Method of interacting with the internet via a printed page

• US 7,430,058 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2006
• Issued: 09/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, Lapstun, Paul, Lapstun, Jacqueline Anne
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Douglas Q
• Application Number:
  US11/603,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20070070373A1
• Time in Patent Office: 678 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.15, 358/1.18, 358/1.14, 358/1.13
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
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Abstract

A method of interacting with the internet via a printed page is provided. The page has an interactive element and includes graphical information and coded data identifying a page identity and a plurality of locations on the page. The method includes the steps of: interacting with the interactive element on the page using a sensing device, the sensing device sensing some of the coded data; generating indicating data in the sensing device using the sensed coded data, the indicating data identifying the page identity and a position of the sensing device on the page; and sending the indicating data from the sensing device to a first computer system. The method thereby causes the first computer system to identify a URL using the indicating data and a stored page description associated with the page identity.

Claims

1. A method of interacting with the internet via a printed page having at least one interactive element, the page including graphical information and coded data identifying a page identity and a plurality of locations on the page, the method comprising the steps of:

interacting with the at least one interactive element on the page using a sensing device, the sensing device sensing at least some of the coded data;

generating indicating data in the sensing device using the sensed coded data, said indicating data identifying the page identity and a position of the sensing device on the page;

sending the indicating data from the sensing device to a first computer system; and

thereby causing the first computer system to identify a URL using at least some of the indicating data and a stored page description associated with the page identity.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive element is positioned within a zone of the page, and said method causes the computer system to determine whether the sensing device is positioned within said zone using the position of the sensing device and a description of the interactive element contained in the page description, said description of the interactive element including the zone of the interactive element.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the method causes the first computer system to retrieve a webpage corresponding to the URL.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the webpage is displayed or printed for a user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicating data further identifies movement of the sensing device relative to the page.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the interactive element is a form field and a user enters handwritten information into the form field using the sensing device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the method causes the first computer system to initiate a web-based action using information entered into the form field.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensing device comprises a memory having a user identity data stored therein, and the method includes sending the user identity data to the first computer system.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method causes the first computer system to identify one or more cookie preferences using the user identity data.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising printing the page using a printer.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein printing the page comprises the step of a user requesting the printed page, said request thereby causing a second computer system to:

(i) determine or obtain said page identity;

(ii) determine said page description, said page description comprising a description of the graphical information and a description of the interactive element including a zone of the interactive element on the page; and

(iii) associate said page identity with said description of the interactive element.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first and second computers systems are the same computer system.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein printing the page further comprises, in the printer, the steps of:

receiving, from the second computer system, said page identity and print data for said graphical information;

generating said coded data using said page identity;

printing the graphical information substantially simultaneously with the coded data.

14. A system for interacting with the internet, said system comprising:

a printed page having at least one interactive element, the page including graphical information and coded data identifying a page identity and a plurality of locations on the page; and

a sensing device for interacting with the at least one interactive element on the page, the sensing device being configured to;

sense at least some of the coded data;

generate indicating data using the sensed coded data, said indicating data identifying the page identity and a position of the sensing device on the page; and

send the indicating data from the sensing device to a first computer system;

wherein said system thereby causes the computer system to identify a URL using at least some of the indicating data and a stored page description associated with the printed page.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said system causes the computer system to retrieve a webpage corresponding to the URL.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising a display for displaying the retrieved webpage.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein said sensing device comprises a memory having a user identity data stored therein, said sensing further configured to send the user identity data to the computer system.

18. The system of claim 14, further comprising a printer for printing the page.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising a user interface for requesting the printed page, said request thereby causing a second computer system to:

(i) determine or obtain said page identity;

(ii) determine said page description, said page description comprising a description of the graphical information and a description of the interactive element including a zone of the interactive element on the page; and

(iii) associate said page identity with said description of the interactive element.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the printer is configured to:

receive, from the second computer system, said page identity and print data for said graphical information;

generate said coded data using said page identity; and

print the graphical information substantially simultaneously with the coded data.