Interfacing with ink

• US 7,167,585 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2005
• Issued: 01/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Chambers, Robert L., Dresevic, Bodin, Gounares, Alexander, Bhattacharyay, Subha, Dodge, Steve, Torset, Todd A., Goldberg, Arin J., Balaz, Rudolph, Kannapel, Timothy H., Biswas, Manoj K., Turner, Jerome J., Krantz, Brigette E., Fisher, Stephen A., Silverman, Andrew, Hullender, Gregory, Somji, Shiraz M.
• Primary Examiner(s): DESIRE, GREGORY M
• Application Number:
  US11/304,540
• Publication Number:
  US 20060093218A1
• Time in Patent Office: 403 Days
• Field of Search: 345/173, 345/179, 382/186, 382/187, 382/188, 382/314
• US Class Current: 382/187
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/171 by use of digital ink
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32

Abstract

The present invention relates to interfacing with electronic ink. Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and may include property information. Through various programming interfaces, one may interact with the ink through methods and setting or retrieving properties. Other objects and collections may be used as well in conjunction with the ink objects.

Claims

1. A method of receiving information regarding a recognizer, comprising the steps of:

sending a request for information to a recognizer object; and

receiving from said recognizer object information regarding said recognizer,

wherein the information regarding said recognizer includes a list of a plurality of properties supported by said recognizer.

2. The method of receiving information from said recognizer according to claim 1, wherein properties include capabilities of said recognizer.

3. The method of receiving information from said recognizer according to claim 1, wherein the information regarding said recognizer includes a list of a plurality of languages recognized by said recognizer.

4. The method of receiving information from said recognizer according to claim 1, wherein the information regarding said recognizer includes a name of said recognizer.

5. The method of receiving information from said recognizer according to claim 1, wherein said information regarding said recognizer object includes an identification of a recognizer collection of which said recognizer object is a member.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding said recognizer includes a list of a plurality of languages recognized by said recognizer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding said recognizer includes a name of said recognizer.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said information regarding said recognizer object includes an identification of a recognizer collection of which said recognizer object is a member.

9. A method of providing information regarding a recognizer, comprising the steps of:

a recognizer object receiving a request for information; and

said recognizer object returning information regarding said recognizer,

wherein the information regarding said recognizer includes a list of a plurality of properties supported by said recognizer.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the properties include capabilities of said recognizer.