Nokia Corporation

Zou Yanming

Ying Liu

Jari T Kangas

Gao Yipu

Wang Kongqiao

Handwriting recognition is performed by sensing a trace signal, where the trace represents a handwritten intended symbol. A digital representation of the trace signal is then stored and compared with a plurality of candidate symbols. Depending on the outcome of the comparison, a best candidate symbol among the candidate symbols is recognized and displayed, or the digital representation of the trace signal is displayed.

Mobile communications terminal and method

An apparatus for handwriting recognition has a touch-sensitive display screen providing a handwriting input area capable of detecting a handwritten user input. The apparatus also has a processing device configured to interpret the handwritten user input as a symbol from a plurality of predefined symbols. The handwriting input area includes a writing start area, and the processing device is configured to provide a visual indication of the writing start area on the display screen. The processing device is configured to interpret the user input as a symbol only if the user input starts within the writing start area.

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Zou Yanming