Relay device for use with coded marks
First Claim
1. A relay device for providing communication between a sensing device and a computer system, the relay device including:
- a first communications module for receiving first indicating data transmitted from the sensing device in a first format, the indicating data being sensed by the sensing device when it is placed into an operative position in relation to first coded data forming part of a first interface disposed on a first surface, the first coded data comprising a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a set of predetermined nominal mark positions, the indicating data including a first region identity indicative of an identity of a region associated with the first interface;
a processor configured to generate second indicating data based on the first indicating data; and
a second communications module for transmitting the second indicating data in a second format to the computer system.
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Abstract
A relay device for providing communication between a sensing device and a computer system includes first and second communications modules and a processor. The first communications module receives first indicating data transmitted from the sensing device in a first format. The indicating data is sensed by the sensing device when it is placed into an operative position in relation to first coded data forming part of a first interface disposed on a first surface. In particular, the indicating data includes a first region identity indicative of an identity of a region associated with the first interface. The processor is configured to generate second indicating data based on the first indicating data. The second communications module then transmits the second indicating data in a second format to the computer system.
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14 Claims
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1. A relay device for providing communication between a sensing device and a computer system, the relay device including:
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a first communications module for receiving first indicating data transmitted from the sensing device in a first format, the indicating data being sensed by the sensing device when it is placed into an operative position in relation to first coded data forming part of a first interface disposed on a first surface, the first coded data comprising a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a set of predetermined nominal mark positions, the indicating data including a first region identity indicative of an identity of a region associated with the first interface;
a processor configured to generate second indicating data based on the first indicating data; and
a second communications module for transmitting the second indicating data in a second format to the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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