System and method for associating content with an image bearing surface
AssigneeLeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Schmidt, Michael Handelman, Elizabeth Young
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Abstract
Systems and methods for associating content with an image bearing surface. In accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, a method, operable at an electronic interactive device, comprises accessing a first image, e.g., identifying the content, on a surface, wherein the surface comprises an encoded pattern of location information on the surface for providing location information to the electronic interactive device. The method further comprises decoding the first image to associate the location information with second image information, e.g., of the content, of a second image on the surface.
Claims30
A method comprising:
- accessing a first image on a surface, wherein said surface comprises an encoded pattern of location information on said surface for providing location information to an electronic interactive device;
- and wherein further said encoded pattern of location information defines a portion of a dot space;
- and
- decoding said first image to associate said location information with second image information of a plurality of second images on said surface;
- wherein said first image identifies a web page comprising said plurality of second images and a plurality of memory-stored content associated with said plurality of second images;
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- associating said portion of said dot space with said web page, wherein said accessing and said decoding and associating are performed by said electronic interactive device.
A method comprising:
- accessing a first image on a surface, wherein said surface comprises an encoded pattern of location information on said surface for providing location information to an electronic interactive device;
- and wherein further said encoded pattern of location information defines a portion of a dot space;
- decoding said first image to associate said location information with second image information of a plurality of second image on said surface;
- wherein said first image identifies a web page comprising said plurality of second images and a plurality of memory-stored content associated with said plurality of second images;
- associating said portion of said dot space with said web page;
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- responsive to said electronic interactive device accessing a portion of said plurality of second images, performing an action associated with said portion of said plurality of second images, wherein said accessing, decoding, associating and performing are performed by said electronic interactive device.
A pen-shaped device comprising:
- an optical detector coupled to a housing;
- a processor coupled to said optical sensor;
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- a memory coupled to said processor, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed implement a method, said method comprising:
- accessing a first image on a surface, wherein said surface comprises an encoded pattern of location information on said surface for providing location information to said pen-shaped device;
- and wherein further said encoded pattern of location information defines a portion of a dot space;
- and
- decoding said first image to associate said location information with second image information of a plurality of second images on said surface;
- wherein said first image identifies a web page comprising said plurality of second images and a plurality of memory-stored content associated with said plurality of second images;
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- associating said portion of said dot space with said web page.
A method of identifying information, said method comprising:
- scanning a first image printed on a surface, wherein said surface has printed thereon an encoded pattern of location information for use by a pen computer device and wherein further said encoded pattern of location information defines a portion of a dot space;
- recognizing said first image wherein said first image identifies a web page comprising a plurality of second images and a plurality of memory-stored content associated with said plurality of second images;
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- associating said portion of said dot space with said web page, wherein said scanning, said recognizing and said associating are performed by said pen computer device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.