Tagging of written notes captured by a smart pen
A system and a method are disclosed for organizing content collected in a pen-based computing system. A plurality of groups of stroke data are obtained. Each group of stroke data is associated with a timestamp based on the timing of strokes made by the smart pen. The groups of stroke data are grouped into one or more snippets based on a temporal proximity of the timestamps and spatial proximity of the stroke data. A request to associate a snippet to a tag is received. An association between the snippet and the tag is stored responsive to the request.
1. A method for organizing content collected in a pen-based computing system, the method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of groups of stroke data, the stroke data comprising a representation of one or more strokes made by a smart pen with respect to a writing surface, each group of stroke data having an associated timestamp based on timing of the strokes made by the smart pen;
grouping, by a processor, the obtained plurality of groups of stroke data into one or more snippets based on a temporal proximity of the timestamps and spatial proximity of the stroke data associated with the obtained groups of stroke data;
receiving a request to associate a selected snippet with a tag; and
storing an association between the selected snippet and the tag responsive to the request.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request to associate the selected snippet with a tag comprises detecting a gesture of the smart pen interacting with a tagging control on a writing surface, the gesture having associated a timestamp, the method further comprising:
determining the selected snippet based on the timestamp of the gesture.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the tagging control is pre-printed on the writing surface.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request to associate the selected snippet with a tag comprises:
detecting a gesture of the smart pen interacting with a tagging control on a writing surface; and
receiving a selection of a snippet from the one or more snippets displayed on a display screen.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request to associate the selected snippet with a tag comprises receiving a gesture of the smart pen device identifying the selected snippet, the gesture having an associated timestamp, the method further comprising:
determining the selected snippet based on the timestamp of the gesture.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the gesture of the smart pen identifying the selected snippet further identifies the tag.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the gesture identifying the selected snippet comprises a drawing of a symbol.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tag comprises one of: an important tag, a follow-up tag, and a custom tag.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request to associate the selected snippet to a tag comprises selecting a tag on a computing device.
10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
obtain a plurality of groups of stroke data, the stroke data comprising a representation of one or more strokes made by a smart pen with respect to a writing surface, each group of stroke data having an associated timestamp based on timing of the strokes made by the smart pen;
group the obtained plurality of groups of stroke data into one or more snippets based on a temporal proximity of the timestamps and spatial proximity of the stroke data associated with the obtained groups of stroke data;
receive a request to associate a selected snippet with a tag; and
store an association between the selected snippet and the tag responsive to the request.
11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions for receiving the request to associate the selected snippet with a tag cause the processor to:
detect a gesture of the smart pen interacting with a tagging control on a writing surface; and
receive a selection of a snippet from the one or more snippets displayed on a display screen.
12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions for receiving the request to associate the selected snippet with a tag cause the processor to receive a gesture of the smart pen device identifying the selected snippet, the gesture having an associated timestamp, and wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises instructions that cause the processor to:
determine the selected snippet based on the timestamp of the gesture.
13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the gesture of the smart pen identifying the selected snippet further identifies the tag.
14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the gesture identifying the selected snippet comprises a drawing of a symbol.
15. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the tag comprises one of: an important tag, a follow-up tag, and a custom tag.
16. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the request to associate the selected snippet to a tag comprises selecting a tag on a computing device.