1. A method of communicating information via a conventional analog video signal carrying alphanumeric video characters by converting it into computer recognizable binary data comprising the steps of: receiving a composite video signal containing alphanumeric character data in a predetermined location; decoding on a real time basis the received composite video signal into an analog video component signal representing the lines of a video frame, a horizontal sync component signal, and a vertical sync component signal; converting to binary data bits, on a real time basis, that portion of the analog video component signal that corresponds to the alphanumeric character data storing the character binary data bits; comparing the stored binary data bits with stored data representing a known character reference set to determine a character data code; and uniquely identifying the binary character data for use by a computer as desired.