US 12,175,888 B2 · Computerized method and apparatus for determining accuracy of written characters and stroke order and compliance with rules and providing visual and audio feedback

Abstract

A computerized method and apparatus are disclosed for determining the accuracy of written characters input by a user and whether the characters were formed with the correct strokes and complied with applicable rules and providing visual and audio feedback to the user. A computing device comprises a character comparison engine, rules engine, stroke engine, art rendering engine music engine, and vocalization engine and has access to a character library, rules library, stroke library, art library, and audio library. The computing device shows the user the appropriate way to write a character, allows the user to then write the character, assesses the quality of the character, and provides audio and/or visual feedback to the user in response to the quality of the user's work to provide positive feedback. The visual feedback can include step-by-step instruction on how to paint using the traditional Chinese outline or no-outline painting techniques.

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Dependent claims

A method of providing visual feedback to a user in response to a written character input by the user, comprising:

generating a grid and an artwork panel on a display of a computing device;
generating a reference character in a first color on the display;
fading the reference character to a second color on the display;
generating a stroke in the grid on the display entered by the user;
determining an accuracy score for the stroke based on data for the reference character and data for all characters, wherein the data for the reference character comprises stroke placement and stroke direction and the data for all characters comprises a plurality of rules for stroke order;
comparing the accuracy score to a predetermined threshold;
and
when the accuracy score exceeds the predetermined threshold, generating a portion of artwork comprising a first set of strokes in the artwork panel on the display as visual feedback to the user, wherein the artwork is different than the reference character and the first set of strokes are different than the stroke entered by the user.

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A computer system for providing visual feedback to a user in response to a written character input by the user, comprising:

a display;
a user input device;
a processor;
a computer medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the following steps to be performed:
generating a grid and an artwork panel on a display of a computing device;
generating a reference character in a first color on the display;
fading the reference character to a second color on the display;
generating a stroke in the grid on the display entered by the user;
determining an accuracy score for the stroke based on data for the reference character and data for all characters, wherein the data for the reference character comprises stroke placement and stroke direction and the data for all characters comprises a plurality of rules for stroke order;
comparing the accuracy score to a predetermined threshold;
and
when the accuracy score exceeds the predetermined threshold, generating a portion of artwork comprising a first set of strokes in the artwork panel on the display as visual feedback to the user, wherein the artwork is different than the reference character and the first set of strokes are different than the stroke entered by the user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Computerized method and apparatus for determining accuracy of written characters and stroke order and compliance with rules and providing visual and audio feedback

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Computerized method and apparatus for determining accuracy of written characters and stroke order and compliance with rules and providing visual and audio feedback

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