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Method and apparatus for automatically detecting a paper user interface

US6833927B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 2001
Grant dateDec 21, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24777
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for facilitating the distribution of a digital data file representing an original document by providing a coded cover sheet containing distribution processing instructions in the form of a paper UI. The code indicating the presence of the paper UI. The system includes an optical sensor which detects the code and signals a control processor to process the paper UI instructions.

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