InkWalker Software is
developing a series of stylus- and Tablet-enabled
applications built around a proprietary symbol
recognition engine. The first-generation of products are
targeted to the engineering and academic communities.
The symbol recognition
engine is able to match a series of hand-drawn ink
strokes with a predefined set of stroke patterns. For
the first-generation engineering applications, the
recognition engine is used to recognize an
industry-standard set of analog circuit components.
But drawing schematics is
only part of the story. The InkWalker circuit
recognition engine also enables users to make quick
modifications to circuits and seamlessly integrate
free-form comments, equations and graphs with their
designs.
Highlights
Incremental recognition - The optional Incremental
Recognition feature enables the user to get
immediate feedback from the circuit recognition
engine on what they have drawn so far. The user simply draws
one or more objects, pauses for the engine to
recognize the hand-drawn components and replace them with perfectly drawn
symbols, and then continues adding to the circuit as
needed.
Rapid symbol editing - Many symbols
support Rapid Editing, which enables the user to
draw modifications over existing symbols. For
instance, to change a FET
from NPN to PNP, the user can simply draw the
modification over the component the
way they want it and
the change is made automatically.
Integrated circuit simulation -
Intelligent analysis enables simulations to be
automatically performed for smaller circuits as the
user edits the circuit.
Component replacement - Components can
rapidly be changed or removed by drawing over them.
To change a
resistor to a capacitor, for example, simply draw a resistor over
it. Likewise, to remove the resistor, simply draw a
replacement wire over
it.
Ink-space or symbol-space analysis - Analyze
circuits either as ink drawings or as recognized
symbols--whichever is more natural to the user.
Smart resizing - Hand-drawn or recognized circuits
can be "compressed" or reduced in dimensions so they
consume less paper space using simple pen actions.
Annotate in place - Create a record of your
design thoughts by seamlessly entering notes and
equations into your design documents.
Pocket PC support - One unique aspect of the InkWalker
recognition engine is its multi-platform support.
A version of the schematic
entry and circuit simulation application, dubbed PocketCircuit,
for example, runs on
the Microsoft Pocket PC
platform.
Additional Information
For additional information
or details about how your application can utilize the InkWalker Circuits
Core or how it can be extended to recognize a different set
of symbols, please send your email inquiries to support@InkWalker.com.
Note: The information
presented here is preliminary and may change without
notice.
