Device and method for communication

• US 7,466,440 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2005
• Issued: 12/16/2008
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Coles; Edward L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Singh; Satwant K
• Application Number:
  US11/202,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20050270576A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,222 Days
• Field of Search: 455/403, 455/550.1, 382/187, 382/189, 382/186, 382/306, 382119-123, 382/317, 345/179, 345/157, 345/169, 719/316, 434/362, 358/474, 358/1.15, 358/448, 715/863, 235/462.45, 235/472.01, 235/487, 250/208.1
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 19/207 Encoding along a bar
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/02 Framework
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/36 for portability , i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers B41J3/4075 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1265 Printing by reference, e.g. retrieving document/image data for a job from a source mentioned in the job
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1288 in client-server-printer device configuration
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/1894 Outputting the image data to the printing elements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3269 of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping

Abstract

A product for electronic transmission of handwritten information is provided. The product comprises at least one writing area for the handwritten information, wherein the writing area comprises a position-coding pattern comprising a plurality of first coded tags and wherein an arbitrary position area of the position-coding pattern unambiguously defines a position on the product. The product further comprises an address area indicating an address to which the handwritten information is to be sent, wherein the address area comprises an address-coding pattern comprising a plurality of second coded tags and wherein an arbitrary address portion of the address-coding pattern is unambiguously indicative of the address.

Claims

1. A system for electronic transmission of handwritten information, comprising a printed product page having:

a position-coding pattern comprising a plurality of first coded tags printed in ink which is substantially invisible to an unaided human eye on a surface of the product page so as to define at least one writing area for the handwritten information, an arbitrary position area of the position-coding pattern unambiguously defining a position on the product page;

an address-coding pattern comprising a plurality of second coded tags printed in ink which is substantially invisible to an unaided human eye on said surface of the product page so as to define an address area indicating an address to which the handwritten information is to be sent, an arbitrary address portion of the address-coding pattern being unambiguously indicative of the address; and

means for transmitting handwritten information written in the writing area to an address indicated in the address area through interaction with said writing and address areas on the product page.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the address area further comprises information that defines a communication medium for transmission of the handwritten information.

3. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the address to which the handwritten information is to be sent is a predetermined address.

4. A system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the predetermined address in contained in a list of addresses within the address area.