Patent ID: 8115962
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: B41J,G06F,G06Q,H04M,H04N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying hyperlinked information using a handheld display device having an image sensor, a transceiver and an opaque touch-sensitive screen, said method comprising the steps of: overlaying said device on part of said printed substrate; imaging an area of a printed substrate overlain by said device and generating image data using the image sensor, the imaged area of the printed substrate having printed content containing a printed hyperlink embedded in text; determining interaction data using said image data, said interaction data identifying a page description corresponding to the printed substrate; sending the interaction data to a computer system, thereby causing the computer system to identify the page description and retrieve display data corresponding to at least some of the printed content using the identified page description; receiving the display data from the computer system; displaying, on the opaque touch-sensitive screen, display information based on said display data, said display information matching with the printed content underlying said opaque screen, such that the opaque screen has real-time virtual transparency through the screen to the printed content underlying said screen from a user's perspective to provide a virtual window to the printed content underlying said screen; interacting with a displayed hyperlink via said touch-sensitive display screen; retrieving hyperlinked information corresponding to said hyperlink; and displaying said hyperlinked information on said screen.