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Irina Smolyanskaya

Julio Estrada

Aaron David Cottle

Yibo Sun

Yoon Jin Lee

Hung-Jen Jin

Systems and methods for aggregating digital ink instances within an electronic document. One system includes a memory configured to store instructions and an electronic processor coupled to the memory. The electronic processor, through execution of the instructions in the memory, is configured to receive detected interactions between a touchscreen and a digital pen representing one or more digital strokes within a canvas and determine whether the one or more digital strokes match a predetermined signifier. The electronic processor is also configured to, in response to determining that the one or more digital strokes match the predetermined signifier, determine a first digital ink instance included in the electronic document based on a position of the one or more digital strokes within the canvas, duplicate the first digital ink instance to create a second digital ink instance, and add the second digital ink instance to a designated portion of the electronic document.

Duplicating and aggregating digital ink instances

A method of and system for providing a user interface (UI) element is carried out by receiving an input for invoking the UI element in a UI screen, the input being received via a writing instrument, determining a direction of tilt of the writing instrument at a point of input, and upon determining the direction of tilt of the writing instrument, displaying the UI element in a location on the UI screen that is a direction opposite to the determined direction of tilt of the writing instrument. The UI element may provide access to each of the UI controls via a plurality of unstructured paths.

System and method of providing digital ink optimized user interface elements

A system and method for invoking and executing a command using a digital pen are provided. The system is configured to receive a stroke from a digital pen, determine context of the stroke, detect a hold and press action from the digital pen, determine a type of the command based on the context of the stroke, responsive to detecting the hold and press action and determining the type of the command, invoke the command of the determined type, and execute the invoked command.

Pen command for ink editing

Systems and methods for switching an input mode of a digital pen used with an electronic document. One system includes a memory configured to store instructions and an electronic processor coupled to the memory. The electronic processor, in conjunction with the instructions stored in the memory, is configured to receive a tilt angle of the digital pen while the digital pen is operating in a first input mode, the first input mode being an inking mode, compare the tilt angle of the digital pen to a predetermined threshold associated with a second input mode, and, in response to the tilt angle satisfying the predetermined threshold, set the input mode of the digital pen to the second input mode.

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