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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:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Christopher H. Pratley, Seattle, WA (US);
Alex J. Simmons, Seattle, WA (US);
Owen C. Braun, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter L. Engrav, Seattle, WA (US);
Stuart J. Stuple, Carnation, WA (US);
Christopher H. Pratley, Seattle, WA (US);
Alex J. Simmons, Seattle, WA (US);
Owen C. Braun, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter L. Engrav, Seattle, WA (US);
Stuart J. Stuple, Carnation, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
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 void region. The user then inserts the object in the void region. The size of the void region dynamically changes based on the size of the inserted object. The object may be inserted using a computer keyboard or a pen. The inserted object may be text, ink, or any other type of object.