Patents Assigned to LIVESCRIBE
  • Publication number: 20140347328
    Abstract: A method of selecting content using a pen-based computing system. Gestures generated by a user with a smart pen on a writing surface are captured and used to select content. The content can be written or audio content. Optionally additional content linked to the selected content is also selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: LIVESCRIBE
    Inventors: Tracy L. Edgecomb, Andrew J. Van Schaack
  • Publication number: 20120194523
    Abstract: In a pen-based computing system, a microphone on the smart pen device records audio to produce audio data and a gesture capture system on the smart pen device records writing gestures to produce writing gesture data. Both the audio data and the writing gesture data include a time component. The audio data and writing gesture data are combined or synchronized according to their time components to create audio ink data. The audio ink data can be uploaded to a computer system attached to the smart pen device and displayed to a user through a user interface. The user makes a selection in the user interface to play the audio ink data, and the audio ink data is played back by animated the captured writing gestures and playing the recorded audio in synchronization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: LIVESCRIBE, INC.
    Inventors: Jim Marggraff, Tracy L. Edgecomb, Andy Van Schaack
  • Publication number: 20100327065
    Abstract: Interactive digital content for printed materials is provided using applications executing in a smart pen computing system. The applications and the printed materials may be developed by separate entities but appear well integrated from the perspective of a user of the smart pen computing system. Printed content produced by a first entity is obtained. The printed content is associated with a dot pattern. An application associated with the printed content and linked to the dot pattern is produced by a separate second entity. The application includes computer program instructions for, responsive to a selection within the dot pattern, invoking a function related to the printed content. The selection within the dot pattern may be made using a smart pen device, and the function may include presenting output to a user through an output device (e.g., a display or speaker) of the smart pen device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: LIVESCRIBE, INC.
    Inventors: Andy Van Schaack, Stefan Burstrom, Jim Marggraff
  • Publication number: 20100054845
    Abstract: Systems for removing or attenuating friction and/or click noise generated during writing with a smart pen are disclosed. In a smart pen, the writing cartridge is biased towards a first side of the smart pen internal cavity by a low-force biasing system without affecting writing cartridge movement. For example, the writing cartridge is comprised of a magnetic material and a magnet is embedded into the first side of the smart pen internal cavity to bias the writing cartridge towards the first side. Alternatively, the material comprising the writing cartridge or smart pen internal cavity is modified, reducing friction between the components. As another alternative, a DSP method identifies analyzes one or more parameters of received audio data to differentiate click noise from audio data, and may receive data from a movement sensor indicating when the writing cartridge has moved to reduce power consumption for identifying click noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: LIVESCRIBE, INC.
    Inventors: Jim Marggraff, Marc Thomas, John Hartman, John Carter, Mauricio Greene, Mike Lehr, Allen Hessenflow, Igor Feldman, Dan Keller, Stuart Neubarth
  • Publication number: 20100033766
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying captured written data associated with a writing surface using a pen-based computing system are described. In one embodiment, a series of writing surfaces, such as notebooks, are produced, each including a plurality of pages that have an encoded pattern. In an embodiment, each writing surface is also associated with an identifier recognizable by a smart pen or other data capture device. When the smart pen captures written data from a writing surface, the smart pen determines whether the pen-based computing system includes stored written data previously captured from a writing surface having the same encoded pattern as the writing surface from which written data is currently being captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: LIVESCRIBE, INC.
    Inventor: Jim Marggraff
  • Publication number: 20090267923
    Abstract: The described embodiments present a system and method for obtaining a portion of a digital document from a printed version of the document. Locations where a smart pen device interacts with a digital bookclip aligned relative the printed document are identified via coordinate sets. A digital document associated with the printed document and the coordinate sets from the smart pen device and digital bookclip are used to identify locations in the digital documents corresponding to locations in the printed document. Data from the identified locations in the digital documents is retrieved and presented to a user and can then be copied, saved, mailed electronically, and/or printed to a new paper document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: LIVESCRIBE, INC.
