Apparatus and method for direct manipulation of electronic information
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- bringing a handheld electronic display unit to a monitor, so that the presence of the display unit is eletronically detected, the display unit and the monitor including respective screens for displaying images, wherein the display unit includes material that permits the display unit to be attached to a surface;
selecting an image displayed on the monitor'"'"'s screen;
electronically copying the selected image to the display unit, wherein the selected image is displayed on the display unit'"'"'s screen upon completion of said copying;
transporting the display unit to another location following said copying;
attaching the display unit to a surface at said another location so that the display unit is conspicuously located; and
employing the display unit to provide awareness of information displayed on the screen of the conspicuously located display unit, wherein the information displayed on the screen of the display unit serves as a reminder to someone at said another location.
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Abstract
A method of copying images displayed on a monitor onto a screen of a handheld electronic display unit includes electronically detecting the display unit when it is brought to the monitor, e.g., when the unit is connected to a port in the monitor'"'"'s housing. After the user has received an indication that the display unit has been detected, the user selects an image displayed on the monitor'"'"'s screen to be copied over to the handheld display unit. The selected image is displayed on the display unit'"'"'s screen upon completion of the copying procedure. A preferred monitor for use with such a method has a housing that includes one or more data ports for receiving the handheld display unit. When a display unit is connected to a port in the monitor, both the screen of the electronic display unit and the monitor'"'"'s screen are visible to a user positioned in front of the monitor.
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63 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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bringing a handheld electronic display unit to a monitor, so that the presence of the display unit is eletronically detected, the display unit and the monitor including respective screens for displaying images, wherein the display unit includes material that permits the display unit to be attached to a surface; selecting an image displayed on the monitor'"'"'s screen; electronically copying the selected image to the display unit, wherein the selected image is displayed on the display unit'"'"'s screen upon completion of said copying; transporting the display unit to another location following said copying; attaching the display unit to a surface at said another location so that the display unit is conspicuously located; and employing the display unit to provide awareness of information displayed on the screen of the conspicuously located display unit, wherein the information displayed on the screen of the display unit serves as a reminder to someone at said another location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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providing an electronic display unit in proximity with a monitor, the display unit and the monitor having respective screens for displaying images, wherein the display unit has a back side that includes material that permits the display unit to be attached to a surface; selecting an image displayed on the monitor'"'"'s screen; electronically copying the selected image to the display unit so that the selected image appears on the display unit'"'"'s screen; physically transporting the display unit with the copied image to another location; attaching the display unit to a surface at said another location using said material, wherein said surface is selected so that the display unit is conspicuous when attached; and using the copied image on the screen of the conspicuously attached display unit to act as a reminder of information contained in the copied image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method, comprising:
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providing an electronic display unit in proximity with a monitor, the display unit and the monitor having respective screens for displaying images; selecting an image displayed on the monitor'"'"'s screen; electronically copying the selected image to the display unit so that the selected image appears on the display unit'"'"'s screen, wherein the display unit includes attachment material; and attaching the display unit with the copied image to a surface using said attachment material, said surface being selected so that the display unit is conspicuous when attached to said surface, the display unit with the copied image thereby functioning as a note. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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