Note Search Hanna Filipsson Nathan Fong Brian Watanabe Taryn Wise

Our Project… Our goal is to make it easy for students to do a specific search on their notes. To give them a lot of options (like circled, date range, etc.) on how to further specify their search, while keeping an easy to use, pen friendly UI.

Requirements Windows XP Windows XP Microsoft Tablet PC Recognizer Pack Microsoft Tablet PC Recognizer Pack To open files: To open files: Windows JournalWindows Journal Any program that open.jnt filesAny program that open.jnt files

Target user Anybody who takes notes Anybody who takes notes –Also wants to use their notes Students Students –Quick lookup of keywords –Find what they marked as important  (headers, circled, underlined etc) –Find people  (Phone numbers, , url etc)

Who am I? I am a first year student at UW I am a first year student at UW I take the CSE 101 Computers class I take the CSE 101 Computers class I take notes on my Tablet I take notes on my Tablet I plan to read the notes later I plan to read the notes later –Study for exams –Review for an assignment –What was said during class?

My notes I have three classes I have three classes Each have class 3 times a week Each have class 3 times a week Take about 3 pages each class Take about 3 pages each class One quarter is 10 weeks One quarter is 10 weeks …about 270 pages! …about 270 pages! TOO MUCH TO READ THROUGH! TOO MUCH TO READ THROUGH!

My problem Lots of potentially useful notes Lots of potentially useful notes Too much to make use of it Too much to make use of it

Searching my notes A great need A great need No existing software allows for search of handwritten notes No existing software allows for search of handwritten notes We can do it! We can do it! –NoteSearch

NoteSearch – Possibility 1 I’m fairly new to NoteSearch I’m fairly new to NoteSearch I have a bunch of notes I have a bunch of notes A review sheet for a test next week A review sheet for a test next week

NoteSearch – Possibility 1 I’m fairly new to NoteSearch I’m fairly new to NoteSearch I have a bunch of notes I have a bunch of notes A review sheet for a test next week A review sheet for a test next week

NoteSearch – Possibility 1 I have a bunch of notes I have a bunch of notes A review sheet for a test next week A review sheet for a test next week I’m fairly new to NoteSearch I’m fairly new to NoteSearch Do a keyword search for “application” Do a keyword search for “application”

NoteSearch – Possibility 2 Final exam is coming up Final exam is coming up I have a bunch of notes I have a bunch of notes I use NoteSearch and like it I use NoteSearch and like it Important topics Important topics –I need to read about “TCP”, but only when marked important Within the last quarter Within the last quarter Do a date and type search for “TCP” Do a date and type search for “TCP”

NoteSearch – Possibility 3 Working on a group project Working on a group project Time of meeting changed, need to call classmate Time of meeting changed, need to call classmate I wrote down her phone number somewhere… I wrote down her phone number somewhere… I know she lives in the area, so probably same area code as me, “206” I know she lives in the area, so probably same area code as me, “206” Do a type search for “206” Do a type search for “206”

NoteSearch I CAN use my notes later I CAN use my notes later –Study for exams –Review for an assignment –What was said during class? –Find scribbles I quickly wrote down  such as phone numbers

Our vision for the future Combine the different search alternatives that we already have to make a more specific search. Combine the different search alternatives that we already have to make a more specific search. For example: a name and phone number search (type search combined with a keyword search) For example: a name and phone number search (type search combined with a keyword search)

More for the future… Improve the accuracy of the type search Improve the accuracy of the type search More types for the type search More types for the type search A more user specific UI? A more user specific UI? Improved performance Improved performance

NoteSearch Group B