Online handwritten character input device and method
First Claim
1. An online handwritten character input device, comprising:
- a handwriting input unit for inputting handwriting data of a handwritten character string written on a screen;
a box-free handwritten character storing unit that stores the handwriting data without using information concerning boxes where handwritten characters are inputted; and
a handwriting display unit that displays the handwriting data on the screen, wherein the online handwritten character input device further comprises an already-written character determination unit that determines which portion of the handwriting data has been already written, and display of the portion of the handwriting data determined as already-written is erased from the screen.
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Abstract
An online handwritten character input device and a method therefor are provided, enabling the writing of handwritten character strings without the interruption of the writing even when the characters should be written on a small display. With this method, handwriting data of a handwritten character string written on a screen is input and stored, and the stored handwriting data is displayed on the screen. Determination is performed as to which portion of the stored handwriting data has been already written, and display of the portion of the handwriting data determined as already-written is erased from the screen or is controlled in accordance with display attribute information.
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22 Claims
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1. An online handwritten character input device, comprising:
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a handwriting input unit for inputting handwriting data of a handwritten character string written on a screen;
a box-free handwritten character storing unit that stores the handwriting data without using information concerning boxes where handwritten characters are inputted; and
a handwriting display unit that displays the handwriting data on the screen, wherein the online handwritten character input device further comprises an already-written character determination unit that determines which portion of the handwriting data has been already written, and display of the portion of the handwriting data determined as already-written is erased from the screen. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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2. An online handwritten character input device, comprising:
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a handwriting input unit for inputting handwriting data of a handwritten character string written on a screen;
a box-free handwritten character storing unit that stores the handwriting data without using information concerning boxes where handwritten characters are inputted; and
a handwriting display unit that displays the handwriting data on the screen, wherein the online handwritten character input device further comprises;
an already-written character determination unit that determines which portion of the stored handwriting data has been already written; and
a display attribute generation unit that generates display attribute information that specifies display attributes of the handwriting data, wherein in the box-free handwritten character storing unit, the display attribute information is stored to be paired with the handwriting data, and display of the portion of the handwriting data determined as already-written is controlled in accordance with the display attribute information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 17, 22)
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9. A computer-executable program that implements an online handwritten character input method comprising the steps of:
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inputting handwriting data of handwritten characters string written on a screen;
storing the handwriting data without using information concerning boxes where handwritten characters are inputted; and
displaying the handwriting data on the screen, wherein the method further comprises the step of;
determining which portion of the handwriting data has been already written, and display of the portion of the handwriting data determined as already-written is erased from the screen.
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10. A computer-executable program that implements an online handwritten character input method comprising the steps of:
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inputting handwriting data of a handwritten character string written on a screen;
storing the handwriting data without using information concerning boxes where handwritten characters are inputted; and
displaying the handwriting data on the screen, wherein the method further comprises the steps of;
determining which portion of the handwriting data has been already written, and generating display attribute information that specifies display attributes of the handwriting data, wherein the display attribute information is stored to be paired with the handwriting data, and display of the portion of the handwriting data determined as already-written is controlled in accordance with the display attribute information.
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