Control system and method in a computer environment
OwnerThierry Lamoulineinventor
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Abstract
The invention concerns a system for controlling an operation and comprises a reader device and a digital processing unit (12) connected to the reader device. The reader device comprises an optical sensor (15) for reading a coded information (8) on the surface of which lies said device, said information being transmitted to a digital processing unit to trigger a computer operation.
Claims15
A system for commanding an operation, the system including a reader device (15) and a digital processor unit (12) connected to the reader device, the reader device including an optical sensor (21) adapted to read coded information in the form of a two-dimensional pictogram (8) on a surface on which said device rests, and said information being transmitted to the digital processor unit to trigger a computer operation, characterized in that the processor unit includes means for sending a control code to a database, on reception of said information, the database including means for outputting an Internet request or an address in response to said control code.
A system according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the database or the digital processor unit is adapted to launch a request to open a destination designated by said address or any other Internet or digital operation.
A system according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the optical sensor is a CMOS optical sensor.
A system according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the optical sensor is able to read coded information when it is immobile relative to said surface, the reader device being in contact with said surface.
A method of commanding an operation, in which a reader device, including an optical reader sensor, reads coded information in the form of a two-dimensional pictogram on a surface on which said device rests and transmits said information to a digital processor unit connected to said device to trigger a computer operation, on receipt of said information, a digital processor unit connected to said device sends a control code to an external database and, in response to said control code, the external database sends back an Internet instruction.
A reader device (15) including an optical sensor (21) able to read coded information in the form of a two-dimensional pictogram (8) in an area of a surface when said area is disposed in the field of the optical sensor, and means for transmitting said information to a digital processor unit, characterized in that it further includes illumination means for illuminating said area using ambient light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.