Methods and systems for providing human/computer interfaces
First Claim
1. A method for generating an encoded physical medium having a region wherein content has been encoded, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving content that is to be encoded into a desired location on the encoded physical medium;
encoding the content according to a particular encoding scheme suitable for application onto the encoded physical medium; and
inserting the encoded content and a marker into a corresponding desired location within a representation of the encoded physical medium, the marker indicating that the content is encoded within the corresponding desired location, wherein the encoded content includes a uniform resource locator (URL).
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Abstract
The present invention teaches a variety of methods and systems for providing computer/human interfaces. According to one method, the user interfaces with an electronic device such as a computer system by engaging a sensor with desired regions of an encoded physical medium. The encoded physical medium is preferably chosen to provide intuitive meaning to the user, and is thus an improved metaphor for interfacing with the computer system. Suitable examples of the encoded physical medium include a data-linked book, magazine, globe, or article of clothing. Some or all of the selected regions have had certain information encoded therein, information suitable for interfacing and controlling the computer system. When the user engages the sensor with a region having certain encoded information, the certain encoded information is interpreted and an appropriate action taken. For example, the sensor or the computer system may provide suitable feedback to the user. The encoded physical medium may have text and/or graphic illustrations that draw the user in or provide meaningful clues or instructions perhaps related to the encoded information. The sensor may have at least one identification number (ID) providing information such as user identity, sensor type, access type, or language type. The sensor can transmit the certain decoded information together with the at least one ID to the computer system.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for generating an encoded physical medium having a region wherein content has been encoded, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving content that is to be encoded into a desired location on the encoded physical medium;
encoding the content according to a particular encoding scheme suitable for application onto the encoded physical medium; and
inserting the encoded content and a marker into a corresponding desired location within a representation of the encoded physical medium, the marker indicating that the content is encoded within the corresponding desired location, wherein the encoded content includes a uniform resource locator (URL). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for generating an encoded physical medium having a region wherein content has been encoded, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving content that is to be encoded into a desired location on the encoded physical medium;
encoding the content according to a particular encoding scheme suitable for application onto the encoded physical medium; and
inserting the encoded content and a marker into a corresponding desired location within a representation of the encoded physical medium, the marker indicating that the content is encoded within the corresponding desired location, wherein the encoded content contains a uniform resource locator (URL) and at least one of the marker and encoded content being phospoluminescent. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for generating an encoded physical medium having a region wherein content has been encoded, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving content that is to be encoded into a desired location on the encoded physical medium;
encoding the content according to a particular encoding scheme suitable for application onto the encoded physical medium; and
inserting the encoded content and a marker into a corresponding desired location within a representation of the encoded physical medium, the marker indicating that the content is encoded within the corresponding desired location, wherein at least one of the marker and encoded content is phospoluminescent. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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