CN1311883A - Method and apparatus for storing reference codes in a writing instrument and for retrieving information identified by the reference codes - Google Patents
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Abstract
An interactive data transfer system and method is provided. In embodiments of the invention, the data transfer system includes a computing device, and a data well for interfacing with an elongate instrument, the elongate instrument having a data transfer end with a data transfer tip. The data well has a housing with an opening for receiving the data transfer tip of the elongate instrument. The data well also has a communications port operatively coupled to the computing device to provide data to the computing device, and the data well has a data communication device contained in the housing for interfacing with the data transfer tip when the data transfer end of the elongate instrument is received in the opening The computing device is programmed to receive data from the data well. The received data includes data indicative of at least one address on a global communications network. The computer device is also programmed, upon receipt of the at least one address, to launch an application to retrieve information related to the at least one address from the global communications network and transmit such information to the computing device.
Description
Related application of the present invention
The right of priority that the application requires number is 60/089 from the provisional application of submitting on June 19th, 1998,891 application, and be that the application number of submitting on Dec 19th, 1997 is 08/994,684 part continuation application, above-mentioned two applications have all transferred the application's applicant (assignee), be A.T.Cross Company of Lincoln, Rhode Island, above-mentioned two applications are all incorporated this paper into by being cited in this.
Technical field of the present invention
The present invention relates generally to and a kind ofly be used to read and stored reference code and thereupon retrieve method and device by the information of this identifying code identification, more particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of system, this system utilizes that current collection reads, storage and transmitting device read in the instrument of one, store and subsequently identifying code is transferred to computer system, described computer system (this system can be connected to worldwide computer network, on Internet) retrieval is by the information of described identifying code identification.
Background technology of the present invention
The theme that the reader of newspaper and other periodicals usually can run into described article or advertisement obtains the interested situation of extraneous information.Article in these periodicals is usually because the constraint in space and in order in succinct mode information transmission to be subjected to the information quantitative limitation of being transmitted to a large amount of readers' needs, and that most of reader is confined to the theme of some specific certain articles is interested.
When utilizing succinct article to attract a large amount of readers, concerning those wish to obtain the reader of this article theme more information, usually be subjected to puzzlement with this succinct restricted content that article type was provided.These disturbed readers usually repeatedly read multiple publication, or utilize the online news of Internet and information service to obtain their needed information.When using online news and information service, the user need expend a large amount of time usually and retrieve, so that obtain their needed information.Therefore, exist the easy mode of a kind of usefulness obtain with the demand of the relevant extraneous information of interested article.
In addition, the increase of the catalogue quantity that use the every day that is brought by the sales force of family, work and company, the user must write or note catalog number and the price that selected article or they want the commodity buying or order.This is quite time-consuming, and usually causes making a mistake in the suitable Item Number of record or when the said firm sends correct numbering or catalogue storage.These mistakes can cause various consequences, comprise non-required article are sent to the price of user, mistake and require the return of goods.
The sales force is behind visiting consumer or client, must often fill in very long that order by the consumer and these products or the relevant order form of service, order simultaneously these orders continued to transfer to the office ground of (usually by mailing or fax) general headquarters or company, so that can obtain handling.The information relevant with way of paying may send in addition, and the shipment mandate relevant with way of paying may can cause incuring loss through delay and causing confusion equally.
In addition, as certain security client, when for example the prospective buyer of other securities such as consumer or security, stock wanted to buy and sell these security, these users can contact, typewrite or note the quantity of these specific stocks or security and these stock or security by phone or fax or in the mode such as the Internet as a rule with their middle man or trader.This may cause the generation of some mistake, and for example the code of stock is made a copy of mistakenly, has made a copy of the incorrect stock quantity of buying in or selling, and the order that perhaps will " buy in " mistake is written as the order of " selling ".Therefore, exist and a kind ofly order goods or security exchange provides the demand of simplifying and reducing the mode of doing business of error rate to catalogue.
The United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 496, No. 071 (being merged in this paper by quoting as proof at this) of authorizing Walsh has been described a kind of method of prior art, by in journal articles, inserting identifying code, with allow this piece article utilize immediately this code by with reference to and/or index.Yet the patent of Walsh does not provide a kind of system that can make the reader who comprises identifying code obtain the extraneous information relevant with the theme of this article at an easy rate.Moreover in the method that is disclosed by Walsh, these identifying codes need the electronic equipment of reading code usually.Publication is normally read on train, automobile or aircraft, and this moment, the reader did not usually possess inlet to conventional code reading device, noted or store this identifying code for using in the future to allow the reader.
Authorize the United States Patent (USP) the 5th of Wellner, 640, No. 193 (being merged in this paper by quoting as proof at this) described a kind of method, the user can be scanned the bar code or the alphanumeric sign indicating number of printing, so that this information is retrieved in the transmission by medium of communication (such as Internet), the information of the theme that acquisition is relevant with bar code or identification code.
