Retrieve information via card on mobile device

• US 7,738,862 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2005
• Issued: 06/15/2010
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Anderson, Matthew D
• Assistant Examiner(s): FLEMING-HALL, ERICA L
• Application Number:
  US11/228,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20070066355A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,730 Days
• Field of Search: 455/2.01, 455/95, 455/403, 4554121-4122, 455/414.1, 455418-420, 455/422.1, 455/466, 455/550.1, 455/552.1, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455557-559, 455564-567, 358/1.1, 358 115- 118, 358470-476, 709/203, 709/206, 709/211, 709217-219, 709228-229, 270 5214- 5215, 270 5802- 5803, 347/101, 347/105, 347/187
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning

Abstract

A method of retrieving information using a mobile telecommunications device is disclosed. The method starts by reading a print media identifier encoded on the print medium using a sensor module of the mobile telecommunications device. Information linked to the print media identifier and the mobile telecommunications device is then retrieved from a database.

Claims

1. A method of retrieving information using a mobile telecommunications device, the method comprising the steps of:

reading data encoded on a surface the print medium using a sensor module of the mobile telecommunications device, the data encoding a print media identifier which uniquely identifies the print medium and a two-dimensional coordinate grid with respect to the surface of the print medium;

determining the print media identifier from the data encoded on the surface;

determining the position of the sensor module relative to the surface of the print medium from the data; and

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retrieving information from a database, the information being indexed by the print media identifier, a region with respect to the surface of the print medium, and an identity of the mobile telecommunications device, the position of the sensor module being within said region.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the print media identifier is encoded using a linear pattern.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunications device includes a printer module and the printer module prints the information.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunications device includes a display module and the display module displays the information.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information is an image.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information is contact details that are stored in a memory of the mobile telecommunications device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, comprising a further step of loading the contact details into an address book of the mobile telecommunications device.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information is, or is contained within, an SMS, MMS or email message received by the mobile telecommunications device.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor module includes an image sensor, an image processor and an image memory.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information is related to printed content provided on the print medium.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information is an audio file.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information is software executable on the mobile telecommunications device.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a user is charged for retrieving the information.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunications device is a mobile telephone.