Method and system for user registration using processing sensor

• US 20030103655A1
• Filed: 11/12/2002
• Published: 06/05/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, Lapstun, Paul
• Granted Patent: US 7,216,224 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/119
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/608 Watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 118/15 Roller structure

Abstract

A method and system for enabling registration of a user to use a computer system. The method includes providing a printed registration form containing information relating to user registration, the form including coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form. Indicating data is received, in a processing system associated with the computer system, from a sensing device regarding the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form. The sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the form, generates the indicating data using at least some of the coded data on the form. The method further includes identifying, in the processing system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to user registration, and storing the at least one parameter so as to be accessible by said computer system.

Claims

1. A method for enabling registration of a user to use a computer system, the method including:

providing a printed registration form containing information relating to user registration, the form including coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form;

receiving, in a computer processing system associated with the computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the form and at least one of a position and a movement of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the form; and

identifying, in the computer processing system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to user registration, and storing the at least one parameter so as to be accessible by said computer system,

wherein the sensing device comprises;

(a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the form; and

(b) a sensing device processor adapted to;

(i) identify at least some of the coded data from one or more of the captured images;

(ii) determine an orientation, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data;

(iii) decode at least some of the coded data; and

(iv) generate the indicating data using at least some of the decoded coded data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one parameter relating to the user registration is associated with at least one zone of the form, and wherein the method includes identifying, in the computer processing system and from the zone relative to which the sensing device is positioned or moved, said at least one parameter.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensing device processor is housed within the sensing device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensing device processor is adapted to operate at processing speeds ranging from 1 instruction per second to 1×

10¹² instructions per second.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the sensing device processor is adapted to operate at processing speeds ranging from 10 instructions per second to 1×

10⁶ instructions per second.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the image sensor is housed within the sensing device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the image sensor is adapted to capture images at rates ranging from 1 image per second to 1,000 images per second.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the image sensor is adapted to capture images at rates ranging from 10 images per second to 200 images per second.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the coded data comprises non-barcode coded data.

10. The method of claim 1, in which the at least one parameter is a text parameter of the user registration, the method including identifying, in the computer processing system, that at least one of the movement and the position of the sensing device relative to the form represents an action of entering handwritten text data by means of the sensing device and effecting, in the computer processing system, an operation associated with the text parameter.

11. The method of claim 10 including converting, in the computer processing system, the identified handwritten text data into computer text.

12. The method of claim 11 including converting, in the computer processing system, the identified handwritten text data into computer text using an online handwriting recognition program.

13. The method of claim 10 or 11, wherein the at least one text parameter comprises registration data identifying said user.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the registration data includes identification and contact details associated with said user.

15. The method of claim 1, in which the parameter is a user authorisation parameter, the method including identifying, in the computer processing system, that the user has entered a handwritten signature by means of the sensing device and storing data identifying the handwritten signature so as to be accessible by the computer system.

16. A system for enabling registration of a user to use a computer system, the system including:

a printed registration form containing information relating to user registration, the form including coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form;

a computer processing system associated with the computer system, for receiving indicating data from a sensing device for identifying at least one parameter relating to user registration, the indicating data being indicative of the identity of the form and at least one of a position and a movement of the sensing device relative to the form; and

data storage for storing the at least one parameter so as to be accessible by said computer system,

wherein the sensing device comprises;

(a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the form; and

(b) a sensing device processor adapted to;

(i) identify at least some of the coded data from one or more of the captured images;

(ii) determine an orientation, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data;

(iii) decode at least some of the coded data; and

(iv) generate the indicating data using at least some of the decoded coded data.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said at least one parameter relating to the user registration is associated with at least one zone of the form.

18. The system of claim 17 which includes the sensing device, wherein the sensing device is operative to sense at least one of the movement and the position of the sensing device relative to the form using at least some of the coded data.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the sensing device processor is housed within the sensing device.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the sensing device processor is adapted to operate at processing speeds ranging from 1 instruction per second to 1×

10¹² instructions per second.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the sensing device processor is adapted to operate at processing speeds ranging from 10 instructions per second to 1×

10⁶ instructions per second.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein the image sensor is housed within the sensing device.

23. The system of claim 16, wherein the image sensor is adapted to capture images at rates ranging from 1 image per second to 1,000 images per second.

24. The system of claim 23 wherein the image sensor is adapted to capture images at rates ranging from 10 images per second to 200 images per second.

