IP Library Granted Patent US 7,173,608
Granted Patent B2
US 7,173,608 · App. 09/993,429 · Granted Feb 6, 2007

Bluetooth-enabled pen

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Patent No.
US 7,173,608
App. No.
09/993,429
Granted
Feb 6, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method and system of the present invention allows a user to make notes on a paper book, where the information is transmitted to and overlaid on an online electronic duplicate of the book through a Bluetooth-enabled pen. The system and method of the present invention provides extension of the user's off-line experiences to an online environment, which may have application in electronic reading, writing, and shopping.

Claims (26)

1. An apparatus for online transmission of information from a first media to a second media, comprising:

a marking device configured to enter said information on said first media; and

a transmitter configured to transmit said information entered on said first media to said second media, said transmitter being connected to said marking device, said second media being an electronic duplicate of said first media,

wherein said pen comprises a tip, and

wherein said pen captures video capturing motion of said pen and said pen captures video of an area about half an inch above said tip of said pen.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said marking device comprises:

a pen.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein said marking device further comprises:

a transmitter device; and

a receiving device.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising:

a digital image capture device.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising:

means for ad-hoc connection to a Web server.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said first media comprises a paper media and said second media comprises an electronic media.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said first media comprises:

a paper book.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said first media comprises:

a paper magazine.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said first media comprises:

a paper shopping catalog.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said transmitter comprises:

a Bluetooth-enabled device.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said first media does not consist of a netpage form.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said first media further comprises:

a radio-frequency tag.

Assignments (8)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 20, 2021
From: FACEBOOK, INC.
To: META PLATFORMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058961/0436 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2012
From: AOL INC.
To: FACEBOOK, INC.
Reel/Frame 028487/0304 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Nov 16, 2010
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N A
To: AOL INC; AOL ADVERTISING INC; GOING INC; LIGHTNINGCAST LLC; MAPQUEST, INC; NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION; QUIGO TECHNOLOGIES LLC; SPHERE SOURCE, INC; TACODA LLC; TRUVEO, INC; YEDDA, INC
Reel/Frame 025323/0416 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2009
From: AOL LLC
To: AOL INC.
Reel/Frame 023750/0210 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 14, 2009
From: AOL INC.; AOL ADVERTISING INC.; BEBO, INC.; ICQ LLC; GOING, INC.; LIGHTNINGCAST LLC; MAPQUEST, INC.; NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION; QUIGO TECHNOLOGIES LLC; SPHERE SOURCE, INC.; TACODA LLC; TRUVEO, INC.; YEDDA, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICAN, N.A. AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 023649/0061 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NATURE OF CONVEYANCE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 019711 FRAME 0316. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE NATURE OF CONVEYANCE IS CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Mar 25, 2009
From: AMERICA ONLINE, INC.
To: AOL LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 022451/0186 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2007
From: AMERICA ONLINE, INC.
To: AOL LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 019711/0316 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2001
From: RANJAN, NISHEETH
To: AMERICA ONLINE, INC.
Reel/Frame 012327/0445 →