System and method for multiple input management

A method for recognizing input of multiple input types on computing devices, each computing device comprising a processor and at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium for recognizing input under control of the processor, the method comprising:

• causing display of, on a portion of an interface surface of a computing device, a layout of character keys as a keyboard;
• accepting, at the portion of the interface surface, an input comprising different types of input;
• recognizing the accepted input as i) a first recognized object corresponding to a
• handwriting type of input by a handwriting recognition system, wherein the handwriting type of input comprises an input recognition to the user interface on the same portion of the interface surface where the keyboard is displayed, ii) a second recognized object corresponding to a touch typing type of input by a keyboard recognition system, or iii) a third recognized object corresponding to a stroke typing type of input by the keyboard recognition system;
• assigning, based on determining whether the accepted input forms a handwritten character with one or more prior inputs having been input prior to accepting the accepted input, i) a first probability score to the first recognized object, ii) a second probability score to the second recognized object, and iii) a third probability score to the third recognized object, wherein the first probability score the second probability score, and the third probability score each differ from each other;
• generating a list of candidates including the first recognized object, the second recognized object, and the third recognized object, the first recognized object, the second recognized object, and the third recognized object being ranked based on the first probability score assigned to the first recognized object, the second probability score assigned to the second recognized object, and the third probability score assigned to the third recognized object;
• and
• returning at least one of:
• the first recognized object, the second recognized object or the third recognized object, for a recognized object of the accepted input, based on the first probability score assigned to the first recognized object, the second probability score assigned to the second recognized object, or the third probability score assigned to the third recognized object.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer-readable program code embodied therein, said computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for recognizing input of multiple input types on a computing device, the computing device comprising a processor and at least one system non-transitory computer-readable medium for recognizing the input under control of the processor, the method comprising:

• causing display of, on a portion of an interface surface of a computing device, a layout of character keys as a keyboard;
• accepting, at the portion of the interface surface, an input;
• recognizing the accepted input as i) a first recognized object corresponding to a
• handwriting type of input by a handwriting recognition system, wherein the handwriting type of input comprises an input recognition to the user interface on the same portion of the interface surface where the keyboard is displayed, ii) a second recognized object corresponding to a touch typing type of input by a keyboard recognition system, or iii) a third recognized object corresponding to a stroke typing type of input by the keyboard recognition system;
• assigning, based on determining whether the accepted input forms a handwritten character with one or more prior inputs having been input prior to accepting the accepted input, i) a first probability score to the first recognized object, ii) a second probability score to the second recognized object, and iii) a third probability score to the third recognized object, wherein the first probability score, the second probability score, and the third probability score each differ from each other;
• generating a list of candidates including the first recognized object, the second recognized object, and the third recognized object, the first recognized object, the second recognized object, and the third recognized object being ranked based on the first probability score assigned to the first recognized object, the second probability score assigned to the second recognized object, and the third probability score assigned to the third recognized object;
• and
• returning at least one of:
• the first recognized object, the second recognized object, or the third recognized object, for a recognized object of the accepted input, based on the first probability score assigned to the first recognized object, the second probability score assigned to the second recognized object, or the third probability score assigned to the third recognized object.