Method for making a product

A memory medium on which is stored a computer program for developing a product which has at least one activation area and a writing area, which are each provided with a position code that codes a position on a reference surface, a position associated with the activation area causing a device that detects the corresponding position code to initiate a predetermined operation that utilizes a position associated with the writing area and corresponding to a position code recorded by the device, wherein said program, when it is executed on a computer, causes the computer to:

• access a product development template, said product development template including a writing area and a plurality of available activation areas, said writing area and said activation areas being associated with different positions on said reference surface;
• receive operator input for a design of a product layout using said product development template, said product layout including position-coded areas and supporting graphics, said position-coded areas including at least a portion of said writing area and at least a portion of an activation area;
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• produce a digital representation of at least part of said product layout, said digital representation including a plurality of image points, wherein image points in the digital representation are associated with position-coded areas of said product layout and correspond to positions on the reference surface.

A digital product development template for use in developing a product that has at least one activation area and a writing area, which are each provided with a position code that codes a position on a reference surface, a position associated with the activation area causing a device that detects the corresponding position code to initiate an operation that utilizes a position associated with the writing area and corresponding to a position code recorded by the device, said digital product development template comprising:

• a writing area;
• and
• a plurality of available activation areas, wherein
• said writing area and said activation areas are associated with different positions on said reference surface, and
• a position associated with an available activation area causes a device that detects the corresponding position code to initiate an operation that utilizes a position associated with the writing area and corresponding to a position code recorded by the device, the template comprising image points, each image point in a digital representation of the activation area corresponding to a position on the reference surface.

A method for developing a product that has at least one activation area and a writing area, which are each provided with a position code that codes a position on a reference surface, a position associated with the activation area causing a device that detects the corresponding position code to initiate an operation that utilizes a position associated with the writing area and corresponding to a position code recorded by the device, said method comprising:

• accessing a product development template, said product development template including a writing area and a plurality of available activation areas, said writing area and said activation areas being associated with different positions on said reference surface;
• designing a product layout using said product development template, said product layout including position-coded areas and supporting graphics, said position-coded areas including at least a portion of said writing area and at least a portion of an activation area;
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• producing a digital representation of at least part of the product layout;
• and
• generating a physical product by means of the digital representation of the product layout.

A method for developing a product that has at least one activation area and a writing area, which are each provided with a position code that codes a position on a reference surface, a position associated with the activation area causing a device that detects the corresponding position code to initiate an operation that utilizes a position associated with the writing area and corresponding to a position code recorded by the device, said method comprising:

• accessing a product development template, said product development template including a writing area and a plurality of available activation areas, said writing area and said activation areas being associated with different positions on said reference surface;
• designing a product layout using said product development template, said product layout including position-coded areas and supporting graphics, said position-coded areas including at least a portion of said writing area and at least a portion of an activation area;
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• testing the product by means of a digital representation of at least part of the product layout comprising image points, each image point in the digital representation of the activation area corresponding to a position on the reference surface.