Handwritten information input apparatus

• US 7,634,718 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2005
• Issued: 12/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Nakajima, Kenji
• Primary Examiner(s): Campbell; Joshua D
• Application Number:
  US11/077,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20060114239A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,740 Days
• Field of Search: 715/500, 715/507, 715/530, 715/531, 715/811, 715/825, 715/200, 715/224, 715/255, 715/256
• US Class Current: 715/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A handwritten information input apparatus includes: a tablet including a handwriting input region and a text input item region; a pencraft selection processing part for receiving a handwritten input that selects at least a part of the pencraft displayed in the handwriting input region, and confirming the selected pencraft; a pencraft recognizing part for recognizing the pencraft confirmed by the pencraft selection processing part; an item storing part for previously storing information on an input item to be displayed in the text input item region; an item selection processing part for generating an item list for allowing an operator to select which input item in the text input item region a recognition result is sent to, based on the information stored in the item storing part; and an item input part for sending the recognition result to the input item selected in the item list, whereby an input destination item for the recognition result of the pencraft input by handwriting can be designated easily, or it is not necessary to designate an input destination item.

Claims

1. A handwritten information input apparatus, comprising:

an input/output apparatus including a handwriting input region for receiving a handwritten input of a character, a symbol, or a graphic and displaying an input pencraft, and an input item region for displaying the character, the symbol, or the graphic as a recognition result of the pencraft for each input item;

a pencraft selection processing part for receiving a handwritten input that selects at least a part of the pencraft displayed in the handwriting input region, and confirming the selected pencraft;

a pencraft recognizing part for recognizing the selected pencraft when the selected pencraft is confirmed by the pencraft selection processing part, converting the pencraft into a character, a symbol, or a graphic as a recognition result, and allowing a revision of the recognition result if the recognition result is not correct;

an item storing part for previously storing a title of an input item to be displayed in the input item region;

an item selection processing part for generating an item title list for allowing an operator to select which input item in the item title list a recognition result of the pencraft recognizing part is sent to, based on the title stored in the item storing part and switching a display item in the input item region so that the input item selected in the item title list is displayed; and

an item input part for sending the character, the symbol, or the graphic as the recognition result of the pencraft recognizing part to the input item region of the input item selected in the item title list, thereby displaying the character, the symbol, or the graphic.

2. The handwritten information input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the item selection processing part displays the item title list after the pencraft is selected by the pencraft selection processing part.

3. The handwritten information input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the item selection processing part displays the item title list before the pencraft is selected by the pencraft selection processing part.

4. The handwritten information input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the item selection processing part displays the item title list in the vicinity of the pencraft selected by the pencraft selection processing part.

5. The handwritten information input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the item selection processing part displays the item title list in the vicinity of a pen-up position or a pen-down position of the pencraft selected by the pencraft selection processing part.

6. The handwritten information input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input/output apparatus is an electromagnetic tablet,

the display control part acquires information on a pen point position of a pen, and

the item selection processing part displays the item title list in the vicinity of the acquired pen point position.

7. The handwritten information input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input/output apparatus is an electromagnetic tablet,

the display control part acquires information on a pen point position of a pen whenever necessary until the item title list is selected after the pencraft is selected, and

the item selection processing part displays the item title list in the vicinity of the acquired latest pen point position so that the item title list follows the pen point position.

8. The handwritten information input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input/output apparatus switches a display item in the input item region so that the input item selected in the item title list is displayed.

9. The handwritten information input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in a case where data is input in the input item from an identical pencraft a plurality of times, the item title list is displayed at second and subsequent times under a condition that an input item selected previously is not to be selected or that the input item selected previously is excluded from the item title list.

10. The handwritten information input apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

a presumed information storing part for storing statistical information on input data with respect to each item, regarding an input item displayed in the input item region; and

an item presuming part for presuming an input item to which the recognition result is to be sent, based on a content of the recognition result of the pencraft recognizing part and the statistical information in the presumed information storing part, and giving the presumed result to the item selection processing part, thereby narrowing down items to be presented in the item title list.

