Patent ID: 8024058
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: B41J,G06F,G06Q,H04M,H04N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handheld electronic pen having an audio recording mode and an audio playback mode, said pen comprising: a tip for interacting with an encoded substrate, said substrate comprising a printed position-coding pattern identifying an identity of the substrate and a plurality of locations on the substrate; a microphone for recording audio; an audio output device for playing said recorded audio; an image sensor for capturing images of at least part of the position-coding pattern; a processor configured for determining the identity of the substrate and one or more positions on said substrate using captured images of the position-coding pattern; means for associating recorded audio with the identity of the substrate and one or more positions on said substrate; means for storing said recorded audio associated with the identity of the substrate and said one or more positions; and an electronic display extending along a longitudinal axis of the pen for displaying information to a user; wherein, in said audio recording mode, said pen is configured to: activate said microphone for recording audio; determine, using said image sensor and said processor, the identity of the substrate and one or more positions on said substrate during interaction with said substrate; and associate the identity of the substrate and said one or more positions with said recorded audio, and further wherein, in said audio playback mode, said pen is configured to: determine, using said image sensor and said processor, the identity of the substrate and one or more positions on said encoded substrate; retrieve recorded audio associated with the identity of the substrate and said one or more positions; and playback said recorded audio via said audio output device.