Method and device for controlling a program
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a menu-based program of a computer (15, 37) with a display (16, 38), characterised in that the program is controlled with the aid of a product, which product (21, 26) comprises a position code which defines a plurality of positions on the surface and which product comprises a copy of a display image of at least that shown on the display as the program is executed, a position on the product being associated with a display position.
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Abstract
A method, a system and a product for controlling a program in a computer (15) are described. The program is controlled by means of a product (21) on which there is a position code which defines a number of positions on the surface and on which base an image of at least that shown on the display when the program is executed is printed.
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35 Claims
- 1. A method for controlling a menu-based program of a computer (15, 37) with a display (16, 38), characterised in that the program is controlled with the aid of a product, which product (21, 26) comprises a position code which defines a plurality of positions on the surface and which product comprises a copy of a display image of at least that shown on the display as the program is executed, a position on the product being associated with a display position.
- 12. A product for controlling a menu-based program on a computer (15, 37), characterised in that the product comprises a copy of at least that shown on the display (16, 38) when the program is executed and that the product also has a position code, a position on the product being associated with a display position.
- 16. A system for controlling a menu-based program, comprising a computer (15, 37) and a display (16, 28), characterised in that the system comprises a product (21, 26) on which there is a copy of at least that shown on the display (16, 38) as it appears when the program is executed, the image also having a position code, a position on the product being associated with a display position, and that the system further comprises a user device (1), the user device being arranged to record an image of the position code.
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20. A method for operating a computer system comprising a computer, characterised by the steps of
recording an image of a product (21, 26) with a position code, which position code is arranged in such manner that a predetermined part thereof unambiguously defines a position, converting the recoded image into at least one position, using said at least one position to activate a program which is associated with a position, calculating a display position which is associated with the position.
- 22. A memory medium on which a computer program is stored, which comprises instructions which make a computer (15, 37) activate, when receiving a signal, which signal contains a position, a program which is associated with the position, and convert the position into a display position.
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25. A method in a computer provided with a display, for controlling a program stored in the computer, characterised by the steps of:
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receiving a request, initiated by a user, for printing an image of at least that shown on the display as the program is executed;
assigning said image a number of absolute positions;
associating, in a lookup table, the thus-assigned absolute positions with the program;
initiating printing of the image and a position code that codes the thus-assigned absolute positions within the image, upon receipt of a signal including at least one absolute position from a user device which is arranged to record said position code, identifying the program based on the lookup table;
converting the thus-received absolute position to a display position; and
bringing the computer to control the program based on the display position. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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