Interactive apparatus using print media
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1. A system for interacting with printed media, said system comprising:
- a) an interactive apparatus comprising a base unit, wherein the base unit includesi) a surface for receiving a sheet having a print element printed on the sheet,ii) an array of electrical elements under the surface,iii) a processor operatively coupled to the array of electrical elements, wherein said processor is further operable to dynamically assign said array of electrical elements under said surface based on said print element printed on said sheet,iv) a memory operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises electronic map information that associates said assigned array of electrical elements to an output that is related to the print element, andv) an output device operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the output device is adapted to generate the output after a user interacts with the print element while the sheet is on the surface by activating said assigned array of electrical elements under said surface; and
b) a client computer for communication with a server computer.
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Abstract
A method for producing an output in response to an interaction with a print element on a sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes placing a sheet comprising a print element on a surface of a base unit. A user can then mark on the sheet in the vicinity of the print element with a marking instrument. An audio output that corresponds to the print element is generated.
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47 Claims
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1. A system for interacting with printed media, said system comprising:
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a) an interactive apparatus comprising a base unit, wherein the base unit includes i) a surface for receiving a sheet having a print element printed on the sheet, ii) an array of electrical elements under the surface, iii) a processor operatively coupled to the array of electrical elements, wherein said processor is further operable to dynamically assign said array of electrical elements under said surface based on said print element printed on said sheet, iv) a memory operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises electronic map information that associates said assigned array of electrical elements to an output that is related to the print element, and v) an output device operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the output device is adapted to generate the output after a user interacts with the print element while the sheet is on the surface by activating said assigned array of electrical elements under said surface; and b) a client computer for communication with a server computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 18, 47)
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7. A method of utilizing a sheet of print media in an interactive system, said method comprising:
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a) receiving code for rendering a sheet having a print element printed on the sheet, wherein the code is sent from a server computer to a client computer at a user site wherein a base unit of an interactive apparatus unit includes a surface to receive said sheet and an array of electrical elements under the surface, and wherein said code is operable to cause a processor of said client computer to dynamically assign said array of electrical elements under said surface based on said print element printed on said sheet, and wherein said code comprises electronic map information that associates said assigned array of electrical elements to an output that is related to said print element; and b) in response to user interaction with the print element while the sheet is disposed on the base unit rendering said output related to the print element. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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19. A method of manipulating information related to a sheet of print media on an interactive apparatus, said method comprising:
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receiving information from a remote server system, said information for producing a sheet comprising a plurality of printed elements printed thereon, and wherein said information is operable to cause a processor of said interactive apparatus to dynamically assign an array of electrical elements based on said plurality of printed elements, and wherein said information comprises electronic map information that associates said assigned array of electrical elements to a plurality of outputs associated with said plurality of printed elements; storing said information within said interactive apparatus wherein said interactive apparatus comprises a surface for receiving said sheet and further comprising circuitry comprising said array of electrical elements for detecting user interaction with one of said plurality of printed elements; accessing an output of said plurality of outputs corresponding to said one of said plurality of printed elements in response to detected user interaction with said one of said plurality of printed elements; and rendering said output. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An interactive system for interacting with printed media, said interactive system comprising:
a) an interactive apparatus comprising; a surface for receiving a sheet comprising a plurality of printed elements printed thereon; a circuit for detecting user interaction with one printed element of said sheet while said sheet is disposed on said surface; a memory for storing information received from a remote server system, said information for use in producing said sheet and wherein said information comprises a plurality of outputs associated with said plurality of printed elements of said sheet, and wherein said information is operable to configure said circuit for detecting user interaction based on said plurality of elements printed on said surface; a processor coupled to said memory and for accessing an output, of said plurality of outputs, that corresponds to said one printed element in response to detected user interaction with said one printed element, and wherein said processor is operable to configure said circuit for detecting user interaction based on said information; and an output device coupled to said processor for rendering said output. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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