11. A handwritten information input apparatus, comprising:

an input/output apparatus including a handwriting input region for receiving a handwritten input of a character, a symbol, or a graphic and displaying an input pencraft, and an input item region for displaying the character, the symbol, or the graphic as a recognition result of the pencraft for each input item;

a pencraft selection processing part for receiving a handwritten input that selects at least a part of the pencraft displayed in the handwriting input region, and confirming the selected pencraft;

a pencraft recognizing part for recognizing the selected pencraft when the selected pencraft is confirmed by the pencraft selection processing part, converting the pencraft into a character, a symbol, or a graphic as a recognition result, and allowing a revision of the recognition result if the recognition result is not correct;

an item storing part for previously storing a title of an input item to be displayed in the input item region;

an item selection processing part for successively designating at least a partial input item to be displayed in the input item region, based on the title stored in the item storing part, thereby designating which input item in the input item region a recognition result of the pencraft recognizing part is sent to, with respect to an operator and switching a display item in the input item region so that the input item designated is displayed; and

an item input part for sending the character, the symbol, or the graphic as the recognition result of the pencraft recognizing part to the input item region of the input item designated by the item selection processing part, thereby displaying the character, the symbol, or the graphic.

12. A program product storing, on a recording medium, a program for allowing a computer, which is provided with an input/output apparatus including a handwriting input region for receiving a handwritten input of a character, a symbol, or a graphic, and displaying an input pencraft, and an input item region for displaying the character, the symbol, or the graphic as a recognition result of the pencraft for each input item, to perform handwritten information input processing,

wherein the program allows the computer to perform:

pencraft selection processing for receiving a handwritten input that selects at least a part of a pencraft displayed in the handwriting input region, and confirming the selected pencraft;

pencraft recognizing processing for recognizing the selected pencraft when the selected pencraft is confirmed by the pencraft selection processing, converting the pencraft into a character, a symbol, or a graphic as a recognition result, and allowing a revision of the recognition result if the recognition result is not correct;

item selection processing for referring to an item storing part for previously storing a title of an input item to be displayed in the input item region, generating an item title list for allowing an operator to select which input item in the item title list a recognition result of the pencraft recognizing processing is sent to, based on the title, and switching a display item in the input item region so that the input item selected in the item title list is displayed;

item input processing for sending the character, the symbol, or the graphic as the recognition result of the pencraft recognizing processing to the input item region as the input item selected in the item title list; and

displaying the character, the symbol, or the graphic.

13. A program product storing, on a recording medium, a program for allowing a computer, which is provided with an input/output apparatus including a handwriting input region for receiving a handwritten input of a character, a symbol, or a graphic, and displaying an input pencraft, and an input item region for displaying the character, the symbol, or the graphic as a recognition result of the pencraft for each input item, to perform handwritten information input processing,

wherein the program allows the computer to perform:

pencraft selection processing for receiving a handwritten input that selects at least a part of a pencraft displayed in the handwriting input region, and confirming the selected pencraft;

pencraft recognizing processing for recognizing the selected pencraft when the selected pencraft is confirmed by the pencraft selection processing, converting the pencraft into a character, a symbol, or a graphic as a recognition result, and allowing a revision of the recognition result if the recognition result is not correct;

item selection processing for referring to an item storing part for previously storing a title of an input item to be displayed in the input item region, and successively designating at least a partial item to be displayed in the input item region, based on the title, thereby designating which input item in the input item region a recognition result of the pencraft recognizing part is sent to, with respect to an operator, and switching a display item in the input item region so that the input item designated is displayed;

item input processing for sending the character, the symbol, or the graphic as the recognition result of the pencraft recognizing processing to the input item region as the input item designated in the item selection processing; and

displaying the character, the symbol, or the graphic.