Method for inserting hand-written text
A method and system for inserting hand-written text is disclosed. The method includes detecting, from a stylus, an insertion gesture on a touch screen, determining, on the touch screen, an insertion location where the hand-written text is to be inserted, generating, on the touch screen, an insertion box for receiving the hand-written text from the stylus, detecting, from the stylus, the hand-written text in the insertion box, and, in response to determining that the hand-written text nears or exceeds a boundary of the insertion box, increasing a size of the insertion box to accommodate the hand-written text. The method further includes detecting, from the stylus, a completion gesture on the touch screen, reducing the size of the insertion box to encapsulate the inserted hand-written text, and erasing the insertion box and inserting the hand-written text into a space previously occupied by the insertion box.
1. A method for inserting hand-written text, comprising:
detecting, from a stylus, an insertion gesture on a touch screen;
determining, on the touch screen, an insertion location where the hand-written text is to be inserted;
generating, on the touch screen, an insertion box for receiving the hand-written text from the stylus;
detecting, from the stylus, the hand-written text in the insertion box;
in response to determining that the hand-written text nears or exceeds a boundary of the insertion box, increasing a size of the insertion box to accommodate the hand-written text;
detecting, from the stylus, a completion gesture on the touch screen;
reducing the size of the insertion box to encapsulate the inserted hand-written text; and
erasing the insertion box and inserting the hand-written text into a space previously occupied by the insertion box.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the insertion gesture is a circle, a slash, a check, a spiral, or a V.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting, using a computer processor, an associated sequence and inserting the hand-written text before the associated sequence according to an ordering structure of a language in which the hand-written text is written.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, using a computer processor, an associated sequence and the insertion location by calculating a center of gravity of the insertion gesture.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the completion gesture is an insertion gesture marked at an end of a line of text.
6. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer processor to insert hand-written text, the instructions comprising functionality for:
detecting, from a stylus, an insertion gesture on a touch screen;
determining, on the touch screen, an insertion location where the hand-written text is to be inserted;
generating, on the touch screen, an insertion box for receiving the hand-written text from the stylus;
detecting, from the stylus, the hand-written text in the insertion box;
in response to determining that the hand-written text nears or exceeds a boundary of the insertion box, increasing a size of the insertion box to accommodate the hand-written text;
detecting, from the stylus, a completion gesture on the touch screen;
reducing the size of the insertion box to encapsulate the inserted hand-written text; and
erasing the insertion box and inserting the hand-written text into a space previously occupied by the insertion box.
7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the insertion gesture is a circle, a slash, a check, a spiral, or a V.
8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the instructions further comprise functionality for:
detecting an associated sequence and inserting the hand-written text before the associated sequence according to an ordering structure of a language in which the hand-written text is written.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the instructions further comprise functionality for:
determining an associated sequence and the insertion location by calculating a center of gravity of the insertion gesture.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the completion gesture is an insertion gesture marked at an end of a line of text.
11. A system comprising functionality for inserting hand-written text, comprising:
a stylus with a touch-sensitive screen; and
a computer processor that:
detects, from the stylus, an insertion gesture on a touch screen;
determines, on the touch screen, an insertion location where the hand-written text is to be inserted;
generates, on the touch screen, an insertion box for receiving the hand-written text from the stylus;
detects, from the stylus, the hand-written text in the insertion box;
in response to determining that the hand-written text nears or exceeds a boundary of the insertion box, increases a size of the insertion box to accommodate the hand-written text;
detects, from the stylus, a completion gesture on the touch screen;
reduces the size of the insertion box to encapsulate the inserted hand-written text; and
erases the insertion box and inserts the hand-written text into a space previously occupied by the insertion box.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the insertion gesture is a circle, a slash, a check, a spiral, or a V.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the computer processor further detects an associated sequence and inserts the hand-written text before the associated sequence according to an ordering structure of a language in which the hand-written text is written.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the computer processor further determines an associated sequence and the insertion location by calculating a center of gravity of the insertion gesture.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the completion gesture is an insertion gesture marked at an end of a line of text.