METHOD OF CAPTURING A NOTE-TAKING SESSION IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM

• US 20070286487A1
• Filed: 04/23/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, Lapstun, Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/739,032
• Publication Number:
  US 20070286487A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/187
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/106 for the sheet output section
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17513 Inner structure
• CPC Class Codes: B42C 19/02 starting with single sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B42C 9/0006 by applying adhesive to a stack of sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B42C 9/0081 applying adhesive to individual sheets for binding them together by fusing, welding B42C9/0093
• CPC Class Codes: B42P 2261/04 Producing books by printing sheets in following order, e.g. for ordering via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 29/34 from supports slid from under the articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 37/04 for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching or stapling adhering replacement to expiring web during change of web roll B65H19/18
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/19 by sensing codes defining pattern positions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/225 based on a marking or identifier characterising the area
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4015 where at least one of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. white board sharing, collaboration or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 : Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 : specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information

Abstract

A method of capturing a note-taking session in a computer system is provided. The note-taking session is captured via a page comprising a note-taking field, a first element for indicating the start of a note-taking session and a second element for indicating an end of the note-taking session. The method comprises the steps of: (a) selecting the first element using an optically sensing pen; (b) transmitting an indication of the start of the note-taking session from the pen to the computer system; (c) making handwritten annotations in the note-taking field using the pen; (d) transmitting data indicative of the handwritten annotations from the pen to the computer system; (e) selecting the second element using said pen; and (f) transmitting an indication of the end of the note-taking session from the pen to the computer system. The computer system retains a retrievable record of the transmitted data for the note-taking session.

Claims

1. A method of capturing a note-taking session in a computer system via at least one page comprising a note-taking field, a first element for indicating the start of a note-taking session and a second element for indicating an end of the note-taking session, said method comprising:

selecting said first element using an optically sensing pen;

transmitting an indication of the start of the note-taking session from said pen to said computer system;

making handwritten annotations in said note-taking field using said pen;

transmitting data indicative of said handwritten annotations from said pen to said computer system;

selecting said second element using said pen; and

transmitting an indication of the end of the note-taking session from the pen to said computer system, wherein said computer system retains a retrievable record of the transmitted data for the note-taking session.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one page includes coded data indicative of a plurality of location on the page, and said pen optically senses said coded data.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said coded data is further indicative of an identity of the page.

4. A method according to claim 2, wherein the coded data is substantially invisible in the visible spectrum.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said handwritten notations are made on a plurality of pages.

6. A method according to claim 5, wherein said plurality of pages are provided in the form of a notepad.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said pen includes a writing nib, and said writing nib is associated with a force sensor for detecting nib contact with said at least one page.

8. A method according to claim 1 including the step of using said retrievable record to selectively print the data indicative of said handwritten annotations.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said indication of the start of the note-taking session, said data indicative of said handwritten annotations and said indication of the end of the note-taking session are transmitted from the pen to the computer system together at the end of the note-taking session.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the pen contains an identification means which imparts a unique pen identity thereto, said method further comprising transmitting said pen identity to said computer system.

12. A system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one page includes coded data indicative of a plurality of location on the page, and said pen optically senses said coded data.

13. A system according to claim 1, wherein said coded data is further indicative of an identity of the page.

14. A system according to claim 12, wherein the coded data is substantially invisible in the visible spectrum.

15. A system according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of said pages.

16. A system according to claim 15, wherein said plurality of pages are provided in the form of a notepad.

17. A system according to claim 1, wherein said pen includes a writing nib, and said writing nib is associated with a force sensor for detecting nib contact with said at least one page.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the pen is configured such that said indication of the start of the note-taking session, said data indicative of said handwritten annotations and said indication of the end of the note-taking session are transmitted from to the computer system together at the end of the note-taking session.

11. A system for capturing a note-taking session in a computer system, said system comprising:

at least one page comprising a note-taking field, a first element for indicating the start of a note-taking session and a second element for indicating an end of the note-taking session; and

an optically sensing pen for selecting said first and second elements and for making handwritten annotations in said note-taking field, said pen including means for transmitting an indication of the start of the note-taking session, data indicative of the handwritten annotations and an indicative of the end of the note-taking session to the computer system,

thereby enabling said computer system to retain a retrievable record of the note-taking session.

18. A method according to claim 11, wherein said at least one page includes a third element for indicating printing of the note-taking session.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the pen contains an identification means which imparts a unique pen identity thereto, said method further comprising transmitting said pen identity to said computer system.