TOOLBAR DYNAMICS FOR DIGITAL WHITEBOARD
First Claim
1. A method for positioning a toolbar on a touch sensitive display surface, comprising the steps of:
- in response to first user input at a first touch position on the display, displaying the toolbar at a first toolbar position which depends on the first touch position; and
in response to second user input at a second touch position;
determining whether the second touch position is less than a predetermined distance horizontally from the first toolbar position,if the second touch position is determined to be less than a predetermined distance horizontally from the first toolbar position, leaving the toolbar at the first toolbar position, andif the second touch position is determined to be greater than the predetermined distance horizontally from the first toolbar position, moving the toolbar to a second toolbar position which is closer to the second touch position.
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Abstract
Roughly described, different drawing regions are opened for different users on the same whiteboard. Each drawing region has its own set of line appearance properties, which the user can set with a toolbar. Lines drawn in a drawing region adopt the line appearance properties then in effect for that drawing region, which also apply to replications of the line on other devices in the collaboration session. As the user draws toward a boundary of the user'"'"'s drawing region, the boundary automatically moves so that the drawing continues to contain the user'"'"'s drawing activity.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for positioning a toolbar on a touch sensitive display surface, comprising the steps of:
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in response to first user input at a first touch position on the display, displaying the toolbar at a first toolbar position which depends on the first touch position; and in response to second user input at a second touch position; determining whether the second touch position is less than a predetermined distance horizontally from the first toolbar position, if the second touch position is determined to be less than a predetermined distance horizontally from the first toolbar position, leaving the toolbar at the first toolbar position, and if the second touch position is determined to be greater than the predetermined distance horizontally from the first toolbar position, moving the toolbar to a second toolbar position which is closer to the second touch position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for positioning a toolbar on a touch sensitive display surface, comprising:
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a memory; and a data processor coupled to the memory, the data processor configured to; in response to first user input at a first touch position on the display, display the toolbar at a first toolbar position which depends on the first touch position; and in response to second user input at a second touch position; determine whether the second touch position is less than a predetermined distance horizontally from the first toolbar position, if the second touch position is determined to be less than a predetermined distance horizontally from the first toolbar position, leave the toolbar at the first toolbar position, and if the second touch position is determined to be greater than the predetermined distance horizontally from the first toolbar position, move the toolbar to a second toolbar position which is closer to the second touch position. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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