Character recognition apparatus and method
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1. A character recognition apparatus for recognizing an entered pattern comprising:
- display means for displaying a plurality of patterns having a first and second pattern, wherein the plurality of patterns represent transformations of the first pattern transforming into the second pattern or vice versa;
designation input means, arranged together with the display means, for selecting one of the displayed intermediate patterns between the first and second patterns, which is designated by a user, and assigning the first pattern to a selected intermediate pattern as a first group and the pattern immediately after the selected intermediate pattern to the second pattern as a second group;
setting means for setting a feature quantity of the selected intermediate pattern as a threshold value for identifying said first and second patterns in a character recognition process;
identifying means for identifying to which group the entered pattern belongs on the basis of said threshold value; and
output means for outputting character code corresponding to the first or second pattern included in the group identified by said identifying means as a recognition result for the entered pattern.
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Abstract
A threshold value for identifying similar characters is set at will from a keyboard. It is determined whether a character entered on a character input panel by a pen is a similar character and, if the entered character is judged to be a similar character, a feature quantity of this character is calculated. The calculated feature quality and the set threshold value are compared. On the basis of the comparison, the character determined to be a similar character is identified as being in any of a plurality of character groups of similar characters.
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1. A character recognition apparatus for recognizing an entered pattern comprising:
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display means for displaying a plurality of patterns having a first and second pattern, wherein the plurality of patterns represent transformations of the first pattern transforming into the second pattern or vice versa; designation input means, arranged together with the display means, for selecting one of the displayed intermediate patterns between the first and second patterns, which is designated by a user, and assigning the first pattern to a selected intermediate pattern as a first group and the pattern immediately after the selected intermediate pattern to the second pattern as a second group; setting means for setting a feature quantity of the selected intermediate pattern as a threshold value for identifying said first and second patterns in a character recognition process; identifying means for identifying to which group the entered pattern belongs on the basis of said threshold value; and output means for outputting character code corresponding to the first or second pattern included in the group identified by said identifying means as a recognition result for the entered pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A character recognition method of recognizing an entered pattern, comprising:
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a display step of displaying a plurality of patterns having a first and second pattern, wherein the plurality of patterns represent transformations as the first pattern transforming into the second pattern or vice versa; a designation input step of selecting one of the displayed intermediate patterns between the first and second patterns, which is designated by a user, and assigning the first pattern to a selected intermediate pattern as a first group and the pattern immediately after the selected intermediate pattern to the second pattern as a second group; a setting step of setting a feature quantity of the selected intermediate pattern as a threshold value for identifying said first and second pattern in a character recognition process; an identifying step of identifying to which group the entered pattern belongs on the basis of said threshold value; and an output step of outputting character code corresponding to the first or second pattern included in the group identified at said identifying step as a recognition result for the entered pattern. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable memory storing program codes for character recognition processing, comprising:
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a program code of display step of displaying a plurality having a first and second pattern, wherein the plurality of patterns represent transformations as the first pattern transforming into the second pattern or vice versa; a program code of designation input step, arranged together with the display step, of selecting one of the displayed intermediate patterns between the first and second patterns, which is designated by a user, and assigning the first pattern to a selected intermediate pattern as a first group and the pattern immediately after the selected intermediate pattern to the second pattern as a second group; a program code of setting step of setting a feature quantity of the selected intermediate pattern as a threshold value for identifying said first and second pattern in a character recognition process; a program code of identifying step of identifying to which group the entered pattern belongs on the basis of said threshold value; and a program code of output step of outputting character code corresponding to the first or second pattern included in the group identified at said identifying step as a recognition result for the entered pattern.
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