Patent ID: 7589854
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: B41J,B42C,B42P,B43K,B65H,C09D,G06F,G06K,G06Q,G07D,H04N,H04W,Y02D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of generating a second mail item in response to a first mail item, the first mail item comprising a printed interface surface having visible information and coded data printed thereon, the coded data being indicative of the identity of the first mail item and of a plurality of map locations on the surface, the method including the steps of: receiving, in the computer system, indicating data from an optically imaging pen, the indicating data including data regarding the identity of the first mail item and data regarding a position of a nib of the pen relative to the printed surface, the pen generating the indicating data using at least some of the printed coded data optically sensed by the pen; and generating the second mail item using the indicating data from the pen.