Information processing apparatus and method therefor
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1. An information processing apparatus capable of processing handwritten information, comprising:
- means for storing gesture strokes and corresponding icons indicating commands specified by corresponding gesture strokes;
means for inputting handwritten stroke data;
recognition means for recognizing that a stroke included in the handwritten stroke data is identical to one of the gesture strokes;
means for displaying a stored icon corresponding to the recognized gesture stroke at a position where the recognized gesture stroke was input on a display screen;
judging means for judging the presence or absence of a selection of the displayed icon, at the position where the icon is displayed; and
selection means for selecting, in accordance with the judgment, to execute a command specified by the displayed icon.
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Abstract
Handwritten/input stroke data is compared with a gesture dictionary. If the data coincides with a specific gesture, it is checked whether the gesture is completed, and the stroke data is stored. After the meaning of the gesture command is analyzed by using the gesture dictionary, an image stroke data group which does not coincide with any gesture, and an icon group replacing stroke data which coincides with a gesture appears on the display screen. In this state, when the user taps icons having functions as gestures he/she wants to execute, the corresponding gesture commands are executed.
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24 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus capable of processing handwritten information, comprising:
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means for storing gesture strokes and corresponding icons indicating commands specified by corresponding gesture strokes; means for inputting handwritten stroke data; recognition means for recognizing that a stroke included in the handwritten stroke data is identical to one of the gesture strokes; means for displaying a stored icon corresponding to the recognized gesture stroke at a position where the recognized gesture stroke was input on a display screen; judging means for judging the presence or absence of a selection of the displayed icon, at the position where the icon is displayed; and selection means for selecting, in accordance with the judgment, to execute a command specified by the displayed icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information processing method capable of processing handwritten information, comprising the steps of:
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recognizing a stroke identical to one of a plurality of stored gesture strokes, the gesture strokes corresponding to icons indicating commands specified by corresponding gesture strokes, the recognized stroke included in handwritten stroke data; displaying an icon corresponding to the recognized gesture stroke at a position where the recognized gesture stroke was input on a display screen; judging the presence or absence of a selection of the displayed icon at the position where the icon is displayed; and selecting, in accordance with the judgment, to execute a command specified by the displayed icon. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An information processing apparatus capable of processing handwritten information, comprising:
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means for storing stroke data and corresponding icons indicating commands specified by corresponding stroke data; means for inputting handwritten image data; recognition means for recognizing a meaning of a stroke included in the handwritten image data which is identical to one of the stored stroke data; means for displaying a corresponding stored icon corresponding to said recognized meaning at a position where the stroke was input on a display screen; judging means for judging the presence or absence of a selection of the displayed icon at the position where the icon is displayed; and selection means for selecting, in accordance with the judgment, to make the displayed icon active. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An information processing method capable of processing handwritten information, comprising the steps of:
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recognizing a stroke identical to one of a plurality of stored strokes, the strokes corresponding to stored icons indicating commands specified by the strokes, the recognized stroke included in handwritten image data; displaying a corresponding stored icon corresponding to a meaning of said recognized stroke at a position where the recognized stroke was input on a display screen; judging the presence or absence of a selection of the displayed icon at the position where the icon is displayed; and selecting, in accordance with the judgment, to make displayed icon active. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable storage medium holding program codes for processing handwritten information, comprising:
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a program code to recognize a stroke identical to one of a plurality of stored gesture strokes, the gesture strokes corresponding to icons indicating commands specified by the gesture strokes, the recognized stroke included in handwritten stroke data; a program code to display an icon corresponding to the recognized gesture stroke at a position where the recognized gesture stroke was input on a display screen; a program code to judge the presence or absence of a selection of the displayed icon at the position where the icon is displayed; and a program code to select, in accordance with the judgment, to execute a command specified by the displayed icon.
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24. A computer-readable storage medium holding program codes for processing handwritten information, comprising:
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a program code to recognize a stroke identical to one of a plurality of stored strokes, the stored strokes corresponding to icons indicating commands specified by the strokes, the recognized stroke included in handwritten image data; a program code to display an icon corresponding to a meaning of said recognized stroke at a position where the recognized stroke was input on a display screen; a program code to judge the presence or absence of a selection of the displayed icon at the position where the icon is displayed; and a program code to select, in accordance with the judgment, to make the displayed icon active.
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