Method and system for ink data generation, ink data rendering, ink data manipulation and ink data communication
A method is provided for generating ink data including stroke objects. The method includes generally four steps. The first step receives device-dependent user-input data including either one of pen event data of Type 1, which includes indicator position data and indicator pressure data, or pen event data of Type 2, which includes indicator position data but does not include indicator pressure data. The second step determines whether the pen event data is Type 1 or Type 2. The third step derives one or both of radius data for defining a width of the stroke object and transparency data for defining a transparency of the stroke object, based on the pen event data of Type 1 or Type 2. The fourth step outputs the stroke object including said one or both of radius data and transparency data as device-independent common attribute value(s) of each of multiple points of the stroke object.
1. A method of generating ink data in a device including a processor which is coupled to memory and to a sensor, the ink data including stroke objects that are vector data configured to reproduce paths formed by operating a pointer on the position input sensor, the method comprising:
receiving, in the processor, device-dependent user-input data including either one of pen event data of Type 1, which includes indicator position data and indicator pressure data, or pen event data of Type 2, which includes indicator position data but does not include indicator pressure data;
determining, in the processor, whether the pen event data is Type 1 or Type 2;
deriving, in the processor, one or both of width data for defining a width of the stroke object and transparency data for defining a transparency of the stroke object, based on the indicator pressure data if the pen event data is Type 1, or based on a parameter other than the indicator pressure data if the pen event data is Type 2; and
outputting, from the processor, the stroke object including said one or both of width data and transparency data as device-independent common attribute value(s) of each of multiple points of the stroke object in a predetermined format.
2. The ink data generating method of claim 1 , wherein the step of deriving one or both of width data and transparency data includes determining width data for the indicator position data of pen event data of Type 2, which does not include the indicator pressure data, based on said indicator position data and time information regarding when said indicator position data is received as said parameter.
3. The ink data generating method of claim 2 , wherein the step of deriving one or both of width data and transparency data includes deriving a parameter corresponding to indicator velocity at each of the multiple points that form the stroke object based on said indicator position data and time information, and determining the width data using a function in which, when the parameter corresponding to indicator velocity increases, a value of the width data decreases.
4. The ink data generating method of claim 1 , wherein the step of deriving one or both of width data and transparency data includes determining width data for the indicator position data of pen event data of Type 1, which includes the indicator pressure data, based on said indicator position data, time information regarding when said indicator position data is received, and the indicator pressure data.
5. The ink data generating method of claim 1 , wherein the step of deriving one or both of width data and transparency data includes determining transparency data for the indicator position data of pen event data of Type 2, which does not include the indicator pressure data, based on said indicator position data and time information regarding when said indicator position data is received as said parameter.
6. The ink data generating method of 5 , wherein the step of deriving one or both of width data and transparency data includes deriving a parameter corresponding to indicator velocity at each of the multiple points that form the stroke object based on said indicator position data and time information, and determining the transparency data using a function in which, when the parameter corresponding to indicator velocity increases, a value of the transparency data increases.
7. The ink data generating method of claim 5 , wherein the step of deriving one or both of width data and transparency data includes determining transparency data for the indicator position data of pen event data of Type 1, which includes the indicator pressure data, based on said indicator position data, time information regarding when said indicator position data is received, and the indicator pressure data.
8. A non-transitory computer readable medium including processor-executable instructions which, when loaded onto a processor, causes the processor to execute a process of generating ink data, the ink data including stroke objects that are vector data configured to reproduce paths formed by operating a pointer on a position input sensor, the process comprising:
receiving, in the processor, device-dependent user-input data including either one of pen event data of Type 1, which includes indicator position data and indicator pressure data, or pen event data of Type 2, which includes indicator position data but does not include indicator pressure data;
determining, in the processor, whether the pen event data is Type 1 or Type 2;
deriving, in the processor, one or both of width data for defining a width of the stroke object and transparency data for defining a transparency of the stroke object, based on the indicator pressure data if the pen event data is Type 1, or based on a parameter other than the indicator pressure data if the pen event data is Type 2; and
outputting, from the processor, the stroke object including said one or both of width data and transparency data as device-independent common attribute value(s) of each of multiple points of the stroke object in a predetermined format.
9. The computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the step of deriving one or both of width data and transparency data includes determining width data for the indicator position data of pen event data of Type 2, which does not include the indicator pressure data, based on said indicator position data and time information regarding when said indicator position data is received as said parameter.
10. The computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the step of deriving one or both of width data and transparency data includes deriving a parameter corresponding to indicator velocity at each of the multiple points that form the stroke object based on said indicator position data and time information, and determining the width data using a function in which, when the parameter corresponding to indicator velocity increases, a value of the width data decreases.
11. The computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the step of deriving one or both of width data and transparency data includes determining width data for the indicator position data of pen event data of Type 1, which includes the indicator pressure data, based on said indicator position data, time information regarding when said indicator position data is received, and the indicator pressure data.
12. The computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the step of deriving one or both of width data and transparency data includes determining transparency data for the indicator position data of pen event data of Type 2, which does not include the indicator pressure data, based on said indicator position data and time information regarding when said indicator position data is received as said parameter.
13. The computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the step of deriving one or both of width data and transparency data includes deriving a parameter corresponding to indicator velocity at each of the multiple points that form the stroke object based on said indicator position data and time information, and determining the transparency data using a function in which, when the parameter corresponding to indicator velocity increases, a value of the transparency data increases.
14. The computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the step of deriving one or both of width data and transparency data includes determining transparency data for the indicator position data of pen event data of Type 1, which includes the indicator pressure data, based on said indicator position data, time information regarding when said indicator position data is received, and the indicator pressure data.