Physical multimedia documents, and methods and apparatus for publishing and reading them
US7290715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/0008
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A published document comprises a printed document and at least one memory attached to the printed document, wherein said at least one memory comprises an electrical circuit without an integral power source but may be powered wirelessly so that it may transmit information wirelessly, wherein at least a portion of the information stored in the published document for display to the user is provided in said at least one memory. A method of viewing information in such a published document comprises viewing information printed in the printed document, powering the memory circuit with a reader device to transmit information stored in the memory circuit to the reader device wirelessly, and displaying the information stored in the memory circuit by means of the reader device for viewing by the user. An appropriate reader device and method for publishing the document are described.
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