Patent ID: 7812986
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for updating hotspot information, the method comprising: capturing, via a capture device, a portion of a printed document that is less than an entire page of the printed document; displaying, at the capture device, a representation of the printed document received as a result of a match between the captured portion and a stored mixed media reality document data structure, the mixed media reality document data structure comprising the representation, at least one media, and a hotspot that links the at least one media to a location in the representation of the printed document corresponding to a selectable portion of the representation, the selectable portion associated with a predetermined location in the printed document and visually indicated in the representation by a bounding region; receiving via the capture device user selection of the selectable portion from the representation of the printed document; receiving an update signal from the user to update the hotspot in the mixed media reality document data structure that is associated with the selected selectable portion from the representation of the printed document; receiving a voice mail from the user; and storing the voice mail as new media within the stored mixed media reality document data structure for association with the hotspot.