User interface apparatus (1) comprising electronic user interface device
(2) and storage device (3), the electronic user interface device being
operative to convey information to a user, the information being derived
from a resource which is remote from the user interface device, the
storage device being portable and interfaceable with said user interface
device and the arrangement being such that in use whilst the storage
device is interfaced with the user interface device, the storage device
stores a reference to the resource so that the user may access that
resource at a subsequent time.The electronic user interface could be a
viewer comprising a screen. So, a user could read the text of a piece of
literature which is accessed from an Internet resource by way of a URL.
If the user wishes to discontinue reading, the reference of that part of
the text where he discontinued reading is stored on the storage device.
Thus when he desires to continue reading the text at a subsequent time,
insertion of the storage device into the user interface will allow him to
continue from where he finished.The inventive apparatus (1) could be
configured to allow the user to store any references in the subject
matter being accessed and not only the reference to that part of the
resource which was last accessed.The storage device (3) may
advantageously be configured to allow the purchase of resources such as
media products accessible via the Internet.