Performing an Action in a Mobile Telecommunication Device

• US 20100081472A1
• Filed: 12/03/2009
• Published: 04/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, Lapstun, Paul, Walmsley, Simon Robert
• Granted Patent: US 8,220,708 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.100
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/0063 Handling thick cut sheets, e.g. greeting cards or postcards, larger than credit cards, e.g. using means for enabling or facilitating the conveyance of thick sheets B41J11/20, B41J13/12 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/44 Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/445 Printers integrated in other types of apparatus, e.g. printers integrated in cameras

Abstract

A method of performing an action in mobile telecommunications device is disclosed. A sensor module of the mobile telecommunications device senses coded data on a document. The document has disposed thereon an image and the coded data. The coded data encodes at least an identifier. The identifier is then extracted from the coded data, and an electronic copy of the image is retrieved from a storage device, the electronic copy of the image being associated with the identifier. The electronic copy of the image is displayed on a display device of the mobile telecommunications device, together with a plurality of hyperlinks. A selection of one of the hyperlinks is received from a user, and an action associated with the selected hyperlink is performed.

Claims

1. A method of performing an action in mobile telecommunications device, the method comprising the steps of:

using a sensor module of the mobile telecommunications device to sense coded data on a document, the document having disposed thereon an image and the coded data, the coded data encoding at least an identifier;

extracting the identifier from the coded data;

retrieving an electronic copy of the image from a storage device, the electronic copy of the image being associated with the identifier;

displaying the electronic copy of the image on a display device of the mobile telecommunications device, the electronic copy being displayed with a plurality of hyperlinks;

receiving a selection of one of the hyperlinks from a user; and

performing an action associated with the selected hyperlink.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the sensor module is in a media feed path of the mobile telecommunications device, and the coded data on the document is sensed when the document is fed through the media feed path.

3. A method according to claim 2 wherein the media feed path further includes a printer module.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein the action is launching an application associated with the hyperlink.

5. A method according to claim 1 wherein the display device is a touch screen, and the selection of one of the hyperlinks is received through user interaction with the touch screen.

6. A method according to claim 1 wherein one of the hyperlinks is active, and the active hyperlink changes upon manipulation of navigation keys of the mobile telecommunications device, the selection of one of the hyperlinks being received through selection of the active hyperlink.