Wireless transmitter pen
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun, Jacqueline Anne Lapstun
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a pen for sensing coded data on a page. The coded data is printed on the page as a collection of tags using invisible ink. The pen includes an elongate housing defining an internal space. An ink marking implement is movably mounted within the space and includes an ink marking nib to mark the page with ink. A sensor is mounted within the space and is configured to sense the coded data. A transmitter is mounted within the space and is configured wirelessly to communicate data sensed by the sensor to a printer.
Claims7
A pen for sensing coded data on a page, the coded data printed on the page as a collection of tags using invisible ink, the pen comprising:
- an elongate housing defining an internal space;
- an ink marking implement movably mounted within the space and including an ink marking nib to mark the page with ink;
- a sensor mounted within the space and configured to sense the coded data;
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- a transmitter mounted within the space and configured wirelessly to communicate data sensed by the sensor to a printer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.