Method and device for audibly instructing a user to interact with a function
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1. A method for audibly instructing a user to interact with a function, said method comprising:
- associating a function with a user-written selectable item;
recognizing said user-written selectable item on a surface; and
in response to said recognizing said user-written selectable item, audibly rendering a first instructional message related to the operation of said function without requiring further interaction from said user.
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Abstract
A method for audibly instructing a user to interact with a function. A function is associated with a user-written selectable item. The user-written selectable item is recognized on a surface. In response to recognizing the user-written selectable item, a first instructional message related to the operation of the function is audibly rendered without requiring further interaction from the user.
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51 Claims
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1. A method for audibly instructing a user to interact with a function, said method comprising:
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associating a function with a user-written selectable item;
recognizing said user-written selectable item on a surface; and
in response to said recognizing said user-written selectable item, audibly rendering a first instructional message related to the operation of said function without requiring further interaction from said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for automatically executing a function, said method comprising:
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associating a function with a user-written selectable item;
recognizing said user-written selectable item on a surface; and
in response to said recognizing said user-written selectable item, immediately executing said function without first requiring further interaction between a user and said surface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method for audibly instructing a user to interact with a function, said method comprising:
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associating a function with a user-written selectable item;
recognizing said user-written selectable item on a surface; and
in response to said recognizing said user-written selectable item, audibly rendering a first instructional message related to the operation of said function without requiring further interaction from said user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method for automatically executing a function, said method comprising:
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associating a function with a user-written selectable item;
recognizing said user-written selectable item on a surface; and
in response to said recognizing said user-written selectable item, immediately executing said function without first requiring further interaction between a user and said surface. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An interactive device comprising:
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a bus;
an audio output device coupled to said bus;
a writing element for allowing a user to write on a writable surface;
an optical detector coupled to said bus for detecting positions of said writing element with respect to said writable surface;
a processor coupled to said bus; and
a memory unit coupled to said bus, said memory storing instructions that when executed cause said processor to implement a method for audibly instructing a user to interact with a function, said method comprising;
associating a function with a user-written selectable item;
recognizing said user-written selectable item on said writable surface; and
in response to said recognizing said user-written selectable item, audibly rendering a first instructional message related to the operation of said function without requiring further interaction from said user. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An interactive device comprising:
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a bus;
an audio output device coupled to said bus;
a writing element for allowing a user to create a user-written selectable item on a writable surface;
an optical detector coupled to said bus for detecting information on said writable surface;
a processor coupled to said bus;
a memory unit coupled to said bus, said memory storing instructions that when executed cause said processor to implement a method for automatically executing a function, said method comprising;
associating a function with a user-written selectable item;
recognizing said user-written selectable item on a surface; and
in response to said recognizing said user-written selectable item, immediately executing said function without first requiring further interaction between a user and said surface. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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