Displaying handwritten strokes on a device according to a determined stroke direction matching the present direction of inclination of the device
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a display processor configured to display on a screen a plurality of strokes input by handwriting;
a hardware processor configured to determine a top-and-bottom direction for each of the plurality of strokes; and
a storage processor configured to store in a storage medium handwritten data, the handwritten data comprising a plurality of stroke data corresponding to the plurality of strokes, and a plurality of pieces of direction information relating to a top-and-bottom direction of each of the plurality of strokes,wherein the hardware processor is configured to determine a top-and-bottom direction of each of the plurality of strokes, by using at least either a direction of inclination of the device which is determined in accordance with an output of an acceleration sensor in the device, or a positional relationship between the device and a user which is determined in accordance with a result of face recognition using an image captured by a camera module of the device;
wherein the display processor is configured to select stroke data having a top-and-bottom direction agreeing with a present direction of inclination of the device, from between at least one first stroke data having a top-and-bottom direction which is a first direction, and at least one second stroke data having a top-and-bottom direction which is a second direction that is different from the first direction, and to display at least one stroke corresponding to the selected stroke data on the screen.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a display processor, a determiner and a storage processor. The display processor displays on a screen a plurality of strokes input by handwriting. The determiner determines a top-and-bottom direction for each of the plurality of strokes. The storage processor is configured to store in a storage medium handwritten data. The handwritten data includes a plurality of stroke data corresponding to the plurality of strokes, and a plurality of pieces of direction information relating to a top-and-bottom direction each of the plurality of strokes.
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18 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a display processor configured to display on a screen a plurality of strokes input by handwriting; a hardware processor configured to determine a top-and-bottom direction for each of the plurality of strokes; and a storage processor configured to store in a storage medium handwritten data, the handwritten data comprising a plurality of stroke data corresponding to the plurality of strokes, and a plurality of pieces of direction information relating to a top-and-bottom direction of each of the plurality of strokes, wherein the hardware processor is configured to determine a top-and-bottom direction of each of the plurality of strokes, by using at least either a direction of inclination of the device which is determined in accordance with an output of an acceleration sensor in the device, or a positional relationship between the device and a user which is determined in accordance with a result of face recognition using an image captured by a camera module of the device; wherein the display processor is configured to select stroke data having a top-and-bottom direction agreeing with a present direction of inclination of the device, from between at least one first stroke data having a top-and-bottom direction which is a first direction, and at least one second stroke data having a top-and-bottom direction which is a second direction that is different from the first direction, and to display at least one stroke corresponding to the selected stroke data on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of processing handwritten data, comprising:
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displaying on a screen of an electronic device a plurality of strokes input by handwriting, the electronic device comprising a display processor; determining, by a hardware processor, a top-and-bottom direction for each of the plurality of strokes; and storing in a storage medium handwritten data, the handwritten data comprising a plurality of stroke data corresponding to the plurality of strokes, and a plurality of pieces of direction information relating to a top-and-bottom direction of each of the plurality of strokes, wherein the determining includes determining a top-and-bottom direction of each of the plurality of strokes, by using at least either a direction of inclination of the device which is determined in accordance with an output of an acceleration sensor in the device, or a positional relationship between the device and a user which is determined in accordance with a result of face recognition using an image captured by a camera module of the device; wherein the display processor is configured to select stroke data having a top-and-bottom direction agreeing with a present direction of inclination of the device, from between at least one first stroke data having a top-and-bottom direction which is a first direction, and at least one second stroke data having a top-and-bottom direction which is a second direction that is different from the first direction, and to display at least one stroke corresponding to the selected stroke data on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which is executable by a computer, the computer comprising a display processor, and the computer program controlling the computer to execute functions of:
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displaying on a screen of the computer a plurality of strokes input by handwriting, determining a top-and-bottom direction for each of the plurality of strokes; and storing in a storage medium handwritten data, the handwritten data comprising a plurality of stroke data corresponding to the plurality of strokes, and a plurality of pieces of direction information relating to a top-and-bottom direction of each of the plurality of strokes, wherein the determining determines a top-and-bottom direction of each of the plurality of strokes, by using at least either a direction of inclination of the computer which is determined in accordance with an output of an acceleration sensor in the computer, or a positional relationship between the computer and a user which is determined in accordance with a result of face recognition using an image captured by a camera module of the computer; wherein the display processor is configured to select stroke data having a top-and-bottom direction agreeing with a present direction of inclination of the device, from between at least one first stroke data having a top-and-bottom direction which is a first direction, and at least one second stroke data having a top-and-bottom direction which is a second direction that is different from the first direction, and to display at least one stroke corresponding to the selected stroke data on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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