Patent
1994-10-19
1997-01-14
McElheny, Jr., Donald E.
395796, G06F 1900
Patent
active
055946402
ABSTRACT:
A method for correcting recognized words in a computer system including the steps of: (a) entering an ink object into a computer system with a pointing device; (b) recognizing the ink object as a word object; (c) displaying the word object on a display of the computer system; (d) detecting a correction request made by a user pertaining to the displayed word object; and (e) displaying a list of alternative words for the word object on the display. Preferably, the list of alternative words includes a shifted-case version of the word object, a number of alternative words provided by a word recognizer, and the original ink object that was entered into the computer system. A user can select one of these alternative words to replace the misrecognized word object. Alternatively, a user may enter a word into the computer system by means of a keyboard image to replace the original word object with the newly entered word. When using the keyboard correction mode, the user has the opportunity to add the word to a dictionary list used by a word recognizer of the computer system.
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Beernink Ernest H.
Capps Stephen P.
Meier John R.
Temkin David
Apple Computer, Incorporated
McElheny Jr. Donald E.
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