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Founder

Livescribe

The company that created the world’s first smart pen and revolutionized the way people record their thoughts. Livescribe was acquired by Anoto in 2015.

"We turned a pen into a computer"

Jim explains the inspiration and technology behind the world's first smart pen.

Landmark patents

US 9250718

Self-addressing paper

US 9058067

Digital Bookclip

US 8944824

Multi-modal learning system

US 8842100

Customer authoring tools for creating user-generated content for smart pen applications

US 8638319

Customer authoring tools for creating user-generated content for smart pen applications

US 8446298

Quick record function in a smart pen computing system

US 8446297

Grouping variable media inputs to reflect a user session

US 8427344

System and method for recalling media

US 8416218

Cyclical creation, transfer and enhancement of multi-modal information between paper and digital domains

US 8374992

Organization of user generated content captured by a smart pen computing system

US 8358309

Animation of audio ink

US 8300252

Managing objects with varying and repeated printed positioning information

US 8265382

Electronic annotation of documents with preexisting content

US 8194081

Animation of audio ink

US 8149227

Removing click and friction noise in a writing device

US 8002185

Decoupled applications for printed materials