Patent ID: 8112072
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: B41J,G06F,G06Q,H04M,H04N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling a communications device, the system comprising: a printer for printing on a surface visual information relating to at least one operation of the communications device and coded data portions, each coded data portion encoding a region identifier which uniquely identifies a region on the surface, and a portion identifier which uniquely identifies the coded data portion; a sensing device for, when placed in an operative position relative to the coded data portions, sensing at least one coded data portion and forming indicating data regarding the region identifier and the portion identifier from sensed coded data portions; and a computer system for receiving the indicating data, for determining at least one operation associated with the region identifier and the portion identifier, and for sending one or more commands to the communications device, thereby effecting the at least one operation.