Instant messaging ink and formats

• US 20040228532A1
• Filed: 05/14/2003
• Published: 11/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Hackett, Iain, Williams, Michael, Woolf, Susan D., Fernandez, Roland, Rinearson, Wistar D.
• Application Number:
  US10/437,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20040228532A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/187
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32

Abstract

User interfaces and methods are described for formatting and handling electronic ink messaging communications.

Claims

1. A user interface comprising:

a first region receiving electronic ink;

a second region including a history of an instant messaging conversation,

wherein the electronic ink of the first region may be cleared.

2. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein the clearing of said electronic ink is initiated by a gesture of a stylus.

3. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein the clearing of said electronic ink is initiated by selection of a third region.

4. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein the electronic ink may be erased and where the erasing is initiated by a gesture of a stylus.

5. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein the electronic ink may be erased and where the erasing is initiated by selection of a third region.

6. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein the electronic ink may be sent to another user, wherein the sending is initiated by a gesture of a stylus.

7. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein the electronic ink may be sent to another user, wherein the sending is initiated by selection of a third region.

8. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein the content of said second region may be cleared, where the clearing is initiated by a gesture of a stylus.

9. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein the content of said second region may be cleared, wherein the clearing is initiated by selection of a third region.

10. A user interface for sending instant messages comprising:

a first region receiving electronic ink;

a second region, upon whose selection, text is enabled to be inserted into said first region for an instant message.