System and method for interaction between an electronic writing device and a wireless device

• US 6,729,547 B1
• Filed: 12/30/2002
• Issued: 05/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wong, Daniel, Charlier, Michael L., Paitl, Kenneth Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thien M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL
• Application Number:
  US10/331,733
• Time in Patent Office: 491 Days
• Field of Search: 235/462.49, 235/462.01, 235/382, 235/380, 235/440, 235/462.45
• US Class Current: 235/462.45
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/0022 arrangements or provisions for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device "transfer between computer elements G06F13/00 "; data-transmission H04L
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10772 Moved readers, e.g. pen, wand

Abstract

A system and method for interaction between an electronic writing device (102) and a wireless device (104) includes the electronic device (102) being capable of generating a keystroke signal (106). The system and method further includes the wireless device (102) receiving the keystroke signal (106) and executing an operation (168) in response thereto. The electronic writing device (102) includes a motion sensor (110) that generates a motion displacement signal (116), a toggle switch (112) that generates an engagement signal (118), a pressure sensor (114) that generates a depression signal (120) and an optical sensor (128). The wireless device (102) includes a receiver (162) that receives the keystroke signal (106) and a processor (164) that executes an operation in response thereto or may provide for operating in a bar code mode, such that a bar code may be scanned and the keystroke signal including a bar code signal.

Claims

1. An electronic interactive system comprising:

an electronic writing device that generates a keystroke signal in response to one or more simulated writing movements, wherein the electronic writing device includes;

an optical sensor capable of reading a bar code display;

a transmitter coupled to a processor; and

a memory operably coupled to the processor, the memory capable of storing executable instructions, wherein the processor, in response to executable instructions;

generates the keystroke signal in response to at least;

a motion displacement signal, an engagement signal and a depression signal; and

provides the keystroke signal to the transmitter; and

a wireless device capable of receiving the keystroke signal and thereupon executing an operation in response to the keystroke signal, wherein the wireless device includes;

a receiver that receives the keystroke signal from the electronic writing device;

a processor operably coupled to the receiver such that the processor receives the keystroke signal and thereupon executes the operation in response thereto; and

a display device capable of receiving a display signal from the processor, wherein the display device displays a mode indicator, such that the mode indicator indicates the mode of operation of the electronic writing device,

wherein when the processor is operating in a bar code mode, the receiver receives the keystroke signal having a motion displacement signal and a bar code signal such that the processor can, based on the combination of the motion displacement signal and the bar code signal, regenerate a bar code scanned by an optical sensor on the writing device.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic writing device comprises:

a motion sensor that generates the motion displacement signal;

a toggle switch that, upon engagement, generates the engagement signal;

a pressure sensor disposed on a tip of the electronic writing device such that the pressure sensor generates the depression signal when the tip is depressed against a surface; and

the processor operably coupled to the motion sensor, the toggle switch and the pressure sensor such that the processor receives the motion displacement signal, the engagement signal and the depression signal.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the writing device generates a bar code signal such that when the writing device is operating in a bar code mode, the keystroke signal includes the motion displacement signal and the bar code signal.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless device further comprises:

a keystroke recognition database; and

a memory operably coupled to the processor, the memory storing executable instructions such that the processor, in response to the executable instructions;

compares the keystroke signal with the keystroke recognition database;

retrieves an at least one instruction for performing the operation associated with the keystroke signal; and

executes the at least one instruction.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the step of executing the at least one instruction performed by the processor in response to executable instructions from the memory further includes at least one of:

displaying a character on the display device, storing an input within the memory, providing the input to the transmitter, switching into an alphabetic mode, switching into a cursor mode, switching into a shortcut mode, switching into a shift/shiftlock mode, switching into a punctuation mode and switching into a bar code mode.

6. An electronic writing device comprising:

a motion sensor that generates a motion displacement signal;

a toggle switch that, upon engagement, generates an engagement signal;

a pressure sensor disposed on a tip of the electronic writing device such that the pressure sensor generates a depression signal when the tip is depressed against a surface;

an optical sensor capable of reading a bar code display and generating a bar code signal;

a processor operably coupled to the motion sensor, the toggle switch and the pressure sensor such that the processor receives at least one of;

the motion displacement signal, the engagement signal and the depression signal and the bar code signal, and in response thereto generates a keystroke signal;

a transmitter coupled to the processor; and

a memory operably coupled to the processor, the memory capable of storing executable instructions,

wherein the processor, in response to executable instructions while operating in a bar code mode;

receives a bar code lock mode command;

generates a plurality of keystroke signals in response to the motion displacement signal and the bar code signal until a bar code mode unlock command is received; and

provides the keystroke signal to the transmitter.

