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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Larry Lynch, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Sandor Kiss, Petaluma, CA (US);
Larry Lynch, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Sandor Kiss, Petaluma, CA (US);
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
A dot template for enabling user interaction between a computing device and a printed material. The template comprises a plurality of dot patterns for position determination. The template further comprises a plurality of icons for accepting input/output (e.g., a handwriting recognition pad, a keyboard) and for controlling the operation of a computing device (e.g., volume control, controlling audio/video information). The transparent template is placed over a printed material. Information regarding the printed material (e.g., Time magazine, October publication, page 11) is entered on the template using the computing device. The printed material is identified and its corresponding program is accessed. In response to a selection of a printed element the computing device detects the corresponding dot patterns, uses the program to determine the selected printed element and outputs related information to the selected printed element.