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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robb Fujioka, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00442 (2013.01); G06F 3/0317 (2013.01); G06F 3/03542 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); G06K 9/00409 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus converts written marks on a writing surface into a digital form. According to one embodiment, the apparatus includes a writing portion configured to create a physical mark on a surface and a recording portion configured to capture the physical mark. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to process the physical mark and generate a digital mark from the physical mark, a memory for storing the digital mark, and a transmitter to transmit a digital image of the captured mark to an external device.