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Handwritten character and symbol processing apparatus and medium which stores control program of handwritten character and symbol processing apparatus

  • US 6,055,332 A
  • Filed: 01/29/1998
  • Issued: 04/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A handwritten character and symbol processing apparatus comprising:

  • stroke data input means including an input surface upon which information is input by handwriting using an input device, for outputting stroke data representative of information input by the input device from a start of contact with the input surface to an end of contact with the input surface;

    ink bundle data preparation means for preparing ink bundle data from the stroke data of the input information, the ink bundle preparation means including first means for inputting a number of strokes of the input information, and second means for approximating each of the strokes of the input information using a predetermined number of broken lines of equal length and determining transform coefficients for the strokes of the input information based upon an orthogonal function;

    dictionary storage means for storing the ink bundle data as dictionary ink bundle data and storing the stroke data in association therewith, as dictionary stroke data during stroke data registration;

    temporary storage means for temporarily storing the ink bundle data as retrieval ink bundle data, during stroke data retrieval; and

    retrieval means for selecting dictionary stroke data related to dictionary ink bundle data best approximating the retrieval ink bundle data upon comparing the dictionary ink bundle data and the retrieval ink bundle data.

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