Patent ID: 11875543
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for aggregating digital ink instances within an electronic document, the system comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions; and
an electronic processor coupled to the memory, wherein the electronic processor, through execution of the instructions stored in the memory, is configured to:
receive detected interactions between a touchscreen and a digital pen representing one or more digital strokes within a canvas;
determine whether the one or more digital strokes match a predetermined signifier that signifies a command to aggregate ink instances of a specific type; and
in response to determining that the one or more digital strokes match the predetermined signifier:
determine a first digital ink instance included in the electronic document based on a position of the one or more digital strokes within the canvas,
duplicate the first digital ink instance to create a second digital ink instance,
add the second digital ink instance to a designated portion of the electronic document that is pre-designated for aggregating ink instances of the specific type, and
update metadata of the first digital ink instance to include the type of the first digital ink instance, the type being associated with the predetermined signifier and the type being associated with the designated portion of the electronic document.