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Method and apparatus for recognizing input handwritten characters associated with title information

  • US 5,991,440 A
  • Filed: 03/10/1995
  • Issued: 11/23/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-based character input apparatus, comprising:

  • input means for inputting characters by using an input unit;

    region recognition means for recognizing a region on an input surface of the input unit in which the characters have been input; and

    character recognition means for, in a first, title-entry mode, recognizing the input characters in the region recognized by said region recognition means and for assigning a title to the region based on the recognized input characters, and for, in a second, data-entry mode, recognizing further characters input in the region to which the title has been assigned, the further characters recognized based on a limited set of expected characters related to the title.

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