Retrieving an image via a coded surface

• US 7,831,244 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2005
• Issued: 11/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, Lapstun, Paul, Hollins, Michael J, Walmsley, Simon Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): ZEWDU, MELESS NMN
• Application Number:
  US11/228,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20060025116A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,877 Days
• Field of Search: 455/403, 4554141-4144, 455/418, 455/66.1, 455/550.1, 4555561-5562, 455560-561, 455/466, 455/552.1, 455/556, 455557-558, 455410-411, 455/415, 455/514, 455/566, 101/103, 101/109, 101/368, 347/16, 347/101, 347/109, 347/148, 347/153, 347/221, 348/46, 348/43, 348/207.1, 348/207.11, 348/207.2, 348 1401- 1404, 37920101-20106, 715205-208
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/103 for the sheet feeding section
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/106 for the sheet output section
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17503 Ink cartridges
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• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17546 electronically
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• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17556 Means for regulating the pressure in the cartridge
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17563 Ink filters
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/2114 Ejecting specialized liquids, e.g. transparent or processing liquids B41J2/211 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B42C 19/02 starting with single sheets
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• CPC Class Codes: B42C 9/0081 applying adhesive to individual sheets for binding them together by fusing, welding B42C9/0093
• CPC Class Codes: B42P 2261/04 Producing books by printing sheets in following order, e.g. for ordering via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 29/34 from supports slid from under the articles
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• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3323 using document space presentation or visualization, e.g. category, hierarchy or range presentation and selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0321 by optically sensing the absolute position with respect to a regularly patterned surface forming a passive digitiser, e.g. pen optically detecting position indicative tags printed on a paper sheet constructional details of pen-shaped pointing devices G06F3/03545, G06F3/03542, G06F3/037
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
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• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 : resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1265 : Printing by reference, e.g. retrieving document/image data for a job from a source mentioned in the job
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 : Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 : Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 : the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 : Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 : Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 : with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• 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 1/00326 : with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00334 : with an apparatus processing barcodes or the like arrangements for sensing record carriers G06K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00342 : with a radio frequency tag transmitter or receiver storage of additional information in an RFID tag attached to an image bearing paper sheet H04N1/32138
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00358 : Type of the scanned marks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00376 : Means for identifying a mark sheet or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00567 : Handling of original or reproduction media, e.g. cutting, separating, stacking
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32101 : Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32122 : in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 : attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32771 : in response to a request, e.g. for a particular document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32778 : using a mark-sheet or machine-readable code request
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 : Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3243 : of type information, e.g. handwritten or text document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3247 : Data linking a set of images to one another, e.g. sequence, burst or continuous capture mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 : data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3269 : of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/327 : which are undetectable to the naked eye, e.g. embedded codes

Abstract

A method of retrieving an image using a print medium is disclosed. The method starts by sensing the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device to obtain data encoded on a surface of the print medium. The data encodes at least a print media identifier. From the data the print media identifier is determined. The image is associated with the print media identifier. The image is retrieved by the mobile telecommunications device, and displayed on a display of the mobile telecommunications device.

Claims

1. A method of retrieving a digital copy of a document printed on a print medium, comprising the steps of:

sensing the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device to obtain data encoded on a surface of the print medium, the data encoding at least a print media identifier;

determining the print media identifier from the data;

retrieving, using the mobile telecommunications device, the digital copy of the document which is associated with the print media identifier, the digital copy of the document including one or more hyperlinks;

displaying the digital copy of the image on a display of the mobile telecommunications device;

receiving a selection from a user of one of the hyperlinks; and

performing a predefined action designated by the selected hyperlink.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of printing information associated with or representative of the digital copy of the image by a printer module of the mobile telecommunications device.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the digital copy of the image is retrieved from a database using the print media identifier.

4. The method 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.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the image is further associated with a region of the print medium, the method further comprising the steps of:

determining, using the data, a position of the sensor module relative to the print medium;

wherein the retrieved digital copy of the image is the image associated with the print media identifier and the region corresponding to the position.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data further encodes a digital signature associated with the print media identifier, the method further comprising the steps of:

determining the digital signature from the data; and

determining whether the digital signature is authentic, wherein the digital copy of the image is retrieved if the digital signature is authentic.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the digital signature includes at least one of:

a random number;

a secret-key digital signature; and

a public-key digital signature.