MOBILE PHONE SYSTEM FOR PRINTING WEBPAGE AND RETRIEVING CONTENT

• US 20100273527A1
• Filed: 07/08/2010
• Published: 10/28/2010
• 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 8,010,128 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/445 Printers integrated in other types of apparatus, e.g. printers integrated in cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence

Abstract

A system for printing a webpage and retrieving content via the printed webpage. The system includes a print medium provided with first and second coded data encoding a print media identifier in different formats, and a mobile telecommunications device. The mobile telecommunications device includes: a media feed path; a printer positioned in the media feed path for printing the webpage onto the print medium; an optical encoder for reading the first coded data; a transceiver; and a sensor module for sensing at the second coded data. The processor determines a print media identifier from the first coded data, initiates linking of the webpage to the print media identifier, determines the print media identifier and a coordinate location from the second coded data, and initiates retrieval of the content using the print media identifier and the coordinate location.

Claims

1. A system for printing a webpage and retrieving content via a printed webpage comprising:

(A) a print medium provided with;

first coded data encoding first information in a linear pattern, the first information being indicative of a print media identifier; and

second coded data encoding second information in a plurality of tags printed in a two-dimensional pattern, wherein at least some of the second information is indicative of the print media identifier and of a two-dimensional coordinate grid, and wherein each tag includes a target

(B) a mobile telecommunications device comprising;

a media feed path;

a printer positioned in the media feed path for printing the webpage onto the print medium;

an optical encoder for reading the linear pattern of the print medium, said optical encoder being configured for automatically reading said linear pattern during said printing;

a processor configured for determining the print media identifier by decoding the first coded data encoded in the read linear pattern;

communication means for communicating the print media identifier to a computer system, thereby causing the computer system to link the print media identifier with the printed webpage; and

a sensor module for sensing at least one tag of the two-dimensional pattern, wherein the processor is further configured for;

determining the print media identifier and a coordinate location by decoding the decoded second coded data; and

initiating retrieval of the content using the print media identifier and the coordinate location.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said mobile telecommunication device further comprises a display for displaying the retrieved content.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said content is selected from at least one of:

the webpage and content hyperlinked to the webpage.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication means comprises a transceiver and the computer system comprises a server remote from the mobile telecommunications device, said server storing a plurality of webpages indexed with a corresponding plurality of print media identifiers.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said mobile telecommunications device comprises the computer system, said computer system storing a plurality of webpages indexed with a corresponding plurality of print media identifiers.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the webpage is, or is contained within, an SMS, MMS or email message received by the mobile telecommunications device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor module and processor are configured for linking the webpage to the print media identifier.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the second information is further indicative of a digital signature associated with the print media identifier.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the sensor module and processor are configured for:

determining the digital signature by reading at least one tag of the two-dimensional pattern; and

initiating retrieval of the webpage only if the digital signature is authentic.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the digital signature includes at least one of:

a random number;

a secret-key digital signature; and

a public-key digital signature.