Apparatus and methods for hand motion detection and handwriting recognition generally
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1. Apparatus for hand motion tracking comprising:
- a hand-held device comprising at least one accelerometer providing an acceleration indicating output;
computation circuitry receiving said acceleration indicating output, discarding user specific components therein and providing a non-user specific output; and
a hand motion tracker receiving said non-user specific output and providing a tracking output indication.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for handwriting recognition including a hand-held device including at least one accelerometer providing an acceleration indicating output, computation circuitry receiving the acceleration indicating output and providing a velocity indicating output and a handwritten multiple character recognizer receiving the velocity indicating output and providing a multiple character recognition output indication.
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1. Apparatus for hand motion tracking comprising:
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a hand-held device comprising at least one accelerometer providing an acceleration indicating output; computation circuitry receiving said acceleration indicating output, discarding user specific components therein and providing a non-user specific output; and a hand motion tracker receiving said non-user specific output and providing a tracking output indication. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. A method for hand motion tracking comprising:
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providing an acceleration indicating output from a hand-held device; receiving said acceleration indicating output, discarding user specific components therein and providing a non-user specific output; and receiving said non-user specific output and providing a tracking output indication. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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11. Apparatus for hand motion tracking comprising:
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a hand-held device comprising at least one accelerometer providing an acceleration indicating output; computation circuitry including minimum motion point identification functionality employing said acceleration indicating output, identifying minimum motion points and providing a minimum motion point identification output; and hand motion tracking circuitry employing said acceleration indication output and said minimum motion point identification output for providing a hand motion tracking output indication. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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26. A method for hand motion tracking comprising:
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providing an acceleration indicating output of a hand-held device comprising at least one accelerometer; employing said acceleration indicating output, identifying minimum motion points and providing a minimum motion point identification output; and employing said minimum motion point identification output and additionally employing said acceleration indication output for providing a hand motion tracking output indication. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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