Patent · US Expired

Recording of information

US6502756B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 26, 2000
Grant dateJan 7, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F23/06
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A product which is intended to be used in connection with the recording of information has a surface on which there are a plurality of information alternatives which each have an associated code area. The surface is further provided with a two-dimensional position code which codes coordinates for a plurality of positions on the surface; which is unrelated to the information to be recorded and which enables recording of a desired information alternative by reading the position code for a position in the code area associated with the desired information alternative.The product can advantageously be used in restaurants, when booking trips, making hotel reservations and the like.A system for recording information, as well as a method and software for making the product are also described.

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