Print on a mobile device with persistence

• US 20070066290A1
• Filed: 09/19/2005
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, Lapstun, Paul, Walmsley, Simon, Pickup, Colin
• Granted Patent: US 7,668,540 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

Abstract

A method of printing content on a print medium using a mobile telecommunications device, comprising the steps of: allowing the print medium to be inserted into a media feed path of the mobile telecommunications device; reading a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of the mobile telecommunications device; printing the content on the print medium using a printer module of the mobile telecommunications device; and, storing the content in a database using a server able to communicate with the mobile telecommunications device, the content retrievable from the database using the print media identifier.

Claims

1. A method of printing content on a print medium using a mobile telecommunications device, comprising the steps of:

allowing the print medium to be inserted into a media feed path of the mobile telecommunications device;

reading a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of the mobile telecommunications device;

printing the content on the print medium using a printer module of the mobile telecommunications device; and

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storing the content in a database using a server able to communicate with the mobile telecommunications device, the content retrievable from the database using the print media identifier.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the print medium is provided with first coded data in a first data format, the first coded data encoding first information.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first information includes the print media identifier.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first format is a linear pattern.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the print medium is provided with second coded data in a second data format, the second coded data encoding second information.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second information is indicative of a two-dimensional coordinate grid.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second information includes the print media identifier.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second information is indicative of regions of the print medium surface.

9. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the printer module prints the second coded data on the print medium.

10. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second coded data is pre-printed on the print medium prior to inserting the print medium.

11. The method as claimed in claim 3 or 7, wherein the content in the database is indexed by the print media identifier.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content is obtained by the mobile telecommunications device.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the content is a photograph and the mobile telecommunications device includes a camera used to capture the photograph.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content can be subsequently retrieved from the database.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, requiring the steps of:

the printed print medium to be inserted into the media feed path;

reading the print media identifier; and

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transferring the content associated with the print media identifier from the database to the mobile telecommunications device.

16. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content includes one or more interactive elements.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein at least one interactive element has a linked object.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the linked object is associated with a region of the print medium using the second coded data and the linked object is stored in an object repository.

19. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a caption can be added to the content during printing by using a keypad of the mobile telecommunications device.

20. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein different access permissions can be associated with the content when stored.