| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7577914 |
Automatically sized computer-generated workspaces |
August 18, 2009 |
| A method and system are provided for automatically sizing computer-generated workspaces to allow users to enter data anywhere in an available workspace. A calculation is performed to determine the total available workspace displayable by a display device based on the size of the disp |
| 7423659 |
Method and system for utilizing void regions in computer-generated areas of text |
September 9, 2008 |
| A method and system are provided for inserting an object in a void region in an existing object. A user locates the void region by determining whether the insertion point for the object is outside of an edit region. If the insertion point is outside of the edit region, the user is in a |
| 7409089 |
Writing guide for a free-form document editor |
August 5, 2008 |
| Displaying a writing guide for a free-form document editor by detecting electronic ink, classifying the detected ink as corresponding to handwriting or a drawing, and displaying a handwriting guide or a drawing guide in response to classifying the detected ink as handwriting or a dra |
| 7370288 |
Method and system for selecting objects on a display device |
May 6, 2008 |
| Different levels or categories of text or images or both can be selected on a display device with simple commands. A selection region including one of selected text and selected images can be increased or decreased depending upon an executed command. A first command can increase a se |
| 7360156 |
Method and system for performing actions on content in a region within a free form two-dimension |
April 15, 2008 |
| A method and system are provided for performing actions on content in a region within a free form two-dimensional workspace. In a computer software application, a region is defined within the workspace, an action is associated with the region, content is received within the region, and |
| 7353453 |
Method and system for categorizing data objects with designation tools |
April 1, 2008 |
| A system and method for categorizing data objects with designation tools. A designation tool is provided for categorizing data in an electronic document. A user may select a designation tool corresponding to a data category with which to categorize data to be inputted into an electronic |
| 7259752 |
Method and system for editing electronic ink |
August 21, 2007 |
| A computer-implemented method and system for erasing and editing an electronic document. A goal for computing devices that support the use of a stylus that can record handwriting strokes and present them in an electronic document is to present electronic ink that behaves similar to r |
| 7231597 |
Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for creating asides within an electronic documen |
June 12, 2007 |
| A method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for creating asides within an electronic document are provided. The keystroke combination is defined for creating an aside with an electronic document. If the keystroke combination is received, a location is identified within the elec |
| 7188309 |
Resolving document object collisions |
March 6, 2007 |
| Collisions between document objects on a document page are resolved. A collision is identified and a two-dimension resolution of the collision is provided by moving the object the shortest distance from a pre-collision location that would avoid the collision. The process calculates t |
| 7185278 |
Separating and moving document objects using the movement of a wiper bar |
February 27, 2007 |
| A tool is provided for managing the available space in an electronic document. The tool can be used to move document objects and/or expand the boundaries or margins of a page to enable the addition or expansion of one or more document objects. The tool also can be used to move document |
| 7174042 |
System and method for automatically recognizing electronic handwriting in an electronic document |
February 6, 2007 |
| A user can enter handwritten electronic ink into a writing guide on an electronic page of an electronic tablet. An ink processing module can display the handwritten electronic ink as it is rendered on the electronic page by the user. Upon the occurrence of a predefined event, the wri |
| 7079713 |
Method and system for displaying and linking ink objects with recognized text and objects |
July 18, 2006 |
| A user interface can display electronic ink in one section of a display device and corresponding recognized or converted text in another section of the display device that was generated from a electronic ink recognition system. Each page of electronic ink and each corresponding page |
| 7062090 |
Writing guide for a free-form document editor |
June 13, 2006 |
| Displaying a writing guide for a free-form document editor by detecting electronic ink, classifying the detected ink as corresponding to handwriting or a drawing, and displaying a handwriting guide or a drawing guide in response to classifying the detected ink as handwriting or a dra |
