Outputting a saved hand-formed expression

• US 9,063,650 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2011
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Cohen, Alexander J., Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): OBISESAN, AUGUSTINE KUNLE
• Application Number:
  US13/135,206
• Publication Number:
  US 20120110007A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,456 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Embodiments include an apparatus, device, system, computer-program product, and method. In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file. The method also includes searching the computer-readable file for the requested content, the computer-readable file including at least one representation of a hand-formed mark distributed to the computer-readable file in response to a machine-distinguishable tag associated with the hand-formed mark. The method further includes outputting the at least one representation of a hand-formed mark.

Claims

1. A machine, comprising:

an electronic display surface;

circuitry for providing a menu of the electronic display surface in response to detecting an activation of a switch disposed on a stylus operably coupled with the machine;

circuitry for providing a marking portion and a tag portion of the electronic display surface in response to a selection, via the stylus, of an action memo menu item of the provided menu, the action memo menu item corresponding at least to the marking portion and the tag portion;

circuitry for receiving at least one indication of an electronic mark formed on the provided marking portion of the electronic display surface, the electronic mark formed via the stylus;

circuitry for receiving at least one indication of a machine-distinguishable tag selected from the provided tag portion of the electronic display surface via the stylus;

circuitry for receiving at least one indication of a selection of at least a portion of the electronic mark;

circuitry for receiving at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag selected from another tag portion of the electronic display surface via the stylus; and

circuitry for distributing at least one representation of the electronic mark to at least one data recipient based at least in part upon the at least one indication of the electronic mark, the at least one indication of the selection, and the at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag.

2. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for distributing at least one representation of the electronic mark to at least one data recipient based at least in part upon the at least one indication of the electronic mark, the at least one indication of the selection, and the at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag comprises:

circuitry for distributing the at least one representation of the electronic mark to a computer-readable file based at least in part upon the at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag;

circuitry for receiving a request for a content of the computer-readable file;

circuitry for searching the computer-readable file for the requested content; and

circuitry for outputting a found content corresponding to the request including at least a portion of the at least one representation of the electronic mark.

3. The machine of claim 2, wherein circuitry for receiving a request for a content of the computer-readable file comprises:

circuitry for receiving a request for a content of the computer-readable file having a relationship with a data recipient.

4. The machine of claim 3, wherein circuitry for receiving a request for a content of the computer-readable file having a relationship with a data recipient comprises:

circuitry for receiving a request for a content of the computer-readable file having a relationship with at least one of an item list file or a program.

5. The machine of claim 2, wherein circuitry for receiving a request for a content of the computer-readable file comprises:

circuitry for receiving a request from a user for a content of the computer-readable file.

6. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for providing a marking portion and a tag portion of the electronic display surface in response to a selection, via the stylus, of an action memo menu item of the provided menu, the action memo menu item corresponding at least to the marking portion and the tag portion comprises:

circuitry for providing a marking portion and a tag portion of the electronic display surface in response to a stylus selection related to a note, the note corresponding at least to the marking portion and the tag portion.

7. The machine of claim 1, wherein the electronic display surface comprises:

an electronic display surface including at least a pressure-sensitive surface.

8. The machine of claim 1, wherein the electronic display surface comprises:

an electronic display surface including at least a display configured for receiving user input at least via a stylus operably couplable with the machine.

9. The machine of claim 1, wherein the electronic display surface comprises:

an electronic display surface including at least a touch-sensitive display panel configured for receiving at least stylus input.

10. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for providing a menu of the electronic display surface in response to detecting an activation of a switch disposed on a stylus operably coupled with the machine comprises:

circuitry for providing at least two machine-distinguishable tags on the electronic display surface in response to detecting an activation of a switch disposed on a stylus operably coupled with the machine.

11. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving at least one indication of a selection of at least a portion of the electronic comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one indication of a selection of at least a portion of the electronic mark via at least one gesture of the stylus.

12. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving at least one indication of a selection of at least a portion of the electronic mark comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one indication of a selection of at least a portion of the electronic mark via detecting at least one tap of the stylus on the marking portion of the electronic display surface.

13. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for providing a menu of the electronic display surface in response to detecting an activation of a switch disposed on a stylus operably coupled with the machine comprises:

circuitry for providing a menu of the electronic display surface in response to detecting an activation of at least one of a hardware switch, a motion sensitive switch, or a button of the stylus operably coupled with the machine.

14. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag selected from another tag portion of the electronic display surface via the stylus comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag selected from another tag portion of the electronic display surface via the stylus, the another tag portion of the electronic display provided in response to the circuitry for receiving at least one indication of a machine-distinguishable tag selected from the provided tag portion of the electronic display surface via the stylus.

15. The machine of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry for removing the marking portion, the tag portion, and the another tag portion from the electronic display surface.

16. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for providing a marking portion and a tag portion of the electronic display surface in response to a selection, via the stylus, of an action memo menu item of the provided menu, the action memo menu item corresponding at least to the marking portion and the tag portion comprises:

circuitry for providing a marking portion and a tag portion of the electronic display surface in response to a selection, via the stylus, of at least one of an application, a program, a file, or an automation of the provided menu, the at least one of an application, a program, a file, or an automation corresponding to at least the marking portion and the tag portion.

17. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for providing a marking portion and a tag portion of the electronic display surface in response to a selection, via the stylus, of an action memo menu item of the provided menu, the action memo menu item corresponding at least to the marking portion and the tag portion comprises:

circuitry for providing a marking portion and a tag portion of the electronic display surface in response to a selection, via the stylus, of at least one item list file of the provided menu, the at least one item list file corresponding at least to the marking portion and the tag portion.

18. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for distributing at least one representation of the electronic mark to at least one data recipient based at least in part upon the at least one indication of the electronic mark, the at least one indication of the selection, and the at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag comprises:

circuitry for distributing at least one representation of the electronic mark to a data recipient associated with an application in response to associating the another machine-distinguishable tag with at least one lookup table having predetermined values.

19. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for distributing at least one representation of the electronic mark to at least one data recipient based at least in part upon the at least one indication of the electronic mark, the at least one indication of the selection, and the at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag comprises:

circuitry for distributing at least one representation of the electronic mark to at least one messaging component of the machine in response to at least correlating the another machine-distinguishable tag with the at least one messaging component, the at least one messaging component capable of wirelessly transmitting one or more indications of the at least one representation of the electronic mark.

20. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for distributing at least one representation of the electronic mark to at least one data recipient based at least in part upon the at least one indication of the electronic mark, the at least one indication of the selection, and the at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag comprises:

circuitry for distributing at least one representation of the electronic mark to at least one file of the machine in response to at least correlating the machine-distinguishable tag with the at least one file based at least in part upon the at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag.

21. The machine of claim 1, wherein the machine further comprises a tablet computing device, a cellular phone, and at least one wireless networking interface, and wherein the electronic display surface includes at least a touch-sensitive panel arranged for directly receiving at least stylus input.

22. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for providing a menu of the electronic display surface in response to detecting an activation of a switch disposed on a stylus operably coupled with the machine comprises:

circuitry for providing a menu of the electronic display surface in response to detecting removal of the stylus from an interior section of the machine configured for storing the stylus.

23. The machine of claim 1, wherein circuitry for receiving at least one of at least a portion of the electronic mark comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one indication of a selection of at least a portion of the electronic mark associated with an automated recognition of an area of the marking portion containing the electronic mark.

24. A mobile device, comprising:

a stylus, the stylus physically removable from the mobile device;

an interior section configured for storing the stylus;

an electronic display surface; and

one or more instructions that, when executed on the mobile device, cause the mobile device to at least;

provide a menu of the electronic display surface in response to detecting at least one of (i) at least one activation of a switch disposed on the stylus or (ii) at least one detection of the stylus being removed from the interior section configured for storing the stylus;

provide a marking portion and a tag portion of the electronic display surface in response to a selection, via the stylus, of an action memo menu item of the provided menu, the action memo menu item corresponding at least to the marking portion and the tag portion;

receive at least one indication of an electronic mark formed on the provided marking portion of the electronic display surface, the electronic mark formed via the stylus;

receive at least one indication of a machine-distinguishable tag selected from the provided tag portion of the electronic display surface via the stylus;

receive at least one indication of a selection of at least a portion of the electronic mark;

receive at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag selected from another tag portion of the electronic display surface via the stylus; and

distribute at least one representation of the electronic mark to at least one data recipient based at least in part upon the at least one indication of the electronic mark, the at least one indication of the selection, and the at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag.

25. The mobile device of claim 24, wherein the mobile device includes at least one of a thin computing device, a handheld computing device, a tablet computing device, a cellular phone, a portable computing device, or a desktop computing device.

26. The mobile device of claim 24, wherein at least some of the one or more instructions, when executed on the mobile device, cause the mobile device to at least:

remove the marking portion, the tag portion, and the another tag portion from the electronic display surface.

27. A machine, comprising:

an electronic display surface;

circuitry for providing a menu of the electronic display surface in response to detecting an activation of a switch disposed on a handheld device operably coupled with the machine;

circuitry for providing a writing surface portion and a tag portion of the electronic display surface in response to detecting a selection, via the handheld device, of an action memo menu item of the provided menu, the action memo menu item corresponding at least to the writing surface portion and the tag portion;

circuitry for receiving a content signal representative of a hand-formed mark formed on the provided writing surface portion of the electronic display surface, the hand-formed mark formed via the handheld device;

circuitry for receiving a label signal representative of a machine-distinguishable tag selected from the provided tag portion of the electronic display surface via the handheld marking device;

circuitry for receiving a selection signal representative of a selection of at least a portion of the hand-formed mark;

circuitry for receiving a distribution signal representative of another machine-distinguishable tag selected from another tag portion of the electronic display surface via the handheld marking device; and

circuitry for distributing at least one representation of the hand-formed mark to at least one data recipient based at least in part upon the content signal, the selection signal, and the distribution signal.

28. A method, comprising:

providing a menu of an electronic display surface in response to detecting an activation of a switch disposed on a stylus operably coupled with the electronic display surface;

providing a marking portion and a tag portion of the electronic display surface in response to a selection, via the stylus, of an action memo menu item of the provided menu, the action memo menu item corresponding at least to the marking portion and the tag portion;

receiving at least one indication of an electronic mark formed on the provided marking portion of the electronic display surface, the electronic mark formed via the stylus;

receiving at least one indication of a machine-distinguishable tag selected from the provided tag portion of the electronic display surface via the stylus;

receiving at least one indication of a selection of at least a portion of the electronic mark;

receiving at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag selected from another tag portion of the electronic display surface via the stylus; and

distributing at least one representation of the electronic mark to at least one data recipient based at least in part upon the at least one indication of the electronic mark, the at least one indication of the selection, and the at least one indication of another machine-distinguishable tag.