Dynamic creation of selectable items on surfaces

Using a writing surface, such as paper on a portable digital notebooks (PDNs) or the surface of a digital white board, users draw, on the fly, selectable items such as buttons with text inside. The user could even draw symbols, on the fly, in the air with his/her finger. The user then selects the dr...

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Main Authors RUSSELL GREGORY FRASER, PICKOVER CLIFFORD ALAN, DOVAL DIEGO, KWOK THOMAS YU-KIU, OCHELTREE KENNETH BLAIR
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.11.2002
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Using a writing surface, such as paper on a portable digital notebooks (PDNs) or the surface of a digital white board, users draw, on the fly, selectable items such as buttons with text inside. The user could even draw symbols, on the fly, in the air with his/her finger. The user then selects the drawn selectable item to initiate a function.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19990322387