Mobile phone for printing and interacting with webpages

• US 8,290,512 B2
• Filed: 08/02/2011
• Issued: 10/16/2012
• 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, Walmsley, Simon Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, KIET M
• Application Number:
  US13/196,730
• Publication Number:
  US 20110287809A1
• Time in Patent Office: 441 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/550.1, 455/556.1, 455/557, 455/406, 455/414.3, 455/414.1, 455/436, 455/41.2, 400/88, 399/84, 235/381, 235/487, 235/462.25, 235/462.41, 235/462.1, 235/375, 358/1.15, 358/1.14, 358/1.12
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/445 Printers integrated in other types of apparatus, e.g. printers integrated in cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• 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 1/00307 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

Abstract

A mobile telecommunications device for printing a webpage and retrieving content via a printed webpage. The device includes a media feed for receiving an encoded print medium; a printer positioned in the media feed path; an optical encoder for reading a linear pattern on the print medium during printing; a processor configured for determining a print media identifier by decoding the read linear pattern; a transceiver for communicating the print media identifier to a computer system; and a sensor module for sensing a two-dimensional pattern on the print medium.

Claims

1. A mobile telecommunications device for printing a webpage and retrieving content via a printed webpage, said device comprising:

a media feed path for receiving a print medium, said print medium being provided with;

first coded data encoding first information in a linear pattern, the first information being indicative of a print media identifier; and

second coded data encoding second information in a plurality of tags printed in a two-dimensional pattern, wherein at least some of the second information is indicative of the print media identifier and of a two-dimensional coordinate grid;

a printer positioned in the media feed path for printing the webpage onto the print medium;

an optical encoder for reading the linear pattern of the print medium, said optical encoder being configured for automatically reading said linear pattern during said printing;

a processor configured for determining the print media identifier by decoding the first coded data encoded in the read linear pattern;

a transceiver for communicating the print media identifier to a computer system, thereby causing the computer system to link the print media identifier with the printed webpage; and

a sensor module comprising a two-dimensional image sensor for sensing at least one tag of the two-dimensional pattern,

wherein the processor is further configured for;

determining the print media identifier and a coordinate location by decoding the decoded second coded data; and

initiating retrieval of the content using the print media identifier and the coordinate location.

2. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, further comprising a display for displaying the retrieved content.

3. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, further comprising a memory storing a plurality of webpages indexed with a corresponding plurality of print media identifiers.

4. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the second information is further indicative of a digital signature associated with the print media identifier.

5. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 4, wherein the sensor module and processor are configured for:

determining the digital signature by reading at least one tag of the two-dimensional pattern; and

initiating retrieval of the webpage only if the digital signature is authentic.

6. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 4, wherein the digital signature includes at least one of:

a random number;

a secret-key digital signature; and

a public-key digital signature.

7. The mobile telecommunications device of claim 1, which is a handheld mobile phone.