4. The method of claim 3 , wherein ranking is based at least in part on how closely the graphical representation matches the one or more characters.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the confidence level that the first character approximately matches the first subset of the sequence of strokes further comprises: comparing a graphical representation of the first subset of the sequence of strokes to one or more characters of a set of characters; ranking the one or more characters based at least on the comparison of the graphical representation to the one or more characters, wherein the rank is related to the confidence level; and selecting the one or more characters as the first character based at least in part on the rank.