Patent ID: 7916124

Claim:
A system for interacting with printed media, said system comprising: a) an interactive apparatus comprising a base unit, wherein the base unit includes i) a surface for receiving a sheet having a print element printed on the sheet, ii) an array of electrical elements under the surface, iii) a processor operatively coupled to the array of electrical elements, wherein said processor is further operable to dynamically assign said array of electrical elements under said surface based on said print element printed on said sheet, iv) a memory operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises electronic map information that associates said assigned array of electrical elements to an output that is related to the print element, and v) an output device operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the output device is adapted to generate the output after a user interacts with the print element while the sheet is on the surface by activating said assigned array of electrical elements under said surface; and b) a client computer for communication with a server computer.