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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2006
Colin R. Anthony, Bothell, WA (US);
Daniel W. Crevier, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jeffrey J. Weir, Seattle, WA (US);
Sam J. George, Duvall, WA (US);
Colin R. Anthony, Bothell, WA (US);
Daniel W. Crevier, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jeffrey J. Weir, Seattle, WA (US);
Sam J. George, Duvall, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Enhancement of electronic ink is achieved by automatically displaying a contrasting outline for the ink. The outline provides a visual transition between the ink and the underlying background. The outlining color may be chosen independent of the background color(s). Thus, a user may choose any ink color desired, without regard to the background, and the written ink will be legible over the background. Moreover, the user does not need to change ink color based on the background, but instead may maintain the same ink color over the entire background if the user so desires.