An Efficient Approach of Taking Quick and Simple Notes in the Air through

Smart Note Taker

Seema Rawat1 Chetan Chopra Praveen Kumar

Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India Amity University, Uttar Pradesh
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ABSTRACT-Today’s modern living is creating a ATTRIBUTES OF SMART NOTE TAKER
great hype in each and everyone’s life. On the off • This Smart gadget can convert hand written notes
chance if we take a gander at the entire picture there into editable text instantly.
is race going ahead amongst individuals and • It is great and supportive for the blind people who
everybody needs to win. To vanquish this rodent race think freely and with the help of this gadget they
innovation acts like a weapon. So in today's quick and can write their thoughts freely.
mechanical life a weapon like SMART NOTE TAKER • Another place it can be useful is when two people
is one that fulfills the requirements of the general are communicating over the phone. To comprehend
population. This gadget can be extremely valuable for themselves better they might need to utilize figures
the general population who needs to take fast notes. or messages while they are discussing.
This innovation has one exceptional quality that it • It’s additionally helpful particularly for teachers in
permits you to compose notes in air and after that the presentation and can make lecture more interesting.
notes can be stored on the memory chip in the device. If teacher does not want to give a lecture in front of
These composed notes are then readable in digital the board, he/she can simply draw the figures and
medium once they are completed. those drawn figures can be processed and can be
transmitted to server. Where these server can
Keywords-Smart note taker, Mobile note taker, PC note broadcast those shapes through a network.
taker • 22 languages like English, Spanish, French,
Mexican etc. can be acknowledged by this
gadget.[2][3]
1. INTRODUCTION
The Smart note taker is such a supportive gadget, to the
point that fulfills the requirements of the general population 2. SYSTEM ANALYSIS
in today's busy and quick life. The smart note taker allows
its user to take quick and simple notes in the air. The 2. 1 CONSTRUCTION
composed notes can be stored onto the memory chip on the
device. The smart note taker is great as you don’t have to JAVA APPLET
look for a screen or a piece of paper to take your quick The java applet is suitable for both shapes and text
notes. Instead, you just start writing in the air. This gadget recognition. All these applications can be assembled by
can change the way teachers present their topics in the building up a solitary JAVA Applet program. The java
classroom. The server computer can broadcast the drawn code that will be developed, will be able to drive the
shapes and text through network to the entire computer processor in the pen so that it recognizes the different
which is present in the room. This product is simple but characters and shapes that the user draws and display it on
powerful. This gadget can store detected 3D shapes and the pen’s screen.
movements that client tries to draw. Later the detected data
is prepared and stored on the memory chip on the device
and then the notes can be viewed on almost any device that
has a screen, including smart phones. Notes which were
taken before on application program like word document or
any image file can also be displayed. Software program will
identify the figures that were drawn in the air, the required
character will be imprinted on the word document.[1][9].

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 Ϳ DATABASE dimensional images will be examined on display devices.
These drawn shapes are then transmitted to a network or sent
to cell phones. The another characteristic of this product is that
it can keep track the notes, which were taken before on an
application program used in computers. This application
program can be a word document or image file.[14]

The sensed shape that is drawn in the air will be recognized

and the character that is wanted can be written with the
assistance of software program and later can be imprinted on
the word document.[5]


