Grammar-determined handwriting recognition

摘要

A system (10) for recognizing handwriting includes an input/output device (12) and a second computer (24 or 28). The system (10) converts handwritten symbols to text by using a grammar (50) that is comprised of the text (60) that is expected to be entered into a text display/text input area (17) of an input/output device (12). The grammar (50) and handwriting-to-text conversion can be performed in either the input/output device (12) or a remote computer (24, 28).