Patent ID: 7486282
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of removing electronic ink from a display, comprising: receiving user input indicating an ink erasure action, wherein the user input includes contacting a stylus with a digitizer; determining a contact pressure between the stylus and the digitizer; setting an eraser width based, at least in part, on the contact pressure, the eraser width customized to an amount of pressure specified by a particular user, the customization based on an initial setup including receiving an initial user input at a plurality of contact pressures and associating each contact pressure with a corresponding eraser width for the particular user; and erasing an electronic ink stroke, the electronic ink stroke having at least one pixel in contact with the eraser width, and not erasing any electronic ink strokes not having at least one pixel of the electronic ink stroke in contact with the eraser width.