PaperSpace: a system for managing digital and paper documents

Here we present PaperSpace a computer vision based document management system that allows users to combine paper and digital documents. Using PaperSpace users can locate paper copies of printed digital documents, retrieve digital versions of paper documents and fluidly move between digital and paper documents. The system works by tracking 2D identity and operation codes printed in the margins of each page of the document. Users can activate commands by selecting the command from the command bar at the bottom of each document. Through an informal evaluation we found that all users felt our system would be valuable in helping them organize their cluttered desk and manage digital and paper documents better.