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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2009
Herry Sutanto, Redmond, WA (US);
Ming YE, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sashi Raghupathy, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for ascertaining neighborhood information in a dynamically changing environment, such as an electronic ink environment may include: (a) receiving data representing plural electronic ink strokes; (b) defining a first vertex associated with a first ink stroke; and (c) determining neighboring vertices to the first vertex, wherein the neighboring vertices are associated with ink stroke(s) other than the first ink stroke. Additional systems, methods, and computer-readable media may include: (a) receiving data representing plural electronic ink strokes; (b) defining plural vertices associated with the ink strokes; (c) receiving input indicating a selection of an ink component; and (d) determining at least one neighboring component by determining which ink component(s) located outside of the selection include one or more ink strokes having vertices that neighbor vertices included in the selection.