System and method for editing handwritten data
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for editing handwritten data using a pen enabled computing device having a writing surface and a writing stylus selectively communicable with the writing surface, said method comprising:
- detecting a position and a movement of the writing stylus with respect to the writing surface to form a handwritten input;
automatically defining a bounding box encompassing at least a portion of each stroke of the handwritten input, wherein a size of the bounding box is based on the position and the movement of the writing stylus;
storing the handwritten input and the bounding box; and
editing the handwritten input to at least one of add textual data to the handwritten input, insert textual data between strokes encompassed by adjacent bounding boxes, delete at least one stroke encompassed by a bounding box, and replace at least one stroke encompassed by a bounding box with alternate textual data.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for editing handwritten data using a pen enabled computing device having a writing surface and a writing stylus selectively communicable with the writing surface. The method includes detecting the position and movement of the writing stylus with respect to the writing surface to form a handwritten input, and defining a bounding box encompassing at least a portion of each stroke of the handwritten input. In addition, the method includes storing the handwritten input and the bounding box encompassing at least a portion of each stroke thereof. The handwritten input may be edited to add textual data to the handwritten input, insert textual data between strokes encompassed by adjacent bounding boxes, delete at least one stroke encompassed by a bounding box, and/or replace at least one stroke encompassed by a bounding box with alternate textual data.
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1. A method for editing handwritten data using a pen enabled computing device having a writing surface and a writing stylus selectively communicable with the writing surface, said method comprising:
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detecting a position and a movement of the writing stylus with respect to the writing surface to form a handwritten input; automatically defining a bounding box encompassing at least a portion of each stroke of the handwritten input, wherein a size of the bounding box is based on the position and the movement of the writing stylus; storing the handwritten input and the bounding box; and editing the handwritten input to at least one of add textual data to the handwritten input, insert textual data between strokes encompassed by adjacent bounding boxes, delete at least one stroke encompassed by a bounding box, and replace at least one stroke encompassed by a bounding box with alternate textual data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for editing handwritten data comprising:
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a pen enabled computing device having a memory element, a writing surface, and a writing stylus selectively communicable with the writing surface; and a computer program product executing within said pen enabled computing device and cooperating therewith for; detecting a position and a movement of the writing stylus with respect to the writing surface to form a handwritten input; automatically defining a bounding box encompassing at least a portion of each stroke of the handwritten input, wherein a size of the bounding box is based on the position and the movement of the writing stylus; storing the handwritten input and the bounding box encompassing at least a portion of each stroke thereof; and editing the handwritten input to at least one of add textual data to the handwritten input, insert data between strokes encompassed by adjacent bounding boxes, delete at least one stroke encompassed by a bounding box, and replace at least one stroke encompassed by a bounding box with alternate textual data. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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