Print medium having linear and two-dimensional coded data

• US 7,797,021 B2
• Filed: 04/21/2008
• Issued: 09/14/2010
• 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): Appiah; Charles N
• Assistant Examiner(s): DOAN, KIET M
• Application Number:
  US12/107,031
• Publication Number:
  US 20080198417A1
• Time in Patent Office: 876 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/557, 455/556.1, 455/550.1, 455/418, 400/88, 705/402, 705/64, 358/1.15, 700/94, 235/462.25
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A print medium is provided which has a surface provided with first coded data in a linear pattern encoding first information and second coded data in a two-dimensional coordinate grid encoding second information. The first and second information are indicative of a print media identifier linked to a product. The print media identifier is able to be determined using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device. The product is retrievable from a database using the print media identifier.

Claims

1. A print medium comprising a surface provided with first coded data in a linear pattern encoding first information and second coded data in a two-dimensional coordinate grid, encoding second information, the first information being indicative of a print media identifier linked to a product and of size and orientation data of the print medium, and at least some of the second information being indicative of the print media identifier, the print media identifier able to be determined using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device, the product being retrievable from a database using the print media identifier, the first and second coded data each being encoded in a plurality of tags printed on the print medium, each tag having a structure which includes a target and the first and second coded data, the targets being sensed by the sensor module to determine the presence of the tags,

wherein at least one of the first and second information is further indicative of a digital signature associated with the print media identifier, and

wherein the digital signature includes at least one of:

a random number;

a secret-key digital signature; and

a public-key digital signature.

2. A print medium as claimed in claim 1, wherein information associated with or representative of the product is at least one of:

displayed on a display of the mobile telecommunications device; and

printed on a print medium by a printer module of the mobile telecommunications device.

3. A print medium as claimed in claim 1, wherein the product is a sample product.

4. A print medium as claimed in claim 1, wherein the product is required to be purchased.

5. A print medium as claimed in claim 1, wherein the product is at least one of:

an application;

a utility;

used to obtain a service;

a game;

an accessory;

an image;

audio;

video;

a document;

a mobile phone ringtone;

mobile phone wallpaper;

a database;

data;

a program;

a program state;

an access token;

a ticket;

a voucher; and

a map.

6. A print medium as claimed in claim 1, wherein the database is at least one of:

stored locally at the mobile telecommunications device; and

stored remotely at a server.

7. A print medium as claimed in claim 1, wherein one or more products are retrieved periodically by the mobile telecommunications device.

8. A print medium as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor module is used to link the product to the print media identifier.