Handwriting auto-complete function
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a display configured to receive touch user input;
a display controller coupled to the display to supply display data for presentation on the display and to detect touch user input on the display;
a processor coupled to the display controller, and configured to;
convert handwriting input to the display into textual information;
generate one or more prompt options based on the textual information; and
render the one or more prompt options in an appearance matching the handwriting input and supply display data for the one or more prompt options to the display controller to render the one or more prompt options on the display.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for an auto-complete function in a user'"'"'s handwriting for touch screen devices is described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving, from a touch-screen display, a handwriting input. The handwriting input is converted into textual information. Based on the textual information, one or more prompt options are generated. The one or more prompt options are rendered for display on the touch-screen display in a similar appearance as the handwriting input. The method can further include receiving a selected prompt option input and rendering the selected prompt option for display on the touch screen display in a similar appearance as the handwriting input.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a display configured to receive touch user input; a display controller coupled to the display to supply display data for presentation on the display and to detect touch user input on the display; a processor coupled to the display controller, and configured to; convert handwriting input to the display into textual information; generate one or more prompt options based on the textual information; and render the one or more prompt options in an appearance matching the handwriting input and supply display data for the one or more prompt options to the display controller to render the one or more prompt options on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a touch-screen display, a handwriting input; converting the handwriting input into textual information; generating one or more prompt options based on the textual information; and rendering for display on the touch-screen display the one or more prompt options in an appearance matching the handwriting input. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving textual information converted from a handwriting input to a touch-screen display from a user, the textual information comprising one or more characters; generating one or more prompt options based on the textual information, the one or more prompt options comprising words that begin with the one or more characters of the textual information; and rendering for display on the touch-screen display the one or more prompt options in an appearance matching the handwriting input from the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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