Patent ID: 6240207
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
A handwriting input display apparatus comprising:display means for displaying either a line segment of a character, corresponding to a calculation result of a computer;tablet means, at least a portion of which is transparent, and formed on said display means, for providing coordinate data in response to an operation;at least one input handwriting storing means for storing input handwriting corresponding to said coordinate data provided from said tablet means in response to said operation;means for detecting a feature portion of said coordinate data which corresponds to a set of one or more characteristics of said input handwriting stored in said input handwriting storing means;means for comparing said feature portion of said coordinate data handwriting with a feature portion of a gesture stored in a previously employed gesture data base; andmeans for determining that said operation is a gesture when said feature portion is said coordinate data is similar to the feature portion of said gesture based on a comparison with a predetermined level of similarity and executing the corresponding gesture; wherein:when either the line segment or the character is being displayed on said display, said feature portion of said coordinate data is provided by said tablet means and in response to said feature portion of said coordinate data, a preselected command is performed to chance a display condition of said line segment or said character,wherein a plurality of line segments are displayed on said display, and said operation serves to bridge for bridging at least three line segments, said command rearranges at least said three line segments at an equidistant to be displayed.