Authorize people's such as Edelstein United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 764, No. 906 (being merged in this paper by quoting as proof at this) described a kind of e-sourcing note/sign, request and transmission system, allow the user (for example to find out in computer network or system, Internet) required information, and need not the user know resource requirement such as uniform resource locator information such as (URL).
Authorize the United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 804, No. 803 (being merged in this paper by quoting as proof) of Cragun and described a kind of information searching device at this, its design be for obtain may be relevant on article with the theme that is encoded data message.
Authorize the United States Patent (USP) the 5th of Gifford, 812, No. 776 (being merged in this paper by quoting as proof at this) relates to various methods by the services request of network processes from user to the service provider, and this method need not use the URL descriptor just can finish identification to the information that searches.
The PCT publication No. of announcing on June 4th, 1998 is that a kind of data retrieval system has been described in the application (being merged in this paper by quoting as proof at this) of WO98/24036, and this searching system and bar code reader combined with access are in the information resources that are included on the Internet.
The PCT publication No. of announcing on January 9th, 1997 is that the system and method for a kind of utilization in the visit of the cognizance code on article resource relevant with these article on the Internet described in the application (being merged in this paper by quoting as proof at this) of WO97/01137.
The PCT publication No. of announcing on January 29th, 1998 is that a kind of bar code scanner and computer program have been described in the application (being merged in this paper by quoting as proof at this) of WO98/03923, so as from the Internet obtain be printed on newspaper, books, periodical, catalogue or other printing materials on the relevant information of information.
The PCT publication No. is that a kind of computing machine that is connected with bar code reader has been described in the application (being merged in this paper by quoting as proof at this) of WO98/06055, is used for visit information on Internet or internal network.
Summary of the present invention
Each embodiment of the present invention has overcome the defective that exists in the above-mentioned public publication of mentioning, provides a kind of reader of permission to utilize the method and apparatus of portable writing implement, identifying code that storage easily is relevant with periodical, article or advertisement.This writing implement comprises that electronic data reads, storage and transmitting device.In addition, each embodiment of the present invention has promoted consumer and sales force's catalog shopping.Many embodiments of the present invention have also further promoted security exchange.The mistake that embodiment of the present invention produce needs to print or manual systems that other duplicate, number, encode is lacked than occurring in.
The previous mode that is adopted, for example the reader of newspaper or periodical wants to note certain specific interconnection web index, need on a jiao of newspaper, note the uniform resource locator (URL) of this website, subsequently, the reader will find this newspaper, then in the face of computing machine, and on web browser, knock in the URL address.
System and method of the present invention is to be printed on code on the object and to finish considerable task or routine work and come time savingly by allowing the user to simplify scanning, and this code can corresponding various information, such as the URL address.Various embodiments of the present invention provide such system: it can send the identifying code that detects to computer system automatically, and this computer system can utilize the Internet browser to find to contain the interconnection website of those related articles related with the identifying code that is detected, advertisement, Catalog Header or securities information on world wide web.
One embodiment of the invention have comprised writing implement, this writing implement comprises writing end and is positioned at the data transmission terminal of this writing end opposite end, described data transmission terminal reads the identifying code relevant with encoded articles, subsequently, this data transmission terminal is put into data jack, this data jack with by cable and computing machine or other electronic equipment communications.Disposable is that this data jack can be carried out communication by wireless communication technique and computing machine.Described in another embodiment writing implement can utilize wireless communication technique directly to carry out communication with computing machine, and described wireless communication technique can comprise infrared or the radio frequency connection.In case on behalf of the code signal that is scanned, writing implement will send computing machine to, computing machine just sends request, this request with this computer user take to this interconnection website or other by the code index that is scanned to the position.Disposablely be, when the user signs in to its computing machine and is connected on the Internet, according to one embodiment of the invention provide one or more with one or more code dependent connection that is scanned.This connection can be that the inlet of liking with the user is relevant.
Therefore, the information that the user is can retrieval relevant with newspaper or other periodicals, the consumer can order certain project from catalogue commodity, client can also carry out the transaction of stock or other securities.All these behaviors can efficiently be hanged down error rate ground and be realized.The present invention improved the user Internet or other based on the wide area Computer Communication Networks on, utilize the ability of the variation retrieving information of conventional portable writing implement,
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Fig. 1 shows the publication goods that have bar code therein;
Fig. 2 (A) shows the electronic pen of the one embodiment of the invention that is used for reading Fig. 1 bar code to 2 (E);
Fig. 3 (A) to 3 (E) show according to have as shown in Figure 2 in one embodiment of the invention and each parts of the electronic pen of the lettering pen socket of coupled computer systems between interaction relationship;
Fig. 4 shows according to the present invention and is used to store synoptic diagram with the system implementation plan of retrieving information;
Fig. 5 shows according to the present invention and is used to store synoptic diagram with another embodiment of the system of retrieving information;
Fig. 6 (A) and (B) be the skeleton view of the pen of embodiment as shown in Figure 2 and the skeleton view that corresponding each several part decomposes;
Fig. 6 (C) and (D) be corresponding to Fig. 6 (A) and embodiment (B) the pen side view and cut-open view;
Fig. 7 is the block diagram that carries out the embodiment of signal Processing with electronic pen as shown in Figure 2;
Fig. 8 is the operational flowchart of device as shown in Figure 5; And
Fig. 9 shows illustrated user interface, comprise the user with as shown in Figure 2 tool scans that arrive with code dependent connection the as shown in Figure 1.
