US 6,298,154 B1Granted

Method for rendering improved personal handwriting

AssigneeEastman Kodak Company

InventorRonald S. Cok

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Abstract

A computer implemented method for generating an image of handwritten text having improved appearance, includes the steps of: providing a handwritten sample of the text; generating a digital image of the handwritten sample; processing the digital image of the handwritten sample to generate a digital image of text having improved appearance; and displaying the digital image having improved appearance. According to one approach, the digital image of a handwritten sample is combined with a digital image of the sample written in a normative handwriting font. According to an alternative approach, the digital images of several samples of the same text are combined to produce the improved image.

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Dependent claims

A computer implemented method for generating an image of handwritten text, comprising the steps of:

a) providing a handwritten sample of the text;
b) generating a digital image of the handwritten sample;
c) processing the digital image of the handwritten sample to generate a digital image of text having improved appearance of clarity and consistency of character formation, wherein the processing step includes the steps of:
i) generating an alphanumeric coded representation of the handwritten sample,
ii) rendering the alphanumeric coded representation in a normative handwriting font to create a digital image of a normative version of the handwritten sample;
and
iii) combining the digital images of the normative version and the handwritten sample to produce the digital image having improved appearance;
and
d) displaying the digital image having improved appearance.

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