Handheld electronic pen with recording and playback modes
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1. A handheld electronic pen having an audio recording mode and an audio playback mode, said pen comprising:
- a tip for interacting with an encoded substrate, said substrate comprising a printed position-coding pattern identifying an identity of the substrate and a plurality of locations on the substrate;
a microphone for recording audio;
an audio output device for playing said recorded audio;
an image sensor for capturing images of at least part of the position-coding pattern;
a processor configured for determining the identity of the substrate and one or more positions on said substrate using captured images of the position-coding pattern;
means for associating recorded audio with the identity of the substrate and one or more positions on said substrate;
means for storing said recorded audio associated with the identity of the substrate and said one or more positions; and
an electronic display extending along a longitudinal axis of the pen for displaying information to a user;
wherein, in said audio recording mode, said pen is configured to;
activate said microphone for recording audio;
determine, using said image sensor and said processor, the identity of the substrate and one or more positions on said substrate during interaction with said substrate; and
associate the identity of the substrate and said one or more positions with said recorded audio,and further wherein, in said audio playback mode, said pen is configured to;
determine, using said image sensor and said processor, the identity of the substrate and one or more positions on said encoded substrate;
retrieve recorded audio associated with the identity of the substrate and said one or more positions; and
playback said recorded audio via said audio output device.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic pen having an audio recording mode and an audio playback mode. In the audio recording mode, the pen is configured to activate a microphone for recording audio, determine a position on an encoded substrate during interaction with the substrate associate said the position with the recorded audio. In the audio playback mode, the pen is configured to: determine a position on the encoded substrate, retrieve recorded audio associated with the position, and playback the recorded audio via an audio output device.
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1. A handheld electronic pen having an audio recording mode and an audio playback mode, said pen comprising:
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a tip for interacting with an encoded substrate, said substrate comprising a printed position-coding pattern identifying an identity of the substrate and a plurality of locations on the substrate; a microphone for recording audio; an audio output device for playing said recorded audio; an image sensor for capturing images of at least part of the position-coding pattern; a processor configured for determining the identity of the substrate and one or more positions on said substrate using captured images of the position-coding pattern; means for associating recorded audio with the identity of the substrate and one or more positions on said substrate; means for storing said recorded audio associated with the identity of the substrate and said one or more positions; and an electronic display extending along a longitudinal axis of the pen for displaying information to a user; wherein, in said audio recording mode, said pen is configured to; activate said microphone for recording audio; determine, using said image sensor and said processor, the identity of the substrate and one or more positions on said substrate during interaction with said substrate; and associate the identity of the substrate and said one or more positions with said recorded audio, and further wherein, in said audio playback mode, said pen is configured to; determine, using said image sensor and said processor, the identity of the substrate and one or more positions on said encoded substrate; retrieve recorded audio associated with the identity of the substrate and said one or more positions; and playback said recorded audio via said audio output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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