Printing location-based information using a mobile device

• US 7,438,215 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2005
• Issued: 10/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, Lapstun, Paul, Walmsley, Simon Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Ahshik
• Application Number:
  US11/228,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20070063036A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,128 Days
• Field of Search: 235/380, 235/375, 235/462.01, 235/462.09
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/445 Printers integrated in other types of apparatus, e.g. printers integrated in cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/107 with manual scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0096 Portable devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink

Abstract

A system for printing location-based information on a print medium is provided which has a mobile telecommunications device. The mobile telecommunications device has a printer module to print the location-based information on the print medium and a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium.

Claims

1. A system for printing location-based information on a print medium, the system comprising:

a mobile telecommunications device which comprises;

a printer module to print the location-based information on the print medium; and

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a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein information associated with the location-based information is optionally stored in an archive.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor module is used to link the location-based information to the print media identifier.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the print medium is provided with coded data in a format, the coded data encoding information, at least some of the information being indicative of the print media identifier.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the format is a linear pattern.

6. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the information is further indicative of a two-dimensional coordinate grid, and the format is a two-dimensional pattern.

7. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the printer module prints at least some of the coded data on the print medium.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, including use of a database to store an association of the location-based information with the print media identifier.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the print medium is provided with first coded data in a first format and second coded data in a second format, the first coded data encoding first information and the second coded data encoding second information, at least some of the first information being indicative of the print media identifier, the first format being a linear pattern, at least some of the second information being indicative of the print media identifier and of a two-dimensional coordinate grid, the second format being a two-dimensional pattern.

10. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the database is at least one of stored locally at the mobile telecommunications device and stored remotely at a server.

11. The system as claimed in claim 4, the mobile telecommunications device including:

a media feed path, such that when the print medium is presented in the media feed path at least some of the coded data is read using the sensor module, and the print media identifier is determined using the at least some read coded data.

12. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein information associated with the location-based information can be subsequently retrieved from the archive using the print media identifier.

13. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the print medium includes at least one interactive element associated with a linked object, and the linked object is associated with a region of the print medium using the second coded data, and the linked object is stored in an object repository.

14. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein printing requires paying for the location-based information using the mobile telecommunications device.

15. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the information is further indicative of at least part of a digital signature associated with the print media identifier, the sensor module determining, by reading at least some of the coded data, at least part of the digital signature, and the printer module printing, if the digital signature is authentic, the location-based information.

16. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the printed location-based information is a permission token readable using the sensor module to at least one of:

retrieve information associated with the location from the archive;

time stamp the location-based information;

generate further location-based information;

print a map covering the location; and

gain access to a resource.

17. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein printing the location-based information causes information associated with the location-based information to be archived.

18. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the information associated with the location-based information includes one or more of:

the location-based information;

a visual description of the location-based information;

an image of the location-based information;

an interactive description of the location-based information;

features at the location-based information; and

location-based information details.

19. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the location is of the mobile telecommunications device.

20. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the location-based information is at least one of:

a building near the location;

an address near the location;

a particular type of premises near the location; and

a restaurant near the location.