Abstract: A device for accurately and flexibly delivering item-specific information from a voice server to a user and the method of using same is disclosed. The user scans a unique identification code associated with an item using a scanner on the device. The device then connects to the voice server. The voice server searches for information related to the item and converts the information for the item into audible information for delivery to the user. The audible information is audibly played to the user by the device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method permitting an information challenged person to determine the content of pharmaceutical information contained in a label placed on a medicine container. The apparatus comprises, in one embodiment, a two-dimensional bar code label and, in a second embodiment, a radio frequency identification label, a reader and a processing unit. The reader scans the label located on the medicine container, the label information is then decoded by a processing unit into text information for audio and/or video dissemination to the information challenged person.