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System for browsing a computer network
Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
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Filing: 2004-11-18
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Granted: 2007-10-23
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Expires: 2024-11-18
Abstract
Abstract A system for browsing a computer network includes at least one server that is programmed to generate page print data incorporating visible data representing information for reading and invisible coded data. At least one network printer is connected to the server and is configured to print the visible information with conventional ink and the pattern with invisible ink that is capable of being read with an optical reader. At least one optical reader is connected to the, or each respective, printer and is capable of detecting the invisible ink to generate a signal representing the coded data. The, or each, server is programmed so that at least a portion of the coded data represents at least an instruction to one or more servers to retrieve further page print data from the network.
Inventors
- 👤 Kia Silverbrook
- 👤 Paul Lapstun
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 06:21
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/14; G06V30/142; G06V30/1423; B; B41; B41J; B41J13/00; B41J13/10; B41J13/103; B41J13/106; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/17; B41J2/175; B41J2/17503; B41J2/17513; B41J2/1752; B41J2/17523; B41J2/17543; B41J2/17546; B41J2/17553; B41J2/17556; B41J2/17563; B41J2/21; B41J2/2107; B41J2/2114; B42; B42C; B42C19/00; B42C19/02; B42C9/00; B42C9/0006; B42C9/0081; B65; B65H; B65H29/00; B65H29/26; B65H29/34; B65H37/00; B65H37/04; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/016; G06F3/03; G06F3/0304; G06F3/0317; G06F3/0321; G06F3/033; G06F3/0354; G06F3/03545; G06F3/048; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0488; G06F3/04883; G06K; G06K17/00; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/346; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/40; G06Q30/00; G06V30/1444; G06V30/1448; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00204; H04N1/00244; H04N1/00326; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00352; H04N1/00355; H04N1/00358; H04N1/00376; H04N1/00567; H04N1/00962; H04N1/00968; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32106; H04N1/32122; H04N1/32128; H04N1/327; H04N1/32765; H04N1/32771; H04N1/32778; B42P; B42P2261/00; B42P2261/04; G06F3/12; G06F3/1201; G06F3/1202; G06F3/1203; G06F3/1204; G06F3/1223; G06F3/1237; G06F3/1265; G06F3/1278; G06F3/1284; G06V30/1426; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3243; H04N2201/3247; H04N2201/3249; H04N2201/3269; H04N2201/327
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A system for browsing a computer network, the system comprising at least one server that is programmed to generate page print data incorporating visible data representing information for reading and invisible coded data; at least one network printer that is connected to the server and that is configured to print the visible information with conventional ink and the code data with invisible ink that is with an optical reader; and at least one optical reader that is connected to the, or each respective, printer and that is detects the invisible ink to generate a signal representing the coded data, the, or each, server being programmed so that at least a portion of the coded data represents at least an instruction to one or more servers to retrieve further page print data from the network.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
134 words
A system for browsing a computer network, the system comprising at least one server that is programmed to generate page print data incorporating visible data representing information for reading and invisible coded data; at least one network printer that is connected to the server and that is configured to print the visible information with conventional ink and the code data with invisible ink that is with an optical reader; and at least one optical reader that is connected to the, or each respective, printer and that is detects the invisible ink to generate a signal representing the coded data, the, or each, server being programmed so that at least a portion of the coded data represents at least an instruction to one or more servers to retrieve further page print data from the network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A system as claimed in claim 1 , which includes a number of servers distributed on the network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
A system as claimed in claim 2 , in which the servers include at least one page server that is configured to maintain a database of page descriptions and page instances, at least one registration server that records relationships between users, printers, readers and applications, at least one identification server that allocates identification codes to printed documents and at least one application server that hosts interactive applications for execution.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system as claimed in claim 3 , in which the, or each, page server is programmed so that at least a portion of the coded data represents an identity of the page on which the coded data is printed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
81 words
A system as claimed in claim 2 , in which at least one of the servers is programmed to generate the visible data such that the visible data represents fields that contain coded data that represents said instructions to the server to retrieve further page data from the network, the visible data representing the fields carrying information relating to said further page data and the coded data further representing an identity of the field in which the coded data is printed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
91 words
A system as claimed in claim 2 , in which at least one of the servers is configured to generate the page print data such that the invisible coded data printed on a page represents a pattern in at least a portion of the page, the pattern and the reader being configured so that a path traced by the reader over the at least a portion of the page can be communicated to the at least one of the servers, which is configured to apply a handwriting algorithm to the path.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system as claimed in claim 1 , which includes a number of network printers, each network printer incorporating circuitry that carries a unique identification code for identification by the, or each, server.
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