Pen-based interface for a notepad computer
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining for an input pen relative to a display and relative to a perpendicular axis of the display;
i) a location of the input pen;
ii) a first orientation of the input pen in which the input is pointed towards a first direction, and iii) a highlighting orientation of the input pen in which the input is pointed towards a different direction; and
highlighting displayed elements approached by the pen when the pen orientation is determined to be in the highlighting orientation.
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Abstract
A notepad computer with a page display region displaying a page of a document on which a user can write using a pen or stylus type writing tool is provided. Associated with the page is an interface that can be used with the pen. The interface includes a core task tool region adjacent to the page where tool icons are partially visible until the pen is brought near one of the icons. The tool icon becomes fully visible when the pen is within the region of the icon. The tool when activated can pop-up a radial pop-up menu located at an edge of the document where all the menu choices are located in a semi-circle away from the edge so that the users hand while holding the pen and making a selection does not block the choices.
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11 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining for an input pen relative to a display and relative to a perpendicular axis of the display;
i) a location of the input pen;
ii) a first orientation of the input pen in which the input is pointed towards a first direction, and iii) a highlighting orientation of the input pen in which the input is pointed towards a different direction; andhighlighting displayed elements approached by the pen when the pen orientation is determined to be in the highlighting orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. One or more computer readable media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method, the method comprising:
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determining a location and orientation of an input pen relative to a display and relative to a perpendicular axis of the display; highlighting displayed elements approached by the pen when the pen orientation is determined to be in a highlighting orientation, wherein the displayed elements approached by the pen comprises a dog-ear rendered as a non-rectangular overlay and a scroll shadow, wherein the dog-ear indicates a currently displayed page and a total number of pages; and if the pen is moved out of proximity to one or more of the displayed elements, then, restarting the determining. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more processor-accessible media comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a device to perform actions comprising:
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determining for an input pen relative to a display and relative to a perpendicular axis of the display;
i) a location of the input pen;
ii) a first orientation of the input pen in which the input is pointed towards a first direction, and iii) a highlighting orientation of the input pen in which the input is pointed towards a different direction; andhighlighting displayed elements approached by the pen when the pen orientation is determined to be in the highlighting orientation.
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