Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Microsoft Corporation

Arin J Goldberg

Steve Dodge

Rudolph Balaz

Manoj Kumar Biswas

Brigette Krantz

Kyril Feldman

Alexander J Kolmykov-Zotov

Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah

Alexander G Gounares

Robert L Chambers

Bodin Dresevic

Todd A Torset

Timothy H Kannapel

Subha Bhattacharyay

Shiraz M Somji

Jerome J Turner

Stephen Alan Fisher

Gregory Nicholas Hullender

Andrew L Silverman

Tobiasz Alexander Zielinski

Todd M Landstad

Sashi Raghupathy

Matthew P Rhoten

Zoltan C Szilagyi

Haiyong Wang

Richard Kane Sailor

Eugene A Tsimberg

Matthew Paul Rhoten

Tobiasz Zielinski

A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Ink-stroke information associated with one or more data packets is received, and it is determined that the ink-stroke information comprises a gesture indication. The gesture indication is communicated to an ink collection object which causes the ink collection object to delete the ink stroke information.

Generic interface

A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is given priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.

A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.

Synchronization of plugins

Overlaying electronic ink over a document. A typical scenario may be where one it would be useful to mark up a document with electronic ink, such as by making handwritten comments, drawings, and the like over the underlying document. In some embodiments, a developer may easily define an inking surface, such as a transparent or opaque window, over a document. The inking surface may act as an input interface such that a user may write onto the inking surface such that is appears that the document itself is being marked up.

Overlaying electronic ink

Methods, systems and user interfaces for providing feedback to a user based on recognition of character-based ink input are provided. A first feedback is provided to the user to indicate a character as which ink input by the user is recognized. The first feedback is displayed in proximity to the displayed input ink so that the user knows to which ink character the first feedback corresponds. A second feedback may optionally also be provided indicating a correctness of the recognized ink input, as compared to a predefined correct value such as a correct word game solution or answer, by displaying the input ink in one format to indicate that the recognized value is correct, and by displaying the input ink in a second format to indicate that the recognized value is incorrect.

Ink recognition for use in character-based applications

A control and its associated programming interface for allowing entry of electronic ink, editing and other manipulation of the ink, and/or recognition of the ink. Ink may be stored in a data structure such as an ink object that permits later retrieval by applications. As is the case with text that may be bolded, underlined, italicized, and the like, the describe control and its programming interface may permit ink information to be manipulated as easily as text, while providing the richness of handwritten ink.

Entry and editing of electronic ink

The present invention relates to interfacing with electronic ink. Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and may include property information. Through various programming interfaces, one may interact with the ink through methods and setting or retrieving properties. Other objects and collections may be used as well in conjunction with the ink objects.

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Arin J Goldberg