System and method of embedding symbology in alphabetic letters and then linking the letters to a site or sites on the global computer network

An apparatus for providing a hyperlink on a network comprising:

• a communication device for receiving an image of at least one character fixed in a medium;
• a first module for determining at least one letter of an alphabet corresponding to the at least one character;
• a decoding module for determining a type of the identified at least one marking and a location for the identified at least one marking within the letter and determining a numerical value for the identified at least one marking based on the determined type and location of the identified at least one marking;
• and
• a lookup module for looking up in a database a hyperlink corresponding to the numerical value and presenting the hyperlink on a display device.

A system for providing a hyperlink over a network comprising:

• a first device for capturing an image of at least one character fixed in a medium, the first device including a first communication device for transmitting over a network the captured image to a server;
• and
• the server comprising:
• a second communication device for receiving the captured image;
• a first module for determining at least one letter of an alphabet corresponding to the at least one character;
• a decoding module for determining a type of the identified at least one marking and a location for the identified at least one marking within the letter and determining a numerical value for the identified at least one marking based on the determined type and location of the identified at least one marking;
• and
• a lookup module for looking up in a database a hyperlink corresponding to the numerical value,
• wherein the second communication device of the server transmits the hyperlink to the first device.