Systems and methods for generating and controlling temporary digital ink

• US 7,286,141 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2001
• Issued: 10/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Rieffel, Eleanor G., Toomey, Lori O.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brier; Jeffery A
• Application Number:
  US09/942,666
• Publication Number:
  US 20030043189A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,244 Days
• Field of Search: 345/629, 345/634, 345/636, 715/753, 715/863
• US Class Current: 345/629
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/20 of structured data, e.g. relational data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Techniques for generating temporary digital ink on media are provided. Marks or gestures are made using one or more temporary digital inks on media, such as an digital document. Digital ink may be dynamically determined to be permanent or temporary. Each mark or gesture using temporary digital inks may fade based on at least one condition. The conditions include a predetermined time determined based on, a first stroke of the temporary digital ink, completion of the temporary digital ink, appearance of the temporary digital ink to another user, a first stroke of a succeeding group of digital ink, and a stroke of the succeeding digital ink is completed. Conditions may also include changing display attributes, such as color and thickness of digital ink, and fading or switching in reaction to an audio or video signal.

Claims

1. A method for generating and displaying temporary digital ink on a displayed media, comprising,

selecting at least one displayed digital ink to fade;

applying the at least one displayed digital ink on the displayed media; and

fading at least one of the selected at least one displayed digital ink based on at least a first condition,

wherein the first condition is a predetermined time, the predetermined time being based on;

appearance of the first stroke of the digital ink to users who did not apply the digital ink, appearance of a completed digital ink to the users who did not apply the digital ink, application of a first stroke of succeeding digital ink, completion of a succeeding digital ink, or an intonational phrase.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the media is a collaboratively shared media.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein selecting displayed digital inks to fade is based on at least a second condition.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the second condition is user specification, time, importance of marks, user identification, or percentage of display area marked.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the displayed digital ink is a referent gesture.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the intonational phrase is based on an intonational phrase accompanying the digital ink.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first condition further comprising a command from the user.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first condition further comprises one of an audio input and a video input.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the audio input is one of a) start or end of audio detection and b) an identification of the audio input.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the video input is one of a) start or end of video detection and b) an identification of the video input.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the audio input is an intonational phrase.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the digital ink fades at predetermined speed.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the predetermined speed is based on a user identification.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the predetermined speed depends on an importance determination of a word in the media marked by the digital ink.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the digital ink fades completely.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the digital ink partially fades at a completion of the fading.

17. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, switching the at least one of the selected at least one digital ink to a non-fading digital ink.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising, switching the non-fading digital ink to a fading digital ink.

19. The method according to claim 1, further comprising,

changing display attributes, in addition to the fading, of the at least one of the selected at least one digital ink based on the first condition.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the display attributes include a color, thickness or shape of the selected digital inks.

21. The method according to claim 1, further comprising,

selecting a faded or fading digital ink;

and

recovering the selected faded or fading digital ink.

22. The method according to claim 21, further comprising, making the recovered digital ink permanent on the document.

23. A system for generating and displaying temporary digital ink on a displayed media comprising,

a temporary digital ink generating circuit that applies at least one displayed digital ink on the displayed media;

a controller for selecting the at least one displayed digital ink to be faded; and

a digital ink fading circuit that fades at least one of the selected at least one displayed digital ink based on at least a first condition,

wherein the first condition is a predetermined time, the predetermined time being based on;

appearance of the first stroke of the digital ink to users who did not apply the digital ink, the appearance of a completed digital ink to the users who did not apply the digital ink, application of a first stroke of succeeding digital ink, completion of a succeeding digital ink, or an intonational phrase.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein the media is a collaboratively shared media.

25. The system according to claim 23, wherein the intonational phrase is based on an intonational phrase accompanying the digital ink.

26. The system according to claim 23, wherein the digital ink is a referent gesture.

27. The system according to claim 23, wherein the first condition further comprises a command from the user.

28. The system according to claim 23, wherein the first condition further comprises one of an audio input and a video input.

29. The system according to claim 28, wherein the audio input is one of a) start or end of audio detection and b) an identification of the audio input.

30. The system according to claim 28, wherein the video input is one of a) start or end of video detection and b) an identification of the video input.

31. The system according to claim 28, wherein the audio input is an intonational phrase.

32. The system according to claim 23, wherein the digital ink fades at a predetermined speed.

33. The system according to claim 32, wherein the predetermined speed is based on a user identification.

34. The system according to claim 32, wherein the predetermined speed depends on an importance determination of a word in the media marked by the digital ink.

35. The system according to claim 23, wherein the digital ink fades completely.

36. The system according to claim 23, wherein the digital ink partially fades at a completion of the fading.

37. The system according to claim 36, further comprising,

a digital ink switching system that switches the digital ink that is fading to a non-fading digital ink or the non-fading digital ink to a fading digital ink.

