System, computer software program product, and method for producing a contextual electronic message from an input to a pen-enabled computing system
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for producing a contextual electronic message from an input received by a handwriting capture device, said system comprising:
- a handwriting capture device capable of receiving and capturing an electronic handwriting input;
a user interface adapted to interact with a user, the user interface being capable of receiving a user input to initiate a processing function;
a central processing unit in communication with the handwriting capture device and the user interface, the central processing unit being capable of determining the context of the handwriting input and application-specific information associated therewith, the central processing unit also being capable of processing the handwriting input in accordance with at least one of the context and the initiated processing function to produce a contextual electronic message, the contextual electronic message comprising at least one of a portion of the application-specific information and a portion of the handwriting input;
a communications interface In communication with the central processing unit and adapted to interact with a message recipient through a communications link such that the electronic message is transmittable thereby; and
a computer software program product executing in at least one of the handwriting capture device and the central processing unit, the computer program product for capturing the handwriting input, determining the context thereof, determining the application-specific information associated with the handwriting input context, processing the handwriting input according to the context and the initiated processing function to produce the corresponding contextual electronic message, and transmitting the message via the communications interface, wherein the computer program product is capable of using the application-specific information to determine a status of the message recipient prior to transmitting the electronic message.
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Abstract
A system for producing a contextual electronic message generally comprises a handwriting capture device, a user interface, a central processing unit, and a communications interface. The handwriting capture device is capable of receiving and capturing an electronic handwriting input. The user interface is adapted to interact with a user and is further capable of receiving a user input to initiate a processing function. The central processing unit is capable of determining the context of the handwriting input and application-specific information associated therewith, as well as process the handwriting input in accordance with the context and/or the initiated processing function. A contextual electronic message is thereby produced which may comprise a portion of the application-specific information and/or a portion of the handwriting input. The communications interface is adapted to interact with a message recipient through a communications link and is further capable of transmitting the electronic message thereto.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for producing a contextual electronic message from an input received by a handwriting capture device, said system comprising:
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a handwriting capture device capable of receiving and capturing an electronic handwriting input;
a user interface adapted to interact with a user, the user interface being capable of receiving a user input to initiate a processing function;
a central processing unit in communication with the handwriting capture device and the user interface, the central processing unit being capable of determining the context of the handwriting input and application-specific information associated therewith, the central processing unit also being capable of processing the handwriting input in accordance with at least one of the context and the initiated processing function to produce a contextual electronic message, the contextual electronic message comprising at least one of a portion of the application-specific information and a portion of the handwriting input;
a communications interface In communication with the central processing unit and adapted to interact with a message recipient through a communications link such that the electronic message is transmittable thereby; and
a computer software program product executing in at least one of the handwriting capture device and the central processing unit, the computer program product for capturing the handwriting input, determining the context thereof, determining the application-specific information associated with the handwriting input context, processing the handwriting input according to the context and the initiated processing function to produce the corresponding contextual electronic message, and transmitting the message via the communications interface, wherein the computer program product is capable of using the application-specific information to determine a status of the message recipient prior to transmitting the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer software program product executing within a messaging system, the computer program product capable of producing a contextual electronic message from an input received by a handwriting capture device, the computer program product comprising:
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a first executable portion capable of receiving and capturing a handwriting input entered into a handwriting capture device, the handwriting input having a predetermined input parameter;
a second executable portion capable of determining the context of the handwriting input based at least partially upon the input parameter and determining application-specific information associated with the handwriting input context;
a third executable portion capable of processing the handwriting input based on at least one of a user input to a user interface and the handwriting input context to form a contextual electronic message comprising at least one of a portion of the application-specific information and a portion of the handwriting input;
a fourth executable portion capable of transmitting the message via a communications interface, the communications interface being adapted to interact with a message recipient through a communications link; and
a fifth executable portion capable of controlling the communications interface and directing the communications interface to interact with the message recipient, the fifth executable portion being capable of polling a status of the message recipient with respect to the contextual electronic message prior to transmitting the message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for producing a contextual electronic message from a handwriting input to a handwriting capture device, the method comprising:
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receiving and capturing a handwriting input entered into a handwriting capture device, the handwriting input having a predetermined input parameter;
determining the context of the handwriting input based at least partially upon the input parameter;
determining application-specific information associated with the handwriting input context;
receiving a user input from a user interface;
forming a contextual electronic message based on at least one of the handwriting input context and the user input, the electronic message comprising at least one of a portion of the application-specific information and a portion of the handwriting input;
polling a status of a message recipient with respect to the contextual electronic message prior to transmitting the message; and
transmitting the message via a communications interface adapted to interact with a message recipient through a communications link. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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