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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2002
Owen C. Braun, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher H. Pratley, Seattle, WA (US);
Stuart J. Stuple, Carnation, WA (US);
Alex J. Simmons, Seattle, WA (US);
Timothy D. Sellers, Bellevue, WA (US);
Owen C. Braun, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher H. Pratley, Seattle, WA (US);
Stuart J. Stuple, Carnation, WA (US);
Alex J. Simmons, Seattle, WA (US);
Timothy D. Sellers, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
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 an action is performed on the content in the region. The region may be defined by generating an outline object to define a region within the workspace. An action may be associated with the region by selecting an action from a list of actions to associate with the region. The actions performed may be handwriting recognition, adding data to a contacts list, adding data to a task list, and identifying a recognizer for the content. The actions may also include editing data entered in a region.