Patent ID: 6336125
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
A method for generating data in a data file for an application from text displayed on a display of a pen-touch inputting tablet device having an associated input pen, wherein said application uses data from said data file having a plurality of different types of attributes, said method comprising the steps of:determining by a user a character string in said text including at least one character to be put in said data file, wherein said determining is performed by touching the display with said input pen at a location that corresponds to the character string; designating by the user an attribute for said character string, wherein said attribute corresponds to one of the plurality of different types of attributes used by said application, wherein said designating includes causing a pop-up menu to be displayed upon detection of removal of the input pen from the display after determining the character string, said pop-up menu including a list of available attributes for selection by the user with the input pen; transferring said character string to said data file to generate said data, wherein said transferring includes automatically deciding where to transfer said character string in said data file based on the attribute designated by said user, and maintaining said data file for use as an input data file for said application.