Computing Device Notes

• US 20110285638A1
• Filed: 05/21/2010
• Published: 11/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Harris, Jonathan R., Allen, Andrew S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,791,900 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/171 by use of digital ink

Abstract

Computing device note techniques are described. In implementations, an input is recognized as selecting at least one object displayed in a user interface by a display device of a computing device. Responsive to the recognition, an indication is displayed on the display device that is selectable. Responsive to selection of the indication, a portion is displayed by the computing device that is configured to accept one or more inputs as a note to be associated with the at least one object.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

recognizing an input as selecting at least one object displayed in a user interface by a display device of a computing device;

responsive to the recognizing, displaying an indication on the display device that is selectable; and

responsive to selection of the indication, displaying a portion by the computing device that is configured to accept one or more inputs as a note to be associated with the at least one object.

2. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the input is recognized as highlighting the object.

3. A method as described in claim 2, wherein the object includes one or more characters.

4. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the input is recognized as a touch input or a stylus input detected using touchscreen functionality.

5. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the object includes a plurality of characters arranged as a word and the recognizing includes:

detecting that the input describes a line drawn over one of the characters of the word but not another one of the characters of the word; and

ascertaining the selection of the word from the detecting.

6. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the object includes a plurality of rows of characters and the recognizing includes:

detecting that the input describes a line drawn at least one of the characters in a particular said row but not another one of the characters of the of the particular said row; and

ascertaining the selection of the particular said row from the detecting.

7. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the at least one object is displayed in on the display device disposed in a first housing of the display device and the portion is displayed in a second display device disposed in a second housing of the computing device.

8. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the displaying of the indication ceases after a predetermined period of time if the indication is not selected during the predetermined period of time.

9. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the note is associated with the at least one object such that subsequent selection of the at least one object causes display of the note.

10. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the note is associated with the at least one object such that display of the at least object causes display of the note.

11. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the one or more inputs of the note are handwritten.

12. A method comprising:

recognizing an input as movement over characters displayed in a user interface by a display device of a computing device;

displaying a line in the user interface that corresponds to the movement;

responsive to the recognizing, indicating selection of the characters by changing display characteristics of the characters; and

displaying a portion in the user interface by the computing device that is configured to accept one or more inputs as a note to be associated with at least the characters associated with the movement.

13. A method as described in claim 12, wherein the input is one of a touch input or a stylus input.

14. A method as described in claim 12, wherein display of at least one character that is not associated with the movement is not changed.

15. A method as described in claim 12, wherein the indicating is performed for at least one additional character of a word that includes at least one said character associated with the movement.

16. A method as described in claim 12, further comprising responsive to the recognizing, displaying an indication on the display device that is selectable to cause the displaying of the portion.

17. A method as described in claim 12, wherein the indicating is performed for at least one additional character of a row that includes at least one said character associated with the movement.

18. A computing device comprising:

a first housing having a first display device disposed therein;

a second housing physically coupled to the first housing, the second housing having a second display device disposed therein; and

one or more modules disposed within at least one of the first or second housings, the one or more modules configured to;

responsive to recognition of an input selecting an objected displayed on the first display device, display an indication that is selectable proximal to the object and responsive to selection of the indication; and

display a portion on the second display device that is configured to accept one or more inputs as a note to be associated with the at least one object.

19. A computing device as described in claim 18, wherein the object includes a plurality of characters arranged as a word and the recognition includes:

detecting that the input describes a line drawn over one of the characters of the word but not another one of the characters of the word; and

ascertaining the selection of the word from the detecting.

20. A computing device as described in claim 18, wherein the object includes a plurality of rows of characters and the recognition includes:

detecting that the input describes a line drawn at least one of the characters in a particular said row but not another one of the characters of the of the particular said row; and

ascertaining the selection of the particular said row from the detecting.