Method and apparatus for organizing, stamping, and submitting pictorial data
OwnerMarty Mianjiinventor
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for organizing, stamping, and submitting pictorial data. In some embodiments, a stamping mechanism is provided that allows a user to create stamp chains for stamping pictorial data. In some embodiments, a sketching mechanism is also provided that allows a user to add input through sketching pictorial data. In some embodiments, a proposal mechanism is also provided to allow a user or other entity to propose a new stamp to add to the application.
Claims12
A method for defining a user interface (UI) for specifying stamps for a piece of content, the method comprising:
- defining a first set of UI items for selecting a first stamp;
- defining a second set of UI items for selecting a second stamp;
- and
- defining a third set of UI items for selecting a relationship operator stamp that identifies a relationship between the first stamp and the second stamp.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for execution by at least one processor, the computer program comprising sets of instructions for:
- receiving identification of a first stamp;
- receiving identification of a second stamp;
- receiving identification of a relationship operator stamp;
- and
- defining a link of a stamp chain by creating a relationship between the first stamp and the second stamp using the relationship operator stamp to describe the relationship between the first stamp and the second stamp.
A method of defining a UI for proposing a new stamp to add to the computer program, said method comprising:
- defining a first set of UI tools for receiving user sketch input;
- and
- defining a second set of UI tools for receiving user text input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.