Wang Laboratories, Inc.

Kodak Limited

Chia-Chuan Hsiao

Alex J Harui

Karen Donoghue

Michael W Schirpke

Stephen R Levine

Kenneth C Knowlton

David J Angel

Stephen P Boylan

Donna Ajgaonkar

Bruce Eric Brown

Charles Paress

Mary Jane Boyd

A data processing system is coupled to a facsimile device which receives and transmits facsimile images between the data processing system and a telephone line. The data processing system includes the capability to receive a facsimile image, interpret certain images as specified commands for the data processor, and to retrieve, manipulate and transmit data in response to the specified commands.

Data retrieval, manipulation and transmission with facsimile images

A data processing system provides annotation of a document with annotations inputted through an electronic tablet, a keyboard and an audio assembly. The annotations are entered in a modeless operation of the three input streams. Input by the tablet utilizes a two ended pen. One end of the pen is used for writing annotations to be added to a document and the second end of the pen is used for erasing the added written annotations. Files record the annotations made to the document in a manner which allows a time sequenced playback of the annotations including handwritten, typed and voiced annotations. A state machine of various procedures and controllers which call the procedures is used for processing the annotations as they are made, for replaying the annotations at a subsequent desired time, and for printing the annotations.

Document annotation & manipulation in a data processing system

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Lincoln, MA, United States of America

Chia-Chuan Hsiao