Method and system for searching for words in ink word documents

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, which when executed perform a method comprising:

• maintaining alternates information in association with handwritten input;
• receiving search data;
• and
• evaluating the search data against the alternates information to determine if a sufficient matching level is achieved, including evaluating search settings comprising a threshold match level, and if a sufficient matching level is achieved, returning information indicative of a successful match.

In a computer system, a method comprising:

• receiving search data representing a word to find;
• receiving a request to find an instance of that word in a set of words, at least some of the words in the set having been recognized from handwritten input and having a set of alternates associated therewith;
• and
• comparing the search data with alternates of a given word in the set, including determining a percentage of characters that match, to determine if a sufficient matching level is achieved to consider the given word an instance of the word to find, and if so, returning information indicative of a successful match.

In a computer system, a method comprising:

• receiving search data representing a word to find;
• receiving a request to find an instance of that word in a set of words, at least some of the words in the set having been recognized from handwritten input and having a set of alternates associated therewith;
• and
• comparing the search data with alternates of a given word in the set, including evaluating the lengths of at least some of the alternates, to determine if a sufficient matching level is achieved to consider the given word an instance of the word to find, and if so, returning information indicative of a successful match.

In a computer system, a method comprising:

• receiving search data representing a word to find;
• receiving a request to find an instance of that word in a set of words, at least some of the words in the set having been recognized from handwritten input and having a set of alternates associated therewith;
• and
• comparing the search data with alternates of a given word in the set, including evaluating the number of syllables of at least some of the alternates, to determine if a sufficient matching level is achieved to consider the given word an instance of the word to find, and if so, returning information indicative of a successful match.