article_snippet.sent: Google claims to have cracked a problem that has flummoxed anyone who has tried to read a doctor's note - how to read anyone's handwriting.
article_snippet.sent: Google says Google handwriting recognition works by 'building on large-scale language modeling, robust multi-language OCR, and incorporating large-scale neural-networks and approximate nearest neighbour search for character classification.'
article_snippet.sent: 'Entering text on mobile devices is still considered inconvenient by many; touchscreen keyboards, although much improved over the years, require a lot of attention to hit the right buttons,' Google said. '
article_snippet.sent: Using handwriting as an input method can allow for natural and intuitive input method for text entry which complements typing and speech input methods.'
article_snippet.sent: Google Handwriting Input is now available on Android phones, and Google said Google Handwriting Input took 'many years' to perfect. '
article_snippet.sent: Google Handwriting Input is the result of many years of research at Google. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Google Handwriting Input works on Android phones and tablets .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Works with both printed and cursive writing input with or without a stylus .