    Inventors: Andy Van Schaack, Jim Marggraff
  • Publication number: 20090261169
    Abstract: Interactive digital content for printed materials is provided using applications executing in a smart pen computing system. The applications and the printed materials may be developed by separate entities but appear well integrated from the perspective of a user of the smart pen computing system. Printed content produced by a first entity is obtained. The printed content is associated with a dot pattern. An application associated with the printed content and linked to the dot pattern is produced by a separate second entity. The application includes computer program instructions for, responsive to a selection within the dot pattern, invoking a function related to the printed content. The selection within the dot pattern may be made using a smart pen device, and the function may include presenting output to a user through an output device (e.g., a display or speaker) of the smart pen device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: LIVESCRIBE, INC.
    Inventors: Andy Van Schaack, Stefan Burstrom, Jim Marggraff
  • Publication number: 20090251441
    Abstract: Control inputs are provided to an application executing on a mobile computing device by moving the mobile computing device in certain recognizable patterns. The control inputs may execute various functions in the application such as starting or stopping audio playback or navigating through a menu. A writing gesture made by a user on a writing surface using a smart pen device is digitally captured. This gesture may be, for example, a tap or a stroke of the smart pen device on the writing surface. A control on the writing surface is identified, where the control at least partially corresponds to a location of the writing gesture on the writing surface. A control input is determined based on the identified control and the writing gesture. Responsive to the control input, a command is executed in an application running on the smart pen device or an attached computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: LIVESCRIBE, INC.
    Inventors: Tracy L. Edgecomb, Jam Marggraff, Alexander Sasha Pesic
  • Publication number: 20090251440
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying temporal positions in audio data and accessing the identified temporal positions are disclosed. “Audio bookmarks” are created by using various types of input, such as accessing a printed control with a smart pen, providing a voice command to the smart pen or providing a written command to the smart pen to identify temporal positions within the audio data. Alternatively, one or more rules are applied to audio data by a pen-based computing system to identify temporal positions in the audio data. The audio bookmarks are associated with one or more visual, auditory or tactile indicators showing the location of the audio bookmarks in the audio data. When an indicator is accessed, a portion of the audio data is played beginning from the temporal position associated with the accessed indicator. Additional data, such as written data, may also be associated with an indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: LIVESCRIBE, INC.
    Inventors: Tracy L. Edgecomb, Jim Marggraff, Alexander Sasha Pesic
  • Publication number: 20090251338
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention present a system and method for generating digital links, or “ink tags,” from handwritten notes on a writing surface. Handwritten data, including one or more ink tags identifying digital content, is captured by a smart pen device and used to retrieve a digital document associated with the handwritten data. The handwritten data is analyzed to identify the ink tags. In one embodiment, a computing system performs optical character recognition on the handwriting data to identify a plurality of characters included in the handwriting data and compares one or more characters to formats associated with digital content. Responsive to identifying an ink tag, a digital link between the ink tag and a source for the digital content identified by the ink tag is generated, allowing the digital content to be retrieved by an interaction with the ink tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: LIVESCRIBE, INC.
    Inventors: Jim Marggraff, Alexander Sasha Pesic
  • Publication number: 20090251337
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention present a system and method for identifying relationships between different types of data captured by a pen-based computing system, such as a smart pen. The pen-based computing system generates one or more sessions including different types of data that are associated with each other. In one embodiment, the pen-based computing system generates an index file including captured audio data and written data, where the written data is associated with a temporal location of the audio data corresponding to the time the written data was captured. For example, the pen-based computing system applies one or more heuristic processes to the received data to identify relationships between various types of the received data, used to associated different types of data with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: LIVESCRIBE, INC.
    Inventors: Jim Marggraff, Erica Leverett, Tracy L. Edgecomb, Alexander Sasha Pesic
  • Publication number: 20090253107
    Abstract: An instruction is presented to a user for making a target gesture. The target gesture may be a portion of an exemplary or model symbol. The instruction may be presented in various ways, such as being printed on a writing surface or being played in audio format through a speaker of a smart pen device. A writing gesture made on a writing surface by the user is digitally captured using a smart pen device. The captured writing gesture is compared to the target gesture and feedback is determined based on this comparison. This feedback may indicate the correctness of the user's writing gesture. The feedback may be presented to the user through various means, including through the smart pen device. The comparison may also be used to determine a next instruction for the user to follow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: LIVESCRIBE, INC.
    Inventor: Jim Marggraff