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In each embodiment of the present invention, bar code is placed in approaching, for example beginning of article in publication or advertisement, centre or place, end.Simultaneously, " publication " speech that uses in instructions should be understood to comprise other forms of printed matter, for example label on newspaper, magazine, books, recipe, the product or the like.
Interestedly in it obtain extra certain reader about certain piece of article or advertising message, utilization is included in the code that reads and store specific identification this article such as the instrument in the pen, subsequently, the reader is the pen data jack of packing into, this data jack be designed for accepting from pen particular code, and this code is transferred to computer system.
Interchangeablely be that described pen can be directly and the computer system communication.In other words, need not physical connection, for example there is not data jack.And being to use the wireless telecommunications means, for example infrared connection or other electromagnetism connected modes are so that allow this straight connecing and the computing machine communication.
According to an embodiment of computer system of the present invention, can also be by data jack or directly from the computing machine to the pen, carry out code or other transmission of Information, use subsequently for the reader.This computer system can comprise code database and with the corresponding global wide area interconnection net address of this code.Then, this computer system can be visited the interconnection website of the appropriate address relevant with this particular code, so that offer the further information of user and described article or advertisement related subject.Disposablely be, this computer system can not have such code database, but should have the ability with position communication outside this computer system, and the code database that is associated with the address, Internet may be contained in this position.
With reference now to 1 to 8 pair of each embodiment of the present invention of accompanying drawing, is further described.Fig. 1 shows the publication 10 on second hurdle of first hurdle that has text 12 and text 13, and this publication 10 also comprises the bar code 14 that is positioned at bottom, second hurdle.As mentioned above, this bar code can comprise specific cognizance code, to discern this piece article.This bar code can one of our known code format be realized with those, also can be to be the specially designed specific code of each embodiment of the present invention.Further, this code can be positioned at this piece article other positions except that the bottom, for example the top of article or at the margin place that adjoins article.In addition, this bar code can also be included in the place of closing on title of article in the index of publication or the catalogue.Although bar code one speech is used herein to each embodiment of the present invention is described, but these embodiments are not in order to limit the usable range of bar code, but can use the readable code of any mechanical hook-up (such as alphanumeric code) to wait those to scan or to read by for example instrument of pen of the present invention.
Reference symbol 10 among Fig. 1 refers in the bottom that is positioned at second hurdle, comprise the publication 10 of bar code 14, should be appreciated that, this can be the order form for a described article 10, and for example the sort of form that can find in family's catalogue also is current popular a kind of shopping way.Therefore, column 12 and 13 can constitute the explanation of figure or other articles, wherein each can with suitable bar code 14 to start with or the ending.
Fig. 2 A shows one embodiment of the invention, comprises the electronic pen 16 that has section of writing 18 and data transmission segment 20.The user can use the following step of data transmission terminal 20 usefulness of writing implement 16 to realize ordering the option with correlative code.Scanning input code 14, and in the data jack 26 of data transmission terminal 20 insertions shown in Fig. 3 (A) and 3 (D) with writing implement 16, after the data transmission terminal 20 of writing implement 16 is inserted into, represent the signal of scan code to be transmitted to computing machine 28 by cable 30.
Interchangeable is that as following further description, data fetch device 16 can pass through wireless communication technique, for example radio frequency (RF) connection, infrared connection or the direct and personal computer communication of other electromagnetism connection means.In other words, the circuit in this data fetch device can be read and certain piece of code that article is relevant, and with personal computer or other electronic equipment communications.
After the code signal that representative is scanned sent computing machine 28 to, computing machine 28 proposed an application, required to go up with address corresponding to the company of the code that scans at certain wide area network (for example Internet) to contact.In addition, the code of this scanning can comprise that requirement orders a kind of specific commodity or the indication of multiple commodity from the said firm.
Except the consumer uses the catalogue order, the present invention can also be suitable for the sales force in the travelling, sales force during the journey can order any one clauses and subclauses in themselves catalogue or order basis, by scanning and the relevant bar code 14 of clauses and subclauses that should select, and the signal that will represent above-mentioned scan code is transferred to computing machine 28, after receiving transmission signals, computing machine 28 sends the order application by wide area network (for example Internet) to general headquarters.
