Associating an Electronic Document with a Print Medium

• US 20100188703A1
• Filed: 04/08/2010
• Published: 07/29/2010
• 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, Pickup, Colin John, Walmsley, Simon Robert
• Granted Patent: US 8,010,155 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

A method of printing an electronic document using a mobile telecommunications device is disclosed. The electronic document is first identified using the mobile telecommunications device. The electronic document is then printed on a print medium in a media feed path of a printer module of the mobile telecommunications device. Coded data encoded on the print medium is also sensed using a sensor module in the media feed path of the printer module. A print media identifier which identifies the print medium is identified from the coded data, and an association between the print media identifier and the electronic document is formed. The electronic document is retrievable using the print media identifier.

Claims

1. A method of printing an electronic document using a mobile telecommunications device, the method comprising the steps of:

identifying the electronic document using the mobile telecommunications device;

printing the electronic document on a print medium in a media feed path of a printer module of the mobile telecommunications device;

sensing coded data encoded on the print medium using a sensor module in the media feed path of the printer module;

determining from the coded data a print media identifier which identifies the print medium;

and

forming an association between the print media identifier and the electronic document, such that the electronic document is retrievable using the print media identifier.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic document is an image captured using a camera of the mobile telecommunications device.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coded data is encoded on the print medium in a linear pattern.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the print medium is further provided with further coded data encoding at least the print media identifier and a two-dimensional coordinate grid.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the print medium is further provided with further coded data encoding at least the print media identifier and regions of a surface of the print medium.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising the step of printing the further coded data on the print medium by the print module.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the electronic document is associated with a region of the print medium using the further coded data.

8. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the electronic document is further associated with a particular location on the print medium.