GENERAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20090182527A1
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anoto Group AB
• Original Assignee: Anoto Group AB
• Inventors: Fahraeus, Christer, Ericson, Petter, Wiebe, Linus
• Granted Patent: US 9,304,605 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/20 of structured data, e.g. relational data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0317 in co-operation with a patterned surface, e.g. absolute position or relative movement detection for an optical mouse or pen positioned with respect to a coded surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0321 by optically sensing the absolute position with respect to a regularly patterned surface forming a passive digitiser, e.g. pen optically detecting position indicative tags printed on a paper sheet constructional details of pen-shaped pointing devices G06F3/03545, G06F3/03542, G06F3/037
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

An information management system is intended for management of digitally represented information which is associated with absolute positions on an imaginary surface (200). The imaginary surface (200) contains at least two regions (201-208), each of which is dedicated to predetermined management of the digitally represented information. In the system the management of the digitally represented information is carried out on the basis of the region affiliation of the absolute positions associated with the information. The system is suitably based on use of a position-coding pattern which defines the imaginary surface (200) and which in parts is applicable on different bases. The system makes possible both digital recording of information and control of how the information thus recorded is to be managed.

A database, a method for management of information, a method for compiling a pattern layout, a product and use are also described.

Claims

1-62. -62. (canceled)

63. A user unit for processing position information associated with a product, the position information being a subset of a predefined position-coding pattern, the user unit comprising:

a memory configured to store a template that correlates selected position information with at least one predefined field, the memory further configured to store an operation associated with the predefined field;

a sensor configured to detect position information from a product; and

a processor for determining whether the position information detected by the sensor corresponds to the predefined field, the processor configured to initiate the operation when the detected position information corresponds to the predefined field.

64. The user unit of claim 63, wherein the template further includes information that defines a page layout common to a plurality of pages, the page layout including a plurality of predefined fields, and wherein the memory is configured to store a plurality of operations, each operation being associated with at least one of the plurality of predefined fields.

65. The user unit of claim 64, wherein the memory is configured to store a plurality of templates, and wherein each of the plurality of templates defines a differing page layout.

66. The user unit of claim 63, wherein the template correlates selected position information with a plurality of predefined fields, the memory being further configured to store operations associated with each of the plurality of predefined fields, and the processor being further configured to initiate an associated operation when the detected position information corresponds to a selected predefined field.

67. The user unit of claim 66, wherein the stored operations include a plurality of differing types of operations.

68. The user unit of claim 63, wherein the memory is configured to store the template in an algorithm-based database.

69. The user unit of claim 63, wherein the predefined field is a send field, and wherein the operation associated with the send field is an instruction to send the detected position information to an external unit.

70. The user unit of claim 63, wherein the operation associated with the predefined field is one of an instruction to send the detected position information to a predetermined address, an instruction to perform character recognition on the detected position information, an instruction to directly send the detected position information to an external unit, an instruction to store the detected position information, and an instruction to store the detected position information for a predetermined period of time.

71. A method for processing position information associated with a product, the position information being a subset of a predefined position-coding pattern, the method comprising:

detecting position information associated with a product using a sensor on a hand-held device;

accessing a template that correlates selected position information with at least one predefined field, the template being stored within a memory of the hand-held device;

determining whether the detected position information corresponds to the predefined field of the template; and

initiating at least one operation, stored in the memory of the hand-held device, when the detected position information corresponds to the predefined field of the template.

72. The method of claim 71, further comprising selecting the template from a plurality of templates stored in the memory of the hand-held device.

73. The method of claim 71, wherein the initiating at least one operation includes initiating a send instruction to send the detected position information to an external unit.

74. The method of claim 71, wherein the initiating at least one operation includes initiating a send instruction to send the detected position information to a predetermined address.

75. The method of claim 71, wherein the initiating at least one operation includes initiating a processing instruction to perform character recognition on the detected position information.

76. The method of claim 71, wherein the initiating at least one operation includes initiating a storing instruction to store the detected position information.

77. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a method for manipulating an electronic document file that represents a position-coded product, the method comprising:

receiving position information associated with a product from a sensor on a hand-held device, which sensor detects the position information;

accessing a template that correlates selected position information with at least one predefined field, the template being stored within a memory of the hand-held device;

determining whether the detected position information corresponds to the predefined field of the template; and

initiating at least one operation, stored in the memory of the hand-held device, when the detected position information corresponds to the predefined field of the template.

78. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 77, wherein the method further comprises selecting the template from a plurality of templates stored in the memory of the hand-held device.

79. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 77, wherein the initiating at least one operation includes initiating a send instruction to send the detected position information to an external unit.

80. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 77, wherein the initiating at least one operation includes initiating a send instruction to send the detected position information to a predetermined address.

81. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 77, wherein the initiating at least one operation includes initiating a processing instruction to perform character recognition on the detected position information.

82. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 77, wherein the initiating at least one operation includes initiating a storing instruction to store the detected position information.