Patent ID: 6285785
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: G06K,G10L

Abstract:
A message recognition system comprising:a first transducer for converting a user's speech to a first signal;a second transducer for converting the user's handwriting to a second signal; anda data processor, having a first input coupled to the first signal and a second input coupled to the second signal, for processing the first signal and the second signal to identify an informational content of the first signal and the second signal, said data processor including,a first likelihood estimator for generating a first list comprised of one or more probable messages conveyed by the informational content of the first signal;a second likelihood estimator for generating a second list comprised of one or more probable messages conveyed by the information content of the second signal;wherein a probable message is comprised of at least one word;a likelihood merger for selectively merging the first list and the second list to form a third list;a decoder for selecting from the third list a most probable one of the probable messages to be an output message; andmeans for outputting the output message.