Method and system for capturing a note-taking session using processing sensor
First Claim
1. A method of capturing, in a computer system, data relating to a note-taking session, the session including handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages, said pages including therein or thereon coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the page, wherein said plurality of pages is provided in the form of a notepad, including a control portion on a part of the notepad other than on one of said pages, wherein the control portion includes therein or thereon coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the control portion, and the method including the steps of:
- receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the start of the note-taking session;
receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, data indicative of said handwritten annotations made by said user on said plurality of pages;
receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the end of the note-taking session;
retaining a retrievable record of the received data for the note-taking session;
wherein at least one of the indication of the start of the note-taking session and the indication of the end of the note-taking session is received from the writing implement capturing at least some of the coded data from the control portion when placed in an operative position relative to the control portion; and
in response to the indication of the end of the note-taking session and without further user intervention, printing a note-taking session end page indicating at least one of a start time and an end time of the note taking session; and
wherein the writing implement comprises;
(a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the writing implement is placed in an operative position relative to at least one of the page and the control portion; and
(b) a processor adapted to;
(i) identify at least some of the coded data from one or more of the captured images;
(ii) determine an orientation, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data;
(iii) decode at least some of the coded data, using the determined orientation;
(iv) generate the data regarding said indication of at least one of the start and the end of the note-taking session using at least some of the decoded coded data; and
(v) generate the data indicative of said handwritten annotations using at least some of the decoded coded data.
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Abstract
A system and method capturing, in a computer system, data relating to a note-taking session, the session consisting of handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages. The method includes the steps of receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the start of the note-taking session, data indicative of the handwritten annotations made by said user on the plurality of pages, an indication of the end of the note-taking session, and retaining a retrievable record of the received data for the note-taking session. Starting, ending and printing a note-taking session takes place by way of printed command buttons for designation by the writing implement, which buttons may be printed on each page, or on a part of a backing sheet of a notepad of pages extending beyond the periphery of the pages themselves.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of capturing, in a computer system, data relating to a note-taking session, the session including handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages, said pages including therein or thereon coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the page, wherein said plurality of pages is provided in the form of a notepad, including a control portion on a part of the notepad other than on one of said pages, wherein the control portion includes therein or thereon coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the control portion, and the method including the steps of:
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receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the start of the note-taking session; receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, data indicative of said handwritten annotations made by said user on said plurality of pages; receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the end of the note-taking session; retaining a retrievable record of the received data for the note-taking session; wherein at least one of the indication of the start of the note-taking session and the indication of the end of the note-taking session is received from the writing implement capturing at least some of the coded data from the control portion when placed in an operative position relative to the control portion; and in response to the indication of the end of the note-taking session and without further user intervention, printing a note-taking session end page indicating at least one of a start time and an end time of the note taking session; and wherein the writing implement comprises; (a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the writing implement is placed in an operative position relative to at least one of the page and the control portion; and (b) a processor adapted to; (i) identify at least some of the coded data from one or more of the captured images; (ii) determine an orientation, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data; (iii) decode at least some of the coded data, using the determined orientation; (iv) generate the data regarding said indication of at least one of the start and the end of the note-taking session using at least some of the decoded coded data; and (v) generate the data indicative of said handwritten annotations using at least some of the decoded coded data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for capturing data relating to a note-taking session, the session consisting of handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages, said pages including coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the page, wherein said plurality of pages is provided in the form of a notepad, the notepad including a control portion on a part of the notepad other than on one of said page, wherein the control portion includes therein or thereon coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the control portion, and the system including:
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a computer system for receiving indicating data via the writing implement operated by the user, said indicating data regarding at least one of a position and a movement of the writing implement relative to a page and the control portion, the computer system including; (a) a start/end-identifier for identifying, from the indicating data, an indication of the start of the note-taking session and an indication of the end of the note-taking session, wherein at least one of the indication of the end the note-taking session and the indication of the end of the note-taking session is identified from the writing implement capturing at least some of the coded data from the control portion when placed in an operative position relative to the control portion; and (b) a memory for retaining a retrievable record of the received data for the note-taking session, said retrievable record being indicative of said handwritten annotations made by said user on said plurality of pages between the start and end of the note-taking session, wherein the writing implement comprises; (a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the writing implement is placed in an operative position relative to the page; and (b) a processor adapted to; (i) identify at least some of the coded data from one or more of the captured images; (ii) determine an orientation, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data; (iii) decode at least some of the coded data, using the determined orientation; and (iv) generate the indicating data using at least some of the decoded coded data, (c) a controller to control a printer to print a note-taking session end page indicating at least one of a start time and an end time of the note-taking session in response to the received indication of the end of the note-taking session and without further user intervention. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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