Pidgets

Pidgets are special static patterns you can print on a page to use with the Anoto Digital Pen. When the pen "writes" over those specific patterns, options are triggered as the pen recognizes them. In other words, pidgets are triggers for the pen's features and are limited to what features the pen actually has.

The pidgets themselves are small EPS files that are printed as an image. Once printed, pidgets can be re-used multiple times. This is because the pidgets are printed in true black which the pen recognizes even if there have been multiple color pen marks on top of them.

To activate a pidget, simply place the pen inside of the pidget's icon and press down. Generally, there is no need to move the pen or write anything, the pen can detect the pattern. When the pen successfully reads a pidget, it vibrates twice in quick succession.

There are two types of pidgets - those that change the digital ink settings and those that change the pen settings.

Available pidgets are:

• Stroke Width: Changes the width of the digital ink in the pen.
• Stroke Color: Changes the color of the digital ink in the pen.
• Pen settings: Execute an action or change a pen configuration:
  • Bluetooth to PC: Triggers sending the PGC file over bluetooth to a computer that is currently synchronized with the Anoto Digital Pen, if the sync is active, the computer is in range and turned on.
  • Bluetooth to Mobile:  Triggers sending the PGC file over bluetooth to a mobile phone that is synchronized with the Anoto Digital Pen, if the sync is active, the mobile is in range and turned on.