Configuring digital pens for use across different applications
US10248226B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04847
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique is described herein for defining at least some characteristics of a digital pen in a global manner across plural applications, such that the pen exhibits the same characteristics across two or more applications. In one implementation, the technique involves: receiving a pen activation signal in response to a user's activation of an input mechanism provided by a particular digital pen; identifying a location on a user interface (UI) presentation that is readily accessible to the user; generating a pen configuration presentation; presenting the pen configuration presentation on the UI presentation at the location that has been identified; receiving a configuration input from the user in response to the user's interaction with the pen configuration presentation; and, in response to the configuration input, storing a global configuration setting that governs a characteristic of ink strokes produced by the particular digital pen across at least two different applications.
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