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The systemon the pen contains a database. Whenever the
user draws something in the air, the device monitors its • User can pencil a letter or a note.
sensor data and tries to match it to the data in its database • Time taken in printing, signing and faxing a
and when the match is found, the character or the shape is document for a signature can be exhausting,
registered and displayed on the screen. This is the basic therefore user can use this gadget to sign any
working principle of the device. [4][10] document.
• Mark and highlights a document for changes in
2.2. TECHNICAL MEANING any document for changes in an application.
The following are the equipments that will be needed to Compose a note appropriate on a website page as
meet the technical requirements of the smart note taker: through you were denoting a daily paper. And at
the end reserve it and send.
• Operating System
• We can make a significant point in our
• Software program to convert data into text or
presentations.
string formal
• It is good(suitable) with all illustrating
• Displacement Sensor
programming i.e., graphics for all PCs and
• Parallel cable
MAC.
• Analog to digital converter
• You can also input your signature on any
• Switch
record.[4]
• Rechargeable Battery
The specialized prerequisites of the gadget are met by
components mentioned above. Modern operating systems like
4.GADGETS BASED ON THIS TECHNOLOGY
a)MOBILE NOTE TAKER
Windows and Linux are used to implement software part of
the project. Movement of the pen in three dimensions is
recognized by Displacement Sensor. Parallel cable helps to
communicate with computer, software to resolve the
displacement data and finds the individual synchronized
displacements in 3 axes to advanced converter(digital) to
process analog displacement data and change over them into
computerized format(digital format). Job of the switch will be
to control the pen and rechargeable battery is also needed to
avoid he mess of ink or refills and rechargeable battery will
also allow to use this gadget over and over again. [5]

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This gadget is basic, however extraordinary. This gadget can
sense the three dimensional images and moments drawn by the Mobile note taker is the world’s first portable
handwriting capture device based on natural
user/clients. These detected data or information is handled
handwriting as an input. We can connect any type of
and moved to memory chip through which these three

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paper and can utilize this pen to capture & share notes,
drawings, memos etc. at meetings or lecture.

FEATURES

• Contains LCD to confirm input

• On board flash memory
• Mobile Mode
• PC Mode

BENEFITS

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This gadget functions on two modes, these modes are-
mobile mode and connected mode. Receiver unit is not PC Note Taker is the world's first device that catches
connected in mobile mode, whereas it is connected in regular handwriting on any surface onto a PC
connected mode via USB cables. It utilizes regular continuously. In the light of a progressive electronic pen,
paper and does not require any kind of unique paper. PC Note Taker shows the client’s hand written notes,
By looking at its storage capacity-it can store up to 50 reminders or and stores the picture for the future
A4 size pages. To make sure input runs on mobile utilization. This gadget is perfect for business sectors
mode, when connected to PC or to any other device where handwritten info is fundamental, for example,
via USB cables, it contains LCD for that purpose. It wellbeing, instructive and budgetary divisions. Provided
also comprises of software that is used for with user friendly software, it is also perfect with PCs and
synchronization and administration of put away other note pads.[8]
records. In connected mode it writes directly into MS
office application. Files are interchanged over LAN, 5. COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS OF SMART
email and instant messaging applications(in connected NOTE TAKER WITH OTHER DIGITAL
mode). It also allows to capture and store the notes and
PENS
sketches digitally at meetings, lectures and
conferences. Connected Mode helps to synchronize
There are many contemporaries present in today’s market
the mobile note taker and a PC/notebook via USB
for smart note taker, iPen and other digital pens are
cable (included).You can transfer, sort out, move, alter
present in the market. So here is the comparison between
or add to written hand notes, thoughts, outlines,
our smart gadget Smart Note Taker and other digital pens:
telephone numbers, or updates. The included software
likewise empowers updates, notes, and outlines to be
sent by means of email or over the LAN network. SMART NOTE OTHER
Regardless of the possibility that you don’t have a
TAKER CONTEMPORARIES
regular paper you can simply take any piece of paper This pen has a Other pens lacks this
for example an old receipt or an envelope, and the distinctive feature which i feature.
taking notes in air.
benefit associated with is that you can compose notes
in your specific writing. As long as Mobile Note Taker It does not require any Other gadgets require
is with you can scribble down your most roused input material like screen or paper to make
screen or paper to make Notes.
thoughts and make certain that you'll never lose them
Notes.
again.[7] Smart note taker is Other pens like SOLO penfac
untroublesome, it is easy some difficulties with th
b) PC NOTE TAKER to use. spatial
connection of composin
notes,
SOLO pens if we want
write
something above the heading
then it will start writing below
the heading.

