Method and system for capturing a note-taking session using coded marks
First Claim
1. A method of capturing, in a computer system, data relating to a note-taking session, the session including handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages, said pages including coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the page, said coded data comprising a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a set of predetermined nominal mark positions, wherein at least two of said plurality of pages include a control portion, wherein the control portion includes therein or thereon coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the control portion, the control portion comprising at least one control zone, the at least one control zone including a print zone, said writing implement including a sensor for detecting said coded data, and the method including the steps of:
- receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the start of the note-taking session;
receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, data indicative of said handwritten annotations made by said user on said plurality of pages;
receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the end of the note-taking session;
retaining a retrievable record of the received data for the note-taking session;
in response to the indication of the end of the note-taking session and without further user intervention, printing a note-taking session end page indicating at least one of a start time and an end time of the note taking session; and
receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of a request to selectively print said data of said handwritten annotations of the note-taking session, wherein the indication of the request to print is received from the writing implement capturing at least some of the coded data of the control portion when placed in an operative position relative to the print zone of the control portion.
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Abstract
A system and method capturing, in a computer system, data relating to a note-taking session, the session consisting of handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages. The method includes the steps of receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the start of the note-taking session, data indicative of the handwritten annotations made by said user on the plurality of pages, an indication of the end of the note-taking session, and retaining a retrievable record of the received data for the note-taking session. Starting, ending and printing a note-taking session takes place by way of printed command buttons for designation by the writing implement, which buttons may be printed on each page, or on a part of a backing sheet of a notepad of pages extending beyond the periphery of the pages themselves.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of capturing, in a computer system, data relating to a note-taking session, the session including handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages, said pages including coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the page, said coded data comprising a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a set of predetermined nominal mark positions, wherein at least two of said plurality of pages include a control portion, wherein the control portion includes therein or thereon coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the control portion, the control portion comprising at least one control zone, the at least one control zone including a print zone, said writing implement including a sensor for detecting said coded data, and the method including the steps of:
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receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the start of the note-taking session; receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, data indicative of said handwritten annotations made by said user on said plurality of pages; receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the end of the note-taking session; retaining a retrievable record of the received data for the note-taking session; in response to the indication of the end of the note-taking session and without further user intervention, printing a note-taking session end page indicating at least one of a start time and an end time of the note taking session; and receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of a request to selectively print said data of said handwritten annotations of the note-taking session, wherein the indication of the request to print is received from the writing implement capturing at least some of the coded data of the control portion when placed in an operative position relative to the print zone of the control portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for capturing data relating to a note-taking session, the session including handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages, said pages including coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the page, said coded data comprising a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a set of predetermined nominal mark positions, wherein at least two of said plurality of pages include a control portion, wherein the control portion includes therein or thereon coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the control portion, the control portion comprising at least one control zone, the at least one control zone including a print zone, said writing implement including a sensor for detecting said coded data, and the system including:
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a computer system for receiving indicating data via the writing implement operated by the user, said indicating data regarding at least one of a position and a movement of the writing implement relative to a page, the computer system including; (a) a start/end-identifier for identifying, from the indicating data, an indication of the start of the note-taking session and an indication of the end of the note-taking session; (b) a memory for retaining a retrievable record of the received data for the note-taking session, said retrievable record being indicative of said handwritten annotations made by said user on said plurality of pages between the start and end of the note-taking session; (c) a controller to control a printer to print a note-taking session end page indicating at least one of a start time and an end time of the note-taking session in response to the received indication of the end of the note-taking session and without further user intervention; (c) a print identifier for identifying, using at least some of the coded data of the control portion captured by the writing implement when placed in an operative position relative to the print zone of the control portion, a request to selectively print said data of said handwritten annotations of the note-taking session; wherein at least two pages of the plurality of pages include a control portion comprising at least one control zone, the computer system receiving an indication via the writing implement that the user has designated one or more control zones using the writing implement. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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