Information processing method and apparatus

• US 6,185,333 B1
• Filed: 04/25/1997
• Issued: 02/06/2001
• 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:
  US08/847,498
• Time in Patent Office: 1,383 Days
• Field of Search: 382/187, 382/189, 382/202, 382/311, 382/188, 434/156-160, 434/163, 434/165, 345/467, 345/141
• 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 and apparatus which uses a memory storing stroke data forming one character together with respective stroke order information to display each stroke data based on the stored stroke order information at an arbitrary speed. In addition, a display speed changing instruction is input into the apparatus and the display speed of the stroke data is changed in response to the display speed changing instruction. In addition, stroke data stored in correspondence to the stroke order information of an input stroke order number is read from the memory and displayed. Further, the stroke data can be displayed under different display conditions such that the stroke order information stored in correspondence to the stroke data can be distinguished from each other.

Claims

1. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

by using a memory which stores a plurality of stroke data forming one character together with respective stroke order information having color information provided according to the stroke order, automatically displaying each of the stroke data forming one character, in response to a reproduction command, based on the stored stroke order information;

inputting an instruction to change the speed of automatically displaying stroke data; and

controlling to change the speed of automatically displaying each of the stroke data in accordance with the instruction input in said inputting step.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said inputting step inputs the automatic-display-speed changing instruction in response to an operator actuating a change instruction button.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of outputting different sounds at a timing when the stroke data are displayed.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the display order of the stroke data is variable.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the stroke order information comprises information indicating in which order the stroke is to be input in the character.

6. A method according to claim 2, wherein the change instruction button comprises a key pattern displayed on a screen.

7. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a memory which stores a plurality of stroke data forming one character together with respective stroke order information having color information provided according to the stroke order;

displaying means for automatically displaying each of the stroke data forming one character, in response to a reproduction command, based on the stored stroke order information;

inputting means for inputting an instruction to change the speed of automatically displaying stroke data; and

controlling means for controlling to change the speed of automatically displaying each of the stroke data in accordance with the instruction input by said inputting means.

8. An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said inputting means inputs the automatic-display-speed changing instruction in response to an operator actuating a change instruction button.

9. An apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for outputting different sounds at a timing when the stroke data are displayed.

10. An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the display order of the stroke data is variable.

11. An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the stroke order information comprises information indicating in which order the stroke is to be input in the character.

12. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the change instruction button comprises a key pattern displayed on a screen.

13. A computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for causing a computer to process information comprising:

first computer readable program code means for causing the computer to use a memory which stores a plurality of stroke data forming one character together with respective stroke order information having color information provided according to stroke order, and to automatically display each of the stroke data forming one character, in response to a reproduction command, based on the stored stroke order information;

second computer readable program code means for causing the computer to input an instruction to change the speed of automatically displaying stroke date; and

third computer readable program code means for causing the computer to control change of the speed of automatically displaying each of the stroke data in accordance with the input instruction input by said second computer readable program code means.

14. A computer usable medium according to claim 13, wherein said second computer readable program code means causes the computer to input the automatic-display-speed changing instruction in response to an operator actuating a change instruction button.

15. A computer usable medium according to claim 13, further comprising fourth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to output different sounds at a timing when the stroke data are displayed.

16. A computer usable medium according to claim 13, wherein the display order of the stroke data is variable.

17. A computer usable medium according to claim 13, wherein the stroke order information comprises information indicating in which order the stroke is to be input in the character.

18. A computer usable medium according to claim 14, wherein the change instruction button comprises a key pattern displayed on a screen.