Except above-mentioned application, user or stock broker can adopt following measure by for example Internet, trade security safely or other securities.The corresponding specific stock of scanning input or the code of other securities, the user can also be scanned representative and buy, sells or the code of other modes of doing business.In addition, another code of the securities number of shares that will conclude the business of scanning input.Clearly, can also realize description with code to above-mentioned all three groups of information.
Fig. 2 (A) shows an embodiment that is used to read with the electronic pen 16 of memory stick font code 14 to 2 (E).As mentioned above, this electronic pen comprises two sections, section of writing 18 and data transmission segment 20, and this electronic pen also comprises power supply, for example battery 34.
The described section of writing comprises the pen that has from the routine of pencil 22 distribution prepared Chinese ink.This section of writing 18 comprises the magnetic tape cassette equipment 58 that repeats to replace, this magnetic tape station 58 has one and is selected near the tip of interchangeable magnetic tape cassette equipment or the extraction groove 52 of writing end, the user can insert described magnetic tape cassette equipment 58 in the extraction tool 50, thereby the extraction groove 52 on the magnetic tape cassette equipment is complementary with groove 51 on the extraction tool 50, subsequently, the user can pull at pen, make its y direction break away from extraction tool 50, to extract this interchangeable magnetic tape cassette equipment 58 along writing implement 16.Thereby the user can insert the magnetic tape cassette equipment of replacement simply.As shown in Fig. 2 (A), this section of writing 18 comprises the shaft of a writing brush 19 and round end section 27.The 27 relative shaft of a writing brush rotations of round end section cause (not shown) pencil 22 to do the mechanical motion of extending and shrinking in inside.
Described data transmission segment further comprises bottom 66, light emitting diode 68 and loudspeaker 72.Described bottom 66 allows the user to start the scanning and the transfer function of this span line.Light emitting diode 68 and loudspeaker 72 offer subscriber-related sound and the visual signal of whether successfully finishing specific scanning and transport behavior.It is that this application has transferred the assignee as the application, and is incorporated into this paper by quoting as proof at this in 08/994,684 the application (being entitled as " data/penholder mouth ") that a scheme of this electronic pen 16 is disclosed in the application number of submitting on Dec 19th, 1997.
Fig. 3 (A) shows an embodiment that realizes according to the present invention, and wherein electronic pen 16 places data jack 26, and this data jack is connected with computing machine 28 by cable 30.Fig. 3 (B) shows a series of views that this electronic pen is inserted into data jack 26 to 3 (E).After one or more codes were stored in the electronic pen, this electronic pen was placed in the data jack 26, and this pen is transferred to described data jack with described code by known mode.On behalf of the signal of the code that is scanned, described data jack 26 will be transferred to computing machine by cable 30 successively.
In one embodiment of the invention, the two ends of pen 16 can be inserted in this data jack 26.If the section of writing 16 is inserted into socket 26, this section of writing 16 is fixed in the shutter 19, shown in Fig. 3 (E).Yet if data transmission segment 20 is inserted in the socket 26, the clip 17 of pen 16 contacts with shutter 19, causes shutter 19 along the direction rotation shown in the middle arrow A of Fig. 3 (C).In case this data transmission segment 20 inserts in the data jack 26 fully, the direction of pen is left in shutter 19 rotations, and data transfer head enters and data fetch device 70 exercisable approximated positions simultaneously, shown in Fig. 3 (D).This data jack 26 can be downloaded the information that stores subsequently from pen 16.
Described data jack can be used by A.T.Cross company and (be positioned at Lincoln, RhodeIsland) product of producing is realized, it is mentioned in front, is that the sequence number of applying on Dec 19th, 1997 is 08/994,684, be entitled as the patented claim of " data/pen type socket ".In some embodiments of the present invention, this data jack can comprise battery charger, so that give the one or more battery charge in the described electronic pen.
In Fig. 3 (A), show data jack 26 and be connected with computing machine 28 by cable 30.Those of ordinary skill in the art should be understood that, this data jack can be passed through other known interconnection techniques (radio frequency of for example wireless connections mode (RF) connects, infrared connection or other electromagnetism connected modes, is 31 parts as reference symbol among Fig. 3) and replacedly be connected with computing machine.In other embodiments, this data jack can be integrated by computing machine fully, for example can set up a data jack that is used to admit data fetch device 16 in personal computer.
In another embodiment, data fetch device 16 can pass through wireless communication apparatus, and for example radio frequency (RF), infrared or other electromagnetism connected modes above-mentioned are directly and the personal computer communication.In other words, the circuit in data fetch device both can read the code relevant with article, again can with personal computer or other electronic equipment communications.
In order to help to realize such wireless communication mode, the data transfer head 24 of described data fetch device (for example electronic pen 16) can comprise sapphire ball 32, as Fig. 6 (A) to shown in 6 (D), at least the electromagnetic wave of certain frequency (for example visible light) is by this data transfer head 24 in these sapphire ball 32 permissions, and this sapphire ball 32 can make the similar ball of ball with a ball pen.
