Method and system for telephone control using sensor with identifier
First Claim
1. A method of enabling at least one function of a telephone to be controlled, the telephone being operative to perform the at least one function in response to at least one command from a netpage printer, the method including the steps of:
- providing a control interface containing information relating to the at least one function, the control interface including coded data indicative of an identity of the control interface and of at least one reference point of the control interface;
receiving, in the netpage printer, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the control interface and at least one of a position and a movement of the sensing device relative to the control interface, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the control interface, generating the indicating data using at least some of the coded data; and
effecting, in the netpage printer and from the indicating data, at least one operation relating to the at least one command,wherein the sensing device is further adapted to store a sensing device identifier which is adapted to distinguish the sensing device from other sensing devices of the same type.
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Abstract
The invention concerns methods and systems for enabling telephones to be controlled through computer systems. Employing the invention involves the use of one or more control interfaces which are capable of being used to interact with a computer system or network, each interface comprising sheet material such as paper which has coded data printed on it and which allows it to be used to interact with the computer system by use of a sensing device operated by a user. Through this interaction, data from the control interface can be transmitted to the computer system to effect an operation relating to the functioning of the telephone. In this way, the computer system can invoke functions such as the making of outgoing calls, and the receiving and sending of text information such as short messages or retrieved telephone numbers.
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1. A method of enabling at least one function of a telephone to be controlled, the telephone being operative to perform the at least one function in response to at least one command from a netpage printer, the method including the steps of:
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providing a control interface containing information relating to the at least one function, the control interface including coded data indicative of an identity of the control interface and of at least one reference point of the control interface; receiving, in the netpage printer, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the control interface and at least one of a position and a movement of the sensing device relative to the control interface, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the control interface, generating the indicating data using at least some of the coded data; and effecting, in the netpage printer and from the indicating data, at least one operation relating to the at least one command, wherein the sensing device is further adapted to store a sensing device identifier which is adapted to distinguish the sensing device from other sensing devices of the same type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 41)
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4. A method of enabling at least one function of a telephone to be controlled, the telephone being operative to perform the at least one function in response to at least one command from a netpage printer, the method including the steps of:
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providing a control interface containing information relating to the at least one function, the control interface including coded data indicative of at least one operation relating to the at least one command; receiving, in the netpage printer and from the sensing device, indicating data regarding the at least one operation and at least one of movement data and position data regarding at least one of a movement and a position of the sensing device relative to the control interface, the sensing device, when moved relative to the control interface, generating the indicating data using at least some of the coded data and generating at least one of the movement data and the position data; and effecting, in the netpage printer and from the indicating data and at least one of the movement data and the position data, the at least one operation, wherein the sensing device is further adapted to store a sensing device identifier which is adapted to distinguish the sensing device from other sensing devices of the same type.
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5. A method of enabling at least one function of a telephone to be controlled, the telephone being operative to perform the at least one function in response to at least one command from a netpage printer, the method including the steps of:
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providing a user with a control interface containing information relating to the at least one function, the control interface including coded data indicative of at least one operation relating to the at least one command; receiving, in the netpage printer, identity data from a sensing device regarding an identity of the user, the sensing device containing the identity data; receiving, in the netpage printer, indicating data from the sensing device regarding the at least one operation, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the control interface, generating the indicating data using at least some of the coded data; and effecting, in the netpage printer and from the identity data and the indicating data, at least one operation relating to the at least one command, wherein the sensing device is further adapted to store a sensing device identifier which is adapted to distinguish the sensing device from other sensing devices of the same type. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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22. A system for enabling at least one function of a telephone to be controlled, the telephone being operative to perform the at least one function in response to at least one command, the system including:
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a control interface containing information relating to the at least one function, the control interface including coded data indicative of an identity of the control interface and of at least one reference point of the control interface; and a netpage printer operative to receive indicating data from a sensing device for effecting at least one operation relating to the at least one command, the indicating data being indicative of the identity of the control interface and at least one of a position and a movement of the sensing device relative to the control interface, the sensing device; (a) generating the indicating data using at least some of the coded data, and (b) being adapted to store a sensing device identifier which is adapted to distinguish the sensing device from other sensing devices of the same type. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42)
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25. A system for enabling at least one function of a telephone to be controlled, the telephone being operative to perform the at least one function in response to at least one command, the system including:
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a control interface containing information relating to the at least one function, the control interface including coded data indicative of at least one operation relating to the at least one command; and a netpage printer operative to receive, from a sensing device, indicating data regarding said at least one operation and at least one of movement data and position data regarding at least one of a movement and a position of the sensing device relative to the control interface, and for effecting, from the indicating data and at least one of the movement data and the position data, the at least one operation relating to the at least one command, the sensing device, when moved relative to the control interface, generating the indicating data using at least some of the coded data and generating at least one of the movement data and the position data, wherein the sensing device is further adapted to store a sensing device identifier which is adapted to distinguish the sensing device from other sensing devices of the same type.
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26. A system for enabling at least one function of a telephone to be controlled, the telephone being operative to perform the at least one function in response to at least one command, the system including:
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a control interface including coded data indicative of an identity of the control interface; and a netpage printer operative to receive, from a sensing device, identity data regarding an identity of a user and indicating data regarding the identity of the control interface, and for effecting, from the identity data and the indicating data, at least one operation relating to the at least one command, the sensing device containing the identity data and generating the indicating data using at least some of the coded data, wherein the sensing device is further adapted to store a sensing device identifier which is adapted to distinguish the sensing device from other sensing devices of the same type. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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