Universal computing device
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1. An input device for generating data representative of hand written strokes, the input device comprising:
- an image capturing unit for capturing an image of an area of an object over which the input device is positioned and generating captured image data, said data representative of hand written strokes being determined from location information extracted from said captured image data;
a processor processing the captured image data; and
a memory storing data,wherein the object comprises a display of a computing device including an image pattern providing location information of an area on the display,wherein the image of the area over which the input device is positioned includes image data representative of a location of the area of the object,wherein the image data representative of a location of the area of the object includes an image pattern representative of the location of the area of the object, andwherein the image pattern representative of the location of the area of the object includes a portion of a maze-like pattern.
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Abstract
A universal input device is described. The universal input device provides a common user interface for a variety of different computing platforms including printed documents. Using the present system, one may use the universal input device to control various computing devices as well as capture handwritten electronic ink and have the electronic in be associated with new or stored documents.
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1. An input device for generating data representative of hand written strokes, the input device comprising:
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an image capturing unit for capturing an image of an area of an object over which the input device is positioned and generating captured image data, said data representative of hand written strokes being determined from location information extracted from said captured image data; a processor processing the captured image data; and a memory storing data, wherein the object comprises a display of a computing device including an image pattern providing location information of an area on the display, wherein the image of the area over which the input device is positioned includes image data representative of a location of the area of the object, wherein the image data representative of a location of the area of the object includes an image pattern representative of the location of the area of the object, and wherein the image pattern representative of the location of the area of the object includes a portion of a maze-like pattern.
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Current AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
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Original AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
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InventorsWang, Jian, Zhang, ChunHui
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Primary Examiner(s)Shankar, Vijay
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Assistant Examiner(s)DHARIA, PRABODH M
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Application NumberUS10/284,417Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,223 DaysField of Search345/173, 345/156, 345/179, 345/589, 345/634, 345/619, 713/176, 715/863, 715/503, 348/14.01, 358/1.15, 382/161, 382/100, 382/185, 235/462.45, 235/494, 235/100, 434/322, 286/46, 706/13US Class Current345/156CPC Class CodesG06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
