XPEN: an XML based format for distributed online handwriting recognition

Architectures for integrated and distributed handwritingrecognition systems are discussed. An XML (eXtensibleMarkup Language) based representation for onlinehandwriting data, referred to as XPEN, is proposed.XPEN is based on the earlier UNIPEN format. Theflexibility of the new format is illustrated with an exampleof the use of XSLT (XSL-Transformations) to translateXPEN into the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) formatfor visualisation and the processing of XPEN using aprogramming language via the Document Object Model(DOM) Application Programming Interface.