Patent · US Expired

Handheld apparatus for recognition of writing, for remote communication, and for user defined input templates

US6456749B1 · kind B1 · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 1999
Grant dateSep 24, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V30/32
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device including a housing, a writing tip connected to the housing, a writing surface position indicator, a processor in the housing, a memory device in the housing connected to the processor, and a sensor in the housing and cooperative with the writing surface position indicator. The device may be used to record writings and drawings applied to a surface by a user, to transmit that data to a remote device, to download data from remote devices, and to otherwise communicate with remote devices.

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