Computer note pad including gesture based note division tools and method
First Claim
1. A method for manipulating notes on the screen of a computer display, the method comprising:
- generating an initial note area on a screen of a computer display;
dividing said initial note area into a plurality of note areas in response to at least one division gesture implemented by moving a pointing means across the width of the screen such that a left edge of the division gesture is within a first defined distance of a left side of said computer display and a right edge of the division gesture is within a second defined distance of a right side of said computer display, wherein the division gesture is made in a horizontal motion having a slope of less than a predefined slope value, wherein each division gesture creates divider indicia on said semen which visually separates two adjacent note areas and which divider indicia includes one or more header function buttons specifying a command to be taken on a note associated with the divider indicia;
modifying the size of a selected note area in response to a sizing gesture made to a divider indicia associated with said selected note area; and
scrolling at least some of the plurality of note areas such that they are sequentially displayed in response to a scrolling command,wherein the plurality of note areas have arbitrary sizes and are at least initially delimited by the division gestures.
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Abstract
A method for manipulating notes on a screen of a computer display characterized by: (a) generating an initial note area; (b) dividing the initial note area into a plurality of note areas in response to at least one division gesture implemented by a pointing device, where each division gesture creates a header bar, including function buttons, on the computer display which visually separates two adjacent note areas; (c) modifying the size of a selected note area in response to a sizing gesture made to a header bar; and (d) scrolling in at least one note area in response to a scrolling command. Step (b) includes the steps of detecting a division gesture made on the computer screen by a pointing device, and then creating a header bar at a location indicated by the division gesture. Step (c) includes the steps of detecting the selection of a header bar with a pointing device, detecting a subsequent sizing gesture made by the pointing device, and moving the header bar as indicated by the sizing gesture. Step (d) includes the steps of detecting a scrolling command, and scrolling the note areas in a direction indicated by the scrolling command such that the note areas move in a quantized fashion.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for manipulating notes on the screen of a computer display, the method comprising:
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generating an initial note area on a screen of a computer display; dividing said initial note area into a plurality of note areas in response to at least one division gesture implemented by moving a pointing means across the width of the screen such that a left edge of the division gesture is within a first defined distance of a left side of said computer display and a right edge of the division gesture is within a second defined distance of a right side of said computer display, wherein the division gesture is made in a horizontal motion having a slope of less than a predefined slope value, wherein each division gesture creates divider indicia on said semen which visually separates two adjacent note areas and which divider indicia includes one or more header function buttons specifying a command to be taken on a note associated with the divider indicia; modifying the size of a selected note area in response to a sizing gesture made to a divider indicia associated with said selected note area; and scrolling at least some of the plurality of note areas such that they are sequentially displayed in response to a scrolling command, wherein the plurality of note areas have arbitrary sizes and are at least initially delimited by the division gestures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for generating header divider indicia of note areas on a computer display comprising:
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detecting a division gesture on a screen of a computer display as implemented by moving a pointing means across the width of the display such that a left edge of the division gesture is within a first defined distance of a left side of said computer display and a right edge of the division gesture is within a second defined distance of a right side of said computer display, wherein the division gesture is made in a horizontal motion having a slope of less than a predefined slope value; and generating a divider indicia header bar on said display as indicated by said division gesture, said divider indicia header bar visually separating two adjacent note areas and including one or more header function buttons specifying a command to be taken on a note associated with the divider indicia, wherein saw note areas have arbitrary sizes at least initially delimited by the division gestures, and wherein the note areas may be scrolled such that they are sequentially displayed in response to a scrolling command. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for moving a divider bar indicia which separates two adjacent areas on a screen of a computer display at least one of said areas including a note which contains one or more objects, said method comprising:
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detecting the selection of the divider indicia by a pointing means; detecting a sizing gesture made with said pointing means; comparing the position of the divider indicia with the position of the one or more objects; moving said divider indicia as indicated by said sizing gesture by changing a dimension of said note so as to prevent any part of the one or more objects in the note from becoming obscured; and thereafter, re-drawing at least said note on said screen, wherein said divider indicia visually separates two adjacent note areas and includes one or more header function buttons specifying a command to be taken on a note associated with the divider indicia wherein said note areas have arbitrary sizes delimited by the divider indicia, and wherein the note areas may be scrolled such that they are sequentially displayed in response to a scrolling command. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A computer system comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a display coupled to the processor; and one or more computer-implemented processes running on the processor and residing, at least in part, in the memory, the processes including (a) means for detecting a division gesture made by a pointer on the display said division gesture implemented by moving the pointer across the width of the screen such that a left edge of the division gesture is within a first defined distance of a left side of said computer display and a right edge of the division gesture is within a second defined distance of a right side of said computer display, wherein the division gesture is made in a horizontal motion having a slope of less than a predefined slope value; and (b) means for creating a header at a location of the division gesture and a note associated with the header, said header visually separating two adjacent note areas and including one or more header function buttons specifying a command to be taken on a note associated with the divider indicia, wherein said note areas have arbitrary sizes at least initially delimited by division gestures, and wherein the note areas may be scrolled such that they are sequentially displayed in response to a scrolling command. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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