Digital pen solutions allow for mobility and optimization of business processes. The digital pen captures handwriting and drawings and sends the data via Bluetooth to a computer or phone over the internet. The pen has a unique code for identification and paper has invisible patterns that establish the pen's position. This allows handwritten forms to be digitized and processed more efficiently than faxing or scanning paper forms. Thales provides tools for designing digital forms, routing data from pens, managing form data and integrating with backend systems. They also offer services for deploying and supporting digital pen solutions. Examples of successful implementations include using digital pens for technical vehicle inspections and gas inspections.
3. Overview
Mobility – Anywhere at Anytime
Breaking static links with the office, where the information systems are located.
Optimization - improvement of business processes that require professional journey.
Maximum usage of resources and investment in information systems
Mobility – A good investment IT efficiency (13.7%)
Implementation cost retrieved in 4,3 months
Other cost
ROI about 129% in the first year User reductions
productivity (23.7%)
(59.7%)
Better quality of life of employees
IT Productivity
Costs reduction in remote access and laptops (3.0%)
IDC - 2005
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4. Technology – Mobile Forms General Vision
System description
Using a “normal” pen, with a high technology inside, whatever you write or
draw can be sent to a PC or using a mobile phone through the Internet, to
any web server local or remote.
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5. Technology – the device
Components: Digital Pens
Unique code: user identification
BluetoothTM
Allow data transmitting
Battery Memory
Store coordinates, pressure,
execution time, codes, etc.
Processor
Analyze images and establish
stroke coordinates
Camera
Capture pattern photos
Ink
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6. Technology – The Paper
Paper components
Pattern
Great points combination (2 raised to the power of
72).
6x6 points area gives a unique position.
Establishment of pen position.
It allows specific functions definition.
It could be printed in a lot of surfaces.
Almost invisible.
It has a specific code for each application.
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8. Technology - Security
Security
Unique pattern in all the word:
Organization and application identification
Pen unique code in all the word:
User identification
Previous sending pattern code and pen code identification
It could be requested a PIN code before sending (using a mobile phone or a PC).
Only strokes are the data which is sent. Only coordinates in a paper not
related with the content semantic.
Whatever is written or drawn could be encrypted “end-to-end”
User could knows if his request had success, he could receive additional
information (SMS, etc)
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9. Business – Organizational Productivity
Processes
Processes optimization and cost reduction
Current sending forms process:
Send Delivery Receipt
Data
Fulfill Scan Recognize Validate Extraction
FAX
Sending
Sending forms using Digital Pen:
Data
Fulfill Recognize Validate Extraction
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10. Thales Offer
Integration and components: Thales supplies a set of
components and tools to cover all the steps in the lifecycle of Digital
Pen applications development and deployment:
Forms design and edition tools.
Router applications to allow sending data through mobile phones or
directly download into a PC platform.
Data forms management components.
Backend systems integration components
Form printing systems and license management.
Infrastructures: Thales supplies infrastructures management
services derived from the solution:
Hardware, basis software and server communications
Mobile devices management software
Related services: adding value to achieve a 360 service:
Pens and paper licenses provisioning
Centralized printing service
Users and administrators training
Helpdesk service
Process consultancy
Backend integration consultancy
Change management
Verification service of handwriting recognition
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11. Success cases: example
Technical Inspection of vehicles
VB.NET technology for the router in PC.
ASP.NET Server.
ASP.NET validation web.
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12. Success cases: example
Gas Natural inspections
Java technology of router in the mobile
phone
J2EE Server
J2EE validation web
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