Self-addressing paper
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1. A method for delivering an electronic communication, the method comprising:
- receiving from a digital pen device, a digital message and a recipient identifier, the digital message comprising digitally captured writing gestures made on a writing surface using a digital pen device and metadata including at least a timestamp representing a capture time of the writing gestures, wherein the writing surface is encoded with the recipient identifier and is captured by the digital pen device together with the captured writing gestures;
identifying, by the server, a plurality of destination addresses associated with the recipient identifier;
automatically recognizing text in the digitally captured writing gestures of the digital message;
determining a selected destination address from the plurality of destination addresses associated with the recipient identifier based on one or more keywords in the recognized text matching a keyword associated with the selected destination address; and
forwarding the digital message from the server to the selected destination address.
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Abstract
A “self-addressing” writing surface, such as paper, includes an encoded identifier that is uniquely associated with the recipient or a group of recipients. A pen-based computing system is used to capture writing made on the writing surface. The captured writing and the recipient identifier are sent electronically to a routing system, which identifies the recipient to which the content is to be routed based on the recipient identifier. The routing system forwards the message to the identified recipient, thereby enabling communication from the writer to the recipient associated with the writing surface.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for delivering an electronic communication, the method comprising:
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receiving from a digital pen device, a digital message and a recipient identifier, the digital message comprising digitally captured writing gestures made on a writing surface using a digital pen device and metadata including at least a timestamp representing a capture time of the writing gestures, wherein the writing surface is encoded with the recipient identifier and is captured by the digital pen device together with the captured writing gestures; identifying, by the server, a plurality of destination addresses associated with the recipient identifier; automatically recognizing text in the digitally captured writing gestures of the digital message; determining a selected destination address from the plurality of destination addresses associated with the recipient identifier based on one or more keywords in the recognized text matching a keyword associated with the selected destination address; and forwarding the digital message from the server to the selected destination address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for delivering an electronic communication, the system comprising:
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a writing surface that is encoded with a recipient identifier; a digital pen device comprising; a storage medium, a writing capture system for digitally capturing writing gestures made on the writing surface using the digital pen device, the captured writing gestures for inclusion in a digital message, a processor for incorporating metadata into the digital message, the metadata including at least a time stamp representing a capture time of the writing gestures, and an identifier module for capturing the recipient identifier associated with the writing surface; and a routing system capable of communicating with the digital pen device for receiving the writing gestures and identifier therefrom, the routing system to identify a plurality of destination addresses associated with the recipient identifier, automatically recognize text in the digitally captured writing gestures of the digital message, determine a selected destination address from the plurality of destination addresses associated with the recipient identifier based on one or more keywords in the recognized text matching a keyword associated with the selected destination address, and forward the digital message from the server to the selected destination address. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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