Incorporating handwritten notations into an electronic document
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a memory storage unit to store an electronic version of a page; and
a processor coupled to the memory storage unit and configured to receive data associated with a handwritten notation applied to a printed page and an electronic image of an area of the printed version of the page near the notation, to identify a corresponding passage in the electronic version of the page and to create an electronic notation based on the received data and associated with the corresponding passage.
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed that includes a memory storage unit to store an electronic version of a page and a processor coupled to the memory storage unit. The processor is configured to receive data associated with a handwritten notation applied to a printed page and an electronic image of an area of the printed version of the page near the notation, to identify a corresponding passage in the electronic version of the page and to create an electronic notation based on the received data and associated with the corresponding passage.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory storage unit to store an electronic version of a page; and
a processor coupled to the memory storage unit and configured to receive data associated with a handwritten notation applied to a printed page and an electronic image of an area of the printed version of the page near the notation, to identify a corresponding passage in the electronic version of the page and to create an electronic notation based on the received data and associated with the corresponding passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a computer comprising a processor and a memory storage device storing an electronic version of a printed page; and
a writing utensil to apply a notation to the printed page, the writing utensil including a scanner positioned to scan a surface of the printed page as the notation is being applied to the printed page;
wherein the processor includes a port to receive from the writing utensil stroke data associated with a notation applied by the writing utensil and an electronic image of an area of the printed page associated with the applied notation, and is configured to create an electronic notation based on the stroke data and associated with a corresponding part of the electronic version of the printed page. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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applying a handwritten notation with a writing utensil to a page that includes a printed passage with which the notation is associated;
capturing stroke data associated with the notation;
scanning a portion of the associated printed passage with a scanner connected to the writing utensil to create a scanned image; and
correlating the captured stroke data with a particular portion of an electronic version of the page based on the scanned image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An article comprising a computer-readable medium that stores computer-executable instructions for causing a computer system to:
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create an electronic notation in response to received data associated with a handwritten notation applied to a printed version of a page and a received electronic image of a passage identifier indicative of a printed passage on the page; and
indicate an association between the electronic notation and a corresponding passage of the electronic version of the page based on the received electronic image. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus comprising:
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a writing utensil to selectively dispense a writing medium onto a printed page for creating a notation and to capture stroke data associated with the notation;
a scanner connected to the writing utensil and positioned to scan an area of the printed page near the notation to create an image;
a processor coupled to the writing utensil and the scanner to identify a correlation between the stroke data and the image; and
memory to store the notation data, the image and the correlation. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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