Patents by Inventor John J. Loda

John J. Loda 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 system using meta-classes and polynomial discriminant functions for handwriting recognition
    Patent number: 5854855
    Abstract: A method and system of identifying text in a handwriting input is provided. The system includes a feature extractor (30) and a classifier (32). The feature extractor (30) extracts a plurality of features from handwriting input. The classifier (32) classifies the handwriting input according to a discriminant function that is based on a polynomial expansion. The text is identified according to the discriminant function output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Errico, Nicholas M. Labun, John J. Loda, Michael C. Murdock, Shay-Ping T. Wang