38. The system according to claim 23, further comprising,

a digital ink controlling system changes display attribute, in addition to the fading, of the at least one of the selected at least one digital ink based on the first condition.

39. The system according to claim 38, wherein the display attribute include color, thickness or shape of the digital inks.

40. The system according to claim 23, further comprising:

a digital ink recovery system that recovers the fading or faded digital ink.

41. The system according to claim 40, wherein the digital ink recovery system makes the recovered fading digital ink a non-fading digital ink.

42. A computer readable storage medium, comprising, computer readable program code embodied on the computer readable storage medium, the computer readable program code usable to program a computer to perform a method for generating and displaying temporary digital ink on displayed media, comprising,

selecting at least one displayed digital ink to fade;

and

applying the at least one displayed digital ink on the displayed media; and

fading at least one of the selected at least one displayed digital ink based on at least a first condition,

wherein the first condition is a predetermined time, the predetermined time being based on;

appearance of the first stroke of the digital ink to users who did not apply the digital ink, the appearance of the completed digital ink to the users who did not apply the digital ink, application of a first stroke of succeeding digital ink, completion of a succeeding digital ink, and an intonational phrase.

43. The method according to claim 42, wherein the media is a collaboratively shared media.

44. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 42, wherein selecting digital inks to fade is based on at least a second condition.

45. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 44, wherein the second condition is user specification, time, importance of marks, user identification, or percentage of display area marked.

46. The method according to claim 42, wherein the digital ink is a referent gesture.

47. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 42, wherein the intonational phrase is based on an intonational phrase accompanying the digital ink.

48. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 42, wherein the first condition further comprises a command from the user.

49. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 42, wherein the first condition further comprises one of an audio input and a video input.

50. The method according to claim 49, wherein the audio input is one of a) start or end of audio detection and b) an identification of the audio input.

51. The method according to claim 49, wherein the video input is one of a) start or end of video detection and b) an identification of the video input.

52. The method according to claim 49, wherein the audio input is an intonational phrase.

53. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 42, wherein fading the digital inlc is at predetermined speed.

54. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 53, wherein the predetermined speed is based on a user identification.

55. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 53, wherein the predetermined speed depends on an importance determination of a word in the media marked by the digital ink.

56. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 42, wherein the digital ink fades completely.

57. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 42, wherein the digital ink partially fades at a completion of the fading.

58. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 42, further comprising,

switching the at least one the selected at least one digital ink to a non-fading digital ink.

59. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 58, further comprising,

switching the non-fading digital ink to a fading digital ink.

60. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 59, further comprising,

changing display attributes, in addition to the fading of the at least one of the selected at least one digital ink based on the first condition.

61. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 60, wherein the display attributes include a color, thickness or shape of the selected digital inks.

62. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 42, further comprising,

selecting a faded or fading digital ink;

and

recovering the selected faded or fading digital ink.

63. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 62, further comprising,

making the recovered digital ink permanent on the document.

64. A method for generating and displaying temporary digital ink on a displayed media, comprising,

providing a collaboratively shared displayed media;

selecting at least one displayed digital ink to fade;

applying a plurality of displayed digital inks on the collaboratively shared displayed media; and

fading at least one of the selected at least one displayed digital ink based on at least one condition, wherein fading the digital ink is at a predetermined speed, the predetermined speed depending on an importance determination of a word in the media marked by the digital ink.

65. A method for generatihg and displaying temporary digital ink on a displayed media, comprising,

selecting at least one displayed digital ink to fade;

applying the at least one displayed digital ink on the displayed media;

fading at least one of the selected at least one displayed digital ink based on at least a first condition;

selecting a faded or fading digital ink; and

recovering the selected faded or fading digital ink.

66. The method according to claim 65, wherein the selected faded or fading digital ink is recovered to a fadeable state.

67. A system for generating and displaying temporary digital ink on a displayed media comprising,

a temporary digital ink generating circuit that applies at least one displayed digital ink on the displayed media;

a controller for selecting the at least one displayed digital ink to be faded;

a digital ink fading circuit that fades at least one of the selected at least one displayed digital ink based on at least a first condition;

a controller for selecting fading or faded digital ink for recovery; and

a digital ink recovery system that recovers the selected fading or faded digital ink.

68. A computer readable program code embodied on the computer readable storage medium, the computer readable program code used to program a computer to perform a method for generating and displaying temporary digital ink on a displayed media, comprising,

selecting at least one displayed digital ink to fade;

applying the at least one displayed digital ink on a media;

fading at least one of the selected at least one displayed digital ink based on at least a first condition;

selecting a faded or fading digital ink; and

recovering the selected faded or fading digital ink.