Brief Historical Notes
- 1915: U.S. Patent on handwriting recognition user interface with a stylus
- 1957: Stylator tablet: Tom Dimond demonstrates electronic tablet with pen for computer input and handwriting recognition
- 1961: RAND Tablet invented: better known than earlier Stylator system
- 1962: Computer recognition of connected/script handwriting
- 1969: GRAIL system: handwriting recognition with electronic ink display, gesture commands
- 1973: Applicon CAD/CAM computer system using the Ledeen recognizer for handwriting recognition
- 1980s: Retail handwriting-recognition systems: Pencept and CIC both offer PC computers for the consumer market using a tablet and handwriting recognition instead of a keyboard and mouse. Cadre System markets Inforite point-of-sale terminal using handwriting recognition and a small electronic tablet and pen.
- 1989: Portable handwriting recognition computer: GRiDPad from GRiD Systems.
- 1997: First handwritten address interpretation system(HWAI) deployed by United States Postal Service
- 2007: First automatic writer recognition system: CEDAR-FOX.
More extensive information on the history of handwriting recognition technology can be found in the article on Pen computing.
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