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Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10437350-B2
Application number	US-201313929957-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2013
Priority date	Jun 28, 2013
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

An aspect provides a method, including: identifying two or more inputs ascertained via a device surface, the two or more inputs comprising: a symbol input; and one or more of an additional symbol input and a writing input; determining, using at least one processor, a relationship between the two or more inputs; and executing an action corresponding to the determined relationship. Other aspects are described and claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
identifying two or more symbol inputs ascertained via a device surface, wherein the two or more symbol inputs correspond to two or more consecutive, in-line drawings that do not comprise an alphanumeric character and wherein
each of the two or more symbol inputs is a drawing that represents a predefined address location;
determining, using at least one processor, a relationship between the two or more symbol inputs, wherein
the relationship is based at least in part on an in-line positioning of the two or more symbol inputs; and
executing an action corresponding to the determined relationship.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a context associated with input to the device surface;
wherein the context influences an action executed responsive to the input.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the context is derived from one or more symbols neighboring an input symbol.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the context is derived from one or more active applications.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the context is derived from content of the one or more active applications.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the relationship is a temporal relationship based on time of input of the two or more symbol inputs.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the two or more symbol inputs comprise a symbol input and a writing input;
wherein the writing input is provided prior to the symbol input; and
wherein executing an action corresponding to the determined relationship comprises inserting the writing input in a location indicated by the symbol input.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the writing input is inserted into a word processing document.

9. An information handling device, comprising:
a device surface that receives user input;
one or more processors; and
a memory accessible to the one or more processors and storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
identify two or more symbol inputs ascertained via the device surface, wherein the two or more symbol inputs correspond to two or more consecutive, in-line drawings that do not comprise an alphanumeric character and wherein
each of the two or more symbol inputs is a drawing that represents a predefined address location;
determine a relationship between the two or more symbol inputs, wherein
the relationship is based at least in part on an in-line positioning of the two or more symbol inputs; and
execute an action corresponding to the determined relationship.

10. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further executable to determine a context associated with input to the device surface; and
wherein the context influences an action executed responsive to the input.

11. A product, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors, the instructions comprising:
computer readable program code that identifies two or more symbol inputs ascertained via a device surface, wherein the two or more symbol inputs correspond to two or more consecutive, in-line drawings that do not comprise an alphanumeric character and wherein each at least one of the two or more symbol inputs is a drawing that represents a predefined address location;
computer readable program code that determines a relationship between the two or more symbol inputs, wherein
the relationship is based at least in part on an in-line positioning of the two or more symbol inputs; and
computer readable program code that executes an action corresponding to the determined relationship.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Case Michaela Rose
• Schantz Daniel Jordan
• Luttrell Wesley Abram

Classifications

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/03545 Primary

  Pens or stylus · CPC title