Patent ID: 6275612
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
A data input apparatus comprising;input frame display means for displaying a plurality of separate written character input frames each input frame for use for the input by a user of a single handwritten character,handwritten character receiving means for receiving a single handwritten character inputted to each of said displayed input frames to display each handwritten character in the input frame a in which it was inputted,character recognition means for recognizing each received handwritten character to correlate it with a known character for display of that known character into the same input frame in which the handwritten character was entered,selection frame display means for displaying a selection frame containing, in a single window, candidates of known characters for a handwritten character in any one of the plurality of input frames selected by the user and graphic images indicating predetermined editing processes for said candidates of known characters, said selection frame display means being used for selecting one of said candidate characters and one or more of said predetermined editing processes,a different selection/editing means for each input frame for selecting for that input frame with the selection display means for selection of one of said candidates of known characters or for performing a selected editing process in the selection frame means,candidate character display means for displaying either a known character correlated with the handwritten character or a known character which is selected or edit processed, andcharacter data accepting means for accepting as character data a known character correlated with the handwritten character or a known character which is selected or edit processed.