Communication Using Handwritten Input

Abstract

Technologies are generally described for transmitting a handwritten input. In some examples, a method performed under control of a handwriting device may include receiving a handwritten input including a first part including a text message, recognizing the text message, identifying a user of the handwritten input, determining an emotion attribute of the identified user based on the handwritten input, determining a font information regarding a font of the first part based on the emotion attribute, generating a data file including the text message and the font information and transmitting the data file to a receiving device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method to generate a font, the method comprising:
 receiving, at a first device, a first handwritten input from a first user, wherein the first handwritten input includes a text part;   recognizing, at the first device, one or more characters from the text part of the first handwritten input;   determining, at the first device, an emotion attribute based at least in part on the first handwritten input; and   generating, at the first device, a font for the first user based on the first handwritten input, wherein the font includes a shape in accordance with each of the one or more recognized characters and the determined emotion attribute.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, at the first device, a second handwritten input including a text part from the first user;   recognizing, at the first device, one or more characters from the text part of the second handwritten input;   determining, at the first device, an emotion attribute based at least in part on the second handwritten input; and   generating, at the first device, a second font for the first user based on the second handwritten input.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 uploading the generated font for the first user to a central font database.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the font for the first user further has a size, color, or thickness in accordance with each of the one or more recognized characters and the predetermined emotion attribute. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determining an emotion attribute includes determining an emotion attribute based at least in part on content of the one or more characters, a shape or a size of the one or more characters, and, when the handwritten input is input, a speed at which the handwritten input is input, an amount of pressure applied to a screen of the first device, an amount of grip pressure applied by the first user, a measured blood pressure for the first user, an amount of sweat from the user, a temperature of a room in which the first device is located, facial recognition data corresponding to the first user, or voice recognition data corresponding to the first user, and
 wherein the first device includes one or more of a body temperature sensor, a room thermometer, a humidity sensor, a camera, a microphone, or a pen/stylus having a grip pressure sensor, or a blood pressure sensor.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the emotion attribute includes a calm state, a happy state, an urgent state, an excited state, a depressed state, or an angry state. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, at a second device, a second handwritten input including a text part from a second user;   recognizing, at the second device, one or more characters from the text part of the second handwritten input;   determining, at the second device, an emotion attribute based at least in part on the second handwritten input;   generating, at the second device, a font for the second user based on the second handwritten input, wherein the font includes a shape in accordance with each of the one or more recognized characters and the determined emotion attribute; and   uploading, at the second device, the generated font to a central font database.   
     
     
         8 . A system to generate a font, comprising:
 a memory and at least one processor configured to:
 receive a first handwritten input from a first user, wherein the first handwritten input includes a text part, 
 recognize one or more characters from the text part of the first handwritten input, 
 determine an emotion attribute based at least in part on the first handwritten input, and 
 generate a font for the first user based on the first handwritten input, wherein the font includes a shape in accordance with each of the one or more recognized characters and the determined emotion attribute. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a central font database configured to receive the generated font from the at least one processor.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a receiving device configured to:
 access to the central font database using a secret key or a password stored in the memory, 
 select a font for the first user, and 
 apply the selected font to the text part of the received first handwritten input. 
   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 ,
 wherein the central font database is further configured to:
 receive a plurality of fonts from one or more user devices, wherein each of the plurality of fonts includes one or more shapes associated with one or more text characters based on handwritten input by a user associated with each of the one or more user devices and an emotion attribute, 
 store the received plurality of fonts, 
 receive a request for one or more fonts, and 
 in response to the request, provide one or more fonts of the stored plurality of fonts; 
   wherein the receiving device is further configured to:
 send the request for the one or more fonts to the central font database, 
 receive the one or more fonts among the stored plurality of fonts, and 
 select the one or more fonts from the plurality of fonts in the central font database. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 ,
 wherein the central font database is further configured to:
 receive an identifier associated with the user of each of the one or more user devices or the each of the one or more user devices, and 
 store the identifier along with the font; and 
   wherein the receiving device is further configured to select the one or more fonts from the plurality of fonts in the central font database based at least in part on the identifier associated with the user.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein each of the stored plurality of fonts includes a font ID that corresponds to an emotion attribute of the user. 
     
     
         14 . A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
 receiving a plurality of fonts from one or more user devices, wherein each font of the plurality of fonts includes one or more shapes associated with one or more text characters based on handwritten input by a user associated with each of the one or more user devices and an emotion attribute;   storing the received plurality of fonts in a font database;   receiving a request for one or more fonts; and   in response to the request, providing the one or more fonts of the stored plurality of fonts.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 determining which of the plurality of fonts are unique by comparing the plurality of fonts stored in the font database; and   determining a user-preferred font from among the plurality of fonts.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 identify a font from among the stored plurality of fonts that is similar to a handwritten input of a user who made the request for the one or more fonts.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 receive an identifier associated with the user of each of the one or more user devices or the each of the one or more user devices; and   store the identifier along with the font.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 selecting fonts based at least in part on the identifier associated with the user.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein fonts stored in font database are used to find users who have similar fonts. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein each of the stored plurality of fonts includes a font ID, and the font ID corresponds to an emotion attribute of the user.