Document, system, and method for data storage and acquisition
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJames W. Barmettler, Kevin G. Currans
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Abstract
A document, system, and method are provided for data storage and acquisition. In one embodiment, the document comprises an amount of data embodied in a bar code located on the document, where a number of data files are included in the data. Also, a selector is located on the document, the selector being positioned relative to a predefined point on the document. A selector specification is included in the data, the selector specification referencing the position of the selector relative to the predefined point on the document. An association in the data drawn between the selector specification and at least one of the data files.
Claims31
A document, comprising:
- an amount of data embodied in a bar code located on the document;
- a number of data files included in the data;
- a selector located on the document, the selector being positioned relative to a predefined point on the document;
- a selector specification included in the data, the selector specification referencing the position of the selector relative to the predefined point on the document;
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- an association in the data drawn between the selector specification and at least one of the data files.
A data access method, comprising:
- scanning a document to create a digital document therefrom, the digital document having a bar code and at least one selector located thereon, wherein an amount of data is embodied in the bar code that includes a number of data files;
- identifying a selector specification embodied in the data, the selector specification being associated with the at least one selector;
- determining whether the at least one selector has been marked;
- and
- executing an application with at least one of the data files that is associated with the at least one selector specification when the at least one selector associated therewith is marked.
A program embodied in a computer readable medium, comprising:
- code that identifies a selector specification in an amount of data that is embodied in a bar code included in a digital document, the data including a number of data files, the digital document including a selector that is associated with the selector specification;
- code that determines whether the selector has been marked;
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- code that executes an application with at least one of the data files that is associated with the selector specification when the selector associated therewith is marked.
A system for data access, comprising:
- means for identifying a selector specification in an amount of data that is embodied in a bar code included in a digital document, the data including a number of data files, the digital document including a selector that is associated with the selector specification;
- means for determining whether the selector has been marked;
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- means for executing an application with at least one of the data files that is associated with the selector specification when the selector associated therewith is marked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.