Dynamic creation of selectable items on surfaces
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1. A method of directing a computer system to perform a specified function, said method comprising:
- dynamically customizing at least one hand drawn symbol, each symbol to be correlated to a selected function from a set of functions;
graphically connecting each said selected function to each said at least one hand drawn customized symbol for later selection;
dynamically drawing at least one symbol representing at least one function, said drawing comprising providing positional input to an input device having position sensing software; and
analyzing positional input to recognize the at least one symbol and to correlate the recognized at least one symbol to at least one function, thereby selecting said at least one symbol to perform said at least one function.
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Abstract
Using a writing surface, such as paper on a portable digital notebooks (PDNs) or the surface of a digital white board, users draw, on the fly, selectable items such as buttons with text inside. The user could even draw symbols, on the fly, in the air with his/her finger. The user then selects the drawn selectable item to initiate a function.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of directing a computer system to perform a specified function, said method comprising:
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dynamically customizing at least one hand drawn symbol, each symbol to be correlated to a selected function from a set of functions;
graphically connecting each said selected function to each said at least one hand drawn customized symbol for later selection;
dynamically drawing at least one symbol representing at least one function, said drawing comprising providing positional input to an input device having position sensing software; and
analyzing positional input to recognize the at least one symbol and to correlate the recognized at least one symbol to at least one function, thereby selecting said at least one symbol to perform said at least one function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a computer system having a digitizing surface, a method of performing selected functions comprising:
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dynamically customizing at least one hand drawn symbol, each symbol to be correlated to a selected function from a set of functions;
graphically connecting each said selected function to each of said at least one hand drawn customized symbol for later selection;
dynamically drawing at least one symbol corresponding to at least one of said selected functions on said surface, said drawing comprising providing positional input to said surface having position sensing software;
analyzing said positional input to recognize said at least one symbol;
correlating said recognized at least one symbol to at least one of said functions; and
performing said at least one selected function when said at least one symbol is selected. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer system comprising:
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a digital electronic surface;
a stylus for transmitting a signal to said surface wherein said signal represents the movements of said stylus on said surface;
at least one processor for performing the steps of;
receiving said signals to determine the movements of said stylus to customize at least one hand drawn symbol drawn on said surface by said stylus, each of said at least one symbol to be correlated to a selected function from a set of functions;
graphically connecting each said selected function to each of said at least one hand drawn customized symbol for later selected;
receiving signals to determine the movements of said stylus to determine the dynamic drawing of at least one symbol corresponding to at least one of said selected functions on said surface;
analyzing said movements to recognize said at least one symbol;
correlating said recognized at least one symbol to at least one of said functions; and
performing said at least one selected function assigned to said at least one symbol.
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36. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for;
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dynamically customizing a hand drawn symbol to be correlated to a selected function from a set of functions;
graphically connecting said selected function to said customized symbol for later selection;
detecting dynamic input comprising drawing a symbol representing a function, said drawing comprising providing positional input to an input device having position sensing software; and
analyzing positional input to recognize the at least one symbol and to correlate the recognized at least one symbol to at least one function, thereby selecting said at least one symbol to perform said at least one function.
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37. A computer system comprising:
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an electronic device for sensing positional input to said computer system;
at least one processor for performing the steps of;
receiving said signals to determine the positional input for dynamically customizing at least one hand drawn symbol, each of said at least one symbol to be correlated to a selected function from a set of functions;
graphically connecting each said selected function to each of said at least one hand drawn customized symbol for later selected;
receiving signals to determine the positional input to determine the dynamic drawing of at least one symbol corresponding to at least one of said selected functions on said surface;
analyzing said movements to recognize said at least one symbol;
correlating said recognized at least one symbol to at least one of said functions; and
performing said at least one selected function assigned to said at least one symbol.
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