Patent ID: 6603881
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for spatially formatting recognition results of handwriting data, wherein the handwriting data comprises a set of strokes, each stroke comprising a set of x-y coordinates, the method steps comprising:determining bounding region information for unconstrained handwriting data based on x-y coordinates associated with the unconstrained handwriting data; generating recognition results for the unconstrained handwriting data, the recognition results comprising recognized text corresponding to the unconstrained handwriting data; and spatially formatting the recognition results, wherein the step of spatially formatting the recognition results comprises positioning the recognized text on a display page in substantially a same proximate spatial location as the corresponding unconstrained handwriting data is located on an ink page using the bounding region information for the corresponding unconstrained handwriting data.