Patent ID: 7205985

Claim:
A method of reflowing ink, comprising: analyzing electronic ink containing one or more ink units, so as to associate each ink unit with an ink group; and reflowing the electronic ink such that, for each ink group, each ink unit associated with the ink group is contained within a reflowable area, wherein reflowing the ink includes, for each ink group determining whether each ink unit can be positioned adjacent to a previous ink unit on a current line without exceeding a boundary of the reflowable area, and if an ink unit can be positioned adjacent to a previous ink unit on the current line without exceeding a boundary of the reflowable area, then positioning the ink unit adjacent to the previous ink unit on the current line, and if an ink unit cannot be positioned adjacent to the previous ink unit on the current line without exceeding a boundary of the reflowable area, then positioning the ink unit at a beginning of a new line.