Patent ID: 7196825

Claim:
An electronic input/output (I/O) device, comprising: an electronic pen; an electronic pen client coupled to the electronic pen, the electronic pen client adapted to: load an application from an application server; receive new grid requests and action requests from the electronic pen; respond to the requests by contacting an appropriate entity within a system to properly respond to the request from the electronic pen; and store the application and any corresponding data received from the electronic pen to facilitate the processing and use of the application; a control node coupled to the electronic pen; a name server coupled to the electronic pen; a base translator coupled to the electronic pen and to an application server; a position sensor integrated with the electronic pen for detecting a position of the electronic pen on a specially formatted paper based on a predefined address pattern of the specially formatted paper; and a printer integral to the electronic pen for printing on the specially formatted paper based on the detected position of the electronic pen.