| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7388685 |
Method and system for composition and transmission of an electronic mail message via an interact |
June 17, 2008 |
| A method for composition and transmission of an electronic mail message via an interactive document is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a document suitable for composition of the electronic mail message, the document including coded data indicative of an identit |
| 7388221 |
Viewer and method for displaying information based on viewer position |
June 17, 2008 |
| A viewer and method of displaying information with the viewer are provided. The viewer is configured to rest upon a surface that bears coded data and includes memory for storing display information, a sensor for sensing the coded data when the viewer is resting upon the surface, a pr |
| 7385713 |
Hand held modular camera assembly with a print sheet dispenser module |
June 10, 2008 |
| A hand-held modular camera assembly includes a camera module configured to capture an image. A printer module is configured to print the captured image upon one or more sheets of print media. A dispenser module is configured to be releasably attached to the printer module. The dispenser |
| 7383991 |
Packing system having interactive objects |
June 10, 2008 |
| A packing system is provided having an object to be packed which has an interface surface having coded data identifying the object, and a sensing device for sensing the coded data to generate indicating data indicative of the object identity and at least one of a position and orientation |
| 7383984 |
Shopping system having user interactive identity and product items |
June 10, 2008 |
| A shopping system is provided having a first interface surface having first coded data identifying a user of the first interface surface, a shopping receptacle having a shopping receptacle identity, and a sensing device. The sensing device is configured to sense the first coded data, |
| 7382488 |
Printer configured to count printed drops |
June 3, 2008 |
| A printer includes a processor and a replaceable ink cartridge includes a first integrated circuit (IC). The first IC contains print quality information and can be interfaced to the processor in a releasable manner. A printhead is interfaced to the processor and is configured to prin |
| 7382482 |
Method and apparatus for allowing a user to send an electronic mail message |
June 3, 2008 |
| A system for allowing a user to send an electronic mail message. The system including a computer system which determines information relating to sending a message, generates coded data indicative of at least one parameter relating to sending the message, and determines a layout defin |
| 7382354 |
Interaction with computer software using handwritten input on a form |
June 3, 2008 |
| A system for enabling user interaction with computer software. The system includes a computer system which transfers print data to a printer, the printer being responsive to the print data to print a form by printing information indicative of a text field and coded data at least partiall |
| 7380727 |
Method of generating interface surface |
June 3, 2008 |
| A method of generating an interface surface is provided, in which machine-readable coded data is generated in a computer system in accordance with a layout and is printed onto a surface with a printer in communication with the computer system. The layout has at least order n rotation |
| 7380712 |
Method and system for interacting with a product item |
June 3, 2008 |
| A method of interacting with a product item. The product item comprises a product contained in a package, the package having an interface surface containing information relating to the product, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data identifying a product identity and a |
| 7380709 |
Printing a trading card using a mobile device |
June 3, 2008 |
| A system for printing a trading card on a print medium. The system comprises a mobile telecommunications device which includes a printer module to print the trading card on the print medium and a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium. Information associa |
| 7377706 |
Print media roll and ink supply cartridge |
May 27, 2008 |
| A print media and ink supply cartridge includes an outer housing in which there is located a roll of print media located about a cylindrical former. The former includes a number of internal longitudinal ink storage volumes that are filled with hydrophobic sponges. One end of the former |
| 7376884 |
Method of position coding using sequences |
May 20, 2008 |
| A method of determining a coordinate value of a position with respect to patterns of a substrate using a sensing device is provided. Each pattern represents respective sequences. Each sequence consists of a repeating codeword of a cyclic position code. The cyclic position code has length |
| 7376273 |
Device and system for information management |
May 20, 2008 |
| An interactive notebook is provided which facilitates an interaction with a computer system. The notebook comprises: (i) one or more sheets having a position-coding pattern disposed thereon; (ii) at least one input field accepting: first markings from an optically-imaging pen which digit |
| 7375746 |
Forming a manipulated image using a printed medium having an image manipulation instruction |
May 20, 2008 |
| A camera for creating a manipulated image. The camera has an image capture device, an input device, an image manipulator, an output device and a display device. The image capture device is designed to capture a captured image. The input device is designed to receive an input image. T |
| 7372601 |
Modular image processing device |
May 13, 2008 |
| A modular image processing device includes a camera module configured to capture images to be printed. A memory module is configured to store data representing the captured images. A printer module is configured to print images from the stored data. The modules include connectors to faci |
| 7372598 |
Pagewidth inkjet printer with foldable input tray for interface protection |
May 13, 2008 |
