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Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007

Filed:

Apr. 02, 2004
Applicants:

Paul Lapstun, Balmain, AU;

Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;

Jacqueline Anne Lapstun, Balmain, AU;

Paul Quentin Scott, Balmain, AU;

Inventors:

Paul Lapstun, Balmain, AU;

Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;

Jacqueline Anne Lapstun, Balmain, AU;

Paul Quentin Scott, Balmain, AU;

Assignee:

Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales, AU;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/32 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of limiting communication between an application and a user, via a sensing device interacting with machine-readable coded data printed on a surface, the method comprising the steps, performed in a computer system, of: receiving interaction data representing the interaction of the sensing device with the coded data, the interaction data enabling identification of the application; transmitting information based on at least some of the interaction data to the application; and enabling transmission of up to a predetermined number of electronic messages from the application to the user.


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