System for processing handwriting written by user of portable computer by server or processing by the computer when the computer no longer communicate with server
First Claim
1. A computer arrangement, said computer arrangement comprising the elements of:
- a portable computer device, said portable computer device comprising;
an input device comprising a stylus and a flat panel display, said input device accepting input data on said flat panel display from a user, said input data comprises handwriting written by said user; and
a wireless communication subsystem, said wireless communication subsystem transmitting said input data, said wireless communication subsystem operating concurrently with said input device; and
a server, said server receiving said transmitted input data, said server processing said input data to generate encoded text interpreted from said handwriting written by said user, said server transmitting processed data to said portable computer device for subsequent use by said portable computer device;
wherein, when said input data is not transmitted over said wireless communication subsystem to said server since the portable computer device can no longer communicate with the server, then said input data is processed on said portable computer device to generate said processed data.
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Abstract
A computer arrangement that offloads computationally intensive tasks from portable computer devices to larger servers is disclosed. A portable computer device that relies on handwriting or speech for input is equipped with a wireless communication subsystem. When a user writes on the display or speaks into the portable computer device, the central processing unit passes the handwriting or speech information to the wireless communication subsystem. While the user is still inputting information, the wireless communication subsystem transmits received information to a communication server. The communication server routes the handwriting or speech information to a server that performs handwriting or speech recognition to translate the information into encoded text. The communication server then transmits the encoded text information back to the portable computer device.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer arrangement, said computer arrangement comprising the elements of:
a portable computer device, said portable computer device comprising; an input device comprising a stylus and a flat panel display, said input device accepting input data on said flat panel display from a user, said input data comprises handwriting written by said user; and a wireless communication subsystem, said wireless communication subsystem transmitting said input data, said wireless communication subsystem operating concurrently with said input device; and a server, said server receiving said transmitted input data, said server processing said input data to generate encoded text interpreted from said handwriting written by said user, said server transmitting processed data to said portable computer device for subsequent use by said portable computer device; wherein, when said input data is not transmitted over said wireless communication subsystem to said server since the portable computer device can no longer communicate with the server, then said input data is processed on said portable computer device to generate said processed data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of processing input data, said method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring an input device on a portable computer device, said input device comprises a stylus and a flat panel display; generating input data when a user uses said input device, said input data comprises handwriting written by said user, when said flat panel display detects said stylus contacting said flat panel display; transmitting said input data over a wireless communication system to a server computer concurrently with said monitoring of said input device; processing said input data transmitted to said server to generate encoded text interpreted from said handwriting written by said user; transmitting said processed data over said wireless communication system back to said portable computer device; and
using said processed data by said portable computer device;
wherein, when the step of transmitting input data over said wireless communication subsystem to said server computer concurrently with said monitoring of said input device is not performed since the portable computer device can no longer communicate with the server computer, then said input data is processed on said portable computer device to generate said processed data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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