Printing video information using a mobile device

• US 7,469,829 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2005
• Issued: 12/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Lapstun, Paul, Walmsley, Simon Robert, Silverbrook, Kia
• Primary Examiner(s): Thien, Le M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mai, Thien T
• Application Number:
  US11/228,480
• Publication Number:
  US 20070063032A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,198 Days
• Field of Search: 235/462.01, 235/462.09, 235/375, 235/380, 235/381, 235/493, 235/387, 235/492, 235/487, 235/454, 235/432, 235/494, 380/23, 704/3, 705/23, 206/232, 358/1, 358/15, 713/176, 382/306
• US Class Current: 235/432
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/445 Printers integrated in other types of apparatus, e.g. printers integrated in cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning
• 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 1/32101 Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3269 of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs

Abstract

A system for printing video information on a print medium, the system comprising: a mobile telecommunications device which comprises: a printer module to print the video information on the print medium; and, a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium.

Claims

1. A system for printing video information on a print medium, the system comprising:

a mobile telephone device which comprises;

a printer module to print the video information on the print medium; and

,

a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium and generate a clock signal from clock code, the clock signal being used by the printer module when printing the video information;

wherein,

the print medium is provided with first coded data in a first format and second coded data in a second format, the first coded data encoding first information and the second coded data encoding second information, the first information being indicative of the print media identifier and including clock code, the first format being a linear pattern, at least some of the second information being indicative of the print media identifier and of a two-dimensional coordinate grid, the second format being a two-dimensional pattern such that the second information individually identifies grid locations within the two-dimensional pattern.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein information associated with the video information is stored in an archive.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor module is used to link the video information to the print media identifier.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the printer module prints at least some of the coded data on the print medium.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, including use of a database to store an association of the video information with the print media identifier.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the database is at least one of stored locally at the mobile tele phone and stored remotely at a server.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, the mobile telephone including:

a media feed path, such that when the print medium is presented in the media feed path at least some of the coded data is read using the sensor module, and the print media identifier is determined using the at least some read coded data.

8. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein information associated with the video information can be subsequently retrieved from the archive using the print media identifier.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the print medium includes at least one interactive element associated with a linked object, and the linked object is associated with a region of the print medium using the second coded data, and the linked object is stored in an object repository.

10. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein printing requires paying for the video information using the mobile telephone.

11. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second information is further indicative of at least part of a digital signature associated with the print media identifier, the sensor module is configured to read the digital signature, and the printer module is configured to print the video information upon authentication of the digital signature.

12. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the printed video information is a permission token readable using the sensor module to at least one of:

retrieve information associated with the video information from the archive;

receive video via the mobile telephone;

receive a video file;

receive streaming video;

initiate payment for the video information;

initiate payment for video associated with the video information;

select a video channel;

select a video source;

select a television channel;

obtain a copy of the video information; and

gain access to a resource.

13. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein printing the video information causes information associated with the video information to be archived.

14. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the information associated with the video information includes one or more of:

the video information;

a visual description of the video information;

a video clip;

an image of the video information;

an interactive description of the video information;

contents of the video information;

a video stream;

a video track;

a video channel;

recorded video;

synthesized video;

an animation;

a video effect;

a video source;

a television channel;

a television station; and

video information details.

15. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the video information includes at least one of:

television program information;

movie information;

lyrics;

words of a song;

musical notes;

a musical score;

a song title;

a movie title;

a program title;

information about a video;

a name of a musician;

a name of a producer;

a name of a director;

a name of an actor; and

information about a person.

16. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the video information is associated with video played on the mobile telephone.