Transcription system kit

• US 6,177,927 B1
• Filed: 03/22/1999
• Issued: 01/23/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mimio LLC (Boxlight Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Virtual Ink Corp. (Newell Brands Inc.)
• Inventors: Verminski, Matthew D., Chery, Yonald, Moyne, William P., Kelley, Andrew III
• Primary Examiner(s): LAO, LUNYI
• Application Number:
  US09/274,137
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 345/173-183, 345/104, 345/172, 178/18-1-, 178/19-1-, 178/20.01
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0418 for error correction or compensation, e.g. based on parallax, calibration or alignment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/043 using propagating acoustic waves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0433 in which the acoustic waves are either generated by a movable member and propagated within a surface layer or propagated within a surface layer and captured by a movable member

Abstract

A kit for use with a transcription system which includes a plurality of signal receivers for positioning adjacent a writing surface and for receiving one or more position signals transmitted from a stylus when the stylus is positioned adjacent the writing surface, the signal receivers producing timing signals in response to receiving position signals from the stylus, the kit comprising: a template coupleable to the writing surface, the template including one or more control sections; and a computer readable medium including logic for detecting when the stylus contacts a particular control section based on receipt by the signal receivers of one or more position signals transmitted from the stylus and logic for causing a function to be performed by the transcription system in response to detecting that the stylus has contacted the particular control section.

Claims

1. A kit for use with a transcription system which includes a plurality of discrete point signal receivers for positioning above a writing surface and for receiving one or more position signals transmitted through the air from a stylus when the stylus is positioned adjacent the writing surface, the signal receivers producing timing signals in response to receiving position signals from the stylus, the kit comprising:

a template coupleable to the writing surface, which does not sent or receive signals the template including one or more control sections; and

a computer readable medium including logic for detecting when the stylus contacts a particular control section based on receipt by only two of the plurality of discrete point signal receivers of one or more position signals transmitted through the air from the stylus and logic for causing a function to be performed by the transcription system in response to detecting that the stylus has contacted the particular control section.

2. The kit of claim 1, wherein the template includes a plurality of control sections, the logic for causing a function to be performed including logic for causing different functions to be performed depending on which of the plurality of control sections are contacted by the stylus.

3. The kit of claim 1, wherein the template comprises a sheet of paper or plastic.

4. The kit of claim 1, wherein the template is devoid of electronic circuitry.

5. The kit of claim 1, wherein the template is adapted to be removably coupleable to a writing surface.

6. The kit of claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium is selected from the group consisting of computer disks, floppy disks, compact disks, magnetic tapes, personal digital assistants, hand held computers and hard drives.

7. The kit of claim 1, wherein the template includes at least two calibration marks and the computer readable medium includes logic for determining a position of the template on the writing surface relative to the signal receivers based on the stylus contacting the template at the at least two calibration marks and timings of receipt from only two of the plurality of discrete point signal receivers of position signals transmitted through the air from the stylus when the stylus contacts the template at the calibration marks.

8. A The kit of claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium includes logic for causing an image displayed on a monitor operatively connected to the transcription system to change when the stylus contacts a particular control section.

9. The kit of claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium includes logic for causing an image displayed on a monitor operatively connected to the transcription system to be saved when the stylus contacts a particular control section.

10. The kit of claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium includes logic for causing an image displayed on a monitor operatively connected to the transcription system to be deleted when the stylus contacts a particular control section.

11. The kit of claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium includes logic for causing an image displayed on a monitor operatively connected to the transcription system to be printed when the stylus contacts a particular control section.

12. The kit of claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium includes logic for causing an image displayed on a monitor operatively connected to the transcription system to be facsimiled when the stylus contacts a particular control section.

13. The kit of claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium includes logic for causing an image displayed on a monitor operatively connected to the transcription system to be electronically mailed when the stylus contacts a particular control section.

14. The kit of claim 1, wherein the one or more control sections include control sections for performing calculator functions, the computer readable medium including logic for performing the calculator functions when the stylus contacts particular control sections.

15. The kit of claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium includes a data file identifying the positions of the control sections of the template.

