Interactive Electronic Handwriting Editing with Dynamic Text Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic document editing technologies limit interactive editing of electronic handwriting, requiring users to convert all content to text form, making it difficult to maintain a natural flow and allowing only static or fully converted handwriting.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that receives electronic handwriting, generates textual interpretations, scores potential placements within existing content, and dynamically updates the document to include the selected handwriting representation, allowing for interactive editing and maintaining a natural flow between text and handwriting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If electronic handwriting is permanently displayed or converted entirely to character-based content, then the document maintains a stable text form, but the user cannot easily edit or correct handwriting mistakes
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between handwriting display mode and text conversion mode based on user interaction and confidence levels. Handwriting segments remain editable and can be converted to text on demand, allowing the document to adapt its state rather than being static in either handwriting or text form
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the state parameter of handwriting segments from 'editable handwriting' to 'converted text' based on confidence scores and user preferences. This parameter change allows flexible editing while maintaining document stability, as conversions are selective and reversible
2Ease of operation
If all content is converted to computer-based text form, then the document is easily editable, but the natural flow and creativity of handwriting is lost
Solution Approach 1:
Different segments of the document have different qualities - some are converted to text for ease of editing, while others remain as handwriting to preserve natural flow and creativity. The system selectively applies conversion based on local characteristics like confidence level, user preference, and segment importance
Solution Approach 2:
The document is segmented into convertible portions and non-convertible portions. Handwriting segments are processed individually, allowing selective conversion of specific segments while preserving others in their original handwriting form, maintaining both editability and handwriting expression
3Adaptability or versatility
If electronic handwriting is used for freeform mixed layouts, then creativity and placement flexibility are encouraged, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of handwriting segments to determine convertibility before full processing. By pre-assessing confidence levels and segment characteristics, the system avoids unnecessary complex processing of segments that will remain as handwriting, reducing overall system complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A new segment of electronic handwriting is provided to a handwriting recognition module to obtain a plurality of textual interpretations of the new segment. The textual interpretations obtained from the handwriting recognition module are scored based on how each respective electronic handwriting representation would change a display of existing electronic content when the respective electronic handwriting representation is displayed substantially at the user designated position within or adjacent to the existing electronic content. Based on the scoring, an electronic handwriting representation corresponding to a respective textual interpretation of the plurality of textual interpretations is selected, and the existing electronic content is modified to include the selected electronic handwriting representation located substantially at the user designated position.