| An inkjet printer includes a body defining a print media path along which print media can pass. A printhead assembly is arranged within the body and includes a printhead which is configured to print upon print media passing along the print media path. A print media feed arrangement is |
| 7372593 |
Inkjet printhead capping mechanism |
May 13, 2008 |
| An inkjet printhead capping mechanism includes an arm arranged to rotate about a pivot point. A capping assembly is located on one end of the arm whereas a slip wheel is located at the other with the pivot point being located between the two. The slip wheel is periodically driven by a dr |
| 7369270 |
Print engine/controller and printhead interface chip incorporating the engine/controller |
May 6, 2008 |
| A print engine/controller suited to use with a drop on demand print head. The print engine/controller works with compressed page data having both JPEG contone image layers and a bi-level image plane compressed using a Group 4 facsimile protocol. It receives compressed image plane's and |
| 7369265 |
Printer with code sensor |
May 6, 2008 |
| A printer for printing user information is provided with one or more sensors for detecting machine-readable information pre-printed or pre-formed on the substrate printed upon. The information uniquely identifies each substrate from other substrates and this information is associated |
| 7369261 |
Sensing device for enabling interaction between a computer and a form printed on a surface |
May 6, 2008 |
| A sensing device for enabling interaction between a computer and a form printed on a surface. The form includes one or more first viewable information zones relating to one or more available commands and one or more second viewable information zones relating to one or more objects. T |
| 7367665 |
Metal-cyanine dye having axial ligands which reduce visible absorption |
May 6, 2008 |
| The present invention provides an IR-absorbing metal-cyanine dye, said metal having at least one axial ligand bound thereto, wherein said axial ligand comprises a moiety suitable for reducing intermolecular interactions between adjacent dye molecules, thereby minimizing absorption of |
| 7366351 |
Camera having processor for up-interpolating Bayer image for printing by internal printer |
April 29, 2008 |
| A camera is provided comprising a Bayer color filter array arranged to capture an input image as a non-linear Bayer image comprising RGB pixels arranged in Bayer format, a processor and a printer. The processor is arranged to receive the input image, convert the input image to a prin |
| 7365874 |
Printer for authenticating a replaceable ink cartridge |
April 29, 2008 |
| A printer is provided for authenticating a replaceable ink cartridge. The printer includes a processor. The replaceable ink cartridge can be releasably coupled to the processor and includes a first integrated circuit (IC). A printhead is interfaced to the processor and is configured |
| 7362463 |
System for delivery of a brochure containing coded data |
April 22, 2008 |
| A system for delivering a brochure, including a computer system with a server adapted to provide and format visible information of a brochure and substantially invisible information including coded data indicative of an identity of the brochure and of at least one interactive element; a |
| 7362314 |
Interactive surface for enabling user interaction with software |
April 22, 2008 |
| An interactive surface for enabling user interaction with software in a computer system via a sensing device, the interactive surface comprising: visual information relating to a drawing field and the computer software; and, coded data indicative of an identity of the interface and |
| 7360089 |
Registration network for optical sensing device including printer as base station |
April 15, 2008 |
| A network including an optical sensing device, and a registration server, wherein a secret key and a unique public identifier are installed in the optical sensing device and in a database of the registration server; wherein the optical sensing device is adapted to communicate with the |
| 7358697 |
Robot for marking an encoded surface |
April 15, 2008 |
| A robot for marking an encoded surface is provided. The encoded surface has coded data identifying a plurality of locations thereon. The robot has an image sensor for sensing the coded data, and a processor for generating indicating data using the coded data sensed by the image senso |
| 7357323 |
Obtaining product item assistance |
April 15, 2008 |
| A method of requesting assistance relating to a product item is provided. The product item includes an associated interface surface. The interface surface has disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the product item. The method comprises the steps of, in a sensing device |
| 7357311 |
Printing educational material using a mobile device |
April 15, 2008 |
| A system for printing educational material on a print medium. The system comprises a mobile telecommunications device which includes a printer module to print the educational material on the print medium and a sensor module to sense a print media identifier of the print medium. Informati |
| 7354122 |
Printing of redundantly encoded distributed data |
April 8, 2008 |
| A method of printing digital data on a photograph includes loading an image processing program, transforming image data with the image processing program to produce transformed image data; redundantly encoding the transformed image data and the image processing program into a distrib |
| 7350889 |
Printer with loudspeaker interface |
April 1, 2008 |
| A printer includes a loudspeaker that announces error messages and the like. The error messages are stored as sound files in an onboard memory device. A central processor communicates with a speaker interface circuit by means of a data bus. A DMA controller is provided that mediates the |
| 7350236 |
Method and system for creation and use of a photo album |
March 25, 2008 |
| A method including providing a user with a photo album form printed on a surface, the photo album form containing information relating to a photo album activity and including coded data indicative of an identity of the photo album form and of a plurality of points on the form; receiving, |
| 7349572 |
Method of pre-processing an image to be printed in a hand-held camera |