Further, described data fetch device can comprise pressure sensitive switch assembly 38,40,42 and 44, they can be when pressure be applied on the data transfer head, start the scan components in this data fetch device, this pressure switch assembly comprises ball/optical module 44, is used for the scan function of a service data transmission switch.Described pressure switch assembly further comprises simulate press circuit board (PCB) assembly 38 and at the switch contact 42 near contact spring 40.This contact spring 40 is compressed when pressure is applied on the ball 32, and when contact spring 40 was compressed above a certain force value, pressure switch was activated.
Therefore, in operation, the sapphire ball 32 in user's mobile data transmission 24 passes the code 14 relevant with article 10 as standardized line on code, so that this code is swept in the data fetch device.Interchangeablely be, described electronic pen can comprise proximity transducer, is used for when ball 32 is positioned at position near code 14, and the treatment circuit 60 in Fig. 7 sends signals.
Data fetch device as shown in Figure 7, for example pen can comprise signal processing circuit 60, according to this embodiment, this code reading device 64 sends to code detection circuit 76 with signal, and this detection circuit sends to analog to digital converter 80 with the signal that detects again.Similarly, pressure transducer 74 comprises sapphire ball 32, ball/optical module 44, contact spring 40 and switch contact 42, and signal is sent to pressure detecting circuit 78, and this detection circuit sends to analog to digital converter 80 with the pressure detectable signal again.
Under suitable condition, for example when both received signal from code detection circuit 76 and pressure detecting circuit 78, converter 80 sent to register 82 with code detection signal.Under appropriate condition, for example when pen 16 was come in and gone out data jack, register 82 sent to data transmission circuit 84 with the signal of record, and this data transmission circuit 84 is transferred to interface 86 with the signal of record, and from interface 86 receiving inputted signals.This interface 86 and computing machine 28 interfaces, this computing machine has signed in on the translation database 90, is used for the code signal that is write down is translated into another kind of information format, for example the uniform resource locator address.
In one embodiment, described data fetch device 16 comprises it may being that bar code from Symbol Technologies company limited (Holtsville, New York) reads the class device.Yet interchangeable embodiment is the scanister of other types, for example, based on the scanner of laser, can be included in the data transmission segment of electronic pen 16.These scanister that substitute can read alphanumeric symbol or other labels in addition, also can read other symbols that substitute bar code.
According to a method embodiment of the present invention, comprise the steps, as shown in Figure 8, at first, scanning input 92 is positioned at the coded message of locating near article (for example article), whether this system validation 94 has detected this coded message, if detected this information, and then data fetch device storage 96 these code informations.Subsequently, this data fetch device sends this code information to information interface, and this information interface can be computing machine or other electronic equipment, shows and utilizes 120 these information, and this will be further described below.This information interface is also with information, and for example URL address transfer 122 is to network.This system need to determine whether other information 124 subsequently.If also need more information, can on described information interface, show suitable demand; Otherwise, institute's information requested is turned back to this information interface.
In one embodiment of the invention, described bar code is to use and has that 6 to 12 bit digital characters realize, its size may diminish to and is arranged in publication or the unremarkable position of advertisement, but should be greatly to the degree that can clearly read with data fetch device (for example electronic pen).For article in newspaper or advertisement, need to use bigger slightly bar code, this is because the printing quality that common newspaper is adopted is relatively poor relatively.In one embodiment, described bar code comprises and is designed to X
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4Numeric string, X value wherein is designated as a kind of in 10,000 kinds of periodicals usually, and that the Y value usually is designated as is relevant with this publication near one in 10,000 pieces of articles.Similarly, X value and Y value can be used for marking each clauses and subclauses of specific directory and this catalogue or specific stock and the quantity of stock or other security.
In each embodiment of the present invention, computing machine 28 is by programming, is used to receive the code from data jack, and after receiving code, and visit is included in this computing machine or at the database at remote location (for example Internet place).In one embodiment, for example as, one is utilized a kind of in the known web browser, pass through the long-range database of Internet server access by computing machine, this database provides the Internet homepage URL address corresponding in the described numeric string four characters, and the simultaneous computer system utilizes web browser to be connected to and the website that interconnects accordingly, URL address.In this interconnection website, back four characters of described numeric string are used for determining the homepage address corresponding to those code correspondences that scanned by reading device such as described certain articles, advertisement, product or stock.
Each embodiment of the present invention in, described homepage corresponding to each article or advertisement can be retained by the publisher of for example newspaper or magazine, simultaneously the database of these publications remains by the service organization by reader and publisher's reservation.In the further embodiment that front of the present invention was described, catalogue company can remain into homepage in such catalogue, and this catalogue can make the catalogue consumer that the one or more article in the said firm's catalogue are sent order.Equally, sales force's general headquarters can be saved in the client there that these orders can be forwarded to the sales force with homepage or other interconnection website.At last, stock broker or other company can keep homepage or other Internet station address, so that their consumer or user can be by the quantity codes of the code of scanning respective specific stock and stock, whether buy, sell with ining addition or the code of other transactions, be implemented in the transaction of carrying out stock and other security on the Internet.
