Patent ID: 6973214
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for display of ink representing handwritten and hand printed characters on a display screen, the method comprising: receiving a sequence of one or more characters, entered by a user using a stylus to trace the sequence on a screen; determining if the sequence of one or more characters is part of a continuous cursive word; when the sequence of one or more characters is part of a continuous cursive word, determining if at least one character in the cursive word is a potential multi-stroke character; when no character in the cursive word is a potential multi-stroke character, displaying ink representing the cursive word until the stylus is lifted from the screen and for a selected single stroke time interval after the stylus is lifted from the screen; when at least one character in the cursive word is a potential multi-stroke character, displaying ink representing the cursive word until the stylus is lifted from the screen and for a selected multi-stroke time interval after the stylus is lifted from the screen; and when the stylus is reapplied to the screen in a correct position relative to at least one character in the cursive word during the multi-stroke time interval, receiving at least one stroke from the stylus and continuing to display the cursive word and the at least one received stroke until the reapplied stylus is lifted from the screen and for a multi-stroke time interval after the reapplied stylus is lifted from the screen.