Patents by Inventor Hideki Shitanda

Hideki Shitanda has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Handwritten character size determination apparatus based on character entry area
    Patent number: 5513278
    Abstract: When a handwritten character is inputted with a pen of a pen input device, a handwritten character recognition unit recognizes the character according to coordinate data of the character. Also, a handwritten area judge unit judges the size of the character and a blank area according to a range of preset areas passed though the handwriting. A character font determination unit detects a character font from a plurality of character fonts to correspond to the character size judged by the handwritten area judge unit. The determined character font is outputted to a display device and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Hashizume, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hideki Shitanda, Norio Nakamura