Processing system for identifying a string formed from a number of hand-written characters
First Claim
1. A processing system for identifying a string formed from a number of hand-written characters, said system comprising:
- a processor and memory;
an input device and an output device;
a bus connecting the processor, memory, input and output devices; and
an external interface for connecting the bus to an external database, said processor configured to perform the steps of determining character probabilities for each character in the string, each character probability representing the likelihood of the respective character being a respective one of a number of predetermined characters; and
determining template probabilities for the string, each template probability representing the likelihood of the string corresponding to a respective one of a number of templates, each template representing a respective combination of character types, wherein the processor is configured to determine the template probabilities for the string by performing the steps of determining the number of characters in the string, selecting templates having an identical number of characters, and obtaining a template probability for each selected template.
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Abstract
The present invention is a processing system for identifying a string formed from a number of hand-written characters. The system includes a processor and memory, an input device and an output device, a bus connecting the processor, memory, input and output devices, as well as an external interface for connecting the bus to an external database. The processor is configured to perform the steps of determining character probabilities for each character in the string, each character probability representing the likelihood of the respective character being a respective one of a number of predetermined characters; and determining template probabilities for the string, each template probability representing the likelihood of the string corresponding to a respective one of a number of templates, each template representing a respective combination of character types.
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1. A processing system for identifying a string formed from a number of hand-written characters, said system comprising:
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a processor and memory; an input device and an output device; a bus connecting the processor, memory, input and output devices; and an external interface for connecting the bus to an external database, said processor configured to perform the steps of determining character probabilities for each character in the string, each character probability representing the likelihood of the respective character being a respective one of a number of predetermined characters; and
determining template probabilities for the string, each template probability representing the likelihood of the string corresponding to a respective one of a number of templates, each template representing a respective combination of character types, wherein the processor is configured to determine the template probabilities for the string by performing the steps of determining the number of characters in the string, selecting templates having an identical number of characters, and obtaining a template probability for each selected template. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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