Vision Objects has released a major update to its SDK (software development kit) for designing handwriting recognition support into mobile and embedded devices. The MyScript Builder Embedded v2.0 SDK now supports 75 languages, features a reduced resource footprint, and offers new capabilities such as gesture… recognition, according to the company.

MyScript SDK supports cursive
The software supports simple, “easily learned” gestures for erasing characters, adding spaces, and inserting paragraph breaks, Vision Objects says. Another touted feature is the capability to integrate “bi-class language models” that calculate the probability of pairs of words occurring together.

Vision Objects says handset marketshare leader Nokia uses MyScript Builder Embedded in the “Digital Pen Suite” that ships with S60-series phones and Series 80 communicators.

Key new or enhanced features in version 2.0, as listed by the company, include:

• Recognizes 75 Asian, Cyrillic, and Latin languages
• “Dramatically reduced” resource footprint
• Recognizes “intuitive and powerful” gestures
• Recognizes “all types of handwriting” including isolated and hand-printed characters, as well as natural cursive handwriting.
• Support a wide variety of mobile platforms including Windows Mobile, Symbian, and embedded Linux

According to vision Objects CEO and founder Stefan Knerr, “There is an increasing interest in mobile handsets featuring touch screen technology.”

Availability

MyScript Builder Embedded 2.0 was “unveiled” at the 3GSM mobile technology show on Feb. 7. The SDK is provided to developers under either an evaluation or “all-inclusive” license, after which companies pay runtime royalties on a per-unit-shipped basis. The company did not disclose pricing or version 2.0 availability details.

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