Methods and systems for electronic ink projection

• US 10,324,679 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2016
• Issued: 06/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Saini, Shailesh
• Primary Examiner(s): Pardo, Thuy N
• Application Number:
  US15/362,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20170075643A1
• Time in Patent Office: 932 Days
• Field of Search: 345156, 345173, 345629, 345100, 345 84, 345547, 345179, 345180, 348578, 715202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1438 using more than one graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/12 Use of DVI or HDMI protocol in interfaces along the display data pipeline
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods for transmitting to a display communicatively coupled to a second device electronic ink input data received from a first device. Specifically, embodiments disclosed herein provide translating electronic ink input data based upon one or more output parameters associated with a display. Once the electronic ink input data is translated, electronic ink output data is generated. In certain embodiments, a stream of the electronic ink output data is transmitted to the display.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting to a display communicatively coupled to a first device electronic ink data received from a second device, the method comprising:

receiving input data at the first device having a first display characteristic, wherein the input data comprises touch data received at the second device having a second display characteristic different from the first display characteristic;

extracting temporal data from the input stream;

translating the input data based on at least one output parameter associated with the first display characteristic;

generating electronic ink output data based on the translation of the input data and the extracted temporal data; and

transmitting the electronic ink output data to the first display based on the extracted temporal data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input data is selected from a group consisting of:

X-Y coordinates, vector graphics, and presentation data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein generating electronic ink output data comprises integrating the electronic ink output data with presentation content and wherein transmitting the electronic ink output data to the display comprises transmitting the electronic ink output data and the presentation content to the display.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one output parameter corresponds to a display profile that comprises a plurality of display characteristics associated with the display.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the input data is received by the first device via a wireless network connection.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

synchronizing the electronic ink output data with presentation content for transmission to the display.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the input data and the electronic ink output data correspond to presentation content displayed on the first device and the second device.

8. A system comprising:

a first device;

a display communicatively coupled to the first device;

a second device comprising a touch-sensitive display; and

wherein the first device comprises;

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, performs a method for transmitting to the display electronic ink data received from the second device, the method comprising;

receiving input data at the first device having a first display characteristic, wherein the input data comprises touch data received at the second device having a second display characteristic different from the first display characteristic;

extracting temporal data from the input stream;

translating the input data based on at least one output parameter associated with the first display characteristic;

generating electronic ink output data based on the translation of the input data and the extracted temporal data; and

transmitting the electronic ink output data to the first display based on the extracted temporal data.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the input data is selected from a group consisting of:

X-Y coordinates, vector graphics, and presentation data.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein generating electronic ink output data comprises integrating the electronic ink output data with presentation content, and wherein transmitting the electronic ink output data to the display comprises transmitting the electronic ink output data and the presentation content to the display.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one output parameter corresponds to a display profile that comprises a plurality of display characteristics associated with the display.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the method further comprising:

synchronizing the electronic ink output data with presentation content for transmission to the display.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the input data and the electronic ink output data correspond to a presentation displayed on the first device and the second device.

14. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by on one or more processors, performs a method for transmitting to a display communicatively coupled to a first device electronic ink data received from a second device, the method comprising:

receiving input data at the first device having a first display characteristic, wherein the input data comprises touch data received at the second device having a second display characteristic different from the first display characteristic;

extracting temporal data from the input stream;

translating the input data based on at least one output parameter associated with the first display characteristic;

generating electronic ink output data based on the translation of the input data and the extracted temporal data; and

transmitting the electronic ink output data to the first display based on the extracted temporal data.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the input data is selected from a group consisting of:

X-Y coordinates, vector graphics, and presentation data.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein generating electronic ink output data comprises integrating the electronic ink output data with presentation content and wherein transmitting the electronic ink output data to the display comprises transmitting the electronic ink output data and the presentation content to the display.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one output parameter corresponds to a display profile that comprises a plurality of display characteristics associated with the display.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the input data is received by the first device via a wireless network connection.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

synchronizing the electronic ink output data with presentation content for transmission to the display.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the input data and the electronic ink output data correspond to presentation content displayed on the first device and the second device.