System and method for binary persistence format for a recognition result lattice

A computer-readable storage medium having computer-Executable instructions for storing electronic ink recognition data in a compact binary lattice structure, the instructions comprising:

• parsing an electronic ink document to generate a tree-structure hierarchy having a plurality of hierarchical nodes;
• generating a recognition lattice tat correlates to at least one node of the tree-structure hierarchy generated from the parsing of the electronic ink document, wherein generating the recognition lattice includes:
• generating a lattice size field, wherein the lattice size field stores an identifier that indicates the size of the recognition lattice,
• generating a lattice descriptor field, wherein the lattice descriptor field includes a plurality of settable flag fields, wherein the plurality of settable flag fields of the lattice descriptor field include:
• a single column flag field for indicating a single column of alternative character combinations recognized from the ink stroke inputs, a multiple column flag field for indicating multiple columns of alternative character combinations recognized from the ink stroke inputs, a left separator flag field for indicating a left separator for separating multiple columns of alternative character combinations recognized from the ink stroke inputs, and a right separator flag field for indicating a right separator for separating multiple columns of alternative character combinations recognized from the ink stroke inputs,
• generating a column number field, wherein the column number field includes a value of the number of columns of the lattice, and
• generating a column field for each column indicated by the number of columns in the column number field;
• and
• persisting the generated recognition lattice in a binary format to facilitate the regeneration of the electronic ink document from the binary persistence of the recognition lattice.

A system for storing electronic ink recognition data in a compact binary lattice structure, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions are configured for:
• parsing an electronic ink document to generate a tree-structure hierarchy having a plurality of hierarchical nodes;
• generating a recognition lattice that correlates to at least one node of the tree-Structure hierarchy generated from the parsing of the electronic ink document, wherein generating the recognition lattice includes:
• generating a lattice size field, wherein the lattice size field stores an identifier that indicates the size of the recognition lattice,
• generating a lattice descriptor field, wherein the lattice descriptor field includes a plurality of settable flag fields, wherein the plurality of settable flag fields of the lattice descriptor field include:
• a single column flag field for indicating a single column of alternative character combinations recognized from the ink stroke inputs, a multiple column flag field for indicating multiple columns of alternative character combinations recognized from the ink stroke inputs, a left separator flag field for indicating a left separator for separating multiple columns of alternative character combinations recognized from the ink stroke inputs, and a right separator flag field for indicating a right separator for separating multiple columns of alternative character combinations recognized from the ink stroke inputs,
• generating a column number field, wherein the column number field includes a value of the number of columns of the lattice, and
• generating a column field for each column indicated by the number of columns in the column number field;
• and
• persisting the generated recognition lattice in a binary format to facilitate the regeneration of the electronic ink document from the binary persistence of the recognition lattice.