| US 7,483,017 B2 | ||
| Ink collection and rendering | ||
| Andrew Silverman, Seattle, Wash. (US); Sam J. George, Duvall, Wash. (US); Shiraz Somji, Kenmore, Wash. (US); Rudolph Balaz, Redmond, Wash. (US); and Koji Kato, Sammamish, Wash. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 21, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/644,896. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0052433 A1, Mar. 10, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G09G 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 345—179 [345/156] | 20 Claims |

| 1. A tablet PC system comprising:
means for housing one or more objects in an object, said object comprising an ink canvas object providing ink functionality,
the ink functionality comprising the editing, recognition and detection of ink, wherein the ink canvas object is configured
to detect and respond to actions performed by a user using a stylus-based input device, wherein the ink comprises information
captured from the use of the stylus-based input device;
means for rendering said one or more objects; and
means for rendering the ink on top of said one or more objects.
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