Data output system and method

• US 20050134926A1
• Filed: 09/15/2004
• Published: 06/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Kenichi, Horino, Yasuo, Maeda, Yoichiro, Takezaki, Naoya, Nomura, Takahiko, Kiyota, Jun, Ihashi, Hitoshi
• Granted Patent: US 7,936,482 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/3.280
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/00 Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data , e.g. computer output printersprinting or plotting combined with another operation, e.g. with conveying, G06K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32

Abstract

In a PC, image data, position data indicating the position of the image data, and addition data associated with the image data are created. Further, the PC requests a background management unit to send a background pattern used to specify paper and a position on the paper, and prints the background pattern together with the image data. Further, the PC registers the background pattern, the addition data, and the position data in an information server in association with each other. When the user points to an image on the paper provided as the result of printing with a handwrite input pen, the background pattern and the pointing position are detected on the paper, and the addition data corresponding to the paper and the position is output.

Claims

1. A data output system comprising:

a data generator generating position data indicating at least one position on an object and addition data associated with the at least one position;

a mark addition unit adding a mark used to specify the object and a position on the object to the object;

a data storage memory storing the mark added to the object, the generated position data and the generated addition data in association with each other;

a specifying unit specifying the mark put on the pointed object, and the pointed position on the object; and

a data output unit outputting the addition data associated with the pointed position on the object based on the mark, the position data, and the addition data stored in the data storage memory.

2. The data output system according to claim 1, wherein the data generator further generates image data to be printed on the object, and the mark addition unit prints the mark and the generated image data on the object.

3. The data output system according to claim 2, wherein the mark addition unit selectively adds the mark to the object in response to external operation.

4. The data output system according to claim 1, further comprising a mark reader reading the mark added to the pointed position on the object, wherein

the specifying unit specifies the mark added to the pointed object and the pointed position on the object based on the read mark.

5. The data output system according to claim 1, wherein the object is at least one of paper and a sheet-like print medium.

6. A data output method comprising:

generating position data indicating at least one position on an object and an addition data associated with the at least one position;

adding a mark used to specify the object and a position on the object to the object;

storing the mark added to the object, the generated position data and the generated addition data in association with each other;

specifying the mark put on the pointed object and the pointed position on the object; and

outputting the addition data associated with the pointed position on the object based on the mark, the position data, and the addition data.

7. A program for causing a computer to execute, comprising:

generating position data indicating at least one position on an object and addition data associated with the at least one position;

adding a mark used to specify the object and a position on the object to the object;

storing the mark added to the object, the generated position data and the generated addition data in association with each other;

specifying the mark put on the pointed object and the pointed position on the object; and

outputting the addition data associated with the pointed position on the object based on the mark, the position data, and the addition data.

8. The program according to claim 7, further generates image data to be printed on the object, and prints the mark and the generated image data on the object.

9. The program according to claim 7, wherein the adding the mark selectively adds the mark to the object in response to external operation.

10. The program according to claims 7, further comprising reading the mark added to the pointed position on the object, wherein

the specifying the mark specifies the mark added to the pointed object and the pointed position on the object based on the read mark.

11. The program according to claim 7, wherein the object is at least one of paper and a sheet-like print medium.