Talk:Digital paper

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Yes, yes, a very poor beginning, but a beginning it is. Kail Ceannai 07:18, 2005 May 9 (UTC)

On the contrary, it's a good beginning. Digital paper isn't really meant for the home/casual user, but more for businesses who want to keep the traditional pen and paper work flow and want to capture data electronically. It's not cost efffective to arm all their employees with a touch tablet or other high-end piece of electronics. Also, most laborers are not technically inclined, so this solution is justified. --William Phyer 16:07, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

I can't figure out exactly what this article is about, or what the significance of the "pattern" is. Can someone who knows clarify this in laymans terms? AaronWL 04:31, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

The pattern is a bunch of these small dots that are around 100 microns in size. The dots are arranged on a grid in a specific pattern. Each dot is printed either top, bottom, left or right of this grid. When a 6x6 grid of these dots are printed, they correlate to an origin within the "Anoto Space". Basically when interpreted, you get an x,y location. That's where the pen comes into play. The pen has a camera that reads the dots and stores all of the x,y coordinates. When you download the information from the pen into the computer, it re-draws the strokes and you see what was written, digitally. --William Phyer 16:34, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

This article is about Anoto Digital Paper, not digital paper in general. (note by 213.115.255.148)

Mostly because the original author knows more information is known about Anoto digital paper than about HP, Logitech, Hitachi, Nokia, and Maxwell digital paper. Notes on these other brands ought to be included, if anyone is able to supply the information. --Kail Ceannai 01:49, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Actually, at least logitech and Nokia licences Anoto technology. Probably the other ones too. I'm not aware of a major different technology than Anoto digital paper. Peter S. 09:11, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

There are PDF Files so you can print your own paper. Has anyone these files and can mail?

[edit] Pattern size?

I'm probably being dim here, but why is the multi-mega-square-kilometre pattern size important? -- Steved424 18:47, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

By having such a large pattern he pattern is useful for not only "reading" a person's writing but for identifying what the person is writing on. A chunck of the pattern can be assigned to a particular type or particular page of paper: digital paper sticky notes, paper pads, and forms such as a calendar. When a person writes on a sticky note the interpreting device is able to recognize the patterns of movement and handwriting (based on motion relative to the dots of the pattern) and what was written on (based on what part of the pattern is being used.) Kail Ceannai 22:41, 2 February 2007 (UTC)