Patents by Inventor Kannan Parthasarathy

Kannan Parthasarathy 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).

  • Method and microprocessor for preprocessing handwriting having characters composed of a preponderance of straight line segments
    Patent number: 5740273
    Abstract: The method and microprocessor of the present invention includes a step of calculating the angle changes, in the handwritten input. The method then selects potential segmentation points in the input whose angle change exceeds a predetermined threshold. The segmentation points are used to determine a sequence of straight line strokes that may be used by a recognizer for interpretation of the handwritten input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Kannan Parthasarathy, John L. C. Seybold