Information processing method and apparatus

• US 5,699,455 A
• Filed: 05/31/1995
• Issued: 12/16/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Harada, Takashi, Matsubayashi, Kazuhiro, Yoshii, Hiroto, Arai, Tsunekazu, Mori, Shigeki, Takasu, Eiji, Sakaguchi, Katsuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): COUSO, YON JUNG
• Application Number:
  US08/454,815
• Time in Patent Office: 930 Days
• Field of Search: 382/282, 382/188, 382/189, 382/187, 395/145, 395/146, 345/23, 345/123
• US Class Current: 382/187
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/28 Determining representative reference patterns, e.g. by averaging or distorting; Generating dictionaries
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1914 Determining representative reference patterns, e.g. averaging or distorting patterns; Generating dictionaries, e.g. user dictionaries
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/242 Division of the character sequences into groups prior to recognition; Selection of dictionaries
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/373 using a special pattern or subpattern alphabet

Abstract

An information processing method including memorizing pattern information, memorizing use information of said pattern information memorized, and displaying said pattern information memorized and said use information of said pattern information.

Claims

1. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

displaying image data;

selecting a part of the displayed image data;

setting a first speed at which the selected part of image data is re-displayed;

setting a second different speed at which the rest of the imaged is re-displayed; and

controlling re-display of the image data such that the selected part of the image data is re-displayed at the set first speed and the rest of the image data is re-displayed at the set second speed.

2. An information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the image data comprises a plurality of strokes.

3. An information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the image data comprises one character pattern.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of inputting the image data with a coordinate input unit.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the image data comprises trace data input with a pen.

6. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of inputting the image data with a liquid crystal display.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said first setting step sets the first speed slower than the second speed.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein said selecting step selects the part of the image data on a display screen.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein the image data comprises handwritten data.

10. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of storing the selected part of the image data as information representing a relative position of the selected part to the displayed image data.

11. A method according to claim 1, wherein said controlling step controls the re-display of the image data such that the selected part of the image data and the rest of the image data are re-displayed continuously.

12. An information processing apparatus comprising:

display means for displaying image data;

selection means for selecting a part of the image data displayed by said display means;

first speed setting means for setting a first speed at which the selected part of image data is re-displayed;

second speed setting means for setting a second, different speed at which the rest of the image data is re-displayed; and

control means for controlling re-display of the image data such that the selected part of the image data is re-displayed at the set first speed and the rest of the image data is re-displayed at the set second speed.

13. An information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the image data comprises a plurality of strokes.

14. An information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the image data comprises one character pattern.

15. An apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising coordinate input means for inputting the image data.

16. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the image data comprises trace data input with a pen.

17. An apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising liquid crystal display means for inputting the image data.

18. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said first speed setting means sets the first speed slower than the second speed.

19. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said selection means selects the part of the image data on a display screen.

20. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the image data comprises handwritten data.

21. An apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising memory means for storing the selected part of the image data as information representing the relative position of the selected part to the displayed image data.

22. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said control means controls the re-display of the image data such that the selected part of the image data and the rest of the image data are re-displayed continuously.

23. A computer-readable memory medium encoded with a computer program for controlling an information processing apparatus to perform an information processing method comprising the steps of:

displaying image data;

selecting a part of the displayed image data;

setting a first speed at which the selected part of image data is re-displayed;

setting a second different speed at which the rest of the image data is re-displayed; and

controlling re-display of the image data such that the selected part of the image data is re-displayed at the set first speed and the rest of the image data is re-displayed at the set second speed.

24. A medium according to claim 23, wherein the image data comprises a plurality of strokes.

25. A medium according to claim 23, wherein the image data comprises one character pattern.

26. A medium according to claim 23, wherein the method further comprises the step of inputting the image data with a coordinate input unit.

27. A medium according to claim 23, wherein the image data comprises trace data input with a pen.

28. A medium according to claim 23, wherein the method further comprises the step of inputting the image data with a liquid crystal display.

29. A medium according to claim 23, wherein said first setting step sets the first speed slower than the second speed.

30. A medium according to claim 23, wherein said selecting step selects the part of the image data on a display screen.

31. A medium according to claim 23, wherein the image data comprises handwritten data.

32. A medium according to claim 23, wherein the method further comprises the step of storing the selected part of the image data as information representing a relative position of the selected part to the displayed image data.

33. A medium according to claim 23, wherein the controlling step controls the re-display of the image data such that the selected part of the image data and the rest of the image data are re-displayed continuously.