- Patent Title: Capturing handwriting by a cartridge coupled to a writing implement
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Application No.: US15415861Application Date: 2017-01-25
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Publication No.: US10740639B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Arunabh P. Verma , Sophie A. Beland , Oluwadara Oke , William M. Geraci, II , Kevin J. Jeyakumar
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Main IPC: G06K9/22
- IPC: G06K9/22 ; G06F3/0354 ; G06K9/00 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F21/32 ; G06F3/01 ; G06F3/038

Abstract:
The electronic devices described herein are configured to enhance user experience associated with using a pen or other writing implement and capturing the content written or drawn. A cartridge device is coupled to or included in the pen or writing implement. The cartridge device is configured to collect pen input based on the pen being used by a user to write or draw. Collected pen input is saved on the cartridge device and, when a connection to a network storage device or cloud server is detected, the collected pen input is uploaded. The cartridge device may be associated with a user account based on user credentials, such that pen input stored and/or uploaded is associated with the user account on the cartridge device and don the network storage device or cloud server.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180211126A1 CAPTURING HANDWRITING BY A CARTRIDGE COUPLED TO A WRITING IMPLEMENT Public/Granted day:2018-07-26
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