Abstract: A payment product has a writing area (6c) which is intended for a user's signature. In the writing area there is a first position-coding pattern (5) which makes possible digital recording of the signature. The first position-coding pattern is a subset of a larger second position-coding pattern. The payment product is used in a payment system which is based on electronic payment information, which has been recorded by means of the position-coding pattern, being sent to a server unit, which utilizes the position-coding pattern to check that the payment information is valid.

Abstract: A device for recording information has at least one light-sensitive sensor (8) with a two-dimensional sensor surface. The device is adjustable between a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the device is adapted to essentially abut against and be passed over a surface for imaging the same by means of a plurality of images. In the second mode, the device is adapted to image an object located at a distance.

Abstract: In a method of recording and managing information, information is written on a product using a handheld writing device, the handwritten information being recorded electronically and at least partly communicated in a communication network. Moreover, the user writes by means of the writing device a command which is recorded electronically and which qualifies the managing of the electronically recorded information in the communication network. A system for information management, a server unit in such a system, a computer program for information management and a product are also described.

Abstract: An image processing system for optical systems including microscopes which separately captures (grabs) different portions of the electromagnetic spectrum as emitted from an object as separate images. Each of the separate images are individually focused and then aligned with the other images to produce a composite image. In one embodiment, the different portions correspond to red, green, and blue and the composite image is displayed to the user on as a monitor without any need for an eyepiece.

Abstract: In a method for matching two images, each consisting of a plurality of pixels and having partially overlapping contents, the degree of correspondence between the contents of the images is determined for different displacement positions representing different overlappings of the images. More specifically, a plurality of numbers are determined for each one of a plurality of said displacement positions. Each number is formed with the aid of pixel values from both images and is used to simultaneously retrieve predefined overlap assessment values for at least two of said displacement positions. The overlap assessment values retrieved are subsequently used to determine the degree of correspondence between the images for the different displacement positions. The method is carried out with the aid of a computer and can be implemented as a computer program.

Abstract: A handheld computer system is divided into a handheld computer unit (1) and a separate handheld display unit (2). The computer unit is adapted to communicate in a wireless manner with the display unit. Essentially all processing and storing of information take place in the computer unit while the display unit is merely used to show information.

Abstract: A payment product has a writing area (6c) which is intended for a user's signature. In the writing area there is a first position-coding pattern (5) which makes possible digital recording of the signature. The first position-coding pattern is a subset of a larger second position-coding pattern.

Abstract: An information management system is intended for management of digitally represented information which is associated with absolute positions on an imaginary surface (200). The imaginary surface (200) contains at least two regions (201-208), each of which is dedicated to predetermined management of the digitally represented information. In the system the management of the digitally represented information is carried out on the basis of the region affiliation of the absolute positions associated with the information. The system is suitably based on use of a position-coding pattern which defines the imaginary surface (200) and which in parts is applicable on different bases. The system makes possible both digital recording of information and control of how the information thus recorded is to be managed.

Abstract: In a method for recording a selected sequence of characters with the aid of a pen, the latter is passed over the sequence of characters and a plurality of images, whose contents partially overlap, are recorded simultaneously with the aid of a light-sensitive sensor (8) with a two-dimensional sensor surface. The recorded images are put together, horizontally as well as vertically, into an image. Subsequently, the characters in the composite image are identified and stored in the pen with the aid of a predetermined character code formal. The putting-together, the character identification, and the storing are carried out with the aid of a signal processing unit (20-24). By the method and the pen compensation is obtained for different speeds of movement and different angles of rotation of the pen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating a message that is intended to be sent to a destination. The method is characterized by the steps of sending an address parameter, that corresponds to the destination, to a printer unit; printing out a sheet of paper using the printer unit, which sheet of paper comprises a position-coding pattern and the address parameter; generating an information sequence by writing on the sheet of paper with a drawing device, which drawing device is capable of detecting positions on the sheet of paper by reading the position-coding pattern; recording the address parameter using the drawing device; and combining the recorded address parameter with the information sequence into a message.

Abstract: A product which is intended to be used in connection with the recording of information has a surface on which there are a plurality of information alternatives which each have an associated code area. The surface is further provided with a two-dimensional position code which codes coordinates for a plurality of positions on the surface; which is unrelated to the information to be recorded and which enables recording of a desired information alternative by reading the position code for a position in the code area associated with the desired information alternative. The product can advantageously be used in restaurants, when booking trips, making hotel reservations and the like. A system for recording information, as well as a method and software for making the product are also described.