16. The kit of claim 1, wherein the kit includes a plurality of different templates and the computer readable medium includes one or more data files for the plurality of different templates which identify positions of control sections on each template, the computer readable medium further including logic which allows a user to select which of the plurality of templates is going to be used.

17. The kit of claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium includes logic which allows a user to specify what function is performed by the transcription system in response to the stylus contacting a particular control section.

18. The kit of claim 1, wherein the template includes at least two calibration marks and the computer readable medium includes logic for determining separations between of the signal receivers based on the stylus contacting the template at the at least two calibration marks and timings of receipt from only two of the plurality of discrete point signal receivers of position signals transmitted from the stylus when the stylus contacts the template at the calibration marks.

19. Computer readable medium for use with a transcription system which includes a plurality of discrete point signal receivers for positioning above a writing surface and for receiving one or more position signals transmitted through the air from a stylus when the stylus is positioned adjacent the writing surface, the discrete point signal receivers producing timing signals in response to receiving the position signal from the stylus, the computer readable medium comprising:

logic for detecting when the stylus contacts one of a plurality of control sections on a template positioned, displayed or projected adjacent the writing surface based on times of flight of position signals transmitted through the air from the stylus to only two of the plurality of discrete point signal receivers; and

logic for causing a function to be performed by the transcription system in response to the stylus contacting the control section, wherein the logic for causing a function to be performed does not utilize signals to be sent or received by the template.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the template includes a plurality of control sections, the logic for causing a function to be performed including logic for causing different functions to be performed depending on which of the plurality of control sections is contacted by the stylus.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer readable medium is selected from the group consisting of computer disks, floppy disks, compact disks, magnetic tapes, personal digital assistants, hand held computers and hard drives.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer readable medium includes logic for determining a position of the template on the writing surface relative to the signal receivers based on the stylus contacting at least two calibration marks on the template and timings of receipt from only two of the plurality of discrete point signal receivers of position signals transmitted through the air from the stylus when the stylus contacts the template at the calibration marks.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 19, further including logic for causing an image displayed on a monitor operatively connected to the transcription system to change when the stylus contacts a particular control section.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 19, further including logic for causing an image displayed on a monitor operatively connected to the transcription system to be saved when the stylus contacts a particular control section.

25. The computer readable medium of claim 19, further including logic for causing an image displayed on a monitor operatively connected to the transcription system to be deleted when the stylus contacts a particular control section.

26. The computer readable medium of claim 19, further including logic for causing an image displayed on a monitor operatively connected to the transcription system to be printed when the stylus contacts a particular control section.

27. The computer readable medium of claim 19, further including logic for causing an image displayed on a monitor operatively connected to the transcription system to be facsimiled when the stylus contacts a particular control section.

28. The computer readable medium of claim 19, further including logic for causing an image displayed on a monitor operatively connected to the transcription system to electronically mailed when the stylus contacts a particular control section.

29. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the one or more control sections include control sections for performing calculator functions, the computer readable medium including logic for performing the calculator functions when the stylus contacts particular control sections.

30. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer readable medium includes a data file identifying positions of the plurality of control sections on the template.

31. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer readable medium includes one or more data files for a plurality of different templates which identify positions of control sections on each template, the computer readable medium further including logic which allows a user to select which of the plurality of templates is going to be used.

32. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer readable medium includes logic which allows a user to specify what function is performed by the transcription system in response to the stylus contacting a particular control section.

33. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer readable medium includes logic which allows a user to design the template.

34. The computer readable medium of claim 33, wherein designing the template includes selecting a number of control sections to be included on the template.

35. The computer readable medium of claim 33, wherein designing the template includes selecting positions of the plurality of control sections on the template.

36. The computer readable medium of claim 33, wherein designing the template includes associating with each control section a particular function to be performed by the transcription system in response to the stylus contacting the control section.

37. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer readable medium includes logic for determining a position of the first and second signal receivers based on the stylus contacting at least two calibration marks on the template and timings of receipt from only two of the plurality of discrete point signal receivers of position signals transmitted through the air from the stylus when the stylus contacts the template at the calibration marks.