Ink correction pad

• US 20050099406A1
• Filed: 11/10/2003
• Published: 05/12/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Pettiross, Jeffrey W., Zielinski, Tobiasz A., Davis, Shawna Julie, Garside, Adrian, Keely, Leroy B.
• Granted Patent: US 6,989,822 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/179
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04807 Pen manipulated menu
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0236 using selection techniques to select from displayed items
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/987 with the intervention of an operator
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32

Abstract

User interfaces for editing text in pen-based computing systems include: (a) a display portion that displays text; and (b) a correction interface that displays an editable text portion corresponding to at least a portion of the text. The correction interface accepts input via a stylus to enable changes to the editable text portion on a character-by-character basis (e.g., to add, delete, or change individual characters). The correction interface further may include or associate with a “suggestion list” portion that includes alternative(s) to substitute into the editable text portion and/or a “task list” portion that displays potential actions available through the interface. The invention also relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media to activate, provide, and operate such interfaces.

Claims

1. A user interface for editing text displayed by a display device, comprising:

a display portion that displays an original text; and

a correction interface that displays an editable text portion corresponding to at least a portion of the original text, wherein the correction interface accepts input via a stylus to enable changes to the editable text portion on an individual character basis.

2. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein at least some of the original text is provided by a handwriting recognition engine.

3. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein at least some input to the correction interface inserts at least one additional character between two existing, consecutive characters present in the editable text portion.

4. A user interface according to claim 3, wherein the at least one additional character is inserted by writing the at least one additional character, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface between the two existing, consecutive characters.

5. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein at least some input to the correction interface deletes an existing character from the editable text portion.

6. A user interface according to claim 5, wherein the existing character is deleted by selecting a delete action, using the stylus, from a menu associated with the existing character to be deleted.

7. A user interface according to claim 5, wherein the existing character is deleted by writing a delete gesture, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface at a location of the existing character to be deleted.

8. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein at least some input to the correction interface changes an existing character in the editable text portion.

9. A user interface according to claim 8, wherein the existing character is changed by writing a desired new character, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface at a location of the existing character to be changed.

10. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein at least some of the input accepted by the correction interface triggers corresponding changes in the original text displayed in the display portion.

12. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion appear as a single pop-up correction interface when the user interface is activated.

11. A user interface for editing text displayed by a display device, comprising:

a first portion that displays an editable text portion corresponding to at least a portion of the text, wherein the first portion accepts input via a stylus to enable changes to the editable text portion on an individual character basis;

a second portion including at least one alternative, selectable using the stylus, to substitute into the editable text; and

a third portion including a menu having at least one action item selectable using the stylus.

13. A user interface according to claim 11, wherein the editable text portion may be edited by adding at least one additional character between two existing, consecutive characters present in the first portion.

14. A user interface according to claim 13, wherein the at least one additional character is added by writing the at least one additional character, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the first portion between the two existing, consecutive characters.

15. A user interface according to claim 11, wherein the editable text portion may be edited by deleting an existing character present in the first portion.

16. A user interface according to claim 15, wherein the existing character is deleted by selecting a delete action, using the stylus, from a menu associated with the existing character to be deleted.

17. A user interface according to claim 15, wherein the existing character is deleted by writing a delete gesture, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the first portion at a location of the existing character to be deleted.

18. A user interface according to claim 11, wherein the editable text portion may be edited by changing an existing character present in the first portion.

19. A user interface according to claim 18, wherein the existing character is changed by writing a desired new character, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the first portion at a location of the existing character to be changed.

20. A user interface according to claim 11, wherein the at least one alternative in the second portion includes a listing of words available to replace a selected word in the editable text portion.

21. A user interface according to claim 11, wherein at least one action item present in the menu of the third portion includes recognizing a selected word in the editable text portion using a specified dictionary.

22. A method, comprising:

receiving input selecting a portion of an original text; and

activating a correction interface that displays an editable text portion corresponding to the portion of the original text, wherein the correction interface accepts input via a stylus to enable changes to the editable text portion on an individual character basis.

23. A method according to claim 22, further comprising:

receiving input inserting at least one additional character between two existing, consecutive characters present in the editable text portion.

24. A method according to claim 23, wherein the input inserting the at least one additional character is received as a result of a user writing the at least one additional character, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface between the two existing, consecutive characters.

25. A method according to claim 22, further comprising:

receiving input deleting an existing character from the editable text portion.

26. A method according to claim 25, wherein the input deleting the existing character is received as a result of a user selecting a delete action, using the stylus, from a menu associated with the existing character to be deleted.

27. A method according to claim 25, wherein the input deleting the existing character is received as a result of a user writing a delete gesture, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface at a location of the existing character to be deleted.

28. A method according to claim 22, further comprising:

receiving input changing an existing character in the editable text portion.

29. A method according to claim 28, wherein the input changing the existing character is received as a result of a user writing a desired new character, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface at a location of the existing character to be changed.

