Apparatus and method for handwriting recognition
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1. An apparatus for handwriting recognition, the apparatus comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display screen providing a handwriting input area capable of detecting a handwritten user input; and
a processing device configured to interpret the handwritten user input as a symbol from a plurality of predefined symbols,wherein the handwriting input area includes a writing start area, and wherein said writing start area is substantially smaller than said handwriting input area;
wherein the processing device is configured to provide a visual indication of said writing start area on said display screen, andwherein the processing device is configured to interpret the user input as a symbol from the plurality of predefined symbols only if the detected user input is a pen down event within said writing start area and continues as a pen move event in the handwriting input area within a predetermined period of time.
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Abstract
An apparatus for handwriting recognition has a touch-sensitive display screen providing a handwriting input area capable of detecting a handwritten user input. The apparatus also has a processing device configured to interpret the handwritten user input as a symbol from a plurality of predefined symbols. The handwriting input area includes a writing start area, and the processing device is configured to provide a visual indication of the writing start area on the display screen. The processing device is configured to interpret the user input as a symbol only if the user input starts within the writing start area.
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1. An apparatus for handwriting recognition, the apparatus comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display screen providing a handwriting input area capable of detecting a handwritten user input; and a processing device configured to interpret the handwritten user input as a symbol from a plurality of predefined symbols, wherein the handwriting input area includes a writing start area, and wherein said writing start area is substantially smaller than said handwriting input area; wherein the processing device is configured to provide a visual indication of said writing start area on said display screen, and wherein the processing device is configured to interpret the user input as a symbol from the plurality of predefined symbols only if the detected user input is a pen down event within said writing start area and continues as a pen move event in the handwriting input area within a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for handwriting recognition in an apparatus that has a touch-sensitive display screen with a handwriting input area capable of detecting a handwritten user input, the method comprising:
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providing a writing start area within said handwriting input area, wherein said writing start area is substantially smaller than said handwriting input area; visually indicating said writing start area on said display screen; detecting a handwritten user input; and interpreting the user input as a symbol from a plurality of predefined symbols only if the user input starts as a pen down event within said writing start area and continues as a pen move event in the handwriting input area within a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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