WO2006076118B1 - Interactive device and method - Google Patents
Interactive device and methodInfo
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- WO2006076118B1 WO2006076118B1 PCT/US2005/045342 US2005045342W WO2006076118B1 WO 2006076118 B1 WO2006076118 B1 WO 2006076118B1 US 2005045342 W US2005045342 W US 2005045342W WO 2006076118 B1 WO2006076118 B1 WO 2006076118B1
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- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
- G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
- G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
- G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
- G06F3/03545—Pens or stylus
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Abstract
A method and device (FIG. l)for audibly instructing a user to interact with a function. Interactive device (100) includes processor (112), memory unit (114), audio output device (116), writing element (118) and optical detector (120) within housing (130). Ih one embodiment, in response to recognizing a particular user-written selectable item as being associated with a particular function, the interactive device audibly renders an instructional message related to the operation of the function. In another embodiment, in response to recognizing a particular user-written selectable item as being associated with a particular function, the interactive device (FIG. 1) immediately executes the function.
Claims
1. A method for audibly instructing a user to interact with a function, said method comprising: associating a function with a user-written selectable item; recognizing said user-written selectable item on a surface; and in response to said recognizing said user-written selectable item, audibly rendering a first instructional message related to the operation of said function without requiring further interaction from said user, wherein said audibly rendering said first instructional message is performed by an audio output device of a pen computer.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said first instructional message directs said user to draw at least one user interface element that enables said user to interface with said function.
3. The method as recited in claim 2 further comprising: determining whether a writing has been drawn on said surface within a predetermined time period since said audibly rendering said first instructional message; and provided no writing has been drawn on said surface within said predetermined time period, repeating said first instructional message.
4. The method as recited in claim 2 further comprising: determining whether said user interface element has been properly drawn on said surface; and provided said user interface element has not been properly drawn on said surface, audibly rendering a second instructional message comprising a hint about a manner in which said user should properly draw said user interface element.
5. The method as recited in claim 4 further comprising, provided said user interface element has been properly drawn, audibly rendering a third instructional message.
6. The method as recited in claim 4 further comprising, provided said user interface element has been properly drawn, executing said function.
7. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising, in response to a user interaction with said user-written selectable item, repeating said first instructional
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8. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising executing said function prior to audibly rendering said first instructional message.
9. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said recognizing said user- written selectable item is performed in response to detecting a termination event indicating that said user-written selectable item is complete.
10. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said recognizing said user-written selectable item comprises: optically recording positions of the tip of a pen computer; and performing image recognition of said positions to recognize said user-written selectable item.
11. A method for automatically executing a function, said method comprising: associating a function with a user-written selectable item; recognizing said user- written selectable item on a surface; and in response to said recognizing said user- written selectable item, immediately executing said function without first requiring further interaction between a user and said surface.
12. The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising audibly rendering an instructional message related to the operation of said function without first requiring further interaction between said user and said surface.
13. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein said audibly rendering said instructional message is performed in response to the lapsing of a predetermined time period without user interaction with said surface.
14. The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising, in response to a user interaction with said user-written selectable item, re-executing said function.
15. The method as recited in claim 11 wherein said recognizing said user- written selectable item is performed in response to detecting a termination event indicating
64 that said user-written selectable item is complete.
16. The method as recited in claim 11 wherein said immediately executing said function without first requiring further interaction between a user and said surface comprises immediately executing said function without first requiring auxiliary writing by said user on said surface.
17. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method for audibly instructing a user to interact with a function, said method comprising: associating a function with a user-written selectable item; recognizing said user-written selectable item on a surface; and in response to said recognizing said user-written selectable item, audibly rendering a first instructional message related to the operation of said function without requiring further interaction from said user wherein said audibly rendering said first instructional message is performed by an audio output device of a pen computer.
18. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 17 wherein said first instructional message directs said user to draw at least one user interface element that enables said user to interface with said function.
19. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 18, wherein said method further comprises: determining whether a writing has been drawn on said surface within a predetermined time period since said audibly rendering said first instructional message; and provided no writing has been drawn on said surface within said predetermined time period, repeating said first instructional message.
20. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 18, wherein said method further comprises: determining whether said user interface element has been properly drawn on said surface; and provided said user interface element has not been properly drawn on said surface, audibly rendering a second instructional message comprising a hint about a manner in which said user should properly draw said user interface element.
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21. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 20, wherein said method further comprises, provided said user interface element has been properly drawn, audibly rendering a third instructional message.
22. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 20, wherein said method further comprises, provided said user interface element has been properly drawn, executing said function.
23. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 17, wherein said method further comprises, in response to a user interaction with said user-written selectable item, repeating said first instructional message.
24. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 17, wherein said method further comprises executing said function prior to audibly rendering said first instructional message.
25. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 17 wherein said recognizing said user-written selectable item is performed in response to detecting a termination event indicating that said user-written selectable item is complete.
26. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 17 wherein said recognizing said user-written selectable item comprises: optically recording positions of the tip of a pen computer; and performing image recognition of said positions to recognize said user-written selectable item.
27. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method for automatically executing a function, said method comprising: associating a function with a user-written selectable item; recognizing said user-written selectable item on a surface; and in response to said recognizing said user-written selectable item, immediately executing said function without first requiring further interaction between a user and said surface; and in response to a user interaction with said user-
66 written selectable item, executing said function.
28. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 27, wherein said method further comprises audibly rendering an instructional message related to the operation of said function without first requiring further interaction between a user and said surface.
29. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 28 wherein said audibly rendering said instructional message is performed in response to the lapsing of a predetermined time period without user interaction with said surface.
30. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 27 wherein said recognizing said user-written selectable item is performed in response to detecting a termination event indicating that said user-written selectable item is complete.
31. The computer-usable medium as recited in claim 27 wherein said immediately executing said function without first requiring further interaction between a user and said surface comprises immediately executing said function without first requiring auxiliary writing by said user on said surface.
32. An interactive device comprising: a bus; an audio output device coupled to said bus; a writing element for allowing a user to write on a writable surface; an optical detector coupled to said bus for detecting positions of said writing element with respect to said writable surface; a processor coupled to said bus; and a memory unit coupled to said bus, said memory storing instructions that when executed cause said processor to implement a method for audibly instructing a user to interact with a function, said method comprising: associating a function with a user-written selectable item; recognizing said user-written selectable item on said writable surface; and in response to said recognizing said user-written selectable item, audibly rendering a first instructional message related to the operation of said function without requiring further interaction from said user, wherein said first instructional message directs said user to draw at least one user interface element that enables said user to interface with said function;
67 determining whether said user interface element has been properly drawn on said surface; provided said user interface element has not been properly drawn on said surface, audibly rendering a second instructional message comprising a hint about a manner in which said user should properly draw said user interface element; and provided said user interface element has been properly drawn, executing said function.
33. The interactive device as recited in claim 32 wherein said method further comprises: determining whether a writing has been drawn on said surface within a predetermined time period since said audibly rendering said first instructional message; and provided no writing has been drawn on said surface within said predetermined time period, repeating said first instructional message.
34. The interactive device as recited in claim 32, wherein said method further comprises, provided said user interface element has been properly drawn, audibly rendering a third instructional message.
35. The interactive device as recited in claim 32, wherein said method further comprises, in response to a user interaction with said user-written selectable item, repeating said first instructional message.
36. The interactive device as recited in claim 32, wherein said method further comprises executing said function prior to audibly rendering said first instructional message.
37. The interactive device as recited in claim 32 wherein said recognizing said user-written selectable item is performed in response to detecting a termination event indicating that said user- written selectable item is complete.
38. The interactive device as recited in claim 32 wherein said recognizing said user-written selectable item comprises: optically recording positions of a tip of said interactive device on said writable surface using said optical detector; and performing image recognition of said positions to recognize said user-written selectable item.
39. The interactive device as recited in claim 32 wherein said audibly rendering said first instructional message is performed by said audio output device.
40. An interactive device comprising: a bus; an audio output device coupled to said bus; a writing element for allowing a user to create a user-written selectable item on a writable surface; an optical detector coupled to said bus for detecting information on said writable surface; a processor coupled to said bus; a memory unit coupled to said bus, said memory storing instructions that when executed cause said processor to implement a method for automatically executing a function, said method comprising: associating a function with a user-written selectable item; recognizing said user-written selectable item on a surface; and in response to said recognizing said user-written selectable item, immediately executing said function without first requiring further interaction between a user and said surface.
41. The interactive device as recited in claim 40, wherein said method further comprises audibly rendering an instructional message related to the operation of said function without first requiring further interaction between a user and said surface.
42. The interactive device as recited in claim 41 wherein said audibly rendering said instructional message is performed in response to the lapsing of a predetermined time period without user interaction with said surface.
43. The interactive device as recited in claim 40, wherein said method further comprises, in response to a user interaction with said user-written selectable item, executing said function.
44. The interactive device as recited in claim 40 wherein said recognizing said user-written selectable item is performed in response to detecting a termination event indicating that said user-written selectable item is complete.
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45. The interactive device as recited in claim 40 wherein said immediately executing said function without first requiring further interaction between a user and said surface comprises immediately executing said function without first requiring auxiliary writing by said user on said surface.
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