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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc., Redmond, WA (US);
Carine Ramses Iskander, Redmond, WA (US);
Jie Wu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ian William Mikutel, Redmond, WA (US);
Sarah Elizabeth Sykes, Redmond, WA (US);
David Glen Garber, Bellevue, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Improved accuracy and user interaction efficiency for selecting a grouping of digital strokes is provided. In response to receiving an indication of a selection input on or in proximity to a digital stroke, a determination is made as to whether the digital stroke is part of an existing group of digital strokes. When the digital stroke is not part of an existing group, an analysis of the digital stroke and other digital strokes within a calculated boundary is performed for determining which strokes should be included in a stroke grouping. A stroke grouping is generated based on the determination. Accordingly, in response to the selection input on or in proximity to the digital stroke, the selection is expanded to the stroke grouping, thus improving the accuracy of the selection gesture and improving computer efficiency.