Method and system for graphic design
First Claim
1. A method of enabling graphic design by means of a computer system, the method including the steps of:
- printing on demand, on a surface, a form containing information relating to a graphic design activity, and at the same time as printing said information, printing on the surface coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form;
receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the form, sensing the indicating data using at least some of the coded data;
receiving, in the computer system, data regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device sensing its movement relative to the form using at least some of the coded data; and
identifying, in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to the graphic design activity, and performing an action using the at least one parameter and movement of the sensing device.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a system and method for enabling graphic design by means of a computer system. Employing the invention involves the use of one or more forms capable of interacting with a computer system or network, each form comprising sheet material such as paper which has coded data printed on it and which allows it to interact with the computer system by use of a sensing device operated by a user.
Specifically, the method includes the steps of printing on demand, on a surface, a form containing information relating to a graphic design activity, and at the same time as printing said information, printing on the surface coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form, receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the form, sensing the indicating data using at least some of the coded data, and identifying, in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to the graphic design activity.
The invention can be employed by a user to create and edit graphic images, either by means of a single computer, or by way of operation over a network.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of enabling graphic design by means of a computer system, the method including the steps of:
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printing on demand, on a surface, a form containing information relating to a graphic design activity, and at the same time as printing said information, printing on the surface coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form; receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the form, sensing the indicating data using at least some of the coded data; receiving, in the computer system, data regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device sensing its movement relative to the form using at least some of the coded data; and identifying, in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to the graphic design activity, and performing an action using the at least one parameter and movement of the sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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4. A method of enabling graphic design by means of a computer system, the method including the steps of:
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printing on demand, on a surface, a form containing information relating to a graphic design activity, and at the same time as printing the information, printing on the surface coded data indicative of at least one parameter of the graphic design activity; receiving, in a computer system, data from a sensing device regarding said at least one parameter and regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when moved relative to the form, sensing the data regarding said at least one parameter using at least some of the coded data sensing its movement relative to the form using at least some of the coded data; and interpreting, in the computer system, said movement of the sensing device as it relates to said at least one parameter.
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23. A system for enabling graphic design by means of a computer system, including:
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a form printed on a surface, the form containing information relating to a graphic design activity, the form including coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form; a printer operative to print on demand the form by printing on the surface the information and at the same time the coded data; a computer system for receiving indicating data from a sensing device for identifying at least one parameter relating to the graphic design activity, the indicating data being indicative of the identity of the form and a position of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device sensing the indicating data using at least some of the coded data; and the sensing device sensing its movement relative to the form using at least some of the coded data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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25. A system for enabling graphic design by means of a computer system, including:
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a form printed on a surface, the form containing information relating to a graphic design activity, the form including coded data indicative of at least one parameter of the graphic design activity; a printer operative to print on demand the form by printing on the surface the information and at the same time the coded data; and a computer system for receiving data from a sensing device regarding said at least one parameter and regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the form, and for interpreting said movement of the sensing device as it relates to said at least one parameter, the sensing device, when moved relative to the form, sensing the data regarding said at least one parameter using at least some of the coded data and sensing its movement relative to the form using at least some of the coded data.
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