System and method for handling electronic ink
View Patent ↗A set of source points that represent a stroke input of a user is identified. The set of source points may be refined and/or modified. The set of refined/modified source points may then be stored in memory for decoding and recreation of a stroke representation. Additionally, one or both of refining and modifying the source points may be performed through one or more upsampling processes.
1. A method for handling electronic ink, the method comprising:
identifying a set of source points that represent a stroke input of a user;
refining the set of source points wherein the refining comprises:
determining a representation of the stroke input when one or more of the source points are removed from the set of source points;
comparing a representation of the stroke input with the one or more of the source points removed from the set to a representation of the stroke input with the one or more of the source points included in the set; and
removing the one or more of the source points from the set of source points based on the comparison;
storing the set of source points without the one or more of the source points for subsequent use in decoding the set of the source points;
wherein the determining the representation includes upsampling at least a portion of a curve formed by at least some of the source points in the set.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying a position of one or more points in the set of source points.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
modifying a position of one or more points in the set of source points; and
wherein the storing the set of source points includes storing one or more source points that have the changed coordinates.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the modifying a position of one or more points in the set of source points is performed after removing the one or more of the source points from the set of source points.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein modifying a position of one or more points in the set of source points includes implementing an upsampling process in order to determine a change to the position.
6. A system for handling electronic ink, the system comprising:
an interface for an input device to receive a stroke input;
an encoder, coupled to the interface, to:
initiate sampling of the input device to determine a set of original source points that represent a stroke entered by a user using the input device;
from the set of original source points, determine a modified set of source points that (i) has a population that is smaller than the determined set of original source points, and (ii) has one or more points that have a different position than the set of original source points;
transfer the modified set of source points to one or more memory elements.
7. The system of claim 6 , further comprising one or more memory elements that store the modified set of source points.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the encoder is further to derive from each point in the modified set of source points a corresponding point in the set of original source points, and wherein a position of each point in at least a majority of the modified set of source points is different than a position of the corresponding point in the set of original source points.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the encoder is further to generate a stroke representation based on the modified set of source points.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the encoder is further to execute one or more upsampling processes in order to determine the population of the modified set of source points.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the encoder is further to determine the modified set of source points by evaluating individual points in the set of original source points using a corresponding upsampling process.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the encoder is further to evaluate a rate of change of individual points in the set of original source points using the corresponding upsampling process.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the encoder is further to evaluate a curve formed by individual points in the set of original source points using the corresponding upsampling process.
14. The system of claim 6 , wherein the encoder is further to execute one or more upsampling processes in order to determine a position of each point in the modified set of source points.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the encoder is further to shift a position of at least one source point in the set of original source points in deriving the modified set of source points.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the encoder is further to eliminate at least one source point in the set of original source points in using a remainder of the set of original source points as points in the modified set of source points.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the encoder is further to shift a position of at least one source point in the remainder of the set of original source points in deriving the modified set of source points.
18. A method for handling electronic ink, the method comprising:
identifying a set of source points that represent a stroke input of a user;
generating a set of modified source points derived from a corresponding point in the set of source points, wherein at least one of the points in the set of modified source points has a new position that is shifted from a position of the corresponding point in the set of source points, and the new position is determined using an upsampling of the set of source points; and
storing the set of modified source points for subsequent use in decoding the set of source points.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the generating a set of modified source points includes upsampling at least a portion of a curve formed by at least some of the points in the set of source points.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising the refining the set of source points by removing one or more points in the set of source points, and wherein the generating the set of modified source points includes modifying the set of source points after refining the set of source points.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the refining the set of source points includes upsampling at least a portion of a curve formed by at least some of the points in the set of source points.
22. A computer-readable storage medium, containing computer instructions thereon which, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method for handling electronic ink, the method comprising:
identifying a set of source points that represent a stroke input of a user;
refining the set of source points wherein the refining comprises:
determining a representation of the stroke input when one or more of the source points are removed from the set of source points;
comparing a representation of the stroke input with the one or more of the source points removed from the set to a representation of the stroke input with the one or more of the source points included in the set; and
removing the one or more of the source points from the set of source points based on the comparison;
storing the set of source points without the one or more of the source points for subsequent use in decoding the set of the source points;
wherein the determining the representation includes upsampling at least a portion of a curve formed by at least some of the source points in the set.
23. A computer-readable storage medium, containing computer instructions thereon which, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method for handling electronic ink, the method comprising:
identifying a set of source points that represent a stroke input of a user;
generating a set of modified source points derived from a corresponding point in the set of source points, wherein at least one of the points in the set of modified source points has a new position that is shifted from a position of the corresponding point in the set of source points, and the new position is determined using an upsampling of the set of source points; and
storing the set of modified source points for subsequent use in decoding the set of source points.
24. A system for handling electronic ink, the system comprising:
an interface for an input device to receive a stroke input;
an encoder, coupled to the interface, to:
identify a set of source points that represent a stroke input of a user;
generate a set of modified source points derived from a corresponding point in the set of source points, wherein at least one of the points in the set of modified source points has a new position that is shifted from a position of the corresponding point in the set of source points, and the new position is determined using an upsampling of the set of source points; and
store the set of modified source points for subsequent use in decoding the set of source points.