Multi-character text input system with audio feedback and word completion
A system for inputting and processing handwritten, multi-character text may comprise a handwriting recognition subsystem, a word completion subsystem, and an audio feedback system. The handwriting recognition system may be configured to capture a series of handwritten characters formed by a user and to convert the handwritten characters into a set of candidate partial text strings. The word completion subsystem may be configured to identify if a candidate partial text string constitutes a word segment and if so, generate one or both of (i) at least one clarifying word and (ii) at least one clarifying phrase that includes the clarifying word. The word segment may be an arbitrary string and not correspond to a valid complete word in a language associated with the system. The audio feedback subsystem may be configured to produce an audio representation of the word segment(s), the clarifying word(s), and the clarifying phrase(s).
1. A multi-character text input system, said multi-character text input system comprising a handwriting-recognition subsystem, a word-completion subsystem, and an audio-feedback subsystem,
wherein said handwriting-recognition subsystem is configured to capture a series of handwritten characters that are formed by a user and to convert said handwritten characters into a set of candidate partial text strings,
wherein the word-completion subsystem is configured to determine that said candidate partial text string constitutes a word segment that does not correspond to a valid word in a language associated with the handwriting recognition subsystem and to generate, based on the word segment, a clarifying phrase that is a clarifying conjunctive phrase that comprises a clarifying word and the word segment,
wherein the audio-feedback subsystem is configured to produce an audio representation of the clarifying phrase.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the word-completion subsystem utilizes at least one contextual-information input to generate the element.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the contextual-information input comprises field information.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the contextual-information input comprises relational information.
5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the contextual-information input comprises time-of-day information.
6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the contextual-information input comprises location-based information.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the audio-feedback subsystem comprises a sound-producing component configured to convey the audio representation to the user.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one clarifying words are constituents of a list of words based on the word segment, the list of words having been ordered according to a likelihood of correctness.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the likelihood of correctness is determined based on at least one contextual: information input.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the clarifying phrase associates the word segment with a clarifying word.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the conjunctive phrase is three words or fewer.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the audio-feedback subsystem is configured to render the audio representation of the word segment as a discernable pronunciation.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein said word-completion subsystem is configured to generate, based on said word segment, a pair of clarifying words.
14. A computer-implemented method of receiving and responding to multi-character text input, said method comprising:
causing a handwriting-recognition subsystem to carry out capturing a series of handwritten characters formed by a user and
causing a processor that is operatively coupled with a memory having computer-code instructions stored thereon to execute the steps of
converting the handwritten characters into a set of candidate partial text strings,
for each candidate partial text string of the set of candidate partial text strings, determining that the candidate partial text string constitutes a word segment that does not correspond to a valid word in a language associated with the handwriting recognition subsystem,
generating, based on the word segment, at least one clarifying phrase that is a clarifying conjunctive phrase and comprises the clarifying word and the word segment, and
producing an audio representation of the clarifying phrase.
15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , further comprising utilizing at least one contextual information input to generate the element.
16. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , further comprising conveying the audio representation to the user through a sound-producing component.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , further comprising rendering the audio representation of word segment as a discernable pronunciation.
18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium with computer code instruction stored thereon, wherein the computer code instructions, when executed by a processor, cause an apparatus to convert handwritten characters written by a user into a set of candidate partial text strings, for each candidate partial text string of the set of candidate partial text strings, determine that the candidate partial text string constitutes a word segment that does not correspond to a valid word in a language associated with the handwriting recognition subsystem, generate, based on the word segment, a clarifying phrase that is a clarifying conjunctive phrase and includes a clarifying word and the word segment and, produce an audio representation of the clarifying phrase.