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 With smart note taker we In other pens like can have Bluetooth in our pen. We can make our transfer
can make ample amount SOLO pen are good of dataeasier by having Bluetooth in it.
Of notes. for short notes. d)BATTERY LIFE
Writing notes in Smart Making notes using We can have more powerful battery in this pen so that it
Note Taker can save much other pens is very can work for longer period of time. Although it has
Time. time consuming. rechargeable battery but battery it should not be that weak
It is very beneficial for Other pens are not that it gets dead by writing small amount of notes.
Blind users. They can That beneficial for
And in order to save battery we can have one additional
Write freely with help of Blind people.
Smart note taker mode in our pen which can save our battery. Like we have
battery saver option in our laptops and smart phones, so
we can have this similar option in our pen too.
TABLE 1:The following table depicts the differentiation e) STORAGE
between SMART NOTE TAKER and its other We can increase the capacity of storing notes in pen. This
contemporaries. can be done by embedding memory chip of greater
storing capacity. We can store more notes in our pen if we
There can be many other advantages of smart note taker if have memory chip of more storage capacity.
we try to enhance our existing gadget.

6.METHODOLOGY
The paper is about SMART NOTE TAKER and its
evolution. It is about what smart note taker is and how we
can enhance this product. The study is based upon
secondary data. For this purpose, data was collected and
was analyzed. Data was collected from research papers
and articles related to the topic. After gathering and
analyzing the data literature survey was written in the DZ
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While analyzing the data problems related to the product
was kept in mind which can act as a hindrance in product ddZz
sale. So by keeping in this mind implementations were
made which can enhance the product. After DDKZz
implementations were made future scope was written in
the paper. Future scope was made by keeping in mind /E<
product’s advantages, disadvantages, cost, features and
implementations made to enhance the product.
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There are some ways by which we can enhance our
existing gadget. This can be done by embedding some 8. FUTURE SCOPE
components like: The future scope can be called as chances of success of
a)CAMERA
success of your product or technology.
We can embed a camera in our pen to save our time. With
The above methods can be implemented to our existing
help of camera we can click pictures of notes and that can
product to enhance it. Future scope depends upon people,
be saved in pen’s memory chip.
b) SENSORS their writing habit and financial stability. If they still opt
How can we be so sure that are writing each and every for old fashioned method that is writing notes by hands
letter or alphabet correctly in air? To make sure we are this product is of no use for them and thus sale can be
writing correctly we can embed error detection sensors in less. Another factor which can act as a barrier in its sale is
it. It can detect wrong letters or alphabets and thus we can cost. In order to make it better we have to embed some
make no mistakes in our notes. components in that. So cost will increase and only rich
c) BLUETOOTH people can afford to buy it.
In smart note taker we can transfer our data in PC’S and Although various companies had prevailed to make
laptops thorough USB cable only. To make it better we comparable gadgets and put them in market. Launching

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9. CONCLUSION
The gadget will provide the ability to note down

important things quickly. This can be very helpful in
schools, projects, businesses etc. Other reality that
shows up is similar devices works in a way that they
store the composed work by memory frameworks and
coordinates the data in the PC. This device will
attempt to vanish the time slack by using this
wonderful innovation, as it will send the data directly
to computers.
In the race of innovation, it is certain that there will be
difficulty in beating the alternative gadgets as our
rivals. But the lead we still acquire in this market is
because of the characteristics of this gadget. Properties
like high mobility, versatile design and light weight
can be asset to this gadget. This gadget takes a
practical extent since it offers high versatility. This
characteristic of this gadget may appear futile at first
side yet the high mobility will help the instructors or
individuals, who have dynamism as they carry out
their occupation, by giving them chance to compose
notes anytime and at anyplace.

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