US 7,812,986 B2 · System and methods for use of voice mail and email in a mixed media environment

Abstract

A mixed media reality (MMR) system includes an MMR user, a MMR computer, a user printer that produces a printed document, a networked media server, an office portal, a service provider server, an electronic display that is electrically connected to a set-top box, a document scanner, a network, a capture device, a cellular infrastructure, wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) technology, Bluetooth® technology, infrared (IR) technology, wired technology, and a geo location mechanism. The MMR system provides mechanisms for forming a mixed media document that includes media of at least two types, such as printed paper as a first medium and a digital photograph, digital movie, digital audio file, or web link as a second medium. Furthermore, the MMR system facilitates business methods that take advantage of the combination of a portable electronic device, voice mail or email, and a paper document.

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Dependent claims

A method for updating hotspot information, the method comprising:

capturing, via a capture device, a portion of a printed document that is less than an entire page of the printed document;
displaying, at the capture device, a representation of the printed document received as a result of a match between the captured portion and a stored mixed media reality document data structure, the mixed media reality document data structure comprising the representation, at least one media, and a hotspot that links the at least one media to a location in the representation of the printed document corresponding to a selectable portion of the representation, the selectable portion associated with a predetermined location in the printed document and visually indicated in the representation by a bounding region;
receiving via the capture device user selection of the selectable portion from the representation of the printed document;
receiving an update signal from the user to update the hotspot in the mixed media reality document data structure that is associated with the selected selectable portion from the representation of the printed document;
receiving a voice mail from the user;
and
storing the voice mail as new media within the stored mixed media reality document data structure for association with the hotspot.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and methods for use of voice mail and email in a mixed media environment

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System and methods for use of voice mail and email in a mixed media environment

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