Patent ID: 7756337

Claim:
A method for performing handwriting recognition for handwritten characters of a language having character stroke order rules, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of: storing a plurality of respective reference parameter sets character in a reference character dictionary, wherein each of the plurality of respective reference parameter sets corresponds to a reference character stroke of a reference character, wherein each of the plurality of respective reference parameter sets has an associated reference sequence number; receiving a stroke parameter set derived from user input of a handwritten stroke, wherein the handwritten stroke is one of a plurality of strokes required for writing a character; identifying a stroke sequence number of the stroke parameter set; responsive to identifying the stroke sequence number, comparing the stroke parameter set with at least those of the plurality of responsive reference parameter sets having their associated reference sequence number equal to the stroke sequence number, wherein the comparing excludes at least one of the plurality of respective reference parameter sets; and receiving an indication that a user has knowledge of the character stroke order rules.