Methods, systems and apparatus for digital-marking-surface space and display management
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1. A method, said method comprising:
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storing a keyhole gesture description associated with a content-unit spatial separation function for creating a blank space on a digital marking surface, wherein said keyhole gesture description includes a circle defining a center of expansion and a tail defining an extent of expansion;
in response to detecting a digital mark on said digital marking surface, automatically performing the following functions;
analyzing said digital mark to determine whether said digital mark conforms to said keyhole gesture description; and
performing said content-unit spatial separation function when said digital mark conforms to said keyhole gesture description, wherein said content-unit spatial separation function comprises creating a new blank space, on said digital marking surface, proximal to a location, on said digital marking surface, associated with said keyhole digital mark, wherein said creating a new blank space comprises moving a plurality of content units away from a center of expansion indicated by said keyhole center, a distance indicated by said keyhole tail.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention are related to systems, methods and apparatus for digital-marking-surface spatial management of content units and display of content units. Some aspects relate to diagrammatic gestures that invoke content-unit spatial separation on a digital marking surface. Some aspects relate to the generation and display of a transformed view of content units on a digital marking surface.
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1. A method, said method comprising:
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in a digital-marking-surface system; storing a keyhole gesture description associated with a content-unit spatial separation function for creating a blank space on a digital marking surface, wherein said keyhole gesture description includes a circle defining a center of expansion and a tail defining an extent of expansion; in response to detecting a digital mark on said digital marking surface, automatically performing the following functions; analyzing said digital mark to determine whether said digital mark conforms to said keyhole gesture description; and performing said content-unit spatial separation function when said digital mark conforms to said keyhole gesture description, wherein said content-unit spatial separation function comprises creating a new blank space, on said digital marking surface, proximal to a location, on said digital marking surface, associated with said keyhole digital mark, wherein said creating a new blank space comprises moving a plurality of content units away from a center of expansion indicated by said keyhole center, a distance indicated by said keyhole tail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instructions instructing a processor in a digital-marking-surface system to:
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store, in a memory, a keyhole gesture description associated with a content-unit spatial separation function for creating a blank space on a digital marking surface, wherein said keyhole gesture description includes a circle defining a center of expansion and a tail defining an extent of expansion; detect a keyhole digital mark on said digital marking surface; in response to detecting said keyhole digital mark on said digital marking surface, automatically perform the following functions; analyze said keyhole digital mark to determine whether said keyhole digital mark conforms to said keyhole gesture description; and perform said content-unit spatial separation function when said keyhole digital mark conforms to said keyhole gesture description, wherein said content-unit spatial separation function comprises creating a new blank space, on said digital marking surface, proximal to a location, on said digital marking surface, associated with said keyhole digital mark, wherein said creating a new blank space comprises moving a plurality of content units away from a center of expansion indicated by keyhole center, at a distance indicated by said keyhole tail. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method, said method comprising:
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in a digital-marking-surface system; storing a keyhole gesture description associated with a content-unit spatial separation function for creating a blank space on a digital marking surface, wherein said keyhole gesture description includes a circle defining a center of expansion and a tail defining an extent of expansion; detecting a keyhole digital mark on said digital marking surface; automatically analyzing said keyhole digital mark to determine whether said keyhole digital mark conforms to said keyhole gesture description; and automatically performing said content-unit separation function when said keyhole digital mark conforms to said keyhole gesture description, wherein said content-unit spatial separation function causes spatial separation, of a plurality of content units, in two dimensions away from a location, on said digital marking surface, corresponding to a center of expansion indicated by said keyhole circle, and a distance indicated by said keyhole tail. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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