Patent ID: 7290210
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: B41J,B42C,B42P,B65H,G06F,G06K,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of capturing, in a computer system, data relating to a note-taking session, the session including handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages, said pages including coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the page, said coded data comprising a plurality of substantially undifferentiated marks positioned relative to a set of predetermined nominal mark positions, wherein at least two of said plurality of pages include a control portion, wherein the control portion includes therein or thereon coded data indicative of at least one reference point of the control portion, the control portion comprising at least one control zone, the at least one control zone including a print zone, said writing implement including a sensor for detecting said coded data, and the method including the steps of: receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the start of the note-taking session; receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, data indicative of said handwritten annotations made by said user on said plurality of pages; receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the end of the note-taking session; retaining a retrievable record of the received data for the note-taking session; in response to the indication of the end of the note-taking session and without further user intervention, printing a note-taking session end page indicating at least one of a start time and an end time of the note taking session; and receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of a request to selectively print said data of said handwritten annotations of the note-taking session, wherein the indication of the request to print is received from the writing implement capturing at least some of the coded data of the control portion when placed in an operative position relative to the print zone of the control portion.