The maker or seller of described electronic pen can by himself or other mechanism provide dissimilar Computer Service for the electronic pen user.In one embodiment, producer or dealer can provide effective tissue and navigation Service to the user of its electronic pen, whereby, are joined to one another to other the server of gateway by producer or dealer of service, network address and other databases.The information of being collected by these servers can be remained the purpose that is used for demographics or be sold other people subsequently by producer or dealer.
With in first embodiment as the go-between different be that in second embodiment, producer and dealer can oneself provide the information service of the code representative of above-mentioned discussion, also can store the supply from these information.In addition, the said firm can provide such service to the user: be used to be implemented in the retrieval on Internet station or other databases, so that the information that those users need and do not provide on its server is provided, and these visits and service collected the charges.Obviously, providing of described these services can be except the manufacturer of electronic pen or certain entity the dealer, for example service bureau of newspaper or publisher etc. in the above-described embodiment.
Shown in Fig. 4 still is another embodiment of the invention.Fig. 4 shows we realize " firmly " inlet (hard portal) in known industrialization method, and this hard inlet definition (only being purpose of the present invention) is indifferent to consumer or user server where or one group of server in the Internet for keeping in communication with client terminal.The example that a kind of like this service is provided be America Online Inc (America Online, Inc., AOL).The hard inlet method of service that preferably provides is, suitable application software is installed on client/consumer/user's machine, and allow this application software to move according to technique known on the backstage of browser, by this way, described request and described portal server keep in touch, simultaneously the needed content of preparation Anywhere that browser can be on the Internet.
Fig. 4 has provided the process according to one embodiment of the invention in a flowchart, and the user can begin information is retrieved from scanning bar code or other alphanumeric symbol.In first step 100, the user utilizes tool scans bar code 102 of the present invention, described instrument converts the bar code 102 that scans to represent this bar code 102 signal, and on behalf of the signal of this bar code that scans, system will send client's personal computer (PC) 104 to subsequently.
Software on client's PC receives the signal of representing this bar code that scans, and operation is installed in the browser on the client PC 104, described software utilizes this browser and represents the signal of the bar code that scans, and is being connected on the Connection Service device 108 on the Internet 106.
In one embodiment, bar code uses 128 yards, further, this bar code can be supported the character of sufficient amount, so that the address of relevant enterprise, company or other entities and Related product is carried out the coding of request type (relevant publication, catalog shopping, security trading etc.).
This bar code can be divided into two zones: static zones and dynamic area.Static zones can be determined type (for example, Xiang Guan publication) and its company or other entities (for example, Washington Post, The Washington Post) of asking.Dynamic area can be used to specify the specific products in content data base.Connection Service device 108 here is associated static zones in the bar code and content supplier (for example, Newsweek or Washington Post, catalogue company or specific stock broker) as the procurator to client PC.In other words, this Connection Service device 108 leaches the information of described static zones, and based on the information in the static zones, will directly file a request to specific news agency 110.
Described news agency 110 is implemented general gateway interface (CGI) process, with dynamically mapping between bar code that leaches and corresponding uniform resource localizer (URL).This URL points to the specific products in the content data base 114,116 and 118.A plurality of URL can be associated with single bar code.This Connection Service device 108 sends from News Corp.'s network server 110 these URL to client's PC 104 subsequently by Internet 106.
A kind of method that bar code is offered the Internet is a kind of round-about way, this method is disclosed in and transfers (the Solar Communications of sun communication company, Naperville, IL,) international publication number be that its text is merged in this paper at this by quoting as proof in the PCT application of WO97/01137.This PCT application relates to the database that existing unified product code (UPC) number (these numbers can find on the product such as perfumed soap and soda) is associated with URL on the Internet inter alia.Yet, a kind of input media has only been lectured in the application of Solar Communications company, for example adhere to upc bar code reader on computers, and it does not lecture a kind of freedom and data fetch device independently, for example this device can use under various environment, such as train, aircraft etc., and subsequently with computer interface so that download the information that obtains by this data fetch device.
Fig. 5 shows the process according to an interchangeable embodiment of the present invention in a flowchart, and according to this embodiment, the user utilizes instrument 16 to begin to retrieve and scan code 102 or the information relevant with other alphanumeric symbol.As above-mentioned, this code can comprise a plurality of zones.Specific application software, specific database or content supplier can be discerned in these zones, and the special article in certain database.This scanning tools 16 converts the code 102 that scans to represent this code 102 signal.
