Annotating imaged data product
First Claim
1. An annotating product used with an information system and with a plurality of objects, the product comprising:
- an imager, the imager having a field of view, the field of view extending along each of three orthogonal axes, a plurality of coded data sources, several coded data sources from the plurality of coded data sources being spatially separated in the field of view, light from the several coded data sources being together detected by the imager;
a first object from the several objects;
a first coded data source from the several coded data sources, light from the first coded data source representing the first object;
a first indicate signal, the first indicate signal being caused when light from the first coded data source is caused to be selected at the imager, the first indicate signal representing the first object, the first indicate signal being output by the imager, the first indicate signal being input to the information system;
first annotate data associated with the first object, the first annotate data being available to the information system;
a first annotate signal output by the information system, the first annotate signal being caused by the first indicate signal, the first annotate signal representing the first annotate data; and
a display, the display receiving the first annotate signal and the display being caused by the annotate signal to output the first annotate data.
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Abstract
The annotating product adapted for use with an information system and with an exhibit having a plurality of objects has an imager (11) which is signal connected to the information system (91) and has codes (31) representing (33) objects (81) from the plurality of objects, the imager detecting light (32) from several codes together and sending an indicate signal (12) which represents at least one of the several objects to the information system which then sends an annotate signal (22) to cause a display (21) to output data about objects represented by the indicate signal.
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20 Claims
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1. An annotating product used with an information system and with a plurality of objects, the product comprising:
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an imager, the imager having a field of view, the field of view extending along each of three orthogonal axes, a plurality of coded data sources, several coded data sources from the plurality of coded data sources being spatially separated in the field of view, light from the several coded data sources being together detected by the imager;
a first object from the several objects;
a first coded data source from the several coded data sources, light from the first coded data source representing the first object;
a first indicate signal, the first indicate signal being caused when light from the first coded data source is caused to be selected at the imager, the first indicate signal representing the first object, the first indicate signal being output by the imager, the first indicate signal being input to the information system;
first annotate data associated with the first object, the first annotate data being available to the information system;
a first annotate signal output by the information system, the first annotate signal being caused by the first indicate signal, the first annotate signal representing the first annotate data; and
a display, the display receiving the first annotate signal and the display being caused by the annotate signal to output the first annotate data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An annotating product used with an information system and with a plurality of objects, the product comprising:
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a private imager, the private imager having a field of view, the field of view extending along each of three orthogonal axes, a plurality of coded data sources;
a plurality of object coded data sources member-by-member corresponding to the plurality of coded data sources;
several object coded data sources from the plurality of object coded data sources being spatially separated in the field of view, light from the several object coded data sources being together detected by the private imager;
a first object from the several objects;
a first object coded data source from the several object coded data sources;
light from the first object coded data source representing the first object;
a first indicate signal, the first indicate signal being caused when light from the first object coded data source is caused to be selected by data input to the private imager to select a representation of the first object coded data source, the first indicate signal representing the first object code, the first indicate signal being output by the private imager, the first indicate signal being input to the information system;
first annotate data associated with the first object, the first annotate data being available to the information system;
a first annotate signal output by the information system, the first annotate signal being caused by the first indicate signal, the first annotate signal representing first annotate data; and
a display, the display receiving the first annotate signal and the display being caused by the annotate signal to output the first annotate data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An annotating product used with an information system and with a plurality of objects, the product comprising:
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a public imager, the public imager having a field of view, the field of view extending along each of three orthogonal axes, several objects from the plurality of objects being spatially separated in the field of view;
a plurality of coded data sources, several coded data sources from the plurality of coded data sources being spatially separated in the field of view, light from the several coded data sources being together detected by the public imager;
a plurality of person coded data sources member-by-member corresponding to person members from the plurality of coded data sources;
the several coded data sources comprising several person coded data sources from the plurality of person coded data sources;
a first person coded data source from the several person coded data sources;
a first object from the several objects;
a first indicate signal, the first indicate signal being caused when light from the first person coded data source is caused to be selected at the imager by a first alignment of the first person coded data source is maintained for a set time, the first alignment representing the first object by intersecting the first object, the first indicate signal representing the first object, the first indicate signal being output by the public imager, the first indicate signal being input to the information system;
first annotate data associated with the first object, the first annotate data being available to the information system;
a first annotate signal output by the information system, the first annotate signal being caused by the first indicate signal, the first annotate signal representing first annotate data; and
a display, the display receiving the first annotate signal and the display being caused by the annotate signal to output the first annotate data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An annotating product used with an information system and with a plurality of objects, the product comprising:
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a public imager, the public imager having a field of view, the field of view extending along each of three orthogonal axes, several objects from the plurality of objects being spatially separated in the field of view;
a plurality of coded data sources, several coded data sources from the plurality of coded data sources being spatially separated in the field of view, light from the several coded data sources being together detected by the public imager;
a plurality of person coded data sources member-by-member corresponding to person members from the plurality of coded data sources;
the several coded data sources comprising several person coded data sources from the plurality of person coded data sources;
a first person coded data source from the several person coded data sources;
a first object from the several objects;
a first indicate signal, the first indicate signal being caused when light from the first person coded data source is caused to be selected at the imager by a first alignment of the first person coded data source is maintained for a set time, the first alignment representing the first object by intersecting the first object, the first indicate signal representing the first object, the first indicate signal being output by the public imager, the first indicate signal being input to the information system;
a plurality of object codes member-by-member corresponding to object members from the plurality of coded data sources, the several coded data sources further comprising several object coded data sources from the plurality of object coded data sources;
an object component of the indicate signal, the object component positionally representing the several objects. first annotate data associated with the first object, the first annotate data being available to the information system;
a first annotate signal output by the information system, the first annotate signal being caused by the first indicate signal, the first annotate signal representing first annotate data; and
a display, the display receiving the first annotate signal, and the display being caused by the annotate signal to output the first annotate data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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