Character recognition apparatus and character recognition method
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1. A character recognition apparatus comprising:
- a memory which stores reference stroke data and pictorial symbol data corresponding to the reference stroke data;
a input unit which inputs stroke data representing a handwritten symbol; and
a recognition unit which recognizes the reference stroke data stored in the memory based on the input stroke data so as to output the pictorial symbol data.
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Abstract
A handwritten character recognition apparatus performs a recognition process for a handwritten input pattern to input character codes. The handwritten character recognition apparatus recognizes a handwritten input pattern as one pictorial symbol formed of a plurality of characters. The plurality of characters are similar in shape to the handwritten input pattern.
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1. A character recognition apparatus comprising:
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a memory which stores reference stroke data and pictorial symbol data corresponding to the reference stroke data;
a input unit which inputs stroke data representing a handwritten symbol; and
a recognition unit which recognizes the reference stroke data stored in the memory based on the input stroke data so as to output the pictorial symbol data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A character recognition apparatus comprising:
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a first memory which stores reference stroke data representing a character and a character code corresponding to the reference stroke data;
a second memory which stores reference stroke data representing a pictorial symbol and character codes corresponding to the reference stroke data, wherein characters corresponding to the character codes show a shape of the pictorial symbol;
a input unit which inputs stroke data representing a handwritten pattern; and
a recognition unit which performs a first recognition processing for the input stroke data by using the first memory, performs a second recognition processing for the input stroke data by using the second memory. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A character recognition method comprising:
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inputting stroke data representing a handwritten symbol; and
recognizing, based on the input stroke data, one of character codes stored in a memory which stores reference stroke data representing a pictorial symbol and character codes corresponding to the reference stroke data, wherein characters corresponding to the character codes show a shape of the pictorial symbol. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A character recognition method comprising:
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inputting stroke data representing a handwritten pattern; and
performing a first recognition processing for the input stroke data by using a first memory which stores reference stroke data representing a character and a character code corresponding to the reference stroke data and a second recognition processing for the input stroke data by using a second memory which stores reference stroke data representing a pictorial symbol and character codes corresponding to the group of the reference stroke data, wherein characters corresponding to the character codes show a shape of the pictorial symbol. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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