Extensible schema for ink

• US 20040117724A1
• Filed: 12/03/2002
• Published: 06/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Jarrett, Robert, Szilagyi, Zoltan C., Quinton, Mary Michelle
• Application Number:
  US10/308,158
• Publication Number:
  US 20040117724A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/500
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/171 by use of digital ink
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32

Abstract

A system, method, and data structure are described that permit schemas to be written for ink. In a first example, a schema may be written for addressing various nodes types in a hierarchy of ink. In another example, a schema may be written defining user interactions. Finally, these schemas may be combined to provide extensibility of new interaction models.

Claims

1. A process for adding new node types for ink comprising the steps of:

obtaining a first schema with a first set of ink node types;

adding a new ink node type to said first schema;

saving said first schema with said new ink node type as a second schema.

2. The process according to claim 1, wherein said second schema includes a paragraph node.

3. The process according to claim 1, wherein said second schema includes a sentence node.

4. The process according to claim 1, wherein said second schema includes a line node.

5. The process according to claim 1, wherein said second schema includes a word node.

6. The process according to claim 1, wherein said second schema includes a page node.

7. The process according to claim 1, wherein said second schema includes a block node.

8. A process for modifying a user interface for ink comprising the steps of:

listing entities and associated responses to one or more actions by a user;

adding a new entity and associated response or responses;

storing said list of entities and said new entity and associated responses as a new list of entities and associated responses.

9. The process according to claim 8, wherein said new list of entities includes a paragraph entity.

10. The process according to claim 8, wherein said new list of entities includes a page entity.

11. The process according to claim 8, wherein said new list of entities includes a block entity.

12. The process according to claim 8, wherein said new list of entities includes a sentence entity.

13. The process according to claim 8, wherein said new list of entities includes a line entity.

14. The process according to claim 8, wherein said new list of entities includes a word entity.

15. A computer system including an ink schema, said ink schema comprising:

a first schema that includes node types that define relationships between said node types;

a second schema that defines responses for user actions with user interface entities;

wherein said node types are represented in said user interface entities.