In step 200, on behalf of the signal of the code that is scanned, described system will send client's personal computer (PC) 104 to.In one embodiment, this signal can be transmitted with the form of ascii string in this system.Further, client's PC receives this signal by port 202, and described port can be any in the various port, such as serial, infrared or prevention at radio-frequency port.
Various the chaining that provides based on the code that has before scanned, the user can select one of them subsequently.Be connected to content supplier 214 or 216 by the browser 206 of selected link activation by Internet 106 and cross link portal server 208, and be connected to by the specific article in content supplier 214 or 216 databases of supporting.In addition, bar code mapping software 222 can be mapped to bar code the article in the database of being supported by content supplier 214 220.
In the above-mentioned individual embodiment of the present invention, code reading device is integrated in the pen.In another embodiment, this code reading device can also be integrated in the another kind of writing implement or be integrated into other some--preferably such as in the portable sets such as wrist-watch, cell phone.And in other embodiment, this code reading device can be an independently mancarried device, this device is designed to pack into easily in pocket or the simple and easy case and bag, and can be integrated on the equipment of the laser designator shape that can be suspended on user's key chain.
In another embodiment of the invention, what be used for substituting bar code is to be used in article or the advertisement as the standard character of cognizance code, and electronic pen comprises the electronic scanning device that can read this character simultaneously.Embodiment hereto, computer system comprises character recognition software, to discern the character that those read by described electronic scanning device.
In the time of the printed matter that the present invention can be used to be correlated with as described, catalogue and securities industry, its can also a large amount of other industry and use in use.For example comprise following application: utilize bar code or other codes in encyclopedia to connect the user to further information; Code in Yellow Page or other catalogues is used; The code that is used for e-business bank uses, and wherein, the user can be scanned, the practical bill code of electronics for example, and in this bill of interconnection online payment.Other example comprises the foreign language translation, and wherein the code on the scan articles can connect the user to the foreign language translation source place on the Internet.Also having another example is to carry out interactively shopping, and wherein, the user can be scanned the number of certain household products or food, and by being connected to this article of interconnection ordering site in supermarket.Further example is, ballot paper gatherer's use, and he can scan selected people or by voter's particular code.
Be still a further example, be the present invention who uses for the test purpose of standard, in this is used, student or other users' selection is scanned, in case certain cycle tests is finished, this electronic pen can be used for this answer is connected to authority's interconnection website, helps immediate feedback, compares with present pencil labelling technique, because accurate bar code marketing technique and to the real-time statistic analysis of the experience accumulation of numerous user test scanister has reduced invalid hitting.
In another embodiment, flute portion also has the SoundRec module that replaces apparatus for reading of bar code, and it makes the user write down the URL address in this logging modle.In this embodiment, the socket of pen comprises and is used for receiving circuit from the URL address of electronic pen with sound or electronics mode, and described computer system is transmitted in this URL address.For this embodiment, described computer system comprises voice recognition engine by programming, so that receive the URL address, and after receiving, can make the web browser visit have the interconnection website of described URL address.
Still as another embodiment, described electronic pen has accelerometer, can delete or write down by the character in this electronic format of writing, this electronic pen be 5,434 in the patent No., 371 United States Patent (USP) (is entitled as " hand-held electronic writing implement ", Hand-held Electronic Writing Tool) in description is arranged, it is merged in this paper at this by quoting as proof, and has transferred (the A.T.Cross cmpany of A.T.Cross company, of Lincoln, Rhode Island).In this embodiment, the user can follow the tracks of the URL address on advertisement or article or write the URL address on paper, so that note this URL address (or some other code) in this pen.Subsequently can be with this URL address to send computing machine to the similar mode of other embodiments of the present invention described above.
In each embodiment of the invention described above of being discussed, data jack is used for sending stored information to computer system from electronic pen.As what those skilled in the art understood, can use other to replace the information transmission device of this data jack, what maybe can replace is, this electronic pen can directly insert the socket on the computing machine, and this socket is designed to receive stored information from this.In addition, this pen can also carry out communication by infrared or radio frequency connected mode and this computing machine.
Also have some improvement to each embodiment of the present invention of above-mentioned discussion.At first, service broker merchant utilizes each embodiment of the present invention to provide the Readership statistical figure to publisher, to help publisher specific reader group is aimed in advertisement; Secondly, the reader can obtain and article or the relevant extraneous information of advertisement content in these periodicals easily; The 3rd, have the potentiality that transmit extraneous information to the reader owing to comprised the advertisement of bar code, publisher can obtain extra income from these advertisements.Although for these advertisements, the URL address is included in the interconnection website, be known so that from then on the reader can obtain extra information, before the present invention, the reader loses before through the visit interconnection website of being everlasting or has forgotten the URL address.
After schematically having introduced at least one embodiment of the present invention, various replacement schemes, evolutionary approach and improvement project can promptly be expected.These substitute, improve or improve and all tend to comprise within the spirit and scope of the present invention.Therefore, the introduction of front only is the explanation of illustrative, and is not in order to limit.
