Abstract: An information management unit is arranged in an electronic network as a flow path controller for electronic data between electronic pens and destination units, the electronic data comprising handwriting data recorded by the electronic pens and one or more pen-resident parameters. The information management unit receives at least part of the electronic data from an electronic pen; maps the thus-received electronic data against one or more flow control objects to identify a relevant processing instruction, wherein the flow control object corresponds to a value of one of the pen-resident parameters; and directs the electronic data flow to a destination unit based on the thus-identified processing instruction.

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: 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.