Handwritten character recognition apparatus
First Claim
1. A portable handwritten character recognition apparatus having a character string input area of a size that allows a plurality of characters to be handwritten thereon for a user to input a handwritten character string, said apparatus comprising:
- a coordinate string detection unit that detects a coordinate string of each stroke that makes up an input handwritten character string in the character string input area, the character string input area being composed of a single frame in which one or more handwritten characters are recognized;
an input completion judgement unit that judges, when a first coordinate of one of the strokes is detected in a first area which is at a side of the character string input area where writing of the handwritten character string starts, whether an input of an immediately preceding handwritten character string is complete; and
a segmentation recognition unit that segments, when said input completion detection unit judges the input to be complete, stroke strings for each character from all the strokes of the immediately preceding handwritten character string, recognizes each character, and outputs a character string which is a recognition result;
wherein said input completion judgment unit includes;
a first coordinate judgement unit that judges, when an X value of a first coordinate of a stroke is X1 or less, X1 being a width of the first area, that the first coordinate is in the first area.
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Abstract
A handwritten character recognition apparatus has a character string input area of a size that allows a user to hand write a plurality of characters thereon using a stylus. A coordinate detection unit extracts a coordinate string for each stroke that forms the handwritten character string. An input completion judgement unit judges an immediately preceding handwritten character string to be complete if a time difference between a last coordinate of an immediately preceding stroke and a first coordinate of a stroke being input is at least a predetermined time, when the first coordinate of the stroke is detected in a first area of the character string input area. A character segmentation unit segments a stroke string for each character from all the strokes of the previously input hand written character string from which a character recognition unit recognizes each character and outputs a character string which is the recognition result.
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10 Claims
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1. A portable handwritten character recognition apparatus having a character string input area of a size that allows a plurality of characters to be handwritten thereon for a user to input a handwritten character string, said apparatus comprising:
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a coordinate string detection unit that detects a coordinate string of each stroke that makes up an input handwritten character string in the character string input area, the character string input area being composed of a single frame in which one or more handwritten characters are recognized;
an input completion judgement unit that judges, when a first coordinate of one of the strokes is detected in a first area which is at a side of the character string input area where writing of the handwritten character string starts, whether an input of an immediately preceding handwritten character string is complete; and
a segmentation recognition unit that segments, when said input completion detection unit judges the input to be complete, stroke strings for each character from all the strokes of the immediately preceding handwritten character string, recognizes each character, and outputs a character string which is a recognition result;
wherein said input completion judgment unit includes;
a first coordinate judgement unit that judges, when an X value of a first coordinate of a stroke is X1 or less, X1 being a width of the first area, that the first coordinate is in the first area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A program for use with a handwritten character recognition apparatus having a character string input area of a size that allows a plurality of characters to be handwritten thereon for a user to input a handwritten character string, the program including apparatus readable instructions capable of instructing a handwritten character recognition apparatus to:
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detect a coordinate string of each stroke that makes up an input handwritten character string in the character string input area, the character string input area being composed of a single frame in which one or more handwritten characters are recognized;
judge, when a first coordinate of one of the strokes is detected in a first area which is at a side of the character string input area where writing of the handwritten character string starts, whether an input of an immediately preceding handwritten character string is complete, and judge, when an X value of a first coordinate of a stroke is X1 or less, X1 being a width of the first area, that the first coordinate is in the first area; and
segment, when the input is judged to be complete, stroke strings for each character from all the strokes of the immediately preceding handwritten character string, recognize each character, and output a character string which is a recognition result.
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10. A computer-readable recording medium for use with a handwritten character recognition apparatus having a character string input area of a size that allows a plurality of characters to be handwritten thereon for a user to input a handwritten character string, the medium having recorded thereon, apparatus readable instructions capable of instructing a handwritten character recognition apparatus to:
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detect a coordinate string of each stroke that makes up an input handwritten character string in the character string input area, the character string input area being composed of a single frame in which one or more handwritten characters are recognized;
judge, when a first coordinate of one of the strokes is detected in a first area which is at a side of the character string input area where writing of the handwritten character string starts, whether an input of an immediately preceding handwritten character string is complete, and judge, when an X value of a first coordinate of a stroke is X1 or less, X1 being a width of the first area, that the first coordinate is in the first area; and
segment, when the input is judged to be complete, stroke strings for each character from all the strokes of the immediately preceding handwritten character string, recognize each character, and output a character string which is a recognition result.
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