Electronic device and handwritten document creation method
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a touch-screen display, a memory, a display process module, and a change module. The memory is configured to store time-series information indicative of loci and an order of handwriting of a plurality of strokes handwritten on the touch-screen display. The display process module is configured to display loci corresponding to the plurality of strokes, on the touch-screen display, based on time-series information. The change module is configured to change time-series information in accordance with an editing operation to the plurality of strokes on the touch-screen display.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a memory; and
processing circuitry to:
store, in the memory, stroke data corresponding to a plurality of strokes that are handwritten, the plurality of strokes comprising a first stroke and a second stroke;
execute a process of displaying on a screen of a display loci corresponding to the plurality of strokes based on the stroke data, the loci comprising a first locus corresponding to the first stroke and a second locus corresponding to the second stroke;
insert a blank area between the first locus and the second locus on the screen, in accordance with an input operation of designating a position between the first locus and the second locus; and
if at least one stroke is newly handwritten on the blank area after the blank area is inserted:
execute a process of displaying on the blank area loci corresponding to the at least one stroke newly handwritten; and
execute, on the condition that a remaining space within the blank area on which no stroke is newly handwritten is larger than a first space, a process of changing the stroke data to move a display position of at least one of the first locus and the second locus to the remaining space.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , the processing circuitry to execute a process of displaying on the screen the loci, based on the changed stroke data.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , the processing circuitry to set the blank area in a direction corresponding to an arrangement of the first locus and the second locus.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , the processing circuitry to delete a locus designated by another input operation.
5. A handwritten document creation method comprising:
storing, in a memory, stroke data corresponding to a plurality of strokes that are handwritten, the plurality of strokes comprising a first stroke and a second stroke;
displaying on a screen of a display loci corresponding to the plurality of strokes based on the stroke data, the loci comprising a first locus corresponding to the first stroke and a second locus corresponding to the second stroke;
inserting a blank area between the first locus and the second locus on the screen, in accordance with an input operation of designating a position between the first locus and the second locus; and
if at least one stroke is newly handwritten on the blank area after the blank area is inserted:
displaying on the blank area loci corresponding to the at least one stroke newly handwritten; and
executing, on the condition that a remaining space within the blank area on which no stroke is newly handwritten is larger than a first space, a process of changing the stroke data to move a display position of at least one of the first locus and the second locus to the remaining space.
6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which is executable by a computer, the computer program controlling the computer to execute functions of:
storing, in a memory, stroke data corresponding to a plurality of strokes that are handwritten, the plurality of strokes comprising a first stroke and a second stroke;
displaying on a screen of a display loci corresponding to the plurality of strokes based on the stroke data, the loci comprising a first locus corresponding to the first stroke and a second locus corresponding to the second stroke;
inserting a blank area between the first locus and the second locus on the screen, in accordance with an input operation of designating a position between the first locus and the second locus; and
if at least one stroke is newly handwritten on the blank area after the blank area is inserted:
displaying on the blank area loci corresponding to the at least one stroke newly handwritten; and
executing, on the condition that a remaining space within the blank area on which no stroke is newly handwritten is larger than a first space, a process of changing the stroke data to move a display position of at least one of the first locus and the second locus to the remaining space.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , the processing circuitry to enlarge the blank area, in accordance with a drag operation of moving the position designated by the input operation.
8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising displaying on the screen the loci, based on the changed stroke data.
9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the blank area is set in a direction corresponding to an arrangement of the first locus and the second locus.
10. The method of claim 5 , further comprising deleting a locus designated by another input operation.
11. The method of claim 5 , further comprising enlarging the blank area, in accordance with a drag operation of moving the position designated by the input operation.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the computer program further controls the computer to execute a function of displaying the loci, based on the changed stroke data.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the blank area is set in a direction corresponding to an arrangement of the first locus and the second locus.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the computer program further controls the computer to execute a function of deleting a locus designated by another input operation.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the computer program further controls the computer to execute a function of enlarging the blank area, in accordance with a drag operation of moving the position designated by the input operation.