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US 2008/0075368 A1Published application
Stroke-Based Data Entry Device, System, And Method
AssigneeMicroth, Inc.
InventorYevgeniy Pavlovich Kuzmin
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AssigneeMicroth, Inc.
InventorYevgeniy Pavlovich Kuzmin
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A data entry system comprising of: an input surface, a limited number of input elements of any shape and positions at the input surface, and a processing device (for detecting a continuous sweeps of an input object over the input surface, for tracking a sequence of the input elements interacted with the input object during such sweeps, and for generating a function associated with the sequence after the sweep is completed). A system characterized in that the processing device is adapted for time independent and reliable detecting a sequence of input elements, even if an input object could interact with several input elements simultaneously. A system also characterized in that the sweeps may represent strokes of handwritten symbols. The invention can be utilized in new designs of compact data input systems for electronic devices.
A data entry system comprising:
A method of performing data entry, comprising the steps of:
A data entry device comprising at least two non-adjacent input elements defining input element zones of an input surface, wherein the non-adjacent input elements are adapted to sense an input object touching the input surface to create a data entry input sequence from a single continuous sweep of the input object, wherein at least one of the input elements is defined by a shape selected from the group consisting of a line and a planar area, and wherein the single continuous sweep comprises a continuous interaction between the input object and the input surface within the input region.
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