Patent ID: 6373473
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: G06F,G06K,Y10S

Abstract:
A data storage apparatus for storing data entered as handwriting, comprising:input means for entering page data containing a plurality of strokes and for entering search strokes including one or more strokes; designation means for designating a rectangular area including one or more strokes in the page data; key-stroke selecting means for selecting strokes included in the designated rectangular area as key strokes which are subject to retrieval from among the plurality of strokes contained in the page data entered by said input means; memory means for storing the selected key strokes and the page data; retrieval means for retrieving key strokes, that match the search strokes entered by said input means, from the selected key strokes stored in said memory means; and first search-result display means for displaying page data corresponding to the key strokes retrieved from said memory means, wherein said retrieval means retrieves the key strokes that match the search strokes by determining whether or not the number of strokes of the search strokes is identical with the number of strokes of the selected key strokes, and in a case that the number of strokes of the search strokes is identical with the number of strokes of the selected key strokes, performing stroke matching between the search strokes and the selected key strokes.