Directing input of handwriting strokes
US10037137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/171
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment provides a method, including: presenting, on an input and display device, one or more input fields for an underlying application; detecting, using the input and display device, one or more handwriting input strokes provided to an input field overlay application; determining, using a processor, an input field targeting characteristic based on the one or more handwriting input strokes; selecting one of the one or more input fields as a target input field based on the input field targeting characteristic; and inserting a converted form of the one or more handwriting input strokes into the target input field. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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