Abstract: A method and system includes sharing revenue between a plurality of parties providing a technology service in which an end user uses a position indicia reading stylus to collect position information from a product having position identifying indicia thereon and a network infrastructure communicates a signal representing, or derived from, position information collected from said stylus to a network node that performs a technological service based on the signal. An agreement is formed between the parties regarding a percentage of revenue that each party should receive. The service is provided via the network infrastructure to end users for a fee. The fee is collected from the end users, and a portion of the fee is distributed to each party based on the percentage of revenue allocated to each party in the agreement.

Abstract: An electronic pen has a body, a cap and an actuation device. The actuation device comprises a sensor arrangement for sensing presence or absence of the cap on the body. The actuation device is operable to activate the electronic pen in response to removal of the cap from the body or in response to placement of the cap on a portion separated from a front end portion of the body. The actuation device is further operable to deactivate the electronic pen in response to placement of said cap on said body. Methods for activating and deactivating an electronic pen are also described.

Abstract: An arrangement for handling charge card purchases has a digital pen (1; 1′) which is arranged to record the signature of a charge card purchaser in digital form when the purchaser writes the signature on a physical charge card receipt (2; 40) using a pen point (17) arranged on the digital pen. The arrangement also has a signal-processing means (16; 33) which is arranged to produce a digital charge card receipt, which corresponds to the physical charge card receipt, by storing the digital signature together with digital purchase information relating to the charge card purchase to which said physical charge card receipt relates. A charge card receipt and a method of handling charge card purchases are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and system are described for affecting the rate of introduction of a technological infrastructure including a digital pen and digital paper to establish a demand for a network of infrastructure dependent technological services. Revenues are collected from subscribers and a portion allocated to manufacturers and distributors. Production is increased based on the allocated portion revenues to increase the technological infrastructure including a position indicia reading stylus and a paper having a position defining indicia incorporated with a surface thereof. Services are provided and revenues collected through an intermediate service provider including a wireless service provider.

Abstract: A system for inputting and communicating information via a network includes: a position indicia reading stylus that collects position information from a product having position defining indicia printed thereon, the position information representing the position of the stylus on the product, and a network infrastructure for communicating a signal that represents, or is derived from, the collected position information to a network node that performs a technological process based on the signal. Funds for supporting the network node are derived from a licensing arrangement associated with at least one of the product having position defining indicia and the stylus. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the network node is a technological service provider who has a proprietary interest in stylus/digital paper technology and who establishes a licensing arrangement with at least manufacturers/suppliers of digital paper and/or stylus units.

Abstract: Methods and systems for communications service revenue collection may include a mapping lookup service. The mapping lookup service is configured to retrieve mapping information corresponding to a position of a digital pen on digital paper in response to a request for the mapping information from the digital pen. A service provider or network operator who offers a service corresponding to the position of the digital pen on digital paper may be billed by the mapping lookup service for retrieving the mapping information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a filing appliance, a system for information management, a method in a computer system, a computer program and a memory medium. The filing appliance comprises means for holding a plurality of sheets, with at least one input field, which is provided with a position-coding pattern and is adapted to be filled in by means of a drawing device, which while using the position-coding pattern records positions in the input field in order to record information entered in the input field, and an initiation icon provided with a position-coding pattern, a marking of the initiation icon by means of the drawing device being adapted to initiate an operation in a computer system communicating with the drawing device, in which operation an information object is created, which is identifiable at least by means of information entered in the input field.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for processing a primary information object that may contain a graphical representation of a handwritten message. Image areas of the primary information object may be identified, based on the display characteristics of a display on which the message is intended to be shown. The image areas may contain parts of a handwritten message if such a message is included in the primary information object. A secondary information object containing one of the image areas may be created and transmitted to a recipient device.

Abstract: A system and a corresponding method for determining a spatial relationship between a surface having a predetermined pattern and an apparatus are disclosed. A portion of the surface may be imaged and compared with the predetermined pattern. The comparison produces at least one reference measurement that may be used to determine a spatial relationship expressed in at least parameters that define an orientation of the surface. By using knowledge of the predetermined pattern together with an algebraic model of the image formation by the apparatus, a numerical adaptation can be performed. Parameters obtained from the adaptation can then be used to calculate the spatial relationship between the apparatus and the surface in terms of, for example, a distance between the apparatus and the surface or an angle between the surface and an axis extending through the apparatus.