30. A method according to claim 22, wherein at least some of the input accepted by the correction interface triggers corresponding changes in the original text.

31. A method according to claim 22, wherein the correction interface includes:

(a) a first portion including the editable text portion, (b) a second portion including at least one alternative, selectable using the stylus, to substitute into the portion of the original text, and (c) a third portion including a menu having at least one action item selectable using the stylus.

32. A computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method according to claim 22.

33. A method, comprising:

receiving input requesting a correction interface; and

activating the correction interface, wherein the correction interface displays an editable text portion corresponding to at least a portion of an original text, wherein the correction interface accepts input via a stylus to enable changes to the editable text portion on an individual character basis.

34. A method according to claim 33, further comprising:

receiving input selecting the portion of the original text.

35. A method according to claim 33, wherein the correction interface accepts the input to enable the changes to the editable text portion in the following manners:

(a) by receiving input inserting at least one additional character between two existing, consecutive characters present in the editable text portion;

(b) by receiving input deleting an existing character from the editable text portion; and

(c) by receiving input changing an existing character in the editable text portion.

36. A method according to claim 35, wherein:

(a) the input inserting the at least one additional character is received as a result of a user writing the at least one additional character, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface between the two existing, consecutive characters;

(b) the input deleting the existing character is received as a result of a user selecting a delete action, using the stylus, from a menu associated with the existing character to be deleted or as a result of a user writing a delete gesture, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface at a location of the existing character to be deleted; and

(c) the input changing the existing character is received as a result of a user writing a desired new character, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface at a location of the existing character to be changed.

37. A method according to claim 33, wherein the correction interface includes:

(a) a first portion including the editable text portion, (b) a second portion including at least one alternative, selectable using the stylus, to substitute into the portion of the original text, and (c) a third portion including a menu having at least one action item selectable using the stylus.

38. A computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method according to claim 33.

39. A system, comprising:

an input element adapted to receive a selection of a portion of an original text; and

a processor programmed and adapted to activate a correction interface that displays an editable text portion corresponding to the portion of the original text, wherein the correction interface accepts input via a stylus to enable changes to the editable text portion on an individual character basis.

40. A system according to claim 39, wherein the processor is further programmed and adapted to receive input inserting at least one additional character between two existing, consecutive characters present in the editable text portion.

41. A system according to claim 40, wherein the processor receives the input corresponding to the at least one additional character when the at least one additional character is written, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface between the two existing, consecutive characters.

42. A system according to claim 39, wherein the processor is further programmed and adapted to receive input deleting an existing character from the editable text portion.

43. A system according to claim 42, wherein the processor receives the input indicating the existing character to be deleted when a delete action is selected from a menu associated with the existing character to be deleted.

44. A system according to claim 42, wherein the processor receives the input indicating the existing character to be deleted when a delete gesture is written, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface at a location of the existing character to be deleted.

45. A system according to claim 39, wherein the processor is further programmed and adapted to receive input indicating a change in an existing character in the editable text portion.

46. A system according to claim 45, wherein the processor receives the input indicating the existing character to be changed when a desired new character is written, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface at a location of the existing character to be changed.

47. A system according to claim 39, wherein at least some of the input accepted by the correction interface triggers corresponding changes in the original text.

48. A system according to claim 39, wherein the correction interface includes:

(a) a first portion including the editable text portion, (b) a second portion including at least one alternative, selectable using the stylus, to substitute into the portion of the original text, and (c) a third portion including a menu having at least one action item selectable using the stylus.

49. A system, comprising:

an input element adapted to receive a request for activation of a correction interface; and

a processor programmed and adapted to activate the correction interface, wherein the correction interface displays an editable text portion corresponding to at least a portion of an original text, wherein the correction interface accepts input via a stylus to enable changes to the editable text portion on an individual character basis.

50. A system according to claim 49, wherein the processor is further programmed and adapted to:

(a) receive input inserting at least one additional character between two existing, consecutive characters present in the editable text portion, (b) receive input deleting an existing character from the editable text portion, and (c) receive input indicating a change in an existing character in the editable text portion.

51. A system according to claim 50, wherein:

(a) the processor receives the input corresponding to the at least one additional character when the at least one additional character is written, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface between the two existing, consecutive characters;

(b) the processor receives the input indicating the existing character to be deleted when a delete action is selected from a menu associated with the existing character to be deleted or when a delete gesture is written, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface at a location of the existing character to be deleted; and

(c) the processor receives the input indicating the existing character to be changed when a desired new character is written, using the stylus, on a region of a digitizer corresponding to the correction interface at a location of the existing character to be changed.

52. A system according to claim 49, wherein at least some of the input accepted by the correction interface triggers corresponding changes in the original text.

53. A system according to claim 49, wherein the correction interface includes:

(a) a first portion including the editable text portion, (b) a second portion including at least one alternative, selectable using the stylus, to substitute into the portion of the original text, and (c) a third portion including a menu having at least one action item selectable using the stylus.