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System and method for accepting disparate types of user input

  • US 20050025363A1
  • Filed: 08/30/2004
  • Published: 02/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for accepting disparate types of computer user input, the system comprising:

  • a user interface including a handwriting recognition area and a soft keyboard and a plurality of tabs, wherein responsive to user selection of one of the tabs, switching from displaying one of the soft keyboard and the handwriting recognition area;

    a handwriting recognizer for recognizing handwritten text input by a user via the handwriting recognition area; and

    a text synchronizer for synchronizing text input by a user via the handwriting recognition area and via the soft keyboard by recognizing and preserving an order in which a user inputs text via the handwriting recognition area and the soft keyboard.

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