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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GESTURE-BASED FORMATTING

  • US 20170038959A1
  • Filed: 08/06/2015
  • Published: 02/09/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic input and display device for editing text, comprising:

  • an electronic display for displaying text;

    a gesture input device for receiving each of a plurality of gesture inputs, wherein each of a plurality of gesture inputs is associated with a text-component for selection and at least one of a plurality of formatting rules;

    a processor in communication with the electronic display and the gesture input device; and

    a computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for formatting text displayed on the electronic display, the operations comprising;

    displaying text via the electronic display;

    receiving a gesture input via the gesture input device;

    identifying at least one formatting rule associated with the received gesture input;

    identifying a text-component for selection associated with the received gesture input for application of the identified formatting rule;

    applying the at least one identified formatting rule to the selected text-component; and

    displaying the text via the electronic display with the formatting rule applied to the selected text of the text-component.

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