Electronic device and handwritten document search method

1. An electronic device comprising:

an input configured to receive stroke data corresponding to a search key; and

a processor configured to display, simultaneously on a screen, a plurality of first thumbnails corresponding to a plurality of first pages of a handwriting document, and a first user interface for changing a reference value, each of the first pages comprising a first part comprising a stroke whose degree of a similarity with a stroke corresponding to the search key is greater than the reference value,

wherein the processor, if the reference value is changed by the first user interface, is configured to display a plurality of second thumbnails corresponding to second pages of a handwriting document, each of the second pages comprising a second part comprising a stroke whose degree of a similarity with a stroke corresponding to the search key is greater than or equal to a changed reference value,

a number of the plurality of first thumbnails and a number of the plurality of second thumbnails can be different in accordance with the reference value and the changed reference value,

the processor is configured to distinguishably display a part corresponding to the first part and a part not corresponding to the first part of the plurality of first thumbnails on the screen, and

the processor is configured to distinguishably display a part corresponding to the second part and a part not corresponding to the second part of the plurality of second thumbnails on the screen.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the display processor is configured to display, on the screen, a plurality of strokes based on a handwriting document corresponding to a thumbnail selected from the plurality of first thumbnails or the plurality of second thumbnails.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to further display, simultaneously on the screen, the second thumbnails and a second user interface for changing the reference value, and

the processor, if the reference value is changed again by the second user interface, is configured to display a plurality of third thumbnails corresponding to third pages of the handwriting document, each of the third pages comprising a third part comprising a stroke whose degree of the similarity with a stroke corresponding to the search key is greater than or equal to the reference value changed again.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the display processor is configured to distinguishably display the third part and another part of the third pages.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the display processor is configured to:

display, on the screen, a search key input area in which a character string or a figure to be searched for is to be handwritten, and

use a character string or a figure handwritten in the search key input area as the search key.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to detect a number of strokes of a character string or a figure handwritten in the search key input area and to set a reference value based on the number of strokes.

7. A method comprising:

displaying, simultaneously on a screen, a plurality of first thumbnails corresponding to a plurality of first pages of a handwriting document, and a first user interface for changing a reference value, each of the first pages comprising a first part comprising a stroke whose degree of a similarity with a stroke corresponding to a search key is greater than or equal to the reference value; and

displaying, if the reference value is changed by the first user interface, a plurality of second thumbnails corresponding to second pages of a handwriting document, each of the second pages comprising a second part comprising a stroke whose degree of a similarity with a stroke corresponding to the search key is greater than or equal to the changed reference value,

wherein the method is performed by a processor comprising computer hardware,

a number of the plurality of first thumbnails and a number of the plurality of second thumbnails can be different in accordance with the reference value and the changed reference value,

a part corresponding to the first part and a part not corresponding to the first part of the plurality of first thumbnails are distinguishably displayed on the screen, and

a part corresponding to the second part and a part not corresponding to the second part of the plurality of second thumbnails are distinguishably displayed on the screen.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising displaying, on the screen, a plurality of strokes based on a handwriting document corresponding to a thumbnail selected from the plurality of first thumbnails or the plurality of second thumbnails.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

displaying, simultaneously on the screen, the second thumbnails and a second user interface for changing the reference value, and

displaying, if the reference value is changed again by the second user interface, a plurality of third thumbnails corresponding to third pages of the handwriting document, each of the third pages comprising a third part comprising a stroke whose degree of the similarity with a stroke corresponding to the search key is greater than or equal to the reference value changed again.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising distinguishably displaying the third part and another part of the third pages.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

displaying, on the screen, a search key input area in which a character string or a figure to be searched for is to be handwritten; and

using a character string or a figure handwritten in the search key input area as the search key.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

detecting a number of strokes of a character string or a figure handwritten in the search key input area; and

setting a reference value based on the number of strokes.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, if executed, cause a computer to:

display, simultaneously on a screen, a plurality of first thumbnails corresponding to a plurality of first pages of a handwriting document, and a first user interface for changing a reference value, each of the first pages comprising a first part comprising a stroke whose degree of a similarity with a stroke corresponding to a search key is greater than or equal to the reference value; and

display, if the reference value is changed by the first user interface, a plurality of second thumbnails corresponding to second pages of a handwriting document, each of the second pages comprising a second part comprising a stroke whose degree of a similarity with a stroke corresponding to the search key is greater than or equal to the changed reference value,

wherein a number of the plurality of first thumbnails and a number of the plurality of second thumbnails can be different in accordance with the reference value and the changed reference value,

a part corresponding to the first part and a part not corresponding to the first part of the plurality of first thumbnails are distinguishably displayed on the screen, and

a part corresponding to the second part and a part not corresponding to the second part of the plurality of second thumbnails are distinguishably displayed on the screen.

14. The medium of claim 13 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer to display, on the screen, a plurality of strokes based on a handwriting document corresponding to a thumbnail selected from the plurality of first thumbnails or the plurality of second thumbnails.

15. The medium of claim 14 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer to:

display, simultaneously on the screen, the second thumbnails and a second user interface for changing the reference value, and

display, if the reference value is changed again by the second user interface, a plurality of third thumbnails corresponding to third pages of the handwriting document, each of the third pages comprising a third part comprising a stroke whose degree of the similarity with a stroke corresponding to the search key is greater than or equal to the reference value changed again.

16. The medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer to distinguishably display the third part and another part of the third pages.

17. The medium of claim 13 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer to:

display, on the screen, a search key input area in which a character string or a figure to be searched for is to be handwritten; and

use a character string or a figure handwritten in the search key input area as the search key.

18. The medium of claim 17 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer to:

detect a number of strokes of a character string or a figure handwritten in the search key input area; and

set a reference value based on the number of strokes.