Method and apparatus for setting character style preferences in a pen-based computer system
First Claim
1. A method for indicating preferred character handwriting styles in a pen-based computer system that includes an input screen, a stylus for engaging the screen to input handwritten text to the computer system, and a recognizer for recognizing handwritten text, the method comprising the steps of:
- activating a character style preference editor;
displaying a plurality of variant character styles for a selected character, each variant character style representing a distinct style of writing the selected character that is recognizable by the recognizer; and
receiving inputs indicative of the likelihood that a handwritten character input with the stylus will have a form analogous to a selected variant character style and setting a use probability factor associated with the selected variant character style in accordance with the input.
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Abstract
In one method for setting character style preferences according to the present invention, a character style preference area is initially activated. Then, a plurality of variant character styles are displayed for a selected character with each character style representing a distinct way of writing the selected character that is recognized by the system recognizer. Inputs are then received, which indicate and set the probability that an input character style will be in a form similar to the selected character style. Other inputs include the selection of a different character for display, selection of a variant character style from the displayed area, selection of a reset command, and selection of a probability weight for a selected variant. The method further includes the slow redrawing of a selected variant within a selected variant group to demonstrate to the user the input strokes forming the selected variant. A computer system for performing the methods in accordance with the present invention is also described. The apparatus includes the mechanisms for activating a character style preference editor and for drawing a plurality of variant character styles. Also included is a mechanism for setting a use probability factor that is to be associated with the selected character style. Further included are the mechanisms for determining the selection of a probability level for the character styles and for shading the character styles appropriately to reflect the selected probability levels.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for indicating preferred character handwriting styles in a pen-based computer system that includes an input screen, a stylus for engaging the screen to input handwritten text to the computer system, and a recognizer for recognizing handwritten text, the method comprising the steps of:
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activating a character style preference editor; displaying a plurality of variant character styles for a selected character, each variant character style representing a distinct style of writing the selected character that is recognizable by the recognizer; and receiving inputs indicative of the likelihood that a handwritten character input with the stylus will have a form analogous to a selected variant character style and setting a use probability factor associated with the selected variant character style in accordance with the input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of displaying recognizable character handwriting styles in a pen-based computer system that includes an input table for receiving inputs, a display for displaying outputs, a stylus for engaging the screen to input handwritten text to the computer system, and a recognizer for recognizing handwritten text, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a plurality of distinct recognizable character styles for a selected character, each character style representing a distinct style of writing the selected character that is recognizable by the recognizer; receiving inputs indicative of the selection of a particular one of the character styles; and redrawing the selected character style in a stroke order associated with the selected character style at a speed that is discernible to a user to permit the user to view the stroke order associated with the selected character style. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. In a computer system that includes a display assembly for displaying outputs, an input tablet for receiving inputs, a stylus for engaging the input tablet to input handwritten text to the computer system, and a recognizer for recognizing handwritten text, a character style preference editor comprising:
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means for activating a character style preference editor; means for drawing a plurality of variant character styles for a selected character on the display assembly, wherein each variant character style represents a distinct style of writing the selected character that is recognizable by the recognizer; and means for setting a use probability factor associated with a selected variant character style in accordance with a user initiated input to the character style preference editor indicative of a desired probability setting, whereby the use probability factor is utilized by the recognizer when attempting to recognize handwritten text input to the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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