Method and apparatus of immediate response handwriting recognition system that handles multiple character sets
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1. A computer implemented method of inputting information into a palmtop computer system, said method comprising:
- providing a first handwriting input area on a display for accepting strokes that are recognizable as alphabetic characters;
providing a second handwriting input area on the display for accepting strokes that are recognizable as numbers;
accepting a user input stroke on said first handwriting input area or said second handwriting input area;
if the user input is accepted on said first handwriting input area, then translating the user input stroke on said first handwriting input area as an alphabetic character, and displaying the alphabetic character on the display;
if the user input is accepted on said second handwriting input area, then translating the user input stroke on said second handwriting input area as a number, and displaying the number on the display.
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Abstract
To efficiently recognize characters from several character sets, a palmtop computer system is disclosed wherein more that one character input area is displayed. Each character input area is designed to recognize strokes that represent characters from a different character set. In one embodiment, the palmtop computer system has an alphabetic input area and a numeral input area. In such an embodiment, strokes entered in the alphabetic input area are interpreted as alphabetic characters and strokes entered in the numeral input area are interpreted as numerals.
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1. A computer implemented method of inputting information into a palmtop computer system, said method comprising:
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providing a first handwriting input area on a display for accepting strokes that are recognizable as alphabetic characters;
providing a second handwriting input area on the display for accepting strokes that are recognizable as numbers;
accepting a user input stroke on said first handwriting input area or said second handwriting input area;
if the user input is accepted on said first handwriting input area, then translating the user input stroke on said first handwriting input area as an alphabetic character, and displaying the alphabetic character on the display;
if the user input is accepted on said second handwriting input area, then translating the user input stroke on said second handwriting input area as a number, and displaying the number on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer implemented method of inputting information into a palmtop computer system, said method comprising:
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providing a first handwriting input area on a display for accepting a first set of strokes for a first character set;
providing a second handwriting input area on the display for accepting a second set of strokes for a second character set;
accepting a user input stokes on said fist handwriting input area and said second handwriting input area;
translating user input strokes into said first handwriting input area as characters recognizable from said first character set;
translating user input strokes into said second handwriting input area as characters recognizable from said second character set;
displaying the characters from the fist character set and the characters from the second character set on the display. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A pen-based computer apparatus, said pen-based computer apparatus comprising:
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a display screen; and
a digitizer pad positioned relative to the display screen to receive input when a stylus makes contact with the display screen; and
a first handwriting input area, said first handwriting input area provided on a first portion of the display screen and comprising a subarea of said digitizer pad; and
a second handwriting input area, said second handwriting input area provided on a second portion of the display screen and comprising a subarea of said digitizer pad; and
a handwriting interpreter, said handwriting interpreter immediately interpreting strokes written into said first handwriting input area as characters from a first character set and interpreting strokes written into said second handwriting input area as characters from a second character set; and
wherein the display screen displays characters from the first character set and characters from the second set in response to strokes written into the first and second bandwriting areas, the characters from the first set and the second set being interpreted from the handwriting interpreter. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer implemented method of inputting information into a computer system, comprising:
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providing a handwriting input area, the handwriting input area comprising of a left input box and a right input box, the left input box accepting characters from a first character set of a plurality of character sets, the right input box accepting characters from a second character set of the plurality of character sets;
providing a first set of mode boxes, each mode box in the first set indicating a character set of the plurality of character sets to be used in connection with the left input box;
providing a second set of mode boxes, each mode box in the second set indicating a character set of the plurality of character sets to be used in connection with the right input box;
accepting input indicating a first selected mode, the first selected mode indicating a mode box selected from the first set of mode boxes;
accepting input indicating a second selected mode, the second selected mode indicating a mode box selected from the second set of mode boxes;
interpreting a plurality of input strokes into the left input box as characters from the character set indicated by the first selected mode box; and
interpreting a plurality of input strokes into the right input box as characters from the character set indicated by the second selected mode box. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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