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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