Method of downloading and installing a software object

• US 7,724,399 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2005
• Issued: 05/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2005
• 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): Vital, Pierre M
• Assistant Examiner(s): LIAO, JASON G
• Application Number:
  US11/228,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20070067253A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,709 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1, 358/1.15, 235/462.45
• US Class Current: 358/3.28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• 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 1/00326 with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00968 by scanning marks on a sheet mark-sheet input means H04N1/00355; sensing record carriers G06K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2166 for mass storage, e.g. in document filing systems information retrieval G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/327 which are undetectable to the naked eye, e.g. embedded codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping

Abstract

A method of downloading an object using a surface having disposed therein or thereon first coded data being at least partially indicative of a download request for the object, the method including, in a processing system: receiving first indicating data from a sensing device, the first indicating data being at least partially indicative of the download request, the sensing device being responsive to sensing at least some of the first coded data to generate the first indicating data; transferring second indicating data to a server, the second indicating data being at least partially based on the first indicating data and indicative of the download request, wherein the server identifies, using the download request, the object for download; and, receiving, from the server, download data indicative of the object.

Claims

1. A method of downloading an object using a printable surface having disposed therein or thereon first coded data, the first coded data encoding an identity of the printable surface and a plurality of locations on the printable surface, the method including the steps of:

sensing at least some of the first coded data;

determining from the sensed first coded data the position of the sensed first coded data on the printable surface and the identity of the printable surface;

identifying, using the determined position and identity of the printable surface, the object associated with the determined position and identity;

downloading, from a server, data indicative of the identified object;

receiving a print medium in a media feed path of a printer, the print medium including second coded data indicative of an identity of the print medium;

sensing, using a sensor module in the media feed path, at least some of the second coded data;

identifying, using the sensed second coded data, the identity of the print medium;

printing a representation of the object on the print medium;

generating association data associating the object and the identity of the print medium; and

transferring, to the server, the association data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further includes:

performing, using the downloaded data, an action in relation to the object.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the action is related to installing the object, wherein the method includes:

installing, using the download data, the object.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method includes:

receiving, from the server, a plurality of portions of download data; and

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collating the plurality of portions to form the download data.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method includes:

receiving, from the server, a stream of download data; and

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performing, using the stream of download data, an action in relation to the object.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method is executed in a mobile telecommunications device, the method including:

receiving, from the server, the download data over at least one telecommunications network.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the method includes:

submitting, to the server, a download request including a priority value, wherein the server begins to transfer the download data according to the priority value.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein if the priority value is low, the method includes:

receiving, from the server, the download data during at least one of;

a non-peak time to transfer data over the at least one telecommunications network; and

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one or more lulls in network traffic over the at least one telecommunications network.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the method includes:

queuing download requests according to the priority value in a memory store operatively connected to the mobile telecommunications device; and

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transferring, according to the priority value, the queued download requests to the server.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the method further includes:

displaying, using the download data, the representation of the object on a display of the mobile telecommunications device.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second coded data on the print medium is further indicative of a plurality of locations, the method further including:

determining, using the sensed second coded data, at least one location at which the representation of the object is being printed on the print medium;

generating association data further indicative of the at least one location; and

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transferring, to the server, the association data.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first coded data is substantially invisible to an unaided human.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first coded data is printed on the printable surface using at least one of:

an invisible ink; and

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an infrared-absorptive ink.