Patent ID: 6718061
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B41J,B42C,B42P,B43K,B65H,C09D,G06F,G06K,G06Q,G07D,H04N,H04W,Y02D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of enabling handwritten note taking and retrieval, the method including the steps of:providing a user with at least one form printable on a surface, the form containing information relating to a notebook activity and including coded data indicative of an identity of the form and of at least one reference point of the form, the coded data comprising a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a set of predetermined nominal mark positions, each mark representing one of a plurality of coded values, the coded value represented by a mark being at least partially determined by the position of the mark relative to the set of predetermined nominal mark positions; receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device operated by said user, said indicating data regarding the identity of the form and at least one of a position and a movement of the sensing device relative to the form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating at least part of the indicating data from the sensed coded data; and identifying in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to the notebook activity.