7. The electronic writing device of claim 6 further comprising:

a transmitter coupled to the processor; and

a memory operably coupled to the processor, the memory capable of storing executable instructions, wherein the processor, in response to executable instructions;

generates the keystroke signal in response to at least;

the motion displacement signal, and engagement signal and the depression signal; and

provides the keystroke signal to the transmitter.

8. The electronic writing device of claim 6 wherein the processor, in response to the executable instructions:

generates a plurality of bar codes from the keystroke signals;

provides the plurality of bar codes to a central processing unit.

9. A wireless device comprising:

a receiver capable of receiving a keystroke signal from an electronic writing device, wherein the keystroke signal includes a depression signal, a bar code signal, an engagement signal and a motion displacement signal;

a processor operably coupled to the receiver such that the processor receives the keystroke signal and thereupon executes an operation in response thereto;

a display device capable of receiving a display signal from the processor;

a keystroke recognition database; and

a memory operably coupled to the processor, the memory storing executable instructions such that the processor, in response to the executable instructions;

compares the keystroke signal with the keystroke recognition database;

retrieves an at least one instruction for performing the operation associated with the keystroke signal; and

executes the at least one instruction.

10. The wireless device of claim 9 wherein the step of executing the at least one instruction performed by the processor in response to executable instructions from the memory further includes at least one of:

displaying a character on the display device, storing an input within the memory, providing the input to the transmitter, switching into an alphabetic mode, switching into a cursor mode, switching into a shortcut mode, switching into a shift/shiftlock mode, switching into a punctuation mode and switching into a bar code mode.

11. The wireless device of claim 9 wherein when the processor is operating in a bar code mode, the receiver receives the keystroke signal having the motion displacement signal and the bar code signal such that the processor may, based on the combination of the motion displacement signal and the bar code signal, regenerate a bar code scan.

12. A method for electronic interaction comprising:

generating a keystroke signal in response to a motion displacement signal, an engagement signal and a depression signal;

transmitting the keystroke signal through a wireless transmission;

comparing the keystroke signal with one or more keystroke entries in a keystroke recognition database;

retrieving an at least one instruction for performing an operation associated with the keystroke signal; and

executing the operation including the at least one instruction in response to the keystroke signal.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the step of executing the at least one instruction further includes at least one of:

displaying a character on the display device, switching a data entry menu, storing an input within the memory, and providing the input to the transmitter.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the keystroke signal is further generated in response to a bar code signal and the method further comprising:

regenerating a bar code by processing the bar code signal relative to the motion displacement signal disposed within the keystroke signal; and

executing at least one operation in response to the bar code, wherein the at least one operation includes at least one of;

displaying a character on the display device, switching a data entry menu, storing an input within the memory, and providing the input to the transmitter.

15. An electronic interactive system comprising:

an electronic writing device that generates a keystroke signal in response to one or more simulated writing movements, wherein the electronic device includes;

a motion sensor that generates a motion displacement signal;

a toggle switch that, upon engagement, generates an engagement signal;

a pressure sensor disposed on a tip of the electronic writing device such that the pressure sensor generates a depression signal when the tip is disposed against a surface;

an optical sensor capable of reading a bar code display and generating a bar code signal;

a processor operably coupled to the motion sensor, the toggle switch and the pressure sensor such that the processor receives the motion displacement signal, the engagement signal, the depression signal, and the bar code signal;

a transmitter coupled to the processor; and

a memory operably coupled to the processor, the memory capable of storing executable instructions, wherein the processor, in response to executable instructions;

generates the keystroke signal in response to the motion displacement signal, the engagement signal the depression signal and the bar code signal; and

provides the keystroke signal to the transmitter,

a wireless device capable of receiving the keystroke signal and thereupon executing an operation in response to the keystroke signal, wherein the wireless device includes;

a receiver that receives the keystroke signal from the electronic writing device;

a keystroke recognition database;

a processor operably coupled to the receiver such that the processor receives the keystroke signal;

a memory operably coupled to the processor, the memory storing executable instructions such that the processor, in response to the executable instructions;

compares the keystroke signal with the keystroke recognition database;

retrieves an at least one instruction for performing the operation associated with the keystroke signal; and

executes the at least one instruction, such that the step of executing the at least one instruction performed by the processor in response to executable instructions from the memory further includes at least one of;

displaying a character on the display device, storing an input within the memory, providing the input to the transmitter, switching into an alphabetic mode, switching into a cursor mode, switching into a shortcut mode, switching into a shift/shiftlock mode, switching into a punctuation mode and switching into a bar code mode; and

a display device capable of receiving a display signal from the processor.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein when the writing device is operating in a bar code mode, the keystroke signal includes the motion displacement signal and the bar code signal;

and

when the processor is operating in a bar code mode, the receiver receives the keystroke signal having a motion displacement signal and a bar code signal such that the processor may, based on the combination of the motion displacement signal and the bar code signal, regenerate a bar code scan by an optical sensor on the writing device.