Method and system for identifying a paper form using a digital pen
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1. A method for processing form input data comprising:
- capturing user stroke data from a form including strokes made by a user with a pointing device by tracing over at least one form identifier character that is pre-printed on the form;
processing the strokes in order to determine form identification data;
receiving user identification data;
retrieving a form template using the form identification data;
determining if the user is authorized to use the form template; and
processing the form input data using the form template if the user is authorized to use the form template.
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Abstract
The present application describes systems and methods for composing documents using a digital pointing instrument. In further configurations, a user utilizes a pen to trace a form serial number that is utilized to identify a form template that is used to process input data from a digital pen.
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1. A method for processing form input data comprising:
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capturing user stroke data from a form including strokes made by a user with a pointing device by tracing over at least one form identifier character that is pre-printed on the form; processing the strokes in order to determine form identification data; receiving user identification data; retrieving a form template using the form identification data; determining if the user is authorized to use the form template; and processing the form input data using the form template if the user is authorized to use the form template. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 17, 18)
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8. A system for processing form input data comprising:
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a processor; a storage device connected to the processor; the storage device storing a logic program; the processor operative with the logic program to perform; capturing user stroke data relating to strokes made by a user with a pointing device corresponding to at least one form identifier character that is pre-printed on the form; processing the strokes in order to determine form identification data; receiving user identification data; retrieving a form template using the form identification data; determining if the user is authorized to use the form template; and processing the form input data using the form template if the user is authorized to use the form template. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19)
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20. A method for processing form input data comprising:
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capturing user stroke data from a form including strokes made by a user with a digital pen on a digital paper form; processing the strokes in order to determine a subset of the user strokes consisting of form identification data by searching the stroke data for predetermined symbols associated with form identification data; retrieving a form template using the form identification data; and processing the form input data using the form template, wherein the subset of strokes is not located in a fixed location on the digital paper form.
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