Handwriting input device, and handwriting input method

1. A handwriting input device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, configured to:

accept an input of a handwriting, and

from among inputs accepted for the handwriting up to a present input point of the handwriting and prior to a complete condition for the input of the handwriting, control a display length for displaying the input handwriting from the starting input point of the handwriting to a present input point of the handwriting, by erasing from the displayed handwriting an excess display length which exceeds a predetermined display length for the handwriting during accepting the input for the handwriting, the excess display length to be erased is calculated from an erasing starting point serving as an origin for calculating the displayed handwriting length to an erasing end point at which the displayed handwriting length exceeds the predetermined display length, thereby the displayed handwriting not exceeding the predetermined display length,

wherein the complete condition for the input of the handwriting is determined upon detecting one or any combination of detecting separation of an input member used for inputting the handwriting from the handwriting input device, detecting input of a completion operation, or passage of a determined time.

2. A handwriting input device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, configured to:

accept an input of a handwriting;

prior to a complete condition for the input of the handwriting execute:

control a display to display the input handwriting;

calculate a display length of the input handwriting which is being displayed on the display;

subtract a predetermined length from the display length of the displayed handwriting to obtain a remaining display length of the displayed handwriting, thereby a displayable length of the input handwriting not exceeding the predetermined length; and

erase the remaining display length from the displayed handwriting extending from an erasing starting point serving as an origin for calculating the display length of the displayed handwriting to an erasing end point at which the display length of the displayed handwriting exceeds the predetermined length,

wherein the complete condition for the input of the handwriting is determined upon detecting one or any combination of detecting separation of an input member used for inputting the handwriting from the handwriting input device, detecting input of a completion operation, or passage of a determined time.

3. The handwriting input device according to claim 2 , wherein the displayed handwriting is erased when determined that the input of the handwriting is completed according to the complete condition.

4. The handwriting input device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

sample unit of points included in the erased displayed handwriting as trace points that represent a trace of the erased displayed handwriting; and

display the trace points sampled on the display.

5. The handwriting input device according to claim 4 , wherein

a starting point and an ending point of the erased displayed handwriting are sampled as trace points and a point on the displayed handwriting which has a predetermined relationship with the starting and ending points of the erased displayed handwriting is sampled as a trace point.

6. The handwriting input device according to claim 4 , wherein

a starting point and an ending point of the erased displayed handwriting are sampled as trace points and a point on the displayed handwriting, at which a distance from a line passing through the starting point and the ending point of the displayed handwriting is a maximum distance, is sampled as a trace point.

7. The handwriting input device according to claim 4 , wherein the trace points sampled from the erased displayed handwriting corresponding to a last erased remaining display length from the displayed handwriting are displayed on the display.

8. The handwriting input device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

acquire a position of the erased displayed handwriting; and

display a circumscribed graphic form to circumscribe the erased displayed handwriting on the display.

9. The handwriting input device according to claim 8 , wherein only a position where the displayed handwriting corresponding to a last erased remaining display length from the displayed handwriting has been displayed is acquired.

10. The handwriting input device according to claim 4 , wherein

a background with a previously defined color and the displayed handwriting with a display color which is different from the color of the background are displayed on the display; and

the processor is further configured to provide the erased displayed handwriting with a trace-display color which is different from the color of the background and the display color, the trace-display color determined based on the color of the background.

11. The handwriting input device according to claim 10 , wherein the trace-display color is an approximate color having a color difference and/or a brightness difference from the color of the background, where the color difference and/or the brightness difference is not more than a predetermined level.

12. The handwriting input device according to claim 10 , wherein the erased displayed handwriting with the trace-display color corresponding to a last erased remaining display length from the displayed handwriting is displayed on the display.

13. The handwriting input device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

acquire a length and/or a size concerning a display area of the display; and

determine the predetermined length for use in erasure of the displayed handwriting based on the acquired length and/or the size of the display area.

14. A method to be executed by a handwriting input device, comprising:

accepting an input of a handwriting;

prior to a complete condition for the input of the handwriting execute:

calculating a display length of the accepted handwriting which is being displayed on a display;

subtracting a predetermined length from the display length of the displayed handwriting to obtain a remaining display length of the displayed handwriting, thereby a displayable length of the input handwriting not exceeding the predetermined length; and

erasing the remaining display length from the displayed handwriting extending from an erasing starting point serving as an origin for calculating the display length of the displayed handwriting to an erasing end point at which the display length of the displayed handwriting exceeds the predetermined length,

wherein the complete condition for the input of the handwriting is determined upon detecting one or any combination of detecting separation of an input member used for inputting the handwriting from the handwriting input device, detecting input of a completion operation, or passage of a determined time.

15. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a process comprising:

displaying an input handwriting on a display;

prior to a complete condition for the input of the handwriting execute:

calculating a display length of the input handwriting which is being displayed on the display;

subtracting a predetermined length from the display length of the displayed handwriting to obtain a remaining display length of the displayed handwriting, thereby a displayable length of the input handwriting not exceeding the predetermined length; and

erasing the remaining display length of the handwriting from the display length of the handwriting being displayed on the display from the displayed handwriting extending from an erasing starting point serving as an origin for calculating the display length of the displayed handwriting to an erasing end point at which the display length of the displayed handwriting exceeds the predetermined length,

wherein the complete condition for the input of the handwriting is determined upon detecting one or any combination of detecting separation of an input member used for inputting the handwriting, detecting input of a completion operation, or passage of a determined time.