Handwritten Content Segmentation into Selectable Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile terminals lack an efficient system for managing and editing handwritten content, particularly in segmenting and organizing handwritten notes into editable, retrievable, and shareable units of objects.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that segment handwritten content into objects like figures, text, lists, and formulas, allowing for editing and management by grouping strokes, processing them as selectable objects, and providing a user interface for editing and sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If handwritten content is treated as a single undivided entity, then the structure is simple, but editing and management efficiency is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments handwritten content into multiple independent objects including text objects, figure objects, list objects, table objects, and formula objects. Each object type can be independently selected, edited, and managed, transforming a single undivided handwritten entity into separable functional units that improve editing efficiency while maintaining organized structure.
2Ease of operation
If handwritten content is segmented into multiple object types, then editing and retrieval efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs visual differentiation through color coding and boundary line display to indicate different object types and selection states. Text objects, figure objects, list objects, table objects, and formula objects can be visually distinguished, making selection and identification easier despite the increased number of object types, thereby improving ease of operation without proportionally increasing perceived system complexity.
3Loss of information
If handwritten content is organized into segmented objects, then retrieval and sharing capability improves, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary segmentation and classification of handwritten content into different object types during the initial processing stage. By pre-organizing content into text objects, figure objects, list objects, table objects, and formula objects with distinct boundaries and properties, the system enables faster retrieval and sharing operations later, as the structured organization is already in place before retrieval requests occur.
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AI summary
A device for providing handwritten content is provided. The device includes a controller configured to segment handwritten content into a plurality of objects by grouping strokes included in the handwritten content and process the respective segmented plurality of objects in a form of a selectable object, and a display configured to display the handwritten content including the processed plurality of objects.