US 7,559,472 B2
User interface for an image transformation device
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain (Australia); and Paul Lapstun, Balmain (Australia)
Assigned to Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales (Australia)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/239,232.
Application 11/239232 is a continuation of application No. 09/113071, filed on Jul. 10, 1998, granted, now 7,050,143.
Claims priority of application No. PO7987 (AU), filed on Jul. 15, 1997; and application No. PO7991 (AU), filed on Jul. 15, 1997.
Prior Publication US 2006/0056728 A1, Mar. 16, 2006
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 235—462.01  [235/462.09; 235/494] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user interface for an image transformation device, said user interface including:
a card releasably engagable with device; a first face of said card including optically encoded data disposed thereon, the data representing at least one of a program and instructions for a program;
a sensor mounted to said device for reading said data from the card;
a processor capable of receiving the at least one of a program and instruction for a program said processor when programmed configured to transform image data into transformed image data; and
a face of said card carrying a visual representation of a transformed image.