SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TERMINATION OF DATA ENTRY

• US 20080019592A1
• Filed: 10/02/2007
• Published: 01/24/2008
• 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:
  US11/866,336
• Publication Number:
  US 20080019592A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/187
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/106 for the sheet output section
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• CPC Class Codes: B42C 19/02 starting with single sheets
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• CPC Class Codes: B42P 2261/04 Producing books by printing sheets in following order, e.g. for ordering via the Internet
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• 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
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• 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

Computer implemented methods of and systems for inputting data are described. A method for inputting data includes receiving information representing user-written data, the user-written data made with a writing instrument upon a surface. The method further includes defining an active region on the surface surrounding the user written data and recognizing a user performing a prescribed action with the writing instrument indicating completion of the user-written data. In response to recognizing, the method includes terminating the receiving and in response to terminating, the method further includes processing the information to automatically recognize the user-written data.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of inputting data comprising:

receiving information representing user-written data, said user-written data made with a writing instrument upon a surface;

defining an active region on said surface surrounding said user written data;

recognizing a user performing a prescribed action with said writing instrument indicating completion of said user-written data;

in response to said recognizing, terminating said receiving; and

in response to said terminating, processing said information to automatically recognize said user-written data.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said prescribed action is said writing instrument interacting with a prescribed location of said surface and wherein said prescribed location bears a pre-printed image thereon.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said user-written data is a user-written symbol, character, word or number.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said user-written data is a plurality of user-written words or numbers.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said processing converts said information into computer text.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said information representing user-written data is received as digital ink.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said digital ink comprises a series of strokes, each stroke containing data identifying an identity of the surface and movement data representing movement of the writing instrument relative to the surface.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said surface comprises coded data indicative of a plurality of locations on the surface.

9. A method as claimed in claim 8 wherein, said coded data is printed as a collection of tags, each tag identifying the identity of the surface and a location of the tag on the surface.

10. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the active region surrounding said user written data is an input field.

11. A method for determining termination of data entry comprising:

determining an active region associated with an active application, said active region associated with an area on a printable surface comprising user written data;

receiving information representing user written data associated with said active region;

detecting a user selection of a predetermined area of said printable surface; and

terminating data entry of said user written data in said active region associated with said application in response to said user selection.

12. A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein said predetermined area of said printable surface comprises a pre-printed image.

13. A method as claimed in claim 12 wherein said pre-printed image is associated with a termination instruction understood by a computer system.

14. A system for inputting data comprising:

a surface having an active region for entry of user-written data;

a writing instrument for writing said user-written data onto the surface; and

a computer system comprising instructions that when executed implement a method of inputting data, said method comprising;

receiving information from said writing instrument representing user-written data;

recognizing a user performing a prescribed action with said writing instrument indicating completion of said user-written data;

in response to said recognizing, terminating said receiving; and

in response to said terminating, processing said information to automatically recognize said user-written data.

15. A system as claimed in claim 14 wherein said prescribed action is said writing instrument interacting with a prescribed location of said surface, and wherein said prescribed location bears a pre-printed image thereon.

16. A system as claimed in claim 14 wherein said user-written data is a user-written word.

17. A system as claimed in claim 14 wherein said user-written data is a plurality of user-written words.