Character recognition apparatus
CA 1209264 A · Owner: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. · Inventors: Ooka, Akihiro; Wada, Yutaka; Satoh, Koji
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Inventors Koji Satoh, Akihiro Ooka, Yutaka Wada, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An apparatus for recognizing a character (including an alpha-numeric character, mark or other character) written using a stylus applied to a tablet which stylus and tablet include an arrangement for providing an indication of position of the stylus with respect to a surface of the tablet. The character recognition apparatus determines the length and gradient (slope) of line segments of strokes drawn by a user which strokes combine to form characters. After determining length and gradient of a line segment, there is assigned to the line segment a distinctive code. A particular character is determined by examining the …
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- Granted August 5, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 5, 2003.
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