Electronic pen help feedback and information retrieval

• US 20010033293A1
• Filed: 01/30/2001
• Published: 10/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Hollstrom, Magnus, Gardenfors, Torbjorn
• Application Number:
  US09/774,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20010033293A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/705
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/315 characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material B41J2/385, B41J2/435 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/393 Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine ; Controlling or analysing mechanical parameters involving printing of test patterns
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/36 for portability , i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers B41J3/4075 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/002 Specific input/output arrangements not covered by G06F3/01 - G06F3/16 other optical apparatus G02B27/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0321 by optically sensing the absolute position with respect to a regularly patterned surface forming a passive digitiser, e.g. pen optically detecting position indicative tags printed on a paper sheet constructional details of pen-shaped pointing devices G06F3/03545, G06F3/03542, G06F3/037
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/465 Distributed object oriented systems remote method invocation [RMI] G06F9/548
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/028 by thermal printers
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 2215/0005 Accepting output data; Preparing data for the controlling system
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10 by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/047 Detection, control or error compensation of scanning velocity or position H04N1/0402 and H04N1/17 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/107 with manual scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/04712 using unbroken arrays of detectors, i.e. detectors mounted on the same substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/04717 on the scanned sheet, e.g. a reference sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/04734 Detecting at frequent intervals, e.g. once per line for sub-scan control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/04737 by detecting the scanned medium directly, e.g. a leading edge

Abstract

A method and system for displaying feedback in an electronic reading device system. An electronic reading device is used to detect portions of an address pattern on a formatted surface. The detected portions are converted into feedback that is then displayed on an electronic display device. The feedback can include a textual representation of information written with the electronic reading device, help information for an application associated with the address pattern, or a retrieval of other stored information.

Claims

1. An electronic reading device system, comprising:

an electronic reading device for detecting portions of an address pattern on a formatted surface; and

a separate electronic device that includes a display screen for displaying feedback relating to the detected portions of the address pattern.

2. The system of

claim 1

, wherein the detected portions of the address pattern correspond to information written using the electronic reading device on the formatted surface, said feedback comprising a representation of the information written using the electronic reading device.

3. The system of

claim 2

, wherein the written information comprises handwritten text, said representation comprising text characters that correspond to the handwritten text.

4. The system of

claim 2

, wherein the written information comprises handwritten text, said representation comprising an electronic copy of the handwritten text.

5. The system of

claim 1

, wherein the formatted surface includes an area for requesting a display of feedback, said feedback displayed in response to a detection, by the electronic reading device, of a portion of the address pattern within said area.

6. The system of

claim 1

, further comprising a communication link between the electronic reading device and the separate electronic device.

7. The system of

claim 6

, wherein the communication link is selected from the group consisting of a wireless local link and a cable.

8. The system of

claim 1

, wherein the formatted surface comprises an application interface corresponding to a specific application, said feedback displayed on the display screen comprising information relating to the specific application.

9. The system of

claim 8

, further comprising an application server from which the information relating to the specific application is retrieved.

10. The system of

claim 9

, wherein the information relating to the specific application is retrieved via an Internet connection.

11. The system of

claim 9

, wherein the information relating to the specific application comprises data previously stored by a user of the electronic reading device.

12. The system of

claim 1

, wherein the separate electronic device is selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, and a personal computer.

13. The system of

claim 1

, wherein the detected portions of the address pattern correspond to a specific application, said feedback associated with the specific application.

14. The system of

claim 13

, wherein the feedback comprises help data for the specific application.

15. A method for providing electronic reading device feedback, comprising:

detecting portions of an address pattern with an electronic reading device;

sending information relating to the detected portions of the address pattern to an electronic display device;

connecting said information into feedback relating to the detected portions of the address pattern; and

displaying said feedback relating to the detected portions of the address pattern on the electronic display device.

16. The method of

claim 15

, wherein the address pattern corresponds to a specific application, said feedback associated with the specific application.

17. The method of

claim 16

, wherein the feedback comprises help data for the specific application.

18. The method of

claim 16

, wherein the step of converting said information into feedback further comprises the step of retrieving said feedback from a remote server.

19. The method of

claim 16

, further comprising the step of selecting a feedback area of the address pattern with the electronic reading device, said step of displaying feedback performed in response to the step of selecting.

20. The method of

claim 15

, wherein the step of sending comprises transmitting the information relating to the detected portions of the address via one of a wireless local link and a cable.

21. The method of

claim 15

, wherein the detected portions of the address pattern correspond to information written using the electronic reading device, the step of converting the information into feedback further comprising the step of converting the written information to text characters, said feedback comprising the text characters.