Pen input processing apparatus
US5583543A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/373
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pen input processing apparatus in accordance with the present invention has a text editing section for displaying on a screen a window through which a character is handwritten only by handwriting on the screen a line drawing indicative of inputting of character by handwriting. The text editing section has a function wherein the name of gesture command corresponding to a line drawing and the character to be edited are displayed by the screen when each line drawing is handwritten with respect to the screen. The pen input processing apparatus has a gesture command judging section for recognizing the gesture command in accordance with a trace coordinate of the line drawing. When the gesture command is recognized and specified, the recognition of the gesture command is informed by a sound. Only one line drawing is assigned to the same editing instructions for one character and a plurality of characters as editing objects. The present apparatus is arranged so as to ignore a minute moving of an inputting pen, thereby making it easy to perform specifying operation of a graphic on the screen for example.
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