Managing objects with varying and repeated printed positioning information
AssigneeLivescribe Inc.
InventorJim L. Marggraff
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Abstract
A system and method for identifying captured written data associated with a writing surface using a pen-based computing system are described. In one embodiment, a series of writing surfaces, such as notebooks, are produced, each including a plurality of pages that have an encoded pattern. In an embodiment, each writing surface is also associated with an identifier recognizable by a smart pen or other data capture device. When the smart pen captures written data from a writing surface, the smart pen determines whether the pen-based computing system includes stored written data previously captured from a writing surface having the same encoded pattern as the writing surface from which written data is currently being captured.
Claims25
A method for associating a source with data captured by a pen-based computing system, comprising:
- receiving an identifier associated with a writing surface from a gesture capture system included on a smart pen;
- determining an encoded pattern associated with the received identifier;
- determining whether previously captured written data is associated with the encoded pattern associated with the received identifier;
- and
- responsive to determining that the previously captured written data is associated with the encoded pattern associated with the received identifier, generating a request to archive the previously captured written data.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for associating a source with data captured by a pen-based computing system, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for:
- receiving an identifier associated with a writing surface from a gesture capture system included on a smart pen;
- determining an encoded pattern associated with the received identifier;
- determining whether previously captured written data is associated with the encoded pattern associated with the received identifier;
- and
- responsive to determining that the previously captured written data is associated with the encoded pattern associated with the received identifier, generating a request to archive the previously captured written data.
A pen-based computing system for associating a source with captured data, the pen-based computing system comprising:
- a processor;
- a gesture capture system coupled to the processor for capturing written data in relation to an encoded pattern on a writing surface from which the written data is captured;
- an onboard memory coupled to the processor and configured to store the written data captured by the gesture capture system;
- a storage medium storing computer program instructions and configured to be executed by the processor, the computer program instructions including instructions for:
- receiving an identifier associated with a writing surface from the gesture capture system;
- determining an encoded pattern associated with the received identifier;
- determining whether previously captured written data is associated with the encoded pattern associated with the received identifier;
- and
- responsive to determining that the previously captured written data is associated with the encoded pattern associated with the received identifier, generating a request to archive the previously captured written data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.