Annotating digital files of a host computer using a peripheral device
US9134947B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/171
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving, at a tablet computer that is coupled to a host computer, image data representing a selected portion of an electronic document; the tablet computer displaying the same image data on a stroke-sensitive display of the tablet computer; the tablet computer receiving user input from the stroke-sensitive display and representing handwritten strokes; the tablet computer storing, in a memory of the tablet computer, a data file based at least upon the user input and the image data; transmitting the stroke data from the tablet display unit to the coupled host computer where the stroke data appears on the original image data.
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