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1. interactive data transmission system comprises:
Arithmetic facility;
Be used for data jack with the elongate tool interface, described elongate tool has the data transmission terminal of band data transfer head, described data jack has the shell of band opening, be used to admit the data transfer head of elongate tool, this data jack has the PORT COM that flexibly connects with described arithmetic facility, so that provide data to this arithmetic facility, this data jack also has the data communications equipment that is placed in the described shell, be used for when the data transmission terminal of elongate tool when opening part is admitted, with described data transfer head interface;
Wherein said arithmetic facility is by programming, so that receive data from data jack, the data that received are included in the data characterization of at least one address on the global communication network, described computer equipment also is by programming, after receiving above-mentioned at least one address, send a retrieval and above-mentioned at least one address request-related information on global communication network, give described arithmetic facility with this information transmission simultaneously.
2. according to the system of claim 1, global communication network wherein is an Internet.
3. according to the system of claim 2, wherein said arithmetic facility comprises display device, so that be presented at the information that retrieves on the Internet.
4. according to claim 3 system, this system combines with elongate tool.
5. according to the system of claim 4, wherein said elongate tool is a writing implement, and comprises that further pencil, this pencil are positioned at the data transmission terminal second opposed end with this writing implement.
6. according to the system of claim 5, the data transfer head of wherein said writing implement is to constitute like this and arrange: so that scanning bar code, and store the information relevant with this bar code at the data transmission terminal of described writing implement.
7. according to the system of claim 6, wherein said data jack is included in the described arithmetic facility.
8. according to the system of claim 4, the data transfer head of wherein said elongate tool is to constitute like this and layout: so that scanning bar code, and in the data transmission terminal of described elongate tool, store the information relevant with this bar code.
9. according to the system of claim 1, wherein said data jack is included in the described arithmetic facility.
10. the method for a retrieving information from the global communication network comprises the steps:
Data transfer head scanning bar code with elongate tool;
Described bar code is deciphered, to obtain the data characterization of at least one address on global communication network;
Described elongate tool is inserted in the data jack, and this elongate tool and arithmetic facility flexibly connect;
In computer equipment, send request, so that from global communication network retrieval and the relevant information in described at least one address; And
On arithmetic facility, receive the information that retrieves from network.
11. according to the method for claim 10, wherein the step of scanning bar code comprises: the bar code on the scanning newspaper.
12. according to the method for claim 11, wherein said searching step comprises: receive be included in this newspaper on the relevant information of information.
13. according to the method for claim 10, wherein the step of scanning bar code comprises: the bar code on the scanning directory page or leaf.
14., further comprise the steps: ordering at least a product of in described catalogue, describing on the global communication network according to the method for claim 13.
15. according to the method for claim 10, scanning step wherein comprises: scan the bar code relevant with specific security.
16. according to the method for claim 10, scanning step wherein only occurs in when the data transfer head of elongate tool during near described bar code.
17. an electronic pen that is used for retrieving information from the global communication network, this electronic pen comprises:
Be arranged on the pencil of first end of described pen;
Be arranged on the data transfer head of second end of the pen relative with described first end, this data transfer head is to constitute like this and layout: so that scanning bar code, store the information relevant simultaneously with this bar code, described data transfer head comprises communicating circuit, so that allow this electronic pen and arithmetic facility communication, described arithmetic facility is connected with global communication network.
18. according to the electronic pen of claim 17, wherein said data transfer head comprises the sapphire ball, so that allow light to pass described data transfer head.
19. according to the electronic pen of claim 18, wherein said electronic pen further comprises the communication device that carries out wireless telecommunications with arithmetic facility.
20. according to the electronic pen of claim 17, wherein said data transfer head further comprises near device, only just scans described bar code during near bar code at it to allow described data transfer head.
21. a data jack is used for retrieving information from the global communication network, this data jack comprises:
The housing that has opening is so that admit the data transfer head of elongate tool;
For receiving first data communication interface that data constitute and arrange from described elongate tool;
For transferring data to second data communication interface that the arithmetic facility that is connected with global communication network constitutes and arranges.
22. an arithmetic facility that is used for the interactive data transmission system, this arithmetic facility comprises:
Be used for the communication device with the elongate tool communication, described elongate tool has the data transmission terminal of band data transfer head, and described communication device has the receiving unit that is used for receiving from the data transfer head of elongate tool data;
Wherein this arithmetic facility is by programming, so that receive data from communication device, the data that received are included in the data characterization of at least one address on the global communication network, described computer equipment also is by programming, after receiving described at least one address, transmission is from the request of the global communication network retrieval information relevant with described at least one address, and with these information transmission to described arithmetic facility.
23. according to the arithmetic facility of claim 22, wherein said communication device comprises the wireless telecommunications coupling arrangement that is selected from infrared connection of employing and radio frequency connected mode.
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