Patent ID: 7369265

Claim:
A system for creating interactive print media, the system including: a) a computer system; and b) a printer including: i) a feed mechanism for feeding print media through a media feed path; ii) a print mechanism for printing document information onto a print area provided on said print media, the print area including identity data indicative of identity information which differentiates the print area from other print areas including identity data; iii) at least one sensor positioned adjacent said media feed path, said at least one sensor being configured such that all print media on which said print mechanism has printed said document information are automatically sensed by said at least one sensor; iv) a decoder which receives coded data from the at least one sensor and outputs decoded data; iv) a transmitter for transmitting the decoded data to the computer system, the transmitted data being selected from one of the following: (1) the identity information, (2) data representative of the identity information; (3) the identity data, or (4) data representative of the identity data, the computer system including: i) a receiver for receiving the transmitted data, and ii) means for creating association data using said transmitted data, said association data being representative of an association between the document information and the identity information; iii) memory for storing the association data, said memory being accessible via subsequent interactions with said print media so that said print media are interactive from a user's point of view.