Reflowable ink
US7205985B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/103
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reflow tool employs layout information from an ink analyzer to determine a relationship between different units of electronic ink, such as words. The reflow tool then collects this relationship information into an ink relationship data structure for later use. When the reflow area containing the electronic ink is resized, or when an edit space is inserted into or deleted from the electronic ink, the reflow tool uses the relationship information from the data structure to intelligently segment the electronic ink for reflow. In this manner, the reflow tool ensures that units of electronic ink, such as words, which are associated with larger groupings of electronic ink, such as paragraphs, are not segmented from those larger groupings to which they belong.
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