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US 2017/0285931 A1Published application
Operating visual user interface controls with ink commands
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsDavid Walker Duhon, Yibo Sun, Xiao Tu, Francis Zhou
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Abstract
A facility enabling a user to operate visual user interface controls with ink commands is described. The facility causes to be displayed a control operable with mouse input, and receives an ink command directed to the displayed control. In response, the facility operates the displayed control in accordance with the received ink command.
Claims20
A processor-based device, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory having contents that cause the processor to, in response to execution of an operating system by the processor:
- cause to be displayed a control operable with mouse and/or keyboard input;
- receive ink input proximate to the displayed control;
- interpret the received ink input as an ink command;
- and
- operate the displayed control in accordance with the interpreted ink command.
5 more elements
A computer-readable medium having contents configured to cause a computing system to:
- cause to be displayed a control operable with mouse input;
- receive an ink command directed to the displayed control;
- and
- operate the displayed control in accordance with the received ink command.
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A method in a computing system, the method comprising:
- receiving ink input at a particular location relative to a display region;
- based on the received ink input's shape and location, interpreting the received ink input as an ink command;
- and
- performing the interpreted ink command.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.