METHOD OF RECORDING RECEIPT OF SHIPPED ITEM
First Claim
1. A method of recording receipt of an item from a shipping or transportation service, said item comprising a product contained in a package, said package comprising an interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the item and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface, the method including the steps of:
- a recipient marking the interface surface using an optically imaging pen having a marking nib;
sensing at least some of the coded data in the vicinity of the pen;
generating indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data, said indicating data comprising data regarding the identity of the item and positions of the pen relative to the interface surface; and
transmitting the indicating data to a computer system, thereby causing the computer system to record receipt of said item by the recipient.
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Abstract
A method of recording receipt of an item, the item comprising a product contained in a package, the package comprising an interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the item and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface. The method includes the steps of: marking the interface surface using an optically imaging pen having a marking nib; sensing the coded data in the vicinity of the pen; generating indicating data using the sensed coded data, the indicating data including data regarding the identity of the item and positions of the pen relative to the interface surface; and transmitting the indicating data to a computer system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of recording receipt of an item from a shipping or transportation service, said item comprising a product contained in a package, said package comprising an interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the item and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface, the method including the steps of:
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a recipient marking the interface surface using an optically imaging pen having a marking nib; sensing at least some of the coded data in the vicinity of the pen; generating indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data, said indicating data comprising data regarding the identity of the item and positions of the pen relative to the interface surface; and transmitting the indicating data to a computer system, thereby causing the computer system to record receipt of said item by the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for recording receipt of an item from a shipping or transportation service, the system including:
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(A) the item comprising a product contained in a package, said package comprising an interface surface interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the item and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface; and (B) an optically imaging pen having a marking nib for marking the interface surface, said pen comprising; an optical sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data in the vicinity of the pen when the pen is used to write on the interface surface; a processor for generating indicating data indicative of the identity of the item and positions of the pen relative to the interface surface; and a transceiver for communicating the indicating data to a computer system and thereby causing the computer system to record receipt of said item by a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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