Method and apparatus for handwriting recognition
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1. An apparatus generating information related to patient diagnosis comprising:
- a data entry element sensing a handwritten phrase from a user;
a data storage including a first list formed of common medical terms and a second list formed of phrases of several words, each phrase defining a patient diagnosis; and
a processor adapted to receive a plurality of converted words corresponding to said handwritten phrase, said processor generating a patient diagnosis based on the comparison of said plurality of words to said first and second list.
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Abstract
A PC tablet or similar device is used to generate a patient diagnosis. A doctor or other health provider writes a diagnosis on the device. A known handwriting algorithm is used to convert the written phrase into a sequence of words. Two lists are also provided, one containing words commonly used in medical diagnoses and the other containing actual diagnoses. The two lists are used to generate a diagnosis which is presented to the provider.
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1. An apparatus generating information related to patient diagnosis comprising:
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a data entry element sensing a handwritten phrase from a user;
a data storage including a first list formed of common medical terms and a second list formed of phrases of several words, each phrase defining a patient diagnosis; and
a processor adapted to receive a plurality of converted words corresponding to said handwritten phrase, said processor generating a patient diagnosis based on the comparison of said plurality of words to said first and second list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of generating a patient diagnosis using a data entry device, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a handwritten phrase from a health provider;
converting said handwritten phrase into a sequence of converted words, said sequence including at least a first converted word and a second converted word;
comparing said first and a second converted word to a list of words commonly used in medical diagnosis;
obtaining a first plurality of words from said list associated with said first converted word and a second plurality of words from said list associated with said second converted word;
generating word grooups, each word group including a word from at least each of said first and second plurality of words;
comparing word groups to phrases from a list of phrases, each phrase forming a known diagnosis; and
selecting one of said phrases as the diagnosis. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for generating a patient diagnosis by a health care provider comprising:
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means for receiving written phrases from said health care provider;
means for converting said written phrases into converted words;
a comparator comparing said converted words to entries of a list to generate a first set of words and a second set of words corresponding to said first and second converted words, respectively;
a second comparator comparing groups of said first and second words to entries in a list of diagnoses; and
a selector that selects an entry from said list of diagnoses as being descriptive of the patient'"'"'s condition. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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