Patent ID: 9471192
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating a digital whiteboard having an area, comprising the steps of: in response to first opening user input, opening a first drawing region on the whiteboard, the first drawing region having an area smaller than the full digital whiteboard area and further having a first boundary; establishing a first set of line appearance properties, including two or more of brush type, brush size, and color, in effect for the first drawing region; in response to second opening user input, opening a second drawing region on the whiteboard distinct from the first drawing region; establishing a second set of line appearance properties, including two or more of brush type, brush size, and color, in effect for the second drawing region, the second set of line appearance properties being non-identical to the set of line appearance properties then in effect for the first drawing region; in response to first drawing user input indicating drawing of a first line within the first drawing region, displaying the first line on the whiteboard with an appearance that depends on the set of line appearance properties then in effect for the first drawing region; moving the first boundary in response to the first drawing user input; and in response to second drawing user input indicating drawing of a second line within the second drawing region, displaying the second line on the whiteboard with an appearance that depends on the set of line appearance properties then in effect for the second drawing region wherein the step of moving the first boundary in response to the first drawing user input comprises a step of, in response to the first drawing user input reaching a first position that is within a predetermined distance from the first boundary of the first drawing region, moving the first boundary of the first drawing region in a direction away from the first position.