Facilitating user interaction
First Claim
1. ) A method of facilitating interaction between a user and a computer system using a product item having an interface surface, the interface surface having disposed thereon or therein coded data including a plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the product item, the interaction being mediated by a sensing device, wherein the method includes:
- (a) associating the sensing device with the user;
(b) in the sensing device;
(i) sensing at least one coded data portion when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface; and
(ii) generating, using at least some of the sensed coded data, indicating data indicative of the identity of the product item and an identity of the sensing device; and
, (iii) transferring the indicating data to a computer system;
(c) in the computer system;
(i) receiving the indicating data;
(ii) generating, using the received indicating data;
(1) product identity data indicative of the identity of the product item;
(2) sensing device identity data indicative of the identity of the sensing device; and
, (d) dissociating the sensing device and the user.
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Abstract
A method of facilitating interaction between a user and a computer system using a product item having an interface surface, the interface surface having disposed thereon or therein coded data including a plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the product item, the interaction being mediated by a sensing device, wherein the method includes:
(a) associating the sensing device with the user;
(b) in the sensing device:
(i) sensing at least one coded data portion when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface; and
(ii) generating, using at least some of the sensed coded data, indicating data indicative of the identity of the product item and an identity of the sensing device; and,
(iii) transferring the indicating data to a computer system;
(c) in the computer system:
(i) receiving the indicating data;
(ii) generating, using the received indicating data:
(1) product identity data indicative of the identity of the product item;
(2) sensing device identity data indicative of the identity of the sensing device; and,
(d) dissociating the sensing device and the user.
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39 Claims
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1. ) A method of facilitating interaction between a user and a computer system using a product item having an interface surface, the interface surface having disposed thereon or therein coded data including a plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the product item, the interaction being mediated by a sensing device, wherein the method includes:
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(a) associating the sensing device with the user;
(b) in the sensing device;
(i) sensing at least one coded data portion when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface; and
(ii) generating, using at least some of the sensed coded data, indicating data indicative of the identity of the product item and an identity of the sensing device; and
,(iii) transferring the indicating data to a computer system;
(c) in the computer system;
(i) receiving the indicating data;
(ii) generating, using the received indicating data;
(1) product identity data indicative of the identity of the product item;
(2) sensing device identity data indicative of the identity of the sensing device; and
,(d) dissociating the sensing device and the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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17. ) A method of facilitating interaction between a user and a computer system using a product item having an interface surface, the interface surface having disposed thereon or therein coded data including a plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the product item, the interaction being performed by a sensing device, wherein the method includes:
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(a) associating the sensing device with the user;
(b) in a computer system;
(i) receiving indicating data generated by the sensing device in response to sensing at least one coded data portion, the indicating data being indicative of the identity of the product item;
(ii) generating, using the received indicating data;
(1) product identity data indicative of the identity of the product item;
(2) sensing device identity data indicative of an identity of the sensing device; and
,(c) facilitating the interaction using the product identity data and the sensing device identity data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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