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Oki Printers are now qualified to work with Anoto Pen Technology

Anoto technology optimizes paper-based processes by rapidly and reliably converting handwritten information from hard copy business forms into digital documents. It does this using a digital pen, which as well as having a traditional ball point ink cartridge, has a tiny digital camera built in to capture information as it is written on the page and to work out where it is on the page. Information electronically captured in this way is either stored on the computer or can be displayed in real time on the computer. In order to know where the pen is – OKI colour print technology is used to precisely print a unique pattern of dots on to printed presentation pages and other documents. As the pen is used to write information on the page the camera in the pen looks at the surrounding pattern of dots to work out what page it is on and where it is on the page.
Anoto penPresenter
Anoto penPresenter is specifically designed to work with PowerPoint® presentations. The presentation is first printed out using the OKI printer which adds a layer of hardly visible tiny dots together with control toolbar to navigate through slides and to add annotation. The entire presentation can then be controlled using the pen. The pen will take users forward and backward through the slides and can even jump ton specific slides just by touching the pen to paper. More importantly – it allows users to annotate the presentation, adding notes and drawings in a choice of colours and line thicknesses and by highlighting sections of the presentation for more impact. Bluetooth technology transfers the pens movements to the computer so that everything can be seen on the screen in real time.
These amendments to the slides may then be saved with the presentation eliminating the need to take and transcribe notes.
A virtual interactive whiteboard.
A really useful way to use the Anoto penPresenter is to print out blank PowerPoint slides and use them to run a meeting where the blank presentation becomes a virtual whiteboard. Notes taken during the meeting are displayed on the screen and can be saved electronically and distributed to attendees immediately the meeting ends. Up to 200 pages can be printed per presentation.

Anoto penDocuments
Anoto penDocuments works with any Windows application from which you can print, with each printed page having the Anoto pattern added to it in the same way as Anoto penPresenter.
Documents printed in this way can then be annotated using the digital pen so that information, amendments, diagrams and even whole pages of handwritten notes can be captured digitally by the pen. Captured information is stored electronically in the memory of the pen and then automatically transferred to the computer on returning the pen to the docking station. Each document forms a PDF format record which is stored on the computer with the annotations.
Examples of Anoto penDocuments usage might be to capture: signed documents; completed surveys and questionnaires; handwritten notes of meetings and to record future amendments to documents by the same or a different person.
Anoto penDocuments is licensed to print up to 7400 pages. Refill licences for 6140 pages are available on CD.

OKI Printers
Currently, OKI is the only printer manufacturer globally to have its printers qualified by Anoto.

Current models approved to work are the C5950, C710, C830 and C9650.

Any of these PostScript equipped printers will accurately print the unique pattern of dots needed to make the system work and customers buying any of these printers with an Anoto Pen will get a discount off the pen.
Other models that are approved are the C5900, C8800 and C9600.

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