Method, system and product for information management
AssigneeAnoto AB
InventorPetter Ericson
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Abstract
A method, a system and a product for managing information uses of an absolute position-coding pattern formed of marks positioned on one or more products. The coordinates of the marks define an imaginary surface, which includes all marks which the absolute position-coding pattern has the capacity to code. The imaginary surface is divided into at least two regions, the coordinates of which can be separated from each other. The information is generated by passing a sensor device over the marks on the product and reading the absolute coordinates of the position of the sensor device. Reading of coordinates from the first region results in a information management function of the sensor device, such as a send function, and reading of coordinates from the second region forms message information.
Claims36
A method of managing information input via a sensor device and a position-coding pattern printed on a product, comprising:
- reading coordinates of said sensor device based on movement of said sensor device relative to said position-coding pattern, said position-coding pattern including marks that code coordinates on a reference surface, said reference surface including position-coding pattern portions that are used to create a plurality of product types, said position-coding pattern printed on said product including at least a first sub-pattern portion and a second sub-pattern portion;
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- executing an information management function based on coordinates read from said first sub-pattern portion, said information management function managing information formed by coordinates read from said second sub-pattern portion,
- wherein said sensor device determines a characteristic of at least one of said first sub-pattern portion and said second sub-pattern portion based on at least one coordinate read from said product and definition data stored in a memory of said sensor device,
- wherein coordinates read from said product define multiple bit codes and said sensor device determines a local coordinate within said second sub-pattern portion based on said definition data and at least a portion of a multiple bit code.
A system for managing information, comprising:
- a sensor device which comprises a coordinate reader for reading coordinates of said sensor device based on movement of said sensor device relative to a position-coding pattern printed on a product, said position-coding pattern including marks that code coordinates on a reference surface, said reference surface including position-coding pattern portions that are used to create a plurality of product types, said position-coding pattern printed on said product including at least a first sub-pattern portion and a second sub-pattern portion;
- and a memory storing definition data;
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- an information manager for executing an information management function based on coordinates read from said first sub-pattern portion, said information management function managing information formed by coordinates read from said second sub-pattern portion;
- wherein said sensor device determines a characteristic of at least one of said first sub-pattern portion and said second sub-pattern portion based on at least one coordinate read from said product and said definition data stored in said memory,
- wherein coordinates read from said product define multiple bit codes and said sensor device determines a local coordinate within said second sub-pattern portion based on said definition data and at least a portion of a multiple bit code.
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