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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2001
Akinori Kawamura, Kunitachi, JP;
Yojiro Tonouchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Akinori Kawamura, Kunitachi, JP;
Yojiro Tonouchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A handwriting recognition apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises an input device having a handwriting input area and configured to input a plurality of strokes constructing a plurality of characters written successively on the handwriting input area, and a recognition device configured to recognize the characters based on the strokes input by the input device, shapes of the strokes constructing two characters which are written successively and positional relations between or among the strokes constructing the two characters, whenever one stroke is input by the input device.