Fingerprints and machine-readable codes combined with user characteristics to obtain content or information

A method comprising:

• acquiring electronic data corresponding to audio or an image, wherein the audio or image comprises a steganographic watermark embedded therein;
• communicating with a network resource, wherein the communication comprises a resource locator contained within the watermark and a unique identifier that uniquely identifies a browser, wherein the network resource identifies a network location based at least in part on the resource locator and user characteristics, wherein the user characteristics are associated with the unique identifier, wherein the user characteristics comprise user history;
• receiving communication instructions from the network resource comprising the network location;
• and accessing remotely located content on the network resource.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

• instructions to acquire electronic data corresponding to audio or an image, wherein the audio or image comprises a steganographic watermark embedded therein;
• instructions to communicate with a network resource, wherein the communication comprises a resource locator contained within the watermark and a unique identifier the uniquely identifies a browser, wherein the network resource identities a network location based at least in part on the resource locator and user characteristics, wherein the user characteristics are associated with a unique identifier, and wherein the user characteristics comprise user history;
• instructions to receive communication instructions from the network resource comprising the network location;
• and
• instructions to access remotely located content on the network resource.