Including environmental information in a manual expression

• US 20070120837A1
• Filed: 11/20/2006
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Harlow, Ed, Cohen, Alexander, Leuthardt, Eric, Malamud, Mark, Levien, Royce, Cohen, B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,823,636 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/179
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/12 Details of acquisition arrangements; Constructional details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32

Abstract

Embodiments include a method, a manual device, a handheld manual device, a handheld writing device, a system, and an apparatus. An embodiment provides a system. The system includes a manual device. The manual device includes a first writing element operable to discharge a first marking substance on a surface in response to a movement of the first writing element upon the surface. The manual device also includes a second writing element operable to discharge a second marking substance on the surface in response to a controller. The controller is operable to encode information corresponding to an environment of the manual device by regulating a discharge of the second marking substance. The system also includes a sensor operable to acquire data indicative of an environment of the manual device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a manual device including;

a first writing element operable to discharge a first marking substance on a surface in response to a manual movement of the first writing element upon the surface;

a second writing element operable to discharge a second marking substance on the surface in response to a controller; and

the controller operable to encode information corresponding to an environment of the manual device by regulating a discharge of the second marking substance; and

a sensor operable to acquire data indicative of an environment of the manual device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the second writing element operable to discharge a second marking substance on the surface in response to a controller further includes:

a second writing element operable to discharge a second marking substance on the surface in response to a controller and in response to another manual movement.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor operable to acquire data indicative of an environment of the manual device further includes:

a sensor operable to acquire data indicative of at least one of time, location, global position, acceleration, temperature, user identification and/or user data.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor operable to acquire data indicative of an environment of the manual device further includes:

a sensor operable to acquire data indicative of an environment of the manual device and including a storage device configurable by a file that includes data useful in characterizing the environment of the manual device.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an electronic device including the sensor operable to acquire data indicative of an environment of the manual device.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an electronic device operable to wirelessly communicate with the manual device and including the sensor operable to acquire data indicative of an environment of the manual device.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an electronic device including the sensor operable to acquire data indicative of an environment of the manual device and including a storage device configurable by a file that includes data useful in characterizing the environment of the manual device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the manual device further includes:

a manual device including the sensor operable to acquire data indicative of an environment of the manual device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the manual device further includes:

a manual device including the sensor operable to acquire data indicative of an environment of the manual device and including a storage device configurable by a file that includes data useful in characterizing the environment of the manual device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the manual device including a first writing element and a second writing element further includes:

a manual device including a first writing element spaced apart from a second writing element.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the manual device including a first writing element and a second writing element further includes:

a manual device including a first writing element proximate to a second writing element.

12. A method comprising:

discharging a first marking substance from an electronic printhead of a device and onto a surface in response to a first manual movement of the device;

including information corresponding to an environment of the device by regulating the discharging of the first marking substance on the surface; and

discharging a second marking substance from a writing element of the device and onto the surface in response to a second manual movement of the device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the discharging a first marking substance from an electronic printhead of a device and onto a surface in response to a first manual movement of the device further includes:

discharging at least one of ink, graphite, paint, particles, nanoparticles, and/or quantum dots from an electronic printhead of a device and onto a surface in response to a first manual movement of the device.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the discharging a first marking substance from an electronic printhead of a device and onto a surface in response to a first manual movement of the device further includes:

discharging at least one of a visible and/or an invisible marking substance from an electronic printhead of a device and onto a surface in response to a first manual movement of the device.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the discharging a first marking substance from an electronic printhead of a device and onto a surface in response to a first manual movement of the device further includes:

discharging a fluorescent ink from an electronic printhead of a device and onto a surface in response to a first manual movement of the device.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the including information corresponding to an environment of the device by regulating the discharging of the first marking substance on the surface further includes:

including information corresponding to an environment of the device by regulating at least one of volume, continuity, color, and/or pattern of the discharging of the first marking substance on the surface.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the including information corresponding to an environment of the device by regulating the discharging of the first marking substance on the surface further includes:

including information corresponding to an environment of the device by regulating a width of a line formed on the surface by the discharging of the first marking substance on the surface.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the including information corresponding to an environment of the device by regulating the discharging of the first marking substance on the surface further includes:

including information corresponding to an environment of the device by regulating at least one of amplitude, frequency, differential shift, and/or parameter of an orthogonal formation of the discharging of the first marking substance on the surface.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the discharging a second marking substance from a writing element of the device and onto the surface in response to a second manual movement of the device further includes:

discharging a second marking substance from another electronic printhead of the device and onto the surface in response to a second manual movement of the device.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the discharging a second marking substance from a writing element of the device and onto the surface in response to a second manual movement of the device further includes:

discharging a second marking substance from a writing element of the device and onto the surface in response to a second manual movement of the device, wherein the second manual movement of the device is at least substantially similar to the first manual movement of the device.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the discharging a second marking substance from a writing element of the device and onto the surface in response to a second manual movement of the device further includes:

discharging a second marking substance from a writing element of the device and onto the surface in response to a second manual movement of the device, wherein the second manual movement of the device is at least substantially dissimilar from the first manual movement of the device.

22. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

acquiring data indicative of an environment of the manual device.

23. A device comprising:

means for discharging from an electronic printhead of the device a first marking substance on a surface in response to a first manual movement of the device;

means for including information corresponding to an environment of the device by regulating the discharging of the first marking substance on the surface; and

means for discharging from a writing element of the device a second marking substance on the surface in response to a second manual movement of the device.

24. The device of claim 23, further comprising:

means for acquiring data indicative of an environment of the manual device.