Patent ID: 7397468

Claim:
A method for associating metadata with a document having a metadata dynamic read-write storage device attached to the document comprising: initializing a pointing instrument for capturing pen stroke data using the document; processing pen stroke data in a normal data capture mode using the document; recognizing a metadata mode; then capturing pen stroke metadata data using the pointing instrument using the document; sending the metadata data to a processor; then receiving processed metadata created using the metadata from the processor; and then storing the processed metadata in the dynamic read-write metadata storage device that is completely attached to a portion of a surface of the document, wherein the processed metadata includes text data, further comprising: receiving a process metadata command, wherein the pointing instrument is a digital pen and wherein a user uses the digital pen and the document to generate the process metadata command; and assigning a unique serial number to the metadata, wherein: the metadata storage device comprises an rf-id tag and wherein a transceiver within the digital pen is utilized to program the dynamic read-write metadata storage device and wherein the digital pen is brought into proximity of the rf-id tag during the programming.