A writing instrument comprises a body, a first data handling subsystem arranged in the body and configured to transmit and/or receive data, and a haptic feedback subsystem arranged in the body and configured to receive data from the first data handling subsystem. The haptic feedback subsystem is configured to provide a haptic feedback to a user based on data received from the first data handling subsystem.

The invention has been developed primarily for assisting young children as users in their development of fine tune skills that can be used for marking, drawing, colouring, and writing skills. Although the invention can also be used in development or redevelopment of skills after serious accidents or strokes. The invention relates to an assistive marker for assisting users in their development of marking skills comprising a body having a size and shape to fit substantially within the natural resting spacing V-section of the user's forefinger and the thumb, wherein the user is able to hold and use the assistive marker in a relatively relaxed pincer grip substantially near the natural resting spacing of the user's forefinger and thumb and a method of using such an assistive marker.

The invention has been developed primarily for assisting young children as users in their development of fine tune skills that can be used for marking, drawing, colouring, and writing skills. Although the invention can also be used in development or redevelopment of skills after serious accidents or strokes. The invention relates to an assistive marker for assisting users in their development of marking skills comprising a body having a size and shape to fit substantially within the natural resting spacing V-section of the user's forefinger and the thumb, wherein the user is able to hold and use the assistive marker in a relatively relaxed pincer grip substantially near the natural resting spacing of the user's forefinger and thumb and a method of using such an assistive marker.

A writing device assembly and a writing content identification method are provided. The assembly includes a writing apparatus including a pressure sensing unit, an optical identification unit and a processor, and a writing medium having code points printed thereon. The pressure sensing unit generates a pressure sensing signal when sensing that the writing apparatus contacts the writing medium. The optical identification unit captures a code point image of the code points in the writing medium when the pressure sensing unit generates the pressure sensing signal, analyze the code point image to obtain a code point value, and send the code point value to the processor. The processor identifies a code point type of the code point value, analyzes the code point value to determine a writing trace when the code point type is identified to be a coordinate code, and identifies the writing trace to obtain writing content.

A photographing and printing system based on augmented reality (AR) is provided. The system includes a video collector, an AR scanner, an image processor, a data processor, a rendering engine, a printer. The image processor includes an image recognizing module, an image tracking module, an image matching module, and a virtual information superimposing module. The video collector collects the image information from the images, the video collector transmits collected image information to the image processor through the AR scanner to process the images, thereby obtaining processed image information, the image processor transmits the processed image information to the data processor, and the data processor controls the printer through the rendering engine. The photographing and printing system with high recognition accuracy, multifunction and easy operation can generate animation effects, improve children's painting education, and stimulate children's creativity and imagination.

An information processing apparatus acquires a first image of a first medium including a first region in which a character is written. The information processing apparatus projects the first image onto a predetermined position of a second medium. The information processing apparatus acquires a second image of the second medium including a second region in which a line of a different color from the character depicted in the projected first image is drawn. The information processing apparatus corrects color data of an overlapping region in which the first region and the second region overlap in the second image. The information processing apparatus projects the corrected second image onto the first medium so that the position of the character matches.

An information processing apparatus acquires a first image of a first medium including a first region in which a character is written. The information processing apparatus projects the first image onto a predetermined position of a second medium. The information processing apparatus acquires a second image of the second medium including a second region in which a line of a different color from the character depicted in the projected first image is drawn. The information processing apparatus corrects color data of an overlapping region in which the first region and the second region overlap in the second image. The information processing apparatus projects the corrected second image onto the first medium so that the position of the character matches.

At least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed on a computer system, perform a method for determining one or more fluency characteristics of a writer from a piece of their prepared text and providing data to enable characterisation of the writer fluency. The method includes the steps of receiving text data carrying information on the piece of writing to be characterised; enumerating a set of sentences in the piece of writing, wherein each sentence is identified by applying a set of stored rules to the text data; determining a sentence type for each sentence within the piece of text by relating data carrying information on each sentence to stored rules and/or type data; aggregating a data set dependent on the sentence types identified and dependent on a defined aggregation operation; Characterisation data carrying information writer fluency measured dependent on the data set is generated.

At least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed on a computer system, perform a method for determining one or more fluency characteristics of a writer from a piece of their prepared text and providing data to enable characterisation of the writer fluency. The method includes the steps of receiving text data carrying information on the piece of writing to be characterised; enumerating a set of sentences in the piece of writing, wherein each sentence is identified by applying a set of stored rules to the text data; determining a sentence type for each sentence within the piece of text by relating data carrying information on each sentence to stored rules and/or type data; aggregating a data set dependent on the sentence types identified and dependent on a defined aggregation operation; Characterisation data carrying information writer fluency measured dependent on the data set is generated.

Disclosed herein is a method for facilitating learning of a language through gamification. Accordingly, the method includes receiving, using a communication device, a request for learning the language from a user device. Further, the method includes retrieving, using a storage device, a character of characters based on the request. Further, the method includes transmitting, using the communication device, the character to the user device. Further, the method includes receiving, using the communication device, a user stroke corresponding to a stroke of the character from the user device. Further, the method includes analyzing, using a processing device, the user stroke and the stroke. Further, the method includes determining, using the processing device, a similarity between the user stroke and the stroke. Further, the method includes generating, using the processing device, a reward based on the determining. Further, the method includes transmitting, using the communication device, the reward to the user device.