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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
May. 30, 2011
Paul Lapstun, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Michael Hollins, Balmain, AU;
Zhamak Dehghani, Balmain, AU;
Andrew Timothy Robert Newman, Balmain, AU;
Paul Lapstun, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Michael Hollins, Balmain, AU;
Zhamak Dehghani, Balmain, AU;
Andrew Timothy Robert Newman, Balmain, AU;
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales, AU;
Abstract
A method of interacting with a substrate and communicating with a computer system using an optical sensing device operable in a plurality of modes including a cursor control mode and a hyperlinking mode. The method includes the steps of: actuating a nib switch of the optical sensing device when a nib force exceeds a predetermined threshold; optically imaging coded data printed on the substrate; generating cursor control data when the optical sensing device is in said cursor control mode; generating interaction data using the imaged coded data when the optical sensing device is in the hyperlinking mode; and communicating the cursor control data or the interaction data to a computer system. The cursor control data initiates a cursor control response in the computer system while the interaction data initiates a hyperlinking response in the computer system.