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Capturing pen input by a pen-aware shell

  • US 10,254,858 B2
  • Filed: 01/25/2017
  • Issued: 04/09/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device comprising:

  • a user interface;

    at least one processor; and

    at least one memory comprising computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to at least;

    execute a pen-aware shell that occupies at least a portion of the user interface;

    upon detecting contact from a pen device on the user interface, capture, by the pen-aware shell, input from the pen device;

    upon the pen-aware shell determining the capture of the input from the pen device is complete, convert the captured input to an ink data structure; and

    share the ink data structure with an application at least by selecting an application with which to share the ink data structure, wherein the selecting is based at least on a context associated with the ink data structure.

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