Patent ID: 6982701
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: B41J,B42C,B42P,B65H,G06F,G06K,H04L,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system via: an interface surface containing information relating to the computer software and a text input field and having disposed therein or thereon coded data at least partially indicative of the text input field; and a sensing device adapted to store a sensing device identifier which is adapted to distinguish the sensing device from other sensing devices of the same type, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface: the method including the steps of, in the computer system: (a) receiving the indicating data from the sensing device; (b) receiving at least one of the movement data and the position data from the sensing device, at least part of said at least one of the movement and position data representing text input by the user; (c) receiving the sensing identifier; (d) identifying the text input field at least partially from the indicating data; and (e) operating the computer software at least partly in reliance on the text input, the received sensing identifier, and in accordance with instructions associated with the text field.