they are associated with a scanned image of the object, for example a seashell. Later, when the user wants to retrieve the files, the memento is again placed on the scanner. The resulting image is used as the retrieval key."

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  1. Demolition Man... by WaKall · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "He doesn't know how to use the seashells!