# US 2014/0198080 A1 · Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Pre-Associated Stylus-Input User Preferences

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- Number: US 2014/0198080 A1
- Document ID: US20140198080A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/739,063
- Filed: 2013-01-11
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-11
- Assignees: Research In Motion Limited
- Applicants: Research In Motion Limited
- Inventors: Peter MANKOWSKI; Cornel MERCEA; Xiaowei WU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140198080A1

## CPC

- G06F 3/03545: {Pens or stylus}
- G06F 3/0393: {Accessories for touch pads or touch screens, e.g. mechanical guides added to touch screens for drawing straight lines, hard keys overlaying touch screens or touch pads}
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A control circuit stores profiles of stylus-input user preferences and pre-associates individual ones of those profiles with corresponding different applications. Upon opening one of those applications the control circuit then automatically uses the corresponding pre-associated stylus-input user preferences. So configured, a user's specific preferences regarding how the control circuit will render electronic ink on a display in response to stylus-based input are automatically utilized on an application-by-application basis without requiring the user to access and change global settings for stylus input.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method comprising:
by a control circuit:
storing a first profile of stylus-input user preferences;
storing at least a second profile of stylus-input user preferences;
pre-associating the first profile of stylus-input user preferences with a first application;
pre-associating the second profile of stylus-input user preferences with a second application;
automatically using the first profile of stylus-input user preferences when using the first application;
automatically using the second profile of stylus-user preferences when using the second application.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the stylus-input user preferences correspond, at least in part, to user preferences regarding dynamic responses to stylus scribing pressure.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2 wherein the stylus-input user preferences include, at least in part, associating a particular stylus scribing pressure with at least one of:
a particular rendered line thickness;
a particular rendered line color;
a particular rendered line opacity.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2 wherein the stylus scribing pressure comprises at least one range of stylus scribing pressures.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising:
providing a user opportunity for a user to enter the stylus-input user preferences to be stored as the first profile of stylus-input user preferences;
providing a user opportunity for a user to enter the stylus-input user preferences to be stored as the second profile of stylus-input user preferences.

### Claim 6

An apparatus comprising:
a stylus scribing surface;
a display;
a control circuit operably coupled to the stylus scribing surface and the display, the control circuit being configured to:
store a first profile of stylus-input user preferences;
store at least a second profile of stylus-input user preferences;
pre-associate the first profile of stylus-input user preferences with a first application;
pre-associate the second profile of stylus-input user preferences with a second application;
automatically use the first profile of stylus-input user preferences when using the first application;
automatically use the second profile of stylus-user preferences when using the second application.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the stylus-input user preferences correspond, at least in part, to user preferences regarding dynamic responses to stylus scribing pressure.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the stylus-input user preferences include, at least in part, associating a particular stylus scribing pressure with at least one of:
a particular rendered line thickness;
a particular rendered line color;
a particular rendered line opacity.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the stylus scribing pressure comprises at least one range of stylus scribing pressures.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the control circuit is further configured to:
provide a user opportunity for a user to enter the stylus-input user preferences to be stored as the first profile of stylus-input user preferences;
provide a user opportunity for a user to enter the stylus-input user preferences to be stored as the second profile of stylus-input user preferences.

### Claim 11

A non-transitory memory having computer instructions stored therein which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
store a first profile of stylus-input user preferences;
store at least a second profile of stylus-input user preferences;
pre-associate the first profile of stylus-input user preferences with a first application;
pre-associate the second profile of stylus-input user preferences with a second application;
automatically use the first profile of stylus-input user preferences when using the first application;
automatically use the second profile of stylus-user preferences when using the second application.