Methods and systems for interacting with a digital marking surface
First Claim
1. A method for deactivating a content-manipulative ink tool pending on a digital marking-surface system, the method comprising:
- receiving an ink unit on a digital marking surface of the digital marking-surface system;
determining whether the ink unit is of a shape associated with a deactivation ink tool; and
when the ink unit is of a shape associated with a deactivation ink tool;
identifying preexisting ink-unit content, wherein the preexisting ink-unit content;
is intersected by the ink unit;
graphically indicates, on the digital marking surface, intersected handwritten ink content provisionally to be manipulated via the content-manipulative ink tool;
is defined by a motion of a digital marking device along the digital marking surface between a digit-down-action or pen-down-action location and a digit-up-action or pen-up-action location of the digital marking device;
is associated with the content-manipulative ink tool, wherein the content-manipulative ink tool is configured to, in response to receiving a selection of an item from the content-manipulative ink tool, modify the intersected content; and
is displayed concurrently with the ink unit on the digital marking surface;
determining whether a user-input solicitation mechanism offering selection for the content-manipulative ink tool is displayed as a menu on the digital marking surface in conjunction with the preexisting ink-unit content; and
when a user-input solicitation mechanism offering selection for the content-manipulative ink tool is displayed as a menu on the digital marking surface in conjunction with the preexisting ink-unit content;
canceling the user-input solicitation mechanism; and
deactivating the content-manipulative ink tool.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for interacting with a digital marking surface, in particular, to methods and systems for deactivating an ink tool. According to a first aspect of the present invention, a tap gesture, or other gesture, on an ink mark associated with an ink tool may deactivate the ink tool, if the ink tool is active. According to a second aspect of the present invention, a deactivation ink tool may effectuate the deactivation of an active ink tool when a first ink mark associated with the deactivation ink tool is placed on a first ink mark associated with the active ink tool. According to a third aspect of the present invention, a deactivation ink tool may effectuate the deactivation of an active ink tool when an ink mark associated with the deactivation ink tool is placed on a user-input solicitation mechanism associated with the active ink tool. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a deactivation ink tool may effectuate the deactivation of an active ink tool when an ink mark associated with the deactivation ink tool is placed on an otherwise unmarked portion of a digital marking surface.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for deactivating a content-manipulative ink tool pending on a digital marking-surface system, the method comprising:
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receiving an ink unit on a digital marking surface of the digital marking-surface system; determining whether the ink unit is of a shape associated with a deactivation ink tool; and when the ink unit is of a shape associated with a deactivation ink tool; identifying preexisting ink-unit content, wherein the preexisting ink-unit content; is intersected by the ink unit; graphically indicates, on the digital marking surface, intersected handwritten ink content provisionally to be manipulated via the content-manipulative ink tool; is defined by a motion of a digital marking device along the digital marking surface between a digit-down-action or pen-down-action location and a digit-up-action or pen-up-action location of the digital marking device; is associated with the content-manipulative ink tool, wherein the content-manipulative ink tool is configured to, in response to receiving a selection of an item from the content-manipulative ink tool, modify the intersected content; and is displayed concurrently with the ink unit on the digital marking surface; determining whether a user-input solicitation mechanism offering selection for the content-manipulative ink tool is displayed as a menu on the digital marking surface in conjunction with the preexisting ink-unit content; and when a user-input solicitation mechanism offering selection for the content-manipulative ink tool is displayed as a menu on the digital marking surface in conjunction with the preexisting ink-unit content; canceling the user-input solicitation mechanism; and deactivating the content-manipulative ink tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for deactivating a content-manipulative ink tool pending on a digital marking-surface system, the method comprising:
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receiving an ink unit on a digital marking surface of the digital marking-surface system; determining whether the ink unit is of a shape associated with a deactivation ink tool; and when the ink unit is of a shape associated with a deactivation ink tool; identifying a preexisting user-input solicitation mechanism displayed as a menu on the digital marking surface, offering selection for the content-manipulative ink tool, and intersected by the ink unit, the content-manipulative ink tool being associated with a preexisting ink-tool mark, wherein the preexisting ink-tool mark; graphically indicates, on the digital marking surface, handwritten ink content provisionally to be manipulated via the content-manipulative ink tool; is defined by a motion of a digital marking device along the digital marking surface between a pen-down-action location and a pen-up-action location of the digital marking device; is associated with the content-manipulative ink tool, wherein the content-manipulative ink tool is configured to, in response to receiving a selection of an item from the preexisting user-input solicitation mechanism, modify the intersected content; and is displayed concurrently with the ink unit on the digital marking surface; and canceling the preexisting user-input solicitation mechanism; and deactivating the content-manipulative ink tool. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for deactivating a content-manipulative ink tool pending on a digital marking-surface system, the method comprising:
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receiving an ink unit on a digital marking surface of the digital marking-surface system; determining whether the ink unit is of a shape associated with a deactivation ink tool; and when the ink unit is of a shape associated with a deactivation ink tool; determining whether the ink unit intersects content on the digital marking surface; and when the ink unit intersects no content on the digital marking surface; determining whether a user-input solicitation mechanism offering selection for the content-manipulative ink tool is displayed as a menu on the digital marking surface, the content-manipulative ink tool being associated with a preexisting ink-tool mark, wherein the preexisting ink-tool mark; graphically indicates, on the digital marking surface, handwritten ink content provisionally to be manipulated via the content-manipulative ink tool; is defined by a motion of a digital marking device along the digital marking surface between a pen-down-action location and a pen-up-action location of the digital marking device; is associated with the content-manipulative ink tool, wherein the content-manipulative ink tool is configured to, in response to receiving a selection of an item from the content-manipulative ink tool, modify the content; and is displayed concurrently with the ink unit on the digital marking surface; and when a user-input solicitation mechanism offering selection for the content-manipulative ink tool is displayed as a menu on the digital marking surface; canceling the user-input solicitation mechanism; and deactivating the content-manipulative ink tool. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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