Outputting a saved hand-formed expression

• US 20060212430A1
• Filed: 05/25/2005
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Cohen, Alexander J., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US11/137,687
• Publication Number:
  US 20060212430A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Embodiments include an apparatus, device, system, computer-program product, and method. In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file. The method also includes searching the computer-readable file for the requested content, the computer-readable file including at least one representation of a hand-formed mark distributed to the computer-readable file in response to a machine-distinguishable tag associated with the hand-formed mark. The method further includes outputting the at least one representation of a hand-formed mark.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file;

searching the computer-readable file for the requested content, the computer-readable file including at least one representation of a hand-formed mark distributed to the computer-readable file in response to a machine-distinguishable tag associated with the hand-formed mark, the machine-distinguishable tag selected from at least two machine-distinguishable tags; and

outputting the at least one representation of a hand-formed mark.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file includes receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file having a relationship with a data recipient.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file having a relationship with a data recipient includes receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file having a relationship with an item list file.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file having a relationship with a data recipient includes receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file having a relationship with a program.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file includes receiving a request from a user for a content of a computer-readable file.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file includes receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file saved in a computer storage media associated with a computing device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file includes receiving a request for a representation of a hand-formed mark distributed to the computer-readable file in response to a machine-distinguishable tag associated with the hand-formed mark.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching the computer-readable file for the requested content, the computer-readable file including at least one representation of a hand-formed mark includes searching the computer-readable file for the requested content, the computer-readable file including at least one representation of a handwritten mark.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching the computer-readable file for the requested content, the computer-readable file including at least one representation of a hand-formed mark includes searching the computer-readable file for the requested content, the computer-readable file including at least one representation of a handwriting.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching the computer-readable file for the requested content, the computer-readable file including at least one representation of a hand-formed mark includes searching the computer-readable file for the requested content, the computer-readable file including at least one representation of a hand-formed character.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the machine-distinguishable tag associated with the hand-formed mark includes a hand-formed machine-distinguishable tag associated with the hand-formed mark.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the machine-distinguishable tag associated with the hand-formed mark includes a preformed machine-distinguishable tag associated with the hand-formed mark.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the outputting the at least one representation of a hand-formed mark includes providing the at least one representation of a hand-formed mark to a user.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the outputting the at least one representation of a hand-formed mark includes exposing the at least one representation of a hand-formed mark to a program.

15. A computer program product, comprising:

(a) program instructions operable to perform a process in a computer system, the process comprising;

receiving a request for information saved in a computer-readable file, the computer-readable file including at least one representation of a hand-formed mark distributed to the computer-readable file in response to a machine-distinguishable tag associated with the hand-formed mark, the machine-distinguishable tag selected from at least two machine-distinguishable tags;

searching the computer-readable file for the requested information; and

outputting the at least one representation of a hand-formed mark; and

(b) a computer-readable signal-bearing medium bearing the program instructions.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer-readable signal-bearing medium includes a computer storage medium.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer-readable signal-bearing medium includes a communication medium.

18. A apparatus comprising:

a computing device having a computer storage medium and a list manager program;

a data recipient file saved on the computer storage medium and including at least one representation of a hand-formed mark received by the data recipient file in response to a machine-distinguishable tag associated with a hand-formed mark, the machine-distinguishable tag selected from at least two machine-distinguishable tags; and

the list manager program that includes instructions operable to perform a process in the computing device, the process comprising;

receiving a request for a content of the data recipient file;

searching the computer storage medium for the requested content of the data recipient file; and

outputting the at least one representation of a hand-formed mark.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the computing device includes at least one of a thin computing device, a handheld computing device, a portable computing device, and/or a desktop computing device.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the outputting the at least one representation of a hand-formed mark includes outputting the at least one representation of a hand-formed mark to at least one of a display, and/or another program.

21. A device comprising:

means for receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file;

means for searching the computer-readable file for the requested content, the computer-readable file including at least one representation of a hand-formed mark distributed to the computer-readable file in response to a machine-distinguishable tag associated with the hand-formed mark, the machine-distinguishable tag selected from at least two machine-distinguishable tags; and

means for providing the at least one representation of a hand-formed mark.