Method of enabling internet-based requests for information

• US 7,181,448 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2004
• Issued: 02/20/2007
• 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, Lapstun, Jacqueline Anne
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Khanh B.
• Application Number:
  US10/981,773
• Publication Number:
  US 20050065908A1
• Time in Patent Office: 837 Days
• Field of Search: 707 3- 6, 707/10, 707/104.1
• US Class Current: 707/770
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Abstract

A method of enabling Internet-based requests for data includes the step of maintaining a database of electronic documents, each of which are associated with at least one resource description. A document representing one of the electronic documents is printed such that the document carries information relating to the search to be carried out and coded data representing at least an identity of the printed document, the coded data being capable of being read by a sensor device. A signal carrying the coded data is received from the sensor device. The signal is decoded to extract the identity of the printed document. Information based on the resource description associated with said one of the electronic documents is retrieved from the Internet. A further document carrying said information is printed.

Claims

1. A method of enabling Internet-based requests for data, the method comprising the steps of:

maintaining a database of electronic documents, each of which are associated with at least one resource description;

printing a document representing one of the electronic documents such that the document carries information relating to the search to be carried out and coded data representing an identity of the printed document and at least one search field within which a user can input a handwritten search request using a sensor device, the coded data being capable of being read by the sensor device;

receiving a signal from the sensor device, the signal carrying the coded data;

decoding the signal to extract the identity of the printed document and the handwritten search request;

retrieving information from the Internet based on the decoded signal and a resource description associated with said one of the electronic documents; and

printing a further document carrying said information.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, in which the step of maintaining the database of electronic documents includes the step of maintaining the documents with resource descriptions that are a web page ontology.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, in which the step of maintaining the database of electronic documents includes the step of applying unique identification data to each electronic document.

4. A method as claimed in claim 3, which includes the step of applying unique identification data to each printed document.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, in which the coded data facilitates tracking movement of the sensing device in the search field.

6. A method as claimed in claim 5, in which the step of decoding the signal includes the step of converting data associated with tracked movement of the sensing device into computer-readable data by means of a suitable handwriting recognition algorithm.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1, in which the step of printing the document includes the step of printing the coded data with invisible ink, which is detectable by the sensing device.