Patent ID: 7259752

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for editing electronic ink comprising: creating an electronic ink stroke on a computing device with an input device, wherein the electronic ink stroke represents the motion of the input device; receiving an indication of an edit mode on the computing device; receiving a first input that engages the electronic ink stroke displayed by the computing device; displaying a bounding rectangle around the electronic ink stroke, wherein the bounding rectangle encompasses an entirety of the electronic ink stroke; dividing the bounding rectangle into a first portion, wherein the first portion corresponds to a core stroke of the electronic ink stroke and a second portion, wherein the second portion corresponds to an end stroke of the electronic ink stroke; receiving a second input that further engages the engaged portion comprising one of the following: the first portion of the electronic ink stroke and the second portion of the electronic ink stroke; in response to receiving the second input, changing a color of the further engaged portion and removing the bounding rectangle; receiving a third input corresponding to the input device disengaging from the engaged portion; and in response to receiving the third input, erasing, from a display, at least a part of the further engaged portion.