Information reproduction/i/o method using dot pattern, information reproduction device, mobile information i/o device, and electronic toy
First Claim
1. An information reproducing method using a dot pattern, comprising the steps of:
- scanning a medium as image data by scanning means such as a printed material on which is formed a dot pattern portion, which formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm, in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information;
converting the image data of the dot pattern portion into code data; and
reading multimedia information corresponding to the code data out of storing means to reproduce the multimedia information.
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Abstract
The present invention proposes a dot pattern on which code information and x and y coordinate information can be defined even if the dot pattern is extremely small, and proposes an information reproducing method and an information reproducing device based on the dot pattern. More specifically, a medium such as a printed material on which is formed a dot pattern portion by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information is scanned as image data by scanning means. Then, the image data is converted into code data. Multimedia information corresponding to the code data is read out of storing means to be reproduced.
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51 Claims
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1. An information reproducing method using a dot pattern, comprising the steps of:
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scanning a medium as image data by scanning means such as a printed material on which is formed a dot pattern portion, which formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm, in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information;
converting the image data of the dot pattern portion into code data; and
reading multimedia information corresponding to the code data out of storing means to reproduce the multimedia information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information reproducing device using a dot pattern comprising:
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scanning means for scanning image data of a dot pattern portion formed on a medium such as a printed material, the dot pattern portion being formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm, in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information, the information reproducing device;
storing means for, after the image data is digitalized into numeric values, storing multimedia information corresponding to the dot pattern portion based on the numeric values; and
outputting means for reproducing the multimedia information of the storing means.
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6. An information reproducing device using a dot pattern comprising:
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a touch panel including a transparent film on which is formed a dot pattern portion that is formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm, in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information;
scanning means for, after the touch panel is set to display means of an electronic device, scanning image data of the dot pattern portion of the touch panel following instruction information displayed on the display means; and
an electronic device for digitalizing the image data into numeric values and reading multimedia information corresponding to the dot pattern portion based on the numeric values out of storing means and reproducing the multimedia information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An information reproducing device using a dot pattern comprising:
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a mouse pad on which is formed a dot pattern portion that is formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm, in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information;
scanning means which is housed in a case of a coordinate point inputting device in order to capture image data of the dot pattern portion of the mouse pad; and
information processing means for digitalizing the image data into numeric values, reading multimedia information corresponding to the dot pattern portion based on the numeric values out of storing means and outputting the multimedia information.
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12. An information reproducing device using a dot pattern comprising:
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scanning means housed in a pen type case to capture image data of a dot pattern portion that is formed on a medium surface by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information;
storing means for, after the image data is digitalized into numeric value, storing multimedia information such as a voice corresponding to a code or x and y coordinates of the numeric values, or a code which is defined in advance based on the x and y coordinates; and
outputting means for outputting the multimedia information stored in the storing means.
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13. An information inputting/outputting method by camera inputting comprising the steps of:
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printing on one surface of a printed material a dot pattern portion formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information and an information transfer portion which includes a text, an illustration or the like to be recognized as information content;
capturing by a camera unit only image data of the dot pattern portion in the printed material and digitalizing the image data into numeric values; and
based on the numeric values, outputting information and a program corresponding to the dot pattern portion from a storing portion and executing the information and the program. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A portable information inputting/outputting device using a camera inputting method, comprising:
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a camera unit for scanning only image data of a dot pattern portion printed on the printed material, the dot pattern portion formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm in order to recognize various kinds of information and an information transfer portion which includes a text, an illustration or the like to be recognized as information content being printed on one surface of the printed material;
an image processing portion for digitalizing the image data into numeric values;
processing means for reading information of a storing portion corresponding to the dot pattern portion based on the numeric values obtained by the image processing portion; and
outputting means for outputting the information read out by the processing means. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A portable electronic toy comprising:
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a voice storing portion for storing a voice corresponding to a dot pattern portion formed on a medium including a book, a game card, a small article and a toy so as to recognize the voice;
a camera for capturing image data of the dot pattern portion;
a processing portion for processing the image data captured by the camera and reproducing by a speaker a corresponding voice out of the voice storing portion; and
a case main body for housing the voice storing portion, the speaker and the processing portion. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A portable electronic toy comprising:
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imaging means for scanning image of a dot pattern portion formed on a toy such as a figure or the like; and
a processing portion for digitalizing image data scanned by the imaging means into numeric values, reading voice data corresponding to the numeric values from a voice storing portion and outputting the voice data by a speaker. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A figure unit with an information outputting function by camera inputting, including a figure of a given shape, the figure unit comprising:
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a camera for scanning only image data of a dot pattern portion printed on a printed material, the dot pattern portion formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm in order to recognize information and an information transfer portion which includes a text, an illustration or the like to be recognized as information content being printed on one surface of the printed material;
an image processing portion for digitalizing the image data into numeric values; and
a processing portion and an outputting portion for outputting and executing information and a program of a storing portion corresponding to the dot pattern portion based on the numeric values processed by the image processing portion. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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43. A figure unit with an information outputting function by camera inputting, the figure unit comprising:
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a camera unit configured by including in a figure of a given shape a camera for capturing only image data of a dot pattern portion printed on a printed material, the dot pattern portion formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm in order to recognize information and an information transfer portion which includes a text, an illustration or the like to be recognized as information content being printed on one surface of the printed material and an image processing portion digitalizing the image data into numeric values;
an outputting unit including a processing portion and an outputting portion for outputting and executing information and a program of a storing portion corresponding to the dot pattern portion based on the numeric values processed by the image processing portion in the camera unit; and
an interface portion for mediating communication between the camera unit and sand outputting unit. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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45. A mouse pad on which is formed a dot pattern portion formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information.
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46. A mouse comprising scanning means for scanning a medium on which is formed a dot pattern portion formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information.
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47. An electronic information device comprising:
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scanning means for scanning a medium surface on which dots are arranged in accordance with a given rule by a dot code generating algorithm in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information;
storing means for, after image data of the scanned medium is converted into numeric values, storing multimedia information corresponding to the numeric values; and
outputting means for reading the multimedia information stored in the storing means to output the multimedia information, the scanning means, the storing means and the outputting means being housed in a pen type case. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. A tablet on which is formed a dot pattern portion formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information.
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50. A computer executable program for registering a paper icon which has a dot pattern portion formed on a medium and code information associated with the paper icon by using a scanner connected to an information processing device, the program comprising the steps of:
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designating a display icon displayed on a display screen;
setting allocation of the paper icon to a ON state by selection on the display screen;
instructing the scanner about scanning processing of the paper icon on the display screen or by a voice data output while the ON state is kept;
after the scanning processing is performed based on the step of instructing, extracting code information from image data obtained by the scanning processing; and
associating the code information with the display icon designated in the step of designating. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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