Method computer program product and device for arranging coordinate areas relative to each other
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a method, a computer program product and a device for arranging a first and a second coordinate area relative to each other, which first and second coordinate areas are coded on a first and a second surface by a position-coding pattern. The method comprises the steps of receiving an electronic representation of a continuous line that has been drawn over the surfaces while the position-coding pattern on these was recorded, and creating an association between the first and second coordinate areas, based on a direction in which the line was drawn over a discontinuity in the Position-coding pattern, a first association being created if the line was drawn in a first direction and a second association being created if the line was drawn in a second direction.
1. A method for associating a first coordinate area on a first surface with a second coordinate area on a second surface, said first and second coordinate areas being coded by a position-coding pattern, said method comprising:
receiving an electronic representation of a continuous line that has been drawn from either the first surface or the second surface to the other surface; and
creating an association between said first and second coordinate areas based on a direction in which the line was drawn over a discontinuity in the position-coding pattern between the first surface and the second surface, a first association being created if the line was drawn in a first direction and a second association being created if the line was drawn in a second direction.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of receiving an electronic representation comprises receiving a series of pairs of coordinates that represents the line and that has been determined from the position-coding pattern.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting the discontinuity by comparing a distance between two pairs of coordinates which were recorded during a predetermined interval of time with a predetermined distance value.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving in electronic form an indication of the discontinuity in the position-coding pattern.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of creating an association comprises determining the direction of the line by comparing a time of recording a first pair of coordinates included in the line with a time of recording a second pair of coordinates included in the line, which pairs of coordinates lie on separate sides of the discontinuity.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of receiving an electronic representation comprises receiving in electronic form an indication of the direction.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of creating an association comprises creating a database entry comprising a reference to said first and second coordinate areas and an indication of the direction between them.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein which the step of receiving an electronic representation comprises receiving the electronic representation from a user device.
9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of receiving an electronic representation comprises receiving the electronic representation from a sensor.
10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said first and second coordinate areas are associated with first and second data sets respectively.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said data sets comprise electronic documents.
12. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said association is a reference from one of said data sets to the other.
13. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the step of creating an association comprises creating a database entry that has a reference to said first and second data sets and an indication of the direction between them.
14. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the step of creating an association comprises modifying one of said data sets to comprise a reference to the other of said data sets.
15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said reference is a hyperlink.
16. A computer program product comprising a program, tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium, for arranging a first and a second electronically-stored data set relative to each other wherein, when executed, the program carries out the method according to claim 1 .
17. A device for associating a first coordinate area on a first surface with a second coordinate area on a second surface, said first and second coordinate areas being coded by a position-coding pattern, said device comprising:
means for receiving an electronic representation of a continuous line that has been drawn from either the first surface or the second surface to the other surface; and
means for creating an association between said first and second coordinate areas based on a direction in which the line was drawn over a discontinuity in the position-coding pattern between the first surface and the second surface, a first association being created if the line was drawn in a first direction and a second association being created if the line was drawn in a second direction.
18. The device as claimed in claim 17 , further comprising:
a sensor for reading off the position-coding pattern on said first and second surfaces.
19. The device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the device is a user device which is configured for digitizing handwriting.
20. The device as claimed in claim 17 , further comprising:
means for communication with a user device.