Mark-coded surface with function flags
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1. A region having coded data thereon or therein, wherein the coded data is defined by a plurality of tags, each tag containing a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a set of predetermined nominal mark positions, and at least some of the tags encoding:
- a unique identity of the region;
a location within the region; and
a functional attribute of a part of a regionwherein the functional attribute distinguishes between a submit button and at least one of a drawing field, a text field, a signature field, a hyperlink and a hypertext link,and wherein any 10 millimeter diameter area of the coded data indicative of the functional attribute of apart of the region includes sufficient information to identify the functional attribute.
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Abstract
A region having coded data thereon, wherein at least some of the coded data includes data indicative of a functional attribute of a part of the region. A sensing device for use with such a region, the sensing device for sensing and reacting to data indicative of a functional attribute of a part of the region.
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26 Claims
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1. A region having coded data thereon or therein, wherein the coded data is defined by a plurality of tags, each tag containing a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a set of predetermined nominal mark positions, and at least some of the tags encoding:
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a unique identity of the region; a location within the region; and a functional attribute of a part of a region wherein the functional attribute distinguishes between a submit button and at least one of a drawing field, a text field, a signature field, a hyperlink and a hypertext link, and wherein any 10 millimeter diameter area of the coded data indicative of the functional attribute of apart of the region includes sufficient information to identify the functional attribute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of coding a region including applying coded data to a least a part of the region, the coded data being defined by a plurality of tags, each tag containing a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a set of predetermined nominal mark positions, and at least some of the tags encoding:
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a unique identity of the region; a location within the region; and a functional attribute of a part of a region wherein the functional attribute distinguishes between a submit button and at least one of a drawing field, a text field, a signature field, a hyperlink and a hypertext link, and wherein any 10 millimeter diameter area of the coded data indicative of the functional attribute of a part of the region includes sufficient information to identify the functional attribute. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A sensing device for use with a region having coded data thereon, the coded data being defined by a plurality of tags, each tag containing a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a set of predetermined nominal mark positions, and at least some of the tags encoding:
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a unique identity of the region; a location within the region; and a functional attribute of a part of a region wherein the functional attribute distinguishes between a submit button and at least one of a drawing field, a text field, a signature field, a hyperlink and a hypertext link, and wherein any 10 millimeter diameter area of the coded data indicative of the functional attribute of a part of the region includes sufficient information to identify the functional attribute. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system including:
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computer system, and a sensing device for use with a region having coded data thereon, the coded data comprising a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a set of predetermined nominal mark positions and at least some of the coded data including data indicative of an identity of the region and a functional attribute of a part of the region, the sensing device for sensing coded data indicative if a functional attribute of a part of the region and for transmitting, to the computer system, said sensed data or data based at least partially on said sensed data, wherein the computer system executes, or commences execution of, a function related to the functional attribute of the sensed data, wherein each mark has a minimum radius and a maximum radius and wherein the length of a mark'"'"'s minimum radius is greater than 40% of the length of that mark'"'"'s maximum radius.
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