TRACKING DEVICE FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK

1 . A method for playing communicating information audibly comprising:

transmitting a designated signal to a tracker from a device;

receiving a signal from the tracker;

determining an identifier associated with the tracker from the signal;

retrieving information associated with the identifier; and

communicating the information to a user at least audibly.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the designated signal includes laser light that activates the tracker to communicate the signal.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tracker is a microtransponder, and wherein the audio tracker is activated to communicate the signal by the designated signal.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting and receiving are performed by a scanner in communication with the device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifier is a serial number.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving comprises:

accessing a database through one or more networks to retrieve the information.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

authenticating that the device is authorized to retrieve the information.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the authenticating is performed utilizing one or more biometrics associated with the identifier.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the audio tracker is integrated with a secured item.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the secured item is a document, a medicine, or a collectible.

11 . An apparatus for communicating information audibly, the apparatus comprising:

a scanner configured to transmit a designated signal to an audio tracker, wherein the scanner receives a signal from the audio tracker;

a controller in communication with the scanner configured to:

determine an identifier associated with the audio tracker from the signal;

retrieve information associated with the identifiers; and

communicate the information at least audibly to a user utilizing the device.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the designated signal is a laser signal that activates the audio tracker to transmit the signal.

13 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the audio tracker is a microtransponder connected to an item.

14 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the information is pre-associated with at least the identifier.

15 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the information is retrieved from a database accessible through one or more networks.

16 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations that comprise:

transmitting a designated signal to an tracker from a device;

receiving a signal from the audio tracker;

determining an identifier associated with the audio tracker from the signal;

retrieving information associated with the identifiers; and

communicating the information to a user audibly utilizing the device.

17 . The non-transitory medium of claim 16 , wherein the audio tracker is a microtransponder, and wherein the audio tracker is activated to communicate the signal by the designated signal.

18 . The non-transitory medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executed to perform operations that comprise:

accessing a database through one or more networks to retrieve the information.

19 . The non-transitory medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executed to perform operations that comprise:

authenticating that the device is authorized to retrieve the information.

20 . The non-transitory medium of claim 16 , wherein the information is presented to the user utilizing a plurality of formats.