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Archive for physical and digital objects

  • US 8,199,117 B2
  • Filed: 05/09/2007
  • Issued: 06/12/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An archiving system comprising:

  • a multi-touch display device integrated into a surface of a table, the multi-touch display device configured for two-handed user input;

    an image capture device arranged to capture an image of a physical object placed on or above the surface of the multi-touch display device;

    a receptacle arranged to hold an electrically rechargeable handheld digital media storage device, the receptacle including inductive pads for automated power charging of the handheld digital media storage device;

    a data transmission device, integrated in the receptacle and arranged to provide data transmission with the handheld digital media storage device to receive a digital image;

    a sensing apparatus arranged to detect user input to the archiving system comprising position of the physical object in relation to the multi-touch display device and/or a finger of a user in relation to the multi-touch display device;

    a processor arranged to control operation of the archiving system comprising displaying, on the multi-touch display device, the captured image of the physical object, the digital image received from the digital media storage device, and a multi-touch graphical user interface for organizing the captured image of the physical object and the digital image into a single archive associated with an event identifier; and

    a memory, coupled to the processor, arranged to store the single archive associated with the event identifier.

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