Print media receiving unit including platform and print media
AssigneeLeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsLarry Lynch, Mark Flowers, Dave Conroy, Tom Musolf
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Abstract
A print media receiving unit is disclosed. In one embodiment, the print media receiving unit comprises a platform that includes a surface adapted to receive a print medium comprising a spine. The spine may be disposed in a spine receiving portion in the platform. A location detection system capable of determining a location of a selected region of the print medium may be associated with the platform.
Claims12
A print media receiving unit configured for receiving a print medium having a spine and at least one page having at least one notch, the unit comprising:
- (a) a platform including a spine receiving portion, wherein the platform is foldable about the spine receiving portion;
- (b) borders located on the platform at one or more extremes of page travel away from the spine receiving portion and defining a recessed region;
- (c) a stylus coupled to the platform via a cable;
- (d) a location detection system capable of determining a location of a selected region of the print medium using the stylus, wherein the location detection system includes a transmitting radio frequency antenna in the platform and a receiving antenna in the stylus;
- (e) a socket in the platform, wherein the socket is capable of receiving a memory device;
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- (f) one or more tabs located near either one or two ends of a page pivot line corresponding to the spine receiving portion, each tab configured to receive one of the at least one notches of the at least one page.
A print media receiving unit configured for receiving a print medium having a spine and at least one page having at least one notch, the unit comprising:
- (a) a platform including a spine receiving portion, wherein the platform is foldable about the spine receiving portion;
- (b) borders located on the platform at one or more extremes of page travel away from the spine receiving portion and defining a recessed region;
- (c) a stylus coupled to the platform via a cable;
- (d) a location detection system capable of determining a location of a selected region of the print medium using the stylus, wherein the location detection system includes a transmitting radio frequency antenna in the platform and a receiving antenna in the stylus;
- (e) a socket in the platform, wherein the socket is capable of receiving a memory device;
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- (f) tabs at both ends of a page pivot line, each tab configured to receive one of the at least one notches of the at least one page.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.