March 25, 2008 |
| A method is provided for pre-processing an image to be printed. The pre-processing is performed with a processor of a hand-held camera. The method involves the step of capturing an image with an image sensor of the camera including a Bayer color filter array (CFA). The captured image |
| 7349125 |
Application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) in the form of a printer processor |
March 25, 2008 |
| A processor is provided for a printer. The processor includes an address, data and control bus. An expander unit is coupled to the bus and is configured to decompress a bi-level black layer of a page to be printed. A decoder unit is coupled to the bus and is configured to decompress a |
| 7347357 |
Method for electronic mail delivery |
March 25, 2008 |
| A method for providing a mailing system includes receiving, through a computer system, a mail item from a sender, and printing the mail item in a document including coded data thereon, the coded data including an indication of the identity of the mail item and at least one reference |
| 7336397 |
Image processing method for execution externally and internally to a printer |
February 26, 2008 |
| A method for image processing data representing a page to be printed includes the step of respectively receiving, in a data processing apparatus, external to a printer, data representing a bi-level black layer and a contone layer of a page to be printed. In the data processing appara |
| 7336389 |
Method of generating interactive document |
February 26, 2008 |
| A method of generating an interactive document is provided having the steps of allocating and recording a document identity in a computer system, associating the document identity with a page description for the document in the computer system, and communicating at least part of the |
| 7336267 |
Attribute selection surface for use with a pen |
February 26, 2008 |
| An attribute selection surface for use with a pen is provided. The pen has an electronically controllable marking device and a sensor. The surface comprises a substrate having information disposed thereon, the information comprising human-readable attribute information and coded data |
| 7334739 |
Rotationally symmetric coded data |
February 26, 2008 |
| Coded data for disposal on or in a surface, the coded data being arranged in accordance with at least one layout having n-fold rotational symmetry about a center of rotation, where n is at least two, the layout including n identical sub-layouts rotated 1/n revolutions apart about the cen |
| 7333235 |
Printer controller for controlling operation of a pagewidth printhead |
February 19, 2008 |
| A printer controller for controlling operation of a pagewidth printhead is provided. The printer controller comprises: a bus; a data input interface connected to the bus so that the bus can receive compressed and encoded page data from a computer-based machine connected to the data input |
| 7331646 |
Method of generating halftone print data that accommodates overlapping printhead chips |
February 19, 2008 |
| A method of generating halftone print data for overlapping end portions of a pair of consecutive printhead chips in an array of two or more printhead chips where an end portion of a first printhead chip overlaps an end portion of a second printhead chip, each printhead chip including |
| 7330974 |
Method and system for delivery of a secure document |
February 12, 2008 |
| A method and system for issuing secure documentation, such as tickets or coupons. The method includes producing a secure document having printed information and coded data thereon, the coded data including a unique identifier indicative of the secure document. A correspondence is rec |
| 7327485 |
System for capturing information from a printed document |
February 5, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a system for electronically capturing information from a printed document. The system comprises an interface surface provided on the document for conveying information to the user. The interface surface has coded data disposed thereon indicative of the |
| 7324989 |
Method of performing data searches on a network |
January 29, 2008 |
| A method of performing data searches on a network includes the step of maintaining a database of electronic documents on a computer system forming a node on the network, such that each electronic document is associated with at least one resource description. Search form print data is |
| 7324859 |
Substrate for use with audio file player |
January 29, 2008 |
| A substrate includes at least one visual representation of an audio file and encoded data associated with the at least one audio file. The encoded data can be sensed by a selection device to cause an audio file stored in a computer system to be provided to the selection device from said |
| 7322524 |
Graphic design software using an interface surface |
January 29, 2008 |
| A computer system configured for operating graphic design software to enable a user to perform graphic design activity using an interface surface. The interface surface contains information relating to the graphic design software. The interface surface includes coded data having a nu |
| 7314181 |
Symmetric product identifying tags |
January 1, 2008 |
| Coded data for disposal on or in an interface surface associated with a product item, the coded data being indicative of an identity of the product item, such that the coded data distinguishes the product item from every other product item. The coded data is arranged in accordance wi |
| 7314177 |
Wearable product reading device |
January 1, 2008 |
| A reading device for reading an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the product item. The reading device includes a harness having a finger portion, and a housing coupled to the harness finger |
| 7310157 |
Method of generating a two-dimensional code with a constant background pattern |
December 18, 2007 |
| A method of generating a two-dimensional code includes the steps of allocating a number of background entries on a carrier for a constant background pattern detectable by a reader. Background dots are printed on the carrier to define the background pattern. A number of data entries a |
