| 摘要 |
A system and method for providing user input to an application executing on an interactive television system wherein a user provides non-textual informatio n to the interactive television system and this information is converted by a server to textual information which is provided to the application. In one embodiment, a digitizer pad coupled to a set-top box is used to digitize the user's handwriting. The digitized information is conveyed to a remote server which converts the digitized handwriting data into textual information. The textual information is conveyed to the set-top box, where it is input to an application executing on the set-top box. In another embodiment, a microphon e is coupled to a set-top box. The microphone allows the user to input voice information which is digitized and conveyed to the server for conversion int o textual information. The textual information is conveyed back to the set-top box and is input to an application executing on the set-top box.
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