Ex Parte Van Gestel et al - Page 2

               Appeal 2007-0608                                                                           
               Application 09/738,647                                                                     
                     Appellants invented a method, apparatus and system for recognizing a                 
               user’s handwritten note to generate a computer-formatted handwritten note                  
               that conveys the content of the user’s note in a style that matches the style of           
               the user’s handwriting.  Particularly, the invention compares the user’s                   
               handwritten characters with each of a plurality of predefined fonts of                     
               corresponding characters.  Then, the invention selects and displays the font               
               for the characters that most closely matches the user’s handwritten                        
               characters.  (Specification 1 and 2).                                                      
                     Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as                    
               follows:                                                                                   
                     1. Apparatus for reproducing handwritten input, comprising:                          
                     an input device for inputting a plurality of handwritten characters,                 
                     a recognition unit for recognizing the plurality of handwritten                      
                  characters,                                                                             
                     a selection unit for selecting a display font from among a plurality of              
                  fonts, and                                                                              
                     a display unit for displaying one or more display characters                         
                  corresponding to respective ones of the recognized handwritten                          
                  characters, using the display font,                                                     
                            wherein the selection unit selects the display font based on a                
                  comparison of one or more of the plurality of handwritten characters with               
                  one or more corresponding characters in each of the plurality of fonts.                 

               In rejecting the claims on appeal, the Examiner relied upon the                            
               following prior art:                                                                       
               Shojima                 US 5,592,565             Jan. 7, 1997                             
               Cok                      US 6,298,154             Oct. 2, 2001                             






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