Method of downloading and installing a software object

• US 20070067253A1
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 7,724,399 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00326 with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00968 by scanning marks on a sheet mark-sheet input means H04N1/00355; sensing record carriers G06K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2166 for mass storage, e.g. in document filing systems information retrieval G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/327 which are undetectable to the naked eye, e.g. embedded codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping

Abstract

A method of downloading an object using a surface having disposed therein or thereon first coded data being at least partially indicative of a download request for the object, the method including, in a processing system: receiving first indicating data from a sensing device, the first indicating data being at least partially indicative of the download request, the sensing device being responsive to sensing at least some of the first coded data to generate the first indicating data; transferring second indicating data to a server, the second indicating data being at least partially based on the first indicating data and indicative of the download request, wherein the server identifies, using the download request, the object for download; and, receiving, from the server, download data indicative of the object.

Claims

1. A method of downloading an object using a surface having disposed therein or thereon first coded data being at least partially indicative of a download request for the object, the method including, in a processing system:

receiving first indicating data from a sensing device, the first indicating data being at least partially indicative of the download request, the sensing device being responsive to sensing at least some of the first coded data to generate the first indicating data;

transferring second indicating data to a server, the second indicating data being at least partially based on the first indicating data and indicative of the download request, wherein the server identifies, using the download request, the object for download; and

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receiving, from the server, download data indicative of the object.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first coded data is indicative of a surface identity, wherein the method includes:

receiving the first indicating data from the sensing device, the first indicating data being at least partially indicative of the surface identity;

identifying, using the first indicating data, the surface identity; and

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submitting, to a server, the second indicating data including the surface identity, wherein the server identifies, using the surface identity, an association between the surface identity and the object.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method includes:

performing, using the download data, an action in relation to the object.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the action is related to installing the object, wherein the method includes:

installing, using the download data, the object.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the action is related to printing an object representation of the object, wherein the method includes:

generating, using the download data, an object representation of the object; and

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printing, using a printer operatively connected to the processing system, the object representation of the object.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first coded data is indicative of a plurality of locations on the surface, wherein the method includes:

receiving indicating data from the sensing device, the indicating data being at least partially indicative of a position of the sensing device relative to the surface;

identifying, using the sensed first coded data, the position; and

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submitting, to a server, the download request including the position, wherein the server identifies, using the position, an association between the position and the object.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the surface includes visual graphics indicative of an interactive element representing the download request, the method including:

receiving the first indicating data from the sensing device when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the interactive element, wherein the sensing device senses at least some of the first coded data in the operative position.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method includes:

receiving, from the server, a plurality of portions of download data; and

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collating the plurality of portions to form the download data.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method includes:

receiving, from the server, a stream of download data; and

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performing, using the stream of download data, an action in relation to the object.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processing system includes a mobile telecommunications device, the method including:

receiving, from the server, the download data over at least one telecommunications network.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the method includes:

submitting, to the server, the download request including a priority value, wherein the server begins to transfer the download data according to the priority value.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein if the priority value is low, the method includes:

receiving, from the server, the download data during at least one of;

a non-peak time to transfer data over the at least one telecommunications network; and

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one or more lulls in network traffic over the at least one telecommunications network.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the method includes:

queuing download requests according to the priority value in a memory store operatively connected to the mobile telecommunications device; and

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transferring, according to the priority value, the queued download requests to the server.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein a sensor module is integrated with the mobile telecommunications device, the method including:

sensing, using the sensor module of the mobile telecommunications device, at least some of the first coded data on or in the surface.

15. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the method includes at least one of:

displaying, using the download data, the object on a display of the mobile telecommunications device; and

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printing, using the download data, the object to be printed on a print medium by a printer module of the mobile telecommunications device.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the print medium includes second coded data indicative of a print medium identifier, the method including:

sensing, using the sensor module, at least some of the second coded data;

identifying, using the sensed second coded data, the print medium identifier;

generating association data indicative of the object being printed on the print medium and the print medium identifier; and

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transferring, to the server, the association data, wherein the server uses the association data to record an association between the object and the print medium identifier.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the second coded data on the print medium is indicative of a plurality of locations, the method including:

determining, using the sensed second coded data, at least one location at which the object is being printed on the print medium;

generating association data further indicative the at least one location; and

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transferring, to the server, the association data, wherein the server uses the association data to record an association between the object and the print medium identifier and the at least one location.

18. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first coded data is substantially invisible to an unaided human.

19. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first coded data is printed on the surface using at least one of:

an invisible ink; and

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an infrared-absorptive ink.

20. A processing system configured to download an object using a surface having disposed therein or thereon first coded data being at least partially indicative of a download request for the object, the processing system being configured to:

receive first indicating data from a sensing device, the first indicating data being at least partially indicative of the download request, the sensing device being responsive to sensing at least some of the first coded data to generate the first indicating data;

transfer second indicating data to a server, the second indicating data being at least partially based on the first indicating data and indicative of the download request, wherein the server identifies, using the download request, the object for download; and

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receive, from the server, download data indicative of the object.