Method for interacting with an internet webpage via a corresponding printed page

• US 7,167,270 B2
• Filed: 09/27/2004
• Issued: 01/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, Lapstun, Paul, Lapstun, Jacqueline Anne
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Douglas Q.
• Application Number:
  US10/949,293
• Publication Number:
  US 20050046901A1
• Time in Patent Office: 848 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.18, 358/1.1, 358/1.9, 358/1.14, 358/1.13, 358/1.15, 345/169, 345/179, 345/180, 345/181, 345/182, 235/487, 235/462.01, 399/42
• US Class Current: 358/1.18
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Abstract

A method of interacting with an Internet webpage via a corresponding printed page is provided. The webpage has at least one web interactive element and the printed page has at least one corresponding interactive element. The printed page further includes coded data indicative of an identity of the webpage and of at least one reference point of the printed page. The method is performed by the steps of: (a) interacting with the at least one corresponding interactive element on the printed page via a sensing device; (b) receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from the sensing device regarding the identity of the webpage and the position of the sensing device relative to the printed page, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the printed page, generating the indicating data using at least some of the coded data; and (c) identifying in the computer system, using at least some of the indicating data, a webpage interaction corresponding to the interaction of the sensing device with the at least one corresponding interactive element on the printed page.

Claims

1. A method of interacting with an Internet webpage having at least one web interactive element via a printed page having at least one corresponding interactive element, the printed page including coded data indicative of an identity of the webpage and of at least one reference point of the printed page, the method comprising the steps of:

interacting with the at least one corresponding interactive element on the printed page via a sensing device;

receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from the sensing device regarding the identity of the webpage and the position of the sensing device relative to the printed page, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the printed page, generating the indicating data using at least some of the coded data; and

identifying in the computer system, using at least some of the indicating data, a webpage interaction corresponding to the interaction of the sensing device with the at least one corresponding interactive element on the printed page.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer system stores data regarding the at least one corresponding interactive element and its position on the printed page.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the computer system identifies the webpage interaction using the stored data in combination with the indicating data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one web interactive element is a hyperlink and the interaction of the sensing device with the printed page corresponds to a mouseclick on the hyperlink.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one web interactive element is a textbox and the interaction of the sensing device with the printed page corresponds to entering text into the textbox.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving in the computer system data regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the printed page, the sensing device sensing its movement relative to the printed page using at least some of the coded data.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving in the computer system data regarding the identity of a particular user, the sensing device being programmed with the data regarding the identity of the particular user.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the computer system identifies one or more cookie preferences using the data regarding the identity of the particular user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of generating the printed page.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of generating the printed page comprises printing text and/or images together with the coded data simultaneously.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the coded data is substantially invisible to the unaided human eye.

12. A system for interacting with an Internet webpage having at least one web interactive element, the system comprising:

a printed page having at least one corresponding interactive element, the printed page including coded data indicative of an identity of the webpage and of at least one reference point of the printed page;

a sensing device for interacting with the at least one corresponding interactive element, the sensing device being configured for generating indicating data when placed in an operative position relative to the printed page using at least some of the coded data, the indicating data including data regarding the identity of the webpage and the position of the sensing device relative to the printed page; and

a computer system for receiving the indicating data and for identifying a webpage interaction corresponding to the interaction of the sensing device with the at least one corresponding interactive element on the printed page.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the computer system is configured for storing data regarding the at least one corresponding interactive element and its position on the printed page.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the computer system is configured for identifying the webpage interaction using the stored data in combination with the indicating data.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one web interactive element is a hyperlink and the interaction of the sensing device with the printed page corresponds to a mouseclick on the hyperlink.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one web interactive element is a textbox and the interaction of the sensing device with the printed page corresponds to entering text into the textbox.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the sensing device is configured for wirelessly transmitting the indicating data to the computer system.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the sensing device is configured for sensing its movement relative to the printed page using at least some of the coded data, and for generating data regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the printed page.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the sensing device is programmed with data regarding the identity of a particular user.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the computer system is configured for identifying one or more cookie preferences for the user using at least some of the programmed data.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein the printed page is generated by printing text and/or images together with the coded data simultaneously.

22. The system of claim 12, wherein the coded data is substantially invisible to the unaided human eye.