10. 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 processor coupled to a memory for storing a control program, the control program renders the apparatus to function as: a first module for determining at least one letter of an alphabet corresponding to the at least one character; a decoding module for identifying at least one symbol applied onto at least a portion of the determined letter, determining a type of the identified at least one symbol and a location of the identified at least one symbol on the determined letter and determining a numerical value for the identified at least one symbol based on the determined letter, the determined type of the at least one symbol and location of the identified at least one symbol on the determined letter; 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.
10. 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 processor coupled to a memory for storing a control program, the control program renders the apparatus to function as: a first module for determining at least one letter of an alphabet corresponding to the at least one character; a decoding module for identifying at least one symbol applied onto at least a portion of the determined letter, determining a type of the identified at least one symbol and a location of the identified at least one symbol on the determined letter and determining a numerical value for the identified at least one symbol based on the determined letter, the determined type of the at least one symbol and location of the identified at least one symbol on the determined letter; 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. 12. The apparatus as in claim 10 , wherein the lookup module is further adapted for activating the hyperlink and displaying a web site on the display device.