Abstract: An apparatus for automatically providing information related to actively acquired key information is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an input device to actively acquire key information, an output device to provide the related information, a processor, and a memory. The processor is configured to access an information source to search for related information based on the key information, and to receive the found related information. The information source may be stored in the memory, or remotely, or partly in the memory and partly remotely. The processor may be in the same physical device as the input device and the output device, or the processor may be in a separate physical device from the input and output devices.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically providing information related to actively acquired key information is disclosed. The apparatus 201 comprises an input device 205 to actively acquire key information, an output device 209 to provide the related information, a processor, and a memory. The processor is configured to access an information source 221 to search for related information based on the key information, and to receive the found related information. The information source may be stored in the memory, or remotely, or partly in the memory and partly remotely. The processor may be in the same physical device as the input device and the output device, or the processor may be in a separate physical device from the input and output devices.