29-05-2012, 03:44 PM
5 PEN- PC TECHNOLOGY
ABSTRACT
When writing a quick note, pen and paper are still the most natural to use. Even users of expensive and advanced handheld computers, due to an often complicated input method with special characters for numbers and alphabetic letters, prefer to use pen and paper when wanting to write quick notes. The Anoto technology with digital pen and paper makes it possible to get a digital copy of handwritten information, and have it sent to digital devices via Bluetooth.
The aim of this thesis is to show that it is possible to integrate the Anoto technology with handheld computers and thereby simplify the input procedure. On the basis of a simple prestudy of the market of handheld computers and any existing Bluetooth accessories for them, an appropriate handheld computer, the Palm V, was chosen as the object to develop a simple demo application for. The demo application implemented during this master’s project allows handwritten notes to be transmitted to, and stored in a Palm V. Stored notes can later be viewed in the device.
Necessary information about the Anoto technology and Bluetooth is presented before some handheld computers and their operating systems are outlined. Conceivable development tools for the chosen handheld computer are also summarized. The last parts of this thesis concentrate on the development process and the implementation of the demo application. Finally, competing technologies to the Anoto technology are shortly evaluated.