Methods and systems for object identification and interaction

A system for facilitating an interaction between a user and a product item, the product item having an identity and the system including:

• a interface surface associated with the product item and containing information relating to the product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of the identity of the product item and of a plurality of reference points of the interface surface;
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• a computer system adapted to facilite the interaction in response to receiving indicating data from a sensing device, the indicating data being indicative of the identity of the product item and of a position of the sensing device relative to the interface surface, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface, sensing at least some of the coded data in the vicinity of the sensing device and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data.

A system for facilitating an interaction between a user and a product item, the product item having an identity and the system including

• an interface surface associated with the product item, the interface surface containing information relating to the product item and having disposed thereon coded data indicative of the identity of the product item and of a parameter of the interaction;
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• a computer system for receiving, from a sensing device, indicating data regarding the identity of both the product item and the parameter of the interaction, and movement data regarding movement of the sensing device relative to the interface surface, and for interpreting the movement of the sensing device as it relates to the interaction, the sensing device, when moved relative to the interface surface, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the indicating data and the movement data using at least some of the sensed coded data.

A system for facilitating an interaction between a user and a product item, the product item having an identity and the system including:

• a interface surface associated with the product item, the interface surface containing information relating to the product item and having disposed thereon coded data indicative of the identity of the product item;
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• a computer system adapted to receive from a sensing device user data regarding an identity of the user and indicating data regarding the identity of the product item, and for facilitating, with reference to the user data and the indicating data, the interaction between the user and the product item, the sensing device containing the user data and, when placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface, sensing at least some of the coded data in the vicinity of the sensing device and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data.

An interactive product item adapted for interaction with a user via a sensing device and a computer system, and comprising:

• a product item having an identity;
• an interface surface associated with the product item and having disposed thereon information relating to the product item and coded data indicative of the identity of the product item.