Retrieving a document using a print medium having encoded print medium identifier

• US 8,351,907 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2010
• Issued: 01/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, Lapstun, Paul, Walmsley, Simon Robert, Hollins, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): ZEWDU, MELESS NMN
• Application Number:
  US12/880,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20100328701A1
• Time in Patent Office: 849 Days
• Field of Search: 455410-411, 4554141-4144, 455/415, 455/418, 455/514, 455/550.1, 4555561-5562, 455557-558, 455/566, 455 412- 413, 455/460, 455/517, 455/552.1, 455/564, 715/210, 715/246, 715/273, 715/702, 715/744, 715/749, 715/864, 715200-202, 715205-208, 709202-203, 709217-219, 709228-229, 709/216, 358/296, 358/302, 358/514, 358/505, 358 111- 112, 358/1.14, 358/1.18, 358/3.28, 358 33- 331, 369/13.5, 369/13.12, 369/26.01, 369/27.01, 369 2901- 2902, 369/30.04, 369/30.19, 369/47.12, 270/52.02, 270/52.07, 270/52.14, 235435-436, 235/439, 235/454, 23546201-46203, 235/462.05, 23546207-4621, 235/462.13, 235/462.17, 2354623-46232, 235/468, 235/472.01, 253435-436, 253/446, 253/454, 253/461, 25346201-46205, 25346207-4621, 25347101-47102
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/103 for the sheet feeding section
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/106 for the sheet output section
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17503 Ink cartridges
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• CPC Class Codes: B42C 19/02 starting with single sheets
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• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3323 using document space presentation or visualization, e.g. category, hierarchy or range presentation and selection
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• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0321 by optically sensing the absolute position with respect to a regularly patterned surface forming a passive digitiser, e.g. pen optically detecting position indicative tags printed on a paper sheet constructional details of pen-shaped pointing devices G06F3/03545, G06F3/03542, G06F3/037
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• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1265 : Printing by reference, e.g. retrieving document/image data for a job from a source mentioned in the job
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 : Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 : Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 : the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 : Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 : Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00358 : Type of the scanned marks
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32101 : Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32122 : in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 : attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32771 : in response to a request, e.g. for a particular document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32778 : using a mark-sheet or machine-readable code request
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3243 : of type information, e.g. handwritten or text document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3247 : Data linking a set of images to one another, e.g. sequence, burst or continuous capture mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 : data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3269 : of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/327 : which are undetectable to the naked eye, e.g. embedded codes

Abstract

A method of performing an action is disclosed. The method starts by sensing a print medium to obtain data encoded on a surface of the print medium. The data encodes at least a print media identifier. The print medium has a representation of a document printed thereon. The print media identifier is determined from the data and a digital copy of the document corresponding to the representation is retrieved. The digital copy is associated with the print media identifier and includes one or more hyperlinks. The digital copy of the document is displayed and a selection of one of the hyperlinks is received from a user. A predefined action designated by the selected hyperlink is then performed.

Claims

1. A method of performing an action, the method comprising the steps of:

sensing by a sensing device a print medium to obtain data encoded on a surface of the print medium, the data encoding at least a print medium identifier which identifies the print medium being sensed, the print medium having a representation of a document printed thereon, wherein the print medium is provided with first coded data in a linear format and second coded data in a form of a two-dimensional pattern, the first and second coded data encoding the print medium identifier;

determining by a processor the print medium identifier from the data;

retrieving by the processor a digital copy of the document corresponding to the representation, the digital copy being associated with the print medium identifier and including one or more hyperlinks;

displaying by the processor on a display device the digital copy of the document;

receiving by the processor a selection from a user of one of the hyperlinks; and

performing by the processor a predefined action designated by the selected hyperlink.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of printing by the processor on a printer information associated with or representative of the digital copy of the document.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the digital copy of the document is retrieved from a database using the print medium identifier.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the digital copy of the document is further associated with a region of the print medium and the data further encodes positions on the print medium, the method further comprising the step of:

determining by the processor, using the data, a position of sensed data on the print medium;

wherein the digital copy of the document retrieved is associated with the print medium identifier and the region corresponding to the position.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data further encodes a digital signature associated with the print medium identifier, the method further comprising the steps of:

determining by the processor the digital signature from the data; and

determining by the processor whether the digital signature is authentic, wherein the digital copy of the document is retrieved when the digital signature is authentic.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the digital signature includes at least one of:

a random number;

a secret-key digital signature; and

a public-key digital signature.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second coded data further encodes positions on the print medium.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the document is an image.