Correcting recognition results associated with user input

• US 7,137,076 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2002
• Issued: 11/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Iwema, Marieke, Lui, Charlton E., Keely, Leroy B., Paulson, Kevin P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lo, Weilun
• Assistant Examiner(s): THERIAULT, STEVEN B
• Application Number:
  US10/207,133
• Publication Number:
  US 20040021700A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,568 Days
• Field of Search: 382/187, 715/863
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/987 with the intervention of an operator
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/387 using human interaction, e.g. selection of the best displayed recognition candidate

Abstract

Recognition results associated with handwritten electronic ink, voice recognition results or other forms of user input can be corrected by designating at least a portion of a visual display. Recognition results corresponding to the designated portion, and optionally, additional recognition results to provide context, are displayed. Portions of the displayed recognition results are then selected, and alternate recognition results made available. Alternate recognition results can be chosen, and the selected recognition results modified based upon the chosen alternate. The invention may include different user interfaces.

Claims

1. A method of correcting computer-generated recognition results corresponding to a visual representation on a display device of user input to a computer, the method comprising:

receiving a user designation of the visual representation presented on the display device;

performing a recognition process on the visual representation responsive to the user designation and generating one or more recognition results, the one or more recognition results being independent of the type of subject matter of the visual representation;

displaying the one or more recognition results corresponding to the designated visual representation;

receiving a user designation of a destination application, the destination application providing an indication of a type of subject matter of the visual representation;

performing a more specific recognition process, based upon the designated destination application which indicates the subject matter type of the visual representation and generating a revised recognition result; and

displaying the revised recognition result.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of at least one recognition result from the displayed recognition results;

displaying alternate recognition results;

receiving a choice of an alternate recognition result; and

modifying the selected recognition result based on the chosen alternate recognition result.

3. The method of claim 1, further includes transmitting the revised recognition result to the destination application.

4. In a computer system having a display device, a graphical user interface, and a user interface selection device, a method of correcting associations with electronic ink, comprising:

receiving a user designation of ink displayed on the display device;

performing first recognition process on the ink responsive to the user designation and generating one or more recognition results, the one or more recognition results being independent of the type of subject matter of the ink;

displaying a dialog on the display device, the dialog having an associated recognition region, and a destination region;

displaying the one or more recognition on results in the associated recognition region;

receiving a selection of a destination from the destination region;

in response to the received selection, performing a second more specific recognition process on the ink based upon the selected destination and generating a revised recognition result; and

displaying the revised recognition result in the associated recognition region.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the dialog further comprises an ink display region, and further comprising:

displaying in the ink display region an image of the designated ink.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

transmitting the revised recognition result to the selected destination.

7. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method of correcting computer-generated recognition results corresponding to a visual representation on a display device of user input to a computer, the method comprising:

receiving a user designation of the visual representation presented on the display device;

performing a recognition process on the visual representation responsive to the user designation and generating one or more recognition results, the one or more recognition results being independent of the type of subject matter of the visual representation;

displaying the one or more recognition results corresponding to the designated visual representation;

receiving a user designation of a destination application, the destination application providing an indication of a type of subject matter of the visual representation;

performing a more specific recognition process based upon the designated destination application which indicates the subject matter type of the visual representation and generating a revised recognition result; and

displaying the revised recognition result.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the method further includes transmitting the revised recognition result to the destination application.