Method and system for generating and selectively outputting two types of ink vector data

Abstract

A computer-implemented method selectively outputs two types of vector data representative of user-input strokes. Type one stroke objects are generated in a device including a position input sensor, on which a user operates a pointer to generate a type one stroke object representative of a stroke. A stroke starts at a pen-down time at which the pointer is placed on the position input sensor and ends at a pen-up time at which the pointer is removed therefrom. Real-time rendering of a type one stroke object is started after the pen-down time of a stroke without waiting for the pen-up time. After completion of a type one stroke object through its pen-up time, the type one stroke object is converted to a type two stroke object, which is a set of curves defining a boundary of the stroke, and can be exported as a file or rendered on a display.