On Tue, 2004-10-05 at 14:31, Andrew Ho wrote: > Good point, maybe that's exactly what we aim for. > With sufficient digitizer resolution, network bandwidth, and storage > capacity, this might become feasible. > Have you tried current generation of tablet PC? I am interested to know > whether you think they are sufficient for capturing handwriting image.
Surely the whole point of computerised clinical information systems is that the information is captured in a computable form, which a raster image of someone's scrawl definitely isn't? If aim is to convert handwritten scrawl to computable form, then the limiting factor is the accuracy of handwriting recognition algorithms, more than resolution, bandwidth and storage capacity. Does anyone have any experience with the latest generation of handwriting recognition software on tablet PCs? Last time I played with handwriting recognition software, about 8 years ago, it left a lot to be desired. Except for Grafitti on my PalmPilot, which I use every day with adequate results, but I don't enjoy it. I'd rather have a keyboard. -- Tim C PGP/GnuPG Key 1024D/EAF993D0 available from keyservers everywhere or at http://members.optushome.com.au/tchur/pubkey.asc Key fingerprint = 8C22 BF76 33BA B3B5 1D5B EB37 7891 46A9 EAF9 93D0
