ANNOTATION OF DIGITAL CONTENT VIA SELECTIVE FIXED FORMATTING

摘要

Techniques are disclosed for providing a fixed format viewing mode in electronic computing devices. The fixed format viewing mode may be engaged upon receiving virtual ink annotations at the touch screen of the electronic device. The annotations may be input using an active stylus. Upon receiving virtual ink annotations, the current page of digital content may be converted into a fixed format page wherein the formatting characteristics are held constant and the annotations remain in the same location with respect to the underlying digital content. Formatting characteristics for other pages of the digital content may be altered, however the fixed format page maintains the same format as when the annotations were added. The user may hide and/or edit virtual ink annotations, and when the annotations are hidden the content of the fixed format page may flow normally and match the formatting characteristics of the rest of the digital content.

主权项

1. A device, comprising:
a touch screen display for displaying digital content to a user and allowing user input; and a user interface including a fixed format viewing mode, wherein in response to a virtual ink annotation made on a current page via the touch screen display, the fixed format viewing mode is configured to convert the current page to a fixed format page, the fixed format page having fixed formatting characteristics and the virtual ink annotation remaining in its original position with respect to the digital content of the page, and wherein formatting characteristics of digital content not associated with the fixed format page remain changeable.