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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2004
Applicants:
Hiroaki Tobita, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Rekimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroaki Tobita, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Rekimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/34 (2006.01); G06F 3/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A user interface method includes acquiring a shape of an object arrangement area entered by a user's sketch operation; acquiring an object conversion parameter based on the acquired shape of the object arrangement area; acquiring a symbol entered by a user's sketch operation; searching registered objects for a display object associated with the acquired symbol; converting initial data of the display object to form a converted display object based on the object conversion parameter; and displaying the converted display object in the object arrangement area.