US 10,871,880 B2Granted

Action-enabled inking tools

AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC

InventorsL. Tucker Hatfield, Ian William Mikutel, Emily Tran, Alex J. Simmons, Lisa Carolyn Cherian

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Abstract

A tool for action tool-integrated inking input is provided. In one example, a user selects an inking tool and further selects an action functionality to apply to the inking tool. The inking tool is highlighted and updated to display the selected functionality. In another example, the user selects an action tool having a particular functionality and further selects inking properties to apply to the action tool. The action tool is highlighted and updated to display the selected inking properties. In another example, a tool is provided, and the user selects an action functionality and inking properties to apply to the tool. The action tool is updated to illustrate the selected functionality and properties. In another example, the user selects an inking tool and an action tool to apply properties associated with the inking tool and the functionality associated with the action tool to an active tool.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for providing an action-enabled inking tool, the method comprising:

displaying a user interface of an application within a display of an electronic computing device, the user interface comprising a content authoring canvas and a plurality of inking tools for editing content in the content authoring canvas;
receiving a selection of an inking tool from the plurality of inking tools and displaying a first customization menu to allow a user to select properties and a functionality for the inking tool;
receiving a selection of the properties and the functionality for the inking tool and setting the inking tool to have the selected properties and the selected functionality for editing the content;
based on a type of the selected functionality, displaying a second customization menu to allow the user to select a plurality of properties specific to the type of the selected functionality, wherein the plurality of properties specific to the type of the selected functionality are associated with commands for editing the content;
receiving a selection of a plurality of properties specific to the type of the selected functionality and selected from the second customization menu, and applying the plurality of properties selected from the second customization menu to the inking tool;
receiving inking input via the inking tool
analyzing the inking input to identify a first portion of the inking input that corresponds to a first property of the plurality of properties selected from the second customization menu;
analyzing the inking input to identify a second portion of the inking input that corresponds to a second property of the plurality of properties selected from the second customization menu;
executing one or more commands associated with the first property of the plurality of properties to edit the content in accordance with the selected first property;
and
executing one or more commands associated with the second property of the plurality of properties to edit the content in accordance with the selected second property.

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A method for providing an action-enabled inking tool, comprising:

displaying a user interface of an application within a display of an electronic computing device, the user interface comprising a content authoring canvas and a plurality of inking tools having properties;
receiving a selection of an inking tool from the plurality of inking tools and displaying a first customization menu to allow a user to select a functionality for the inking tool;
responsive to a selection of the functionality for the inking tool, setting the inking tool to have the selected functionality;
based on a type of the selected functionality, displaying a second customization menu to allow the user to select a plurality of properties specific to the type of the selected functionality, wherein the plurality of properties specific to the type of the selected functionality are associated with commands for editing content, and a selected property from the second customization menu is applied to the inking tool;
receiving a selection of a plurality of properties specific to the type of the selected functionality and selected from the second customization menu, and applying the plurality of properties selected from the second customization menu to the inking tool;
receiving an inking input via the inking tool;
analyzing the inking input to identify a first portion of the inking input that corresponds to a first property of the plurality of properties selected from the second customization menu;
analyzing the inking input to identify a second portion of the inking input that corresponds to a second property of the plurality of properties selected from the second customization menu;
executing one or more commands associated with the first property of the plurality of properties to edit the content in accordance with the selected first property;
and
executing one or more commands associated with the second property of the plurality of properties to edit the content in accordance with the selected second property.

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A system for providing an action-enabled inking tool, the system comprising:

a processing device;
and
a computer readable data storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the system to:
display a user interface within a display of an electronic computing device, the user interface comprising a content authoring canvas and a plurality of inking tools for editing content in the content authoring canvas;
in response to a selection of an inking tool from the plurality of inking tools, display a first customization menu to allow a user to select a functionality for the inking tool;
in response to a selection of the functionality for the inking tool, set the inking tool to have the selected functionality for editing the content;
based on a type of the selected functionality, display a second customization menu to allow the user to select a plurality of properties specific to the type of the selected functionality, wherein the plurality of properties specific to the type of the selected functionality are associated with commands for editing the content;
in response to a selection of a plurality of properties specific to the type of the selected functionality and selected from the second customization menu, apply the plurality of properties selected from the second customization menu to the inking tool;
in response to receiving inking input via the inking tool:
analyze the inking input to identify a first portion of the inking input that corresponds to a first property of the plurality of properties selected from the second customization menu;
analyze the inking input to identify a second portion of the inking input that corresponds to a second property of the plurality of properties selected from the second customization menu;
execute one or more commands associated with the first property of the plurality of properties to edit the content in accordance with the selected first property;
and
execute one or more commands associated with the second property of the plurality of properties to edit the content in accordance with the selected second property.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/344,439Filed 4 Nov 2016
Published: US 2018/0129367 A110 May 2018
Granted: 22 Dec 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G06F 3/0482
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/04817
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/04883
Using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
G06F 40/171
Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting: by use of digital ink

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