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Method of filling in form using handheld display device

  • US 8,035,848 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2010
  • Issued: 10/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of filling in a form using a handheld display device having an image sensor, a transceiver and an opaque touch-sensitive screen, said method comprising:

  • imaging an area of a printed substrate and generating image data using the image sensor, said printed substrate having printed content containing a printed form;

    determining interaction data using said image data, said interaction data identifying a page description corresponding to the printed substrate;

    sending the interaction data to a computer system, thereby causing the computer system to identify the page description and retrieve display data corresponding to at least part of said form;

    receiving the display data from the computer system;

    displaying, on said opaque touch-sensitive screen, display information based on said display data, such that the opaque touch-sensitive screen has real-time virtual transparency through the screen to the printed content underlying said screen from a user'"'"'s perspective to provide a virtual window to the printed content underlying said screen, wherein said display information includes at least one displayed form field of said form; and

    interacting with said at least one displayed form field via said touch-sensitive screen so as to enter form data into said device and cause said page description to be updated with said form data.

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