The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2000
Brett T. Hannigan, Portland, OR (US);
Brett Alan Bradley, Portland, OR (US);
Burt W. Perry, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Tony F. Rodriguez, Portland, OR (US);
Brett T. Hannigan, Portland, OR (US);
Brett Alan Bradley, Portland, OR (US);
Burt W. Perry, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Tony F. Rodriguez, Portland, OR (US);
Digimarc Corporation, Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
The pages of a children's book are marked in a machine-readable manner (e.g., by imperceptible digital watermark technology). When such a page is shown to a camera-equipped computer device, the watermark is decoded, and the story text from that page is read aloud to a child. A number of variants are contemplated, including using book pages as entry points to corresponding videos; using books to link to corresponding interactive web sites or multi-player games; incorporating the camera in a plush toy; evoking different responses from the system by using the book to convey gestures to the camera; providing such functionality in cell phones, set top boxes, and Bluetooth-equipped devices; customizing read-aloud stories using words provided by the child or a parent; etc.