Handwritten keyboardless entry computer system
First Claim
1. In a device for processing information which includes a display device for displaying predetermined text and a device for recognizing digitized symbols, for displaying recognized characters on said display device and for executing commands corresponding to recognized command symbols, including commands for editing said predetermined text, a method for inputting symbols to said device comprising:
- providing a digitizer for digitizing a handwritten symbol and providing a digitized symbol to the device for recognizing, said digitizer and said display device positioned one over the other to permit viewing of said predetermined text on said display while looking at said digitizer; and
creating a window on said display device, upon execution of a predetermined command, in an area where no window appeared during a time prior to execution of said predetermined command, said window for entering at least two handwritten symbols in the same window, for editing said predetermined text displayed on said display device.
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Abstract
A keyboardless entry computer system includes a transparent input screen that generates positional information when contacted by a stylus, and a display screen mounted physically below the input screen such that a character that is displayed can be seen below the input screen. The system includes a computer that has been programmed to compile the positional information into Strokes, to calculate Stroke characteristics, and then compare the Stroke characteristics with those stored in a database in order to recognize the symbol drawn by the stylus. Key features of the system are: (1) transparent position sensing subsystem; (2) underlying display on which to mimic drawing of sensed positions and to show characters or symbols; (3) means to convert sensed positions first into plotted Points and then into recognized characters or symbols; and (4) means to "learn" to associate sensed input positions with a character or symbol.
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16 Claims
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1. In a device for processing information which includes a display device for displaying predetermined text and a device for recognizing digitized symbols, for displaying recognized characters on said display device and for executing commands corresponding to recognized command symbols, including commands for editing said predetermined text, a method for inputting symbols to said device comprising:
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providing a digitizer for digitizing a handwritten symbol and providing a digitized symbol to the device for recognizing, said digitizer and said display device positioned one over the other to permit viewing of said predetermined text on said display while looking at said digitizer; and creating a window on said display device, upon execution of a predetermined command, in an area where no window appeared during a time prior to execution of said predetermined command, said window for entering at least two handwritten symbols in the same window, for editing said predetermined text displayed on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. In a device for processing information which includes a display device and a device for recognizing digitized symbols, for displaying recognized characters on said display device and for executing commands corresponding to recognized command symbols, apparatus for inputting symbols to said device comprising:
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a digitizer, coupled to the display device, for digitizing a handwritten symbol and providing said digitized symbol to the device for recognizing, said digitizer positioned over said display device to permit viewing of said display while looking at said digitizer; and a first area on said display device usable as both a window for entering at least two handwritten symbols in the same window during a first time period following execution of a predetermined command and a display area for displaying predetermined text during another time period in the absence of a window being displayed in said first area during said another time period. - View Dependent Claims (3, 11, 12, 13)
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4. In a device for recognizing and displaying handwritten symbols, an apparatus, comprising:
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a display for displaying predetermined text during a first time period; and means, coupled to said display, for creating a window on said display, during a second time period, different from said first time period, in an area used for displaying said predetermined text during said first time period, for entering at least two handwritten symbols in the same window. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 14, 15, 16)
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