25. The system of claim 16, wherein the coded data comprises non-barcode coded data.

26. The system of claim 18 wherein the form includes at least one text zone, and wherein the computer processing system is adapted to interpret the indicating data representing at least one of the movement and the position of the sensing device in the at least one text zone of the form as handwritten text.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the computer processing system is adapted to convert said handwritten text into computer text data comprising said at least one parameter relating to user registration.

28. The system of claim 18 or 27, wherein the at least one parameter relating to user registration includes information selected from the group of:

identification information for the user;

address information for the user;

telephone details for the user; and

privacy preferences for the user.

29. A method for user registration of a computer system, the method including the steps of:

providing a printed document registration form including registration information and coded data thereon, the coded data including an indication of an identity of the form and at least one reference point on the form;

receiving in the computer system indicating data from a sensing device, the indicating data including information regarding an identity of the sensing device, the identity of the form and at least one action of the sensing device in relation to the form;

deriving, from the indicating data regarding at least one action of the sensing device in relation to the form, an identity of a user to be registered; and

storing, in the computer system, registration data for the user including the identity of the user associated with the identity of the sensing device,

wherein the sensing device comprises;

(a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the form; and

(b) a sensing device processor adapted to;

(i) identify at least some of the coded data from one or more of the captured images;

(ii) determine an orientation, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data;

(iii) decode at least some of the coded data; and

(iv) generate the indicating data using at least some of the decoded coded data.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the at least one action of the sensing device in relation to the form includes the formation of handwritten text and/or markings on the form.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the indicating data regarding the formation of handwritten text and/or markings on the form is used to derive the identity of the user and contact details for the user to be registered.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein the sensing device processor is housed within the sensing device.

33. The method of claim 29, wherein the sensing device processor is adapted to operate at processing speeds ranging from 1 instruction per second to 1×

10¹² instructions per second.

34. The method of claim 33 wherein the sensing device processor is adapted to operate at processing speeds ranging from 10 instructions per second to 1×

10⁶ instructions per second.

35. The method of claim 29, wherein the image sensor is housed within the sensing device.

36. The method of claim 29, wherein the image sensor is adapted to capture images at rates ranging from 1 image per second to 1,000 images per second.

37. The method of claim 36 wherein the image sensor is adapted to capture images at rates ranging from 10 images per second to 200 images per second.

38. The method of claim 29, wherein the coded data comprises non-barcode coded data.

39. The method of claim 29, including receiving in the computer system authorising data from a second sensing device, the authorising data including information regarding the identity of the second sensing device, the identity of the form and at least one action of the second sensing device in relation to the form generated by the second sensing device using at least some of the coded data, the second sensing device being associated in the computer system with a second user authorised to permit user registrations.

40. A system for user registration of a computer system, the system including:

a printed document registration form including registration information and coded data thereon, the coded data including an indication of an identity of the form and at least one reference point on the form;

a computer system adapted to receive indicating data from a sensing device, the indicating data including information regarding an identity of the sensing device, the identity of the form and at least one action of the sensing device in relation to the form, the computer system including;

a processing system for deriving, from the indicating data regarding at least one action of the sensing device in relation to the form, an identity of a user to be registered; and

data storage for storing registration data for the user including the identity of the user associated with the identity of the sensing device,

wherein the sensing device comprises;

(a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the form; and

(b) a sensing device processor adapted to;

(i) identify at least some of the coded data from one or more of the captured images;

(ii) determine an orientation, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data;

(iii) decode at least some of the coded data; and

(iv) generate the indicating data using at least some of the decoded coded data.

41. The system of claim 40, wherein the at least one action of the sensing device in relation to the form includes the formation of handwritten text and/or markings on the form.

42. The system of claim 40, including the sensing device.

43. The system of claim 40, wherein the sensing device processor is housed within the sensing device.

44. The system of claim 40, wherein the sensing device processor is adapted to operate at processing speeds ranging from 1 instruction per second to 1×

10¹² instructions per second.

45. The system of claim 44 wherein the sensing device processor is adapted to operate at processing speeds ranging from 10 instructions per second to 1×

10⁶ instructions per second.

46. The system of claim 40, wherein the image sensor is housed within the sensing device.

47. The system of claim 40, wherein the image sensor is adapted to capture images at rates ranging from 1 image per second to 1,000 images per second.

48. The system of claim 47 wherein the image sensor is adapted to capture images at rates ranging from 10 images per second to 200 images per second.

49. The system of claim 40, wherein the coded data comprises non-barcode coded data.