Ink correction pad

• US 6,989,822 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2003
• Issued: 01/24/2006
• 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.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shankar, Vijay
• Assistant Examiner(s): Patel, Nitin
• Application Number:
  US10/704,126
• Publication Number:
  US 20050099406A1
• Time in Patent Office: 806 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/145, 345/146, 345/174, 345/178, 345/157, 345/169, 345/173, 345/179, 345/689, 345/731, 345/779, 345/780, 345/816, 345/817, 178 1801- 1803, 178/19.01, 382/189, 382/10, 382/181, 382/187, 382/1.89, 704/231
• 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 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, and 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.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving input selecting the portion of the original text.

3. A method according to claim 1, 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.

4. A method according to claim 1, 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.

5. A computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method comprising the steps of:

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, and 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.

6. A computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions stored thereon according to claim 5, wherein the method further includes:

receiving input selecting the portion of the original text.

7. A computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions stored thereon according to claim 5, wherein, in the method:

(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.

8. A computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions stored thereon according to claim 5, 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.

9. 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, and 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.

10. A system according to claim 9, 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.

11. A system according to claim 9, wherein at least some of the input accepted by the correction interface triggers corresponding changes in the original text.

12. A system according to claim 9, 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.