Handwritten text capture via interface surface and sensor with identifier
First Claim
1. A method of enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system via:
- an interface surface containing information relating to the computer software and a text input field and having disposed therein or thereon coded data at least partially indicative of the text input field; and
a sensing device adapted to store a sensing device identifier which is adapted to distinguish the sensing device from other sensing devices of the same type, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface;
senses at least some of the coded data, and uses the sensed coded data to generate indicating data at least partially indicative of the text field, and generate at least one of movement data and position data, the movement data being indicative of the sensing device'"'"'s movement relative to the interface surface, the position data being indicative of the sensing device'"'"'s position relative to the interface surface;
the method including the steps of, in the computer system;
(a) receiving the indicating data from the sensing device;
(b) receiving at least one of the movement data and the position data from the sensing device, at least part of said at least one of the movement and position data representing text input by the user;
(c) receiving the sensing identifier;
(d) identifying the text input field at least partially from the indicating data; and
(e) operating the computer software at least partly in reliance on the text input, the received sensing identifier, and in accordance with instructions associated with the text field.
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Abstract
A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system via an interface surface and a sensing device. The interface surface contains information relating to the computer software and coded data indicative of a text field. When placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface, the sensing device senses indicating data indicative of the text field and generates movement data indicative of the sensing device'"'"'s movement relative to the interface surface. The indicating data and movement data are received in the computer system and the text field is identified from the indicating data. The computer software is operated at least partly in reliance on the movement data, and in accordance with instructions associated with the text field.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system via:
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an interface surface containing information relating to the computer software and a text input field and having disposed therein or thereon coded data at least partially indicative of the text input field; and
a sensing device adapted to store a sensing device identifier which is adapted to distinguish the sensing device from other sensing devices of the same type, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface;
senses at least some of the coded data, and uses the sensed coded data to generate indicating data at least partially indicative of the text field, and generate at least one of movement data and position data, the movement data being indicative of the sensing device'"'"'s movement relative to the interface surface, the position data being indicative of the sensing device'"'"'s position relative to the interface surface;
the method including the steps of, in the computer system;
(a) receiving the indicating data from the sensing device; (b) receiving at least one of the movement data and the position data from the sensing device, at least part of said at least one of the movement and position data representing text input by the user; (c) receiving the sensing identifier; (d) identifying the text input field at least partially from the indicating data; and (e) operating the computer software at least partly in reliance on the text input, the received sensing identifier, and in accordance with instructions associated with the text field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 45)
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16. A system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system via:
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an interface surface containing information relating to the computer software and a text input field and having disposed therein or thereon coded data at least partially indicative of the text input field; and
a sensing device which, when placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface;
senses at least some of the coded data, and uses the sensed coded data to generate indicating data at least partially indicative of the text input field, and generate at least one of movement data and position data, the movement data being indicative of the sensing device'"'"'s movement relative to the interface surface, the position data being indicative of the sensing device'"'"'s position relative to the interface surface;
the computer system being configured to;
(a) receive the indicating data from the sensing device; (b) receive at least one of the movement data and the position data from the sensing device, at least part of said at least one of the movement and position data representing text input by the user; (c) receiving the sensing identifier; (d) identify the text input field at least partially from the indicating data; and (e) operate the computer software at least partly in reliance on the text input, the received sensing identifier, and in accordance with instructions associated with the text field, wherein the sensing device is further adapted to store a sensing device identifier which is adapted to distinguish the sensing device from other sensing devices of the same type. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system, the system including:
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an interface surface containing information relating to the computer software and a text input field relating to the computer software and having disposed therein or thereon coded data at least partially indicative of the text input field;
the system being configured to, in the computer system;
(a) receive indicating data from a sensing device, the indicating data being at least partially indicative of the text input field, wherein the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface; senses at least some of the coded data, and uses the sensed coded data to generate the indicating data, and generate at least one of movement data and position data, the movement data being indicative of the sensing device'"'"'s movement relative to the interface surface, the position data being indicative of the sensing device'"'"'s position relative to the interface surface;
(b) receive at least one of the movement data and the position data from the sensing device, at least part of at least one of the movement and position data representing text input by the user; (c) receive the sensing device identifier from the sensing device; (d) identify the text field at least partially on the basis of the indicating data; and (e) operate the computer software at least partly in reliance on the text input, the received sensing device identifier and the position data, and in accordance with instructions associated with the text field, wherein the sensing device is further adapted to store a sensing device identifier which is adapted to distinguish the sensing device from other sensing devices of the same type. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46)
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