Handheld apparatus for recognition of writing, for remote communication, and for user defined input templates
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1. A handheld device for applying markings to a writing surface, comprising:
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a writing tip connected to the housing;
a writing surface position indicator;
a processor in the housing;
a memory device in the housing connected to the processor; and
a sensor in the housing and cooperative with the writing surface position indicator, wherein the writing surface position indicator is removeably attachable to both the housing and the writing surface.
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Abstract
A device including a housing, a writing tip connected to the housing, a writing surface position indicator, a processor in the housing, a memory device in the housing connected to the processor, and a sensor in the housing and cooperative with the writing surface position indicator. The device may be used to record writings and drawings applied to a surface by a user, to transmit that data to a remote device, to download data from remote devices, and to otherwise communicate with remote devices.
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26 Claims
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1. A handheld device for applying markings to a writing surface, comprising:
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a housing;
a writing tip connected to the housing;
a writing surface position indicator;
a processor in the housing;
a memory device in the housing connected to the processor; and
a sensor in the housing and cooperative with the writing surface position indicator, wherein the writing surface position indicator is removeably attachable to both the housing and the writing surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
the sensor periodically receives a signal from the writing surface position indicator; and
the memory device includes instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to periodically update the relative position between the writing tip and the writing surface.
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12. The device of claim 1, wherein the memory device includes instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to recognize data written with the writing tip on a writing surface.
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13. The device of claim 12, wherein the memory device includes instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to execute commands in response to the recognized data.
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14. The device of claim 12, wherein the memory device includes instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to recognize a user-defined interface defined by the recognized data.
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15. The device of claim 1, further comprising a base connected to the housing.
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16. A handheld device for applying markings to a writing surface, comprising:
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a housing;
a writing tip connected to the housing;
a writing surface position indicator;
a plurality of accelerometers connected to the housing;
a pressure sensor connected to the writing tip;
a processor in the housing;
a memory device in the housing connected to the processor; and
a sensor in the housing and cooperative with the writing surface position indicator, wherein the writing surface position indicator is removeably attachable to both the housing and the writing surface.
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17. A handheld device for applying markings to a writing surface, comprising:
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a housing;
a writing tip connected to the housing;
means for providing a signal indicative of a writing surface;
a sensor connected to the housing for receiving the signal, wherein the means for providing a signal is removeably attachable to both the housing and the writing surface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for determining a relative position between a writing instrument and a writing surface, comprising:
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removeably attaching a writing surface position indicator to the writing surface, wherein the writing surface position indicator is removeably attachable to both the writing instrument and the writing surface;
transmitting a signal at a fixed location relative to the writing surface from the writing surface position indicator when the writing surface position indicator is removeably attached to the writing surface;
receiving the signal at the writing instrument; and
determining the relative position of the writing instrument relative to the fixed location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of tracking relative movement between a writing instrument and a writing surface, comprising:
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removeably attaching a writing surface position indicator to the writing surface, wherein the writing surface position indicator is removeably attachable to both the writing instrument and the writing surface;
determining movement of the writing instrument;
periodically producing a signal from a fixed location relative to the writing surface from the writing surface position indicator when the writing surface position indicator is removeably attached to the writing surface;
receiving the signal at the writing instrument; and
updating a position of the writing instrument relative to the writing surface.
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