Recognition of user drawn graphical objects based on detected regions within a coordinate-plane

An apparatus comprising:

• a touchscreen interface configured to receive a partial gesture from a user on a touchscreen of a client device;
• a coordinate detector configured to:
• determine a rectangular-shaped coordinate-plane with dimensions substantially equal to a width and a height of the partial gesture,
• determine at least four moat regions along a perimeter of the coordinate-plane, and
• determine coordinates of points along the partial gesture;
• an object predictor configured to:
• determine whether a threshold number of the coordinates are within each of the moat regions, the threshold number related to at least 25% of a length of the respective moat region,
• designate each moat region as a detected moat region responsive to determining that the threshold number of coordinates is reached for the respective moat region, and
• predict a graphical object based on the number of detected moat regions;
• and
• an object manager configured to cause the graphical object to be displayed by the client device.

A method comprising:

• prompting a user, via a processor, to draw an object on a touchscreen of a client device;
• receiving at least one gesture from the user on the touchscreen;
• applying, via the processor, a coordinate-plane to the at least one gesture, the coordinate-plane including at least two moat regions along a perimeter of the coordinate-plane;
• for each of the moat regions:
• (i) determine coordinates of points along the at least one gesture,
• (ii) determine whether a threshold number of the coordinates are within each of the moat regions, the threshold number related to at least 25% of a length of the respective moat region, and
• (iii) designate each moat region as a detected moat region responsive to determining that the threshold number of coordinates is reached for the respective moat region;
• determining, via the processor, a graphical object based on a number of detected moat regions;
• and
• causing, via the processor, the graphical object to be displayed by the client device.

A method comprising:

• prompting a user, via a processor, to draw an object on a touchscreen of a client device;
• receiving at least one gesture from the user on the touchscreen;
• applying, via the processor, a coordinate-plane to the at least one gesture, the coordinate-plane including four rectangular shaped moat regions, one moat region positioned along each side of the coordinate-plane:
• for each of the moat regions:
• (i) determine coordinates of points along the at least one gesture,
• (ii) determine whether a threshold number of the coordinates are within each of the moat regions, and
• (iii) designate each moat region as a detected moat region responsive to determining that the threshold number of coordinates is reached for the respective moat region;
• determining, via the processor, a graphical object based on a number of detected moat regions;
• and
• causing, via the processor, the graphical object to be displayed by the client device, wherein:
• the detection of four moat regions causes at least one of a square and a rectangle to be displayed on the client device;
• the detection of three moat regions causes a U-shape to be displayed on the client device;
• the detection of two moat regions causes at least one of an L-shape and a triangle to be displayed on the client device;
• the detection of one moat region causes at least one of a British trapezium and a triangle to be displayed on the client device;
• and
• the detection of zero moat regions causes at least one of a circle, ellipse, and cloud to be displayed on the client device.

A non-transitory machine-accessible device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

• prompt a user to draw a graphical object on a touchscreen of a client device;
• for each touch gesture received on the touchscreen:
• (a) determine coordinates for the touch gesture including a first coordinate corresponding to the start of the touch gesture and a last coordinate corresponding to an end of the touch gesture;
• (b) determine a length of a moat region based on the first coordinate and the last coordinate, the moat region have a predetermined width;
• (c) determine whether a threshold number of coordinates are within the moat region having dimensions of the determined length and the predetermined width, the threshold number related to at least 25% of a length of the moat region;
• (d) designate the moat region as a detected moat region responsive to determining that the threshold number of coordinates is reached;
• determine a graphical object based on a number of detected moat regions;
• and
• cause the graphical object to be displayed on the client device as a formalized editable version of the at least one touch gesture in a format native to an application selected to receive the graphical object.