Patent ID: 6958747
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: G06K,G09F

Abstract:
1. A method for developing a product that has at least one activation area and a writing area, which are each provided with a position code that codes a position on a reference surface, a position associated with the activation area causing a device that detects the corresponding position code to initiate an operation that utilizes a position associated with the writing area and corresponding to a position code recorded by the device, said method comprising: accessing a product development template, said product development template including a writing area and a plurality of available activation areas, said writing area and said activation areas being associated with different positions on said reference surface; designing a product layout using said product development template, said product layout including position-coded areas and supporting graphics, said position-coded areas including at least a portion of said writing area and at least a portion of an activation area; and producing a digital representation of at least part of said product layout, said digital representation including a plurality of image points, wherein image points in the digital representation are associated with different position-coded areas of said product layout and correspond to positions on the reference surface.