Interactive hybrid printed material interface system and method
First Claim
1. A method of outputting digital content from an interactive user device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a printed publication including a plurality of printed objects associated with digital content, the printed objects having location coordinates relative to the printed publication;
providing an interactive user device having circuitry adapted to generate and transmit one or more location signal associated with the location coordinates;
providing a server device for storing the digital content;
providing an output device for outputting the digital content, the output device being electronically coupled to the interactive user device;
actuating, by a user, the circuitry corresponding to one of the plurality of printed objects;
upon actuation of the circuitry, transmitting a first signal from the interactive user device to the server device, the first signal including a request to access the digital content corresponding to the actuated printed object;
receiving a second signal from the server device, the second signal including at least one of the digital content, a location of the digital content, and instructions for outputting the digital content; and
outputting the digital content on the output device.
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Abstract
One aspect provides a method of outputting digital content from an interactive user device that includes the steps of: (a) providing a printed publication including a plurality of printed objects associated with digital content; (b) providing an interactive user device having circuitry adapted to generate and transmit a location signal; (c) providing a server device for storing the digital content; (d) providing an output device electronically coupled to the interactive user device; (e) actuating the circuitry corresponding to one of the plurality of printed objects; (f) transmitting a first signal from the interactive user device to the server device, where the first signal includes a request to access the digital content; (g) receiving a second signal from the server device, where the second signal includes the digital content, a location thereof, and/or instructions for outputting the digital content; and (h) outputting the digital content on the output device.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of outputting digital content from an interactive user device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a printed publication including a plurality of printed objects associated with digital content, the printed objects having location coordinates relative to the printed publication; providing an interactive user device having circuitry adapted to generate and transmit one or more location signal associated with the location coordinates; providing a server device for storing the digital content; providing an output device for outputting the digital content, the output device being electronically coupled to the interactive user device; actuating, by a user, the circuitry corresponding to one of the plurality of printed objects; upon actuation of the circuitry, transmitting a first signal from the interactive user device to the server device, the first signal including a request to access the digital content corresponding to the actuated printed object; receiving a second signal from the server device, the second signal including at least one of the digital content, a location of the digital content, and instructions for outputting the digital content; and outputting the digital content on the output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14)
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6. A digital content transmission system, comprising:
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a printed publication including a plurality of printed objects associated with digital content, the printed objects having location coordinates relative to the printed publication; an interactive user device having circuitry adapted to generate and transmit one or more location signal associated with the location coordinates, the circuitry corresponding to one of the plurality of printed objects; a server device for storing the digital content; and an output device for outputting the digital content, the output device being electronically coupled to the interactive user device; wherein the interactive user device is adapted to transmit a first signal, the first signal including a request to access the digital content corresponding to the actuated printed object; and wherein the server device is adapted to transmit a second signal, the second signal including at least one of the digital content, a location of the digital content, and instructions for outputting the digital content. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of initiating software instructions from an interactive user device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a printed publication including a plurality of printed objects associated with digital content, the printed objects having location coordinates relative to the printed publication; providing an interactive user device having circuitry adapted to generate and transmit one or more location signal associated with the location coordinates; providing a server device for storing the digital content; providing an output device electronically coupled to the interactive user device; actuating, by a user, the circuitry corresponding to one of the plurality of printed objects; upon actuation of the circuitry, executing software instructions configured to activate at least one of an application, a protocol, and an interface; and outputting results of the executing step to the output device.
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15. A system for initiating software instructions for outputting digital content, comprising:
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a printed publication including a plurality of printed objects associated with digital content, the printed objects having location coordinates relative to the printed publication; an interactive user device having circuitry adapted to generate and transmit one or more location signal associated with the location coordinates, the circuitry corresponding to one of the plurality of printed objects; a server device for storing the digital content; and an output device electronically coupled to the interactive user device; wherein actuation of the circuitry causes the interactive user device to execute software instructions configured to activate at least one of an application, a protocol, and an interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of generating an interactive printed publication, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting an electronic file to a server device, the electronic file representing a page having one or more graphical objects; converting the plurality of graphical objects into a plurality of touch user interface pages; adding an image to one or more of the touch user interface pages; linking the image with digital content; generating one or more interactive digital pages including the results from the linking step; and printing onto a substrate the one or more interactive digital pages to create one or more interactive printed publications; wherein the one or more interactive printed publications are visually substantially similar to the one or more interactive digital pages; and wherein the actuation of one of the images on the one or more interactive printed publications causes the retrieval of the digital content. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of generating revenue through advertising, comprising the steps of:
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providing a printed publication including a plurality of printed objects associated with digital content, the printed objects having one or more printed advertisements and having location coordinates relative to the printed publication; providing an interactive user device having circuitry adapted to generate and transmit one or more location signal associated with the location coordinates; providing a server device for storing the digital content; providing an output device electronically coupled to the interactive user device; actuating, by a user, the circuitry corresponding to the printed advertisement; upon actuation of the circuitry corresponding to the printed advertisement, executing software instructions configured to retrieve a web page related to the printed advertisement; and generating revenue from an entity related to at least one of the printed advertisement and the web page related to the printed advertisement based, at least in part, on the retrieval of the web page related to the printed advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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