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Re: Scribble – Convert handwriting into digital text

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Post by mlaskin »

arnaudsm wrote: post #46

Is your approach word-based or character based ? Can't wait to see the final product ! The best neural-based handwriting OCRs are <90% right now, it's good to see something new in the landscape.

Thank you for the question!

Currently, it's a combination of the two, mainly because people often take notes hastily so word-based recognition coupled with spell check allow you to fix things on the fly. However, this also results in bizarre outputs sometimes so we're still figuring out what an optimal output looks like.

Re: Scribble – Convert handwriting into digital text

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Post by mlaskin »

6stringmerc wrote: post #12
mlaskin wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the comment! The algorithm works on a large variety of handwriting (currently only support English). It's a NN that was trained on ~100k different handwriting examples, and it's pretty robust to cursive / sloppy handwriting. Haven't tried European vs American numbers yet but I'll definitely give it a try now that you've piqued my curiosity

Pretty cool project / release! How does it do with bubbly teenage girl script? Example: http://www.annakoren.com/images/love7.gif Best to ya.

thanks for the question!

It handles that kind of script pretty well, mainly because we had a good amount of training examples from college student handwriting

Re: Scribble – Convert handwriting into digital text

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Post by plinkplonk »

mlaskin wrote: post #44
muglug wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, at least part of it was staged. The handwriting on the left differs from the Google Doc: - Handwriting: "The plan is simple:" - Google Doc: "The plan is simple and brilliant. Here are the steps:" https://youtu.be/6bhoj1wr30Y?t=2m13s

Yep, that's fair. We staged the google doc bc there is still a 10-30 sec lag time in sending the note out, we'll fix it up. Thank you for the call out!

So this is a con? 'staging' is a nice way of putting it I guess.

Re: Scribble – Convert handwriting into digital text

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Post by bradfordarner »

mlaskin wrote: post #44
muglug wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, at least part of it was staged. The handwriting on the left differs from the Google Doc: - Handwriting: "The plan is simple:" - Google Doc: "The plan is simple and brilliant. Here are the steps:" https://youtu.be/6bhoj1wr30Y?t=2m13s

Yep, that's fair. We staged the google doc bc there is still a 10-30 sec lag time in sending the note out, we'll fix it up. Thank you for the call out!

Honestly, this wasn't calling you out at all. I think it is great. It is a very well done presentation. You did a good enough job that it made me interested in the product.

Re: Scribble – Convert handwriting into digital text

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Post by mlaskin »

plinkplonk wrote: post #53
mlaskin wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep, that's fair. We staged the google doc bc there is still a 10-30 sec lag time in sending the note out, we'll fix it up. Thank you for the call out!

So this is a con? 'staging' is a nice way of putting it I guess.

Hey! We wanted to show how the product works if notes are delivered instantly - vs. the current 10-30 sec lag time we experience between note being snapped, and the transcribed copy you receive.

Definitely didn’t mean for it to put a damper on the tech - sorry for the mistake.

Re: Scribble – Convert handwriting into digital text

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Post by mlaskin »

bradfordarner wrote: post #55
mlaskin wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep, that's fair. We staged the google doc bc there is still a 10-30 sec lag time in sending the note out, we'll fix it up. Thank you for the call out!

Honestly, this wasn't calling you out at all. I think it is great. It is a very well done presentation. You did a good enough job that it made me interested in the product.

Thanks Brad! It was a great call out and something we should've seen before posting. Appreciate the feedback

Re: Scribble – Convert handwriting into digital text

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Post by mlaskin »

muglug wrote: post #40
bradfordarner wrote: post #38

Great MVP pitch! After signing up for the Beta, it hit me. Every single bit of this could have been staged without having done any coding at all!! Brilliant!! I'm not sure if that is actually the case, but theoretically it is totally possible. This is a great example of the classic MVP pitch: validate interest before building.

Well, at least part of it was staged. The handwriting on the left differs from the Google Doc: - Handwriting: "The plan is simple:" - Google Doc: "The plan is simple and brilliant. Here are the steps:" https://youtu.be/6bhoj1wr30Y?t=2m13s

Thanks for the catch! We uploaded an updated version of the video here

https://youtu.be/gYPWjYDsRyk

Re: Scribble – Convert handwriting into digital text

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Post by mlaskin »

illuminator wrote: post #54

This project is really cool. I really do hope you guys have implemented a usable OCR. Has the team looked into integrating with EHR systems?

Thanks!

I was at LensCrafters the other day and had to fill out a paper form that someone input into a computer by hand, so definitely see the need there.

Our goal is to get a high enough accuracy for handwriting OCR to work in enterprise settings. 90% may be good for consumers, but I wouldn't want to put anyone's health on the line due to a transcription error

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