METHOD OF ASSOCIATING MULTIMEDIA OBJECT WITH PRINTED SUBSTRATE
First Claim
1. A method of associating a multimedia object with a printed substrate using a handheld display device having a touch-sensitive screen and a transceiver for sending and receiving digital information, said printed substrate having a corresponding page description stored in a computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
- displaying, on said touch-sensitive screen of said device, display information corresponding to at least part of the printed substrate;
identifying a multimedia object for association with a zone of said printed substrate; and
interacting with said display information to indicate association of said multimedia object with said zone, thereby causing the page description to be updated in accordance with the indicated association,wherein subsequent interaction with said zone of said printed substrate using said device causes retrieval of the multimedia object from said updated page description.
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Abstract
A method of associating a multimedia object with a printed substrate using a handheld display device having a touch-sensitive screen and a transceiver for sending and receiving digital information. The printed substrate has a corresponding page description retrievable via a substrate identity. The method comprises the steps of: displaying, on the touch-sensitive screen, display information corresponding to the printed substrate; identifying a multimedia object for association with a zone of the printed substrate; and interacting with the display information to indicate association of the multimedia object with the zone, thereby causing the page description to be updated in accordance with the indicated association. Subsequent interaction with the zone of the printed substrate using the device causes retrieval of the multimedia object from the updated page description.
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1. A method of associating a multimedia object with a printed substrate using a handheld display device having a touch-sensitive screen and a transceiver for sending and receiving digital information, said printed substrate having a corresponding page description stored in a computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying, on said touch-sensitive screen of said device, display information corresponding to at least part of the printed substrate; identifying a multimedia object for association with a zone of said printed substrate; and interacting with said display information to indicate association of said multimedia object with said zone, thereby causing the page description to be updated in accordance with the indicated association, wherein subsequent interaction with said zone of said printed substrate using said device causes retrieval of the multimedia object from said updated page description. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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