Electronic pen for interacting with substrate
First Claim
1. An electronic pen for interacting with a substrate having a pattern of coded data printed thereon, said pen comprising:
- an infrared light source for illuminating an area of the substrate;
an image sensor for imaging at least some of the coded data illuminated in said area when the pen is used to interact with the substrate;
a force sensor configured to sense interaction between the pen and the substrate;
a processing system configured for;
determining digital ink from the imaged coded data, said digital ink comprising a sequence of pen positions representing handwritten information;
storing the digital ink in a memory buffer;
determining, from the imaged coded data, whether said pen is positioned within a predetermined functional zone of said substrate; and
initiating a response in said pen in the event that the pen is positioned within the predetermined functional zone,wherein the response is initiated without reference to a remote computer system.
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Abstract
An electronic pen for interacting with a substrate having a pattern of coded data printed thereon. The pen includes an infrared light source for illuminating an area of the substrate; an image sensor for imaging the coded data illuminated in the area; a force sensor for sensing an interaction between the pen and the substrate; a processing system configured for: determining digital ink from the imaged coded data; storing the digital ink in a memory buffer; determining whether the pen is positioned within a predetermined functional zone of the substrate; and initiating a response in the pen in the event that the pen is positioned within the predetermined functional zone. The response is initiated without reference to a remote computer system.
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8 Claims
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1. An electronic pen for interacting with a substrate having a pattern of coded data printed thereon, said pen comprising:
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an infrared light source for illuminating an area of the substrate; an image sensor for imaging at least some of the coded data illuminated in said area when the pen is used to interact with the substrate; a force sensor configured to sense interaction between the pen and the substrate; a processing system configured for; determining digital ink from the imaged coded data, said digital ink comprising a sequence of pen positions representing handwritten information; storing the digital ink in a memory buffer; determining, from the imaged coded data, whether said pen is positioned within a predetermined functional zone of said substrate; and initiating a response in said pen in the event that the pen is positioned within the predetermined functional zone, wherein the response is initiated without reference to a remote computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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