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US 7,177,473 · App. 09/733,916 · Granted Feb 13, 2007

Handwriting data input device with multiple character sets

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Patent No.
US 7,177,473
App. No.
09/733,916
Granted
Feb 13, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A handwriting recognition input system including a handwriting input area and a plurality of activatable controls. Each activatable control is associated with a different reference library, and each is adapted to recognize characters input on the handwriting input area as belonging to the associated reference library. A method for handwriting recognition including the steps of selecting at least one character set from among a plurality of character sets and recognizing at least one character using the at least one selected character set.

Claims (7)

1. A handwriting recognition input system comprising:

a single handwriting input area; and

a plurality of said input area is surrounded by activatable controls each being associated with a different reference library, and each configured to recognizing characters input on said handwriting input area as belonging to said associated reference library.

2. A handwriting recognition input system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said plurality of activatable controls is a software control.

3. A handwriting recognition input system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said plurality of activatable controls is a hardware control.

4. A personal digital assistant having a handwriting recognition input system according to claim 1 .

5. A mobile telephone having a handwriting recognition input system according to claim 1 .

Assignments (8)
RELEASE (REEL 052935 / FRAME 0584) Recorded Jan 2, 2025
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: CERENCE OPERATING COMPANY
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REPLACE THE CONVEYANCE DOCUMENT WITH THE NEW ASSIGNMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 050836 FRAME: 0191. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 19, 2022
From: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: CERENCE OPERATING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 059804/0186 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 15, 2020
From: CERENCE OPERATING COMPANY
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 052935/0584 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 7, 2019
From: CERENCE OPERATING COMPANY
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 050953/0133 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 050836 FRAME: 0191. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT. Recorded Oct 29, 2019
From: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: CERENCE OPERATING COMPANY
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 23, 2019
From: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: CERENCE INC.
Reel/Frame 050836/0191 →
PATENT RELEASE (REEL:017435/FRAME:0199) Recorded May 20, 2016
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AS GRANTOR; ART ADVANCED RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; SPEECHWORKS INTERNATIONAL, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; TELELOGUE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; DSP, INC., D/B/A DIAMOND EQUIPMENT, A MAINE CORPORATON, AS GRANTOR; SCANSOFT, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; DICTAPHONE CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR
Reel/Frame 038770/0824 →
PATENT RELEASE (REEL:018160/FRAME:0909) Recorded May 20, 2016
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AS GRANTOR; ART ADVANCED RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; SPEECHWORKS INTERNATIONAL, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; TELELOGUE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; DSP, INC., D/B/A DIAMOND EQUIPMENT, A MAINE CORPORATON, AS GRANTOR; HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; INSTITIT KATALIZA IMENI G.K. BORESKOVA SIBIRSKOGO OTDELENIA ROSSIISKOI AKADEMII NAUK, AS GRANTOR; NOKIA CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; MITSUBISH DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AS GRANTOR; STRYKER LEIBINGER GMBH & CO., KG, AS GRANTOR; NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; SCANSOFT, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; DICTAPHONE CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR
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