Patent ID: 7567239
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A handwritten input user interface (HIUI) for a portable device having a touch-enabled input screen, the HIUI comprising: a handwriting input area residing in a predetermined portion of the touch-enabled input screen, handwritten text being entered using a stylus; an input/display scrolling window in the handwriting input area, written entries being scrolled such that writing space is continuously available within the handwriting input area; and a display area operable to display recognized text in a text recognition mode and handwritten input as digital ink, corresponding to the handwritten input entered in the handwriting input area without the requirement of converting the handwritten input to text using a recognition element, in an ink-only mode; wherein a word separator is displayed in the handwritten input area to the right of words being entered, entries to the right of the word separator indicating start of a next word.