Method of performing an action in relation to a software object
A method of performing an action in relation to an object, the method including: determining a request to perform the action in relation to the object; identifying, using the request, action data indicative of at least one of: the action; the object; and, a target device to perform the action in relation to the object; and, performing, using the action data, the action in relation to the object.
1. A method of performing an action in relation to an object, the method including:
receiving, from a sensor, indicating data at least partially indicative of a position of the sensor relative to a surface, the indicating daa being generated from sensing coded data on the surface, the coded data being indicative of a plurality of locations on the surface;
indentifying, using the indicating data, the position;
determining a request to perform the action in relation to the object, the request being associated with the position;
identifying, using the request, action data indicative of at least one of:
the action;
the object; and,
a target device to perform the action in relation to the object; and,
performing, using the action data, the action in relation to the object.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the action data is stored in an object repository, wherein the method includes:
storing the action data in the object repository.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method includes:
determining a plurality of partial requests;
identifying, using the plurality of partial requests, the action data.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the method includes:
selecting, from the object repository, action data based at least partially on an order in which the partial requests are determined; and,
performing the action based at least partially on the selected action data.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the method includes:
updating the order after selecting the action data.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the method includes:
determining a first partial request indicative of the action and subsequently determining a plurality of second partial requests indicative of a plurality of objects; and,
performing the action in relation to the plurality of objects.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the method includes one of:
performing the action in relation to each object; and,
performing the action in relation to a combination of the plurality of objects.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the method includes:
receiving indicating data indicative of deleting at least some of the action data from the object repository; and,
deleting, using the indicating data, the at least some action data from the object repository.
9. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method includes:
deleting at least some of the action data from the object repository if the action is not performed within a period of time after the action data has been stored in the object repository.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method includes:
identifying, using the request, default action data indicative of at least one of:
a default action;
a default target device; and,
a default object; and,
determining, using the request and the default data, the action data.
11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the action data is at least partially indicative of at least one object property of the object, the at least one object property including at least one of:
an object type; and,
an object category;
wherein the method includes:
identifying, based on the at least one object property, at least one of the action and the target device.
12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method includes:
receiving, from a software application, the request.
13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method includes:
determining at least one router device which is capable of redirecting the action data to one of a number of possible target devices;
transferring the action data to the at least one router device;
determining, in the at least one router device and from the number of possible target devices, the target device able to perform the action in relation to the object; and,
transferring the action data to the determined target device.
14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the method includes:
modifying, in the at least one router device, the action data prior to transferring the action data to the determined target device.
15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method includes:
determining using at least one player profile, the target device able to perform the action in relation to the object.
16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the player profile is selected according to at least one of the following criteria:
input from a user;
location of a user;
login status of a user;
time of day;
day of week;
date;
recency of use; and,
frequency of use.
17. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method includes:
performing the method using at least one processing system, the processing including at least one of:
a computer system;
a server; and,
a mobile telecommunications device.
18. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the coded data is substantially invisible to an unaided human and wherein the coded data is printed on the surface using at least one of:
an invisible ink; and,
an infrared-absorptive ink.