Method for online purchasing using printed form
First Claim
1. A method of effecting a purchasing transaction, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a printed form having printed thereon coded data distributed over an area;
capturing an image of the form using a sensing device, the captured image showing a portion of the coded data;
decoding at least some of the coded data within the captured image;
determining from the coded data an identity of the form, a position of the coded data on the form, and a parameter of the purchasing transaction;
determining a position of the sensing device relative to the form from a distortion of the captured image and the determined position of the coded data;
compiling the identify of the form, the position of the sensing device, and the parameter of the purchasing transaction as indicating data;
receiving in a computer system the indicating data; and
identifying, in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to a purchasing transaction.
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Abstract
A method of effecting a purchasing transaction includes providing a printed form having printed thereon coded data distributed over an area; capturing an image of the form using a sensing device, the captured image showing a portion of the coded data; decoding at least some of the coded data within the captured image; determining from the coded data an identity of the form, a position of the coded data on the form, and a parameter of the purchasing transaction; determining a position of the sensing device relative to the form from a distortion of the captured image and the determined position of the coded data; compiling the identify of the form, the position of the sensing device, and the parameter of the purchasing transaction as indicating data; receiving in a computer system the indicating data; and identifying, in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to a purchasing transaction.
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1. A method of effecting a purchasing transaction, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a printed form having printed thereon coded data distributed over an area; capturing an image of the form using a sensing device, the captured image showing a portion of the coded data; decoding at least some of the coded data within the captured image; determining from the coded data an identity of the form, a position of the coded data on the form, and a parameter of the purchasing transaction; determining a position of the sensing device relative to the form from a distortion of the captured image and the determined position of the coded data; compiling the identify of the form, the position of the sensing device, and the parameter of the purchasing transaction as indicating data; receiving in a computer system the indicating data; and identifying, in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to a purchasing transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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