Contextual information encoded in a formed expression
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1. A device operable in a context, the device comprising:
- a writing element operable to form a mark on a surface in response to a movement of the writing element with respect to the surface, the mark following a contour of the movement of the writing element; and
a controller operable to encode information into the mark corresponding to the context of the device by regulating the formation of the mark, the encoded information not being included in a content otherwise formed on the surface by the writing element.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a method, a manual device, a handheld manual device, a handheld writing device, a system, and an apparatus. An embodiment provides a manual device operable in a context. The manual device includes a writing element operable to form a mark on a surface in response to a movement of the writing element with respect to the surface. The manual device also includes a controller operable to encode information corresponding to the context of the manual device by regulating the formation of the mark.
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1. A device operable in a context, the device comprising:
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a writing element operable to form a mark on a surface in response to a movement of the writing element with respect to the surface, the mark following a contour of the movement of the writing element; and a controller operable to encode information into the mark corresponding to the context of the device by regulating the formation of the mark, the encoded information not being included in a content otherwise formed on the surface by the writing element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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acquiring information corresponding to a context of a device having a writing element; marking a surface in response to a movement of the writing element with respect to the surface, the mark following a contour of the movement of the writing element; and encoding information into the mark corresponding to a context of the device by regulating the marking of the surface, the encoded information not being included in a content otherwise formed on the surface by the writing element. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A device operable in a context, the device comprising:
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means for marking a surface in response to a movement of the writing element with respect to the surface, the mark following a contour of the movement of the writing element; and means for encoding information into the mark corresponding to a context of the device by regulating the marking of the surface, the encoded information not being included in a content otherwise formed on the surface by the writing element. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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