Boxed and lined input panel

• US 20050102620A1
• Filed: 11/10/2003
• Published: 05/12/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Murayama, Takanobu, Seto, Tetsuo
• Granted Patent: US 7,424,154 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/268
• 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 method and apparatus for receiving strokes of electronic ink in more than one language is provided. An input device is used to enter at least one stroke of electronic ink into a processing device. The processing device stores a language indication associated with the electronic ink, such that the language indication provides a way to associate a handwriting recognizer with the ink. The user may change the language or recognizer associated with the ink by flipping over a pen and using another tip of the pen or may use another pen or other input device. Aspects of the described system and method accommodate various optional interfaces to associate a pen tip or click of a button to one or more languages. Other aspects of the system and method include language switching of a displayed software keyboard when a pen input device is within a predetermined distance from a display.

Claims

1. A process for comprising the step of:

determining a user selection of a boxed input mode or a lined input mode;

receiving a first input of said boxed input mode or said lined input mode;

switching said input mode; and

receiving a second input of said other of said boxed input mode or said lined input mode.

2. The process according to claim 1, said receiving said first input step further including a recognition step to recognize said first input.

3. The process according to claim 1, said receiving said second input step further including a recognition step to recognize said second input.

4. The process according to claim 2, said receiving said first input step further including a correction user interface.

5. The process according to claim 3, said receiving said second input step further including a correction user interface.

6. The process according to claim 1, said determining step includes receiving user selection of a language and associated input mode.

7. The process according to claim 1, said switching step includes receiving user selection of a language and associated input mode.

8. A system comprising:

a processor for receiving and recognizing handwritten ink, said handwritten ink being created by a user during which said system is a mode of at least one of a boxed input and a lined input; and

a display having a user interface for displaying said boxed input and said lined input modes.

9. The system according to claim 8, said processor controlling said display to display a portion of said user interface with a boxed input and a portion of said user interface with a lined input.

10. The system according to claim 8, said processor controlling said display to display a correction user interface.

11. The system according to claim 10, said processor responsive to user input to operate said correction user interface for said boxed input mode.

12. The system according to claim 10, said processor responsive to user input to operate said correction user interface for said lined input mode.