Handwriting input device, method for obtaining handwriting information, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

1. A handwriting input device comprising:

a touch panel which can detect a touch given through a sheet of paper put on the touch panel; and

a control section, which obtains position information of touch points on the touch panel at first time intervals, determines a location of a sheet of paper on the touch panel to obtain position information of a specific part of the sheet as sheet location information, at second time intervals, and outputs the position information of the touch points and the sheet location information so as to be associated with each other,

wherein the second time interval is longer than the first time interval, and the control section, on finding no sheet location information which corresponds to the position information of one of the touch points, calculates corresponding sheet location information which corresponds to the position information of the one of the touch points, on a basis of the sheet location information about a predetermined number of locations of the sheet obtained immediately before obtaining the position information of the one of the touch points, and calculates a displacement amount of the sheet corresponding to the position information of the one of the touch points, by using the calculated corresponding sheet location information.

2. The handwriting input device of claim 1 , wherein the control section, on finding the sheet location information which corresponds to the position information of one of the touch points, calculates displacement amounts of the sheet corresponding to the position information of the respective touch points on the touch panel, on a basis of a change of the sheet location information, and outputs the position information of the touch points and the displacement amounts of the sheet so as to be associated with each other.

3. The handwriting input device of claim 2 , wherein the control section calculates the displacement amounts of the sheet with respect to a predetermined reference position.

4. The handwriting input device of claim 2 , wherein the control section corrects the position information of the touch points corresponding to the respective displacement amounts of the sheet on a basis of the displacement amounts of the sheet.

5. The handwriting input device of claim 4 , wherein the control section corrects the position information of the touch point, in response to finding a displacement of the sheet.

6. The handwriting input device of claim 4 , wherein the control section, each time when obtaining position information of a touch point on the touch panel, corrects the position information of the touch point.

7. The handwriting input device of claim 4 , wherein the control section, after obtaining a piece of handwriting information including position information of a series of touch points on the touch panel, corrects the position information of the series of touch points.

8. A handwriting input device comprising:

a touch panel which can detect a touch given through a sheet of paper put on the touch panel; and

a control section, which obtains position information of touch points on the touch panel at first time intervals, determines a location of a sheet of paper on the touch panel to obtain position information of a specific part of the sheet as sheet location information, at second time intervals, and outputs the position information of the touch points and the sheet location information so as to be associated with each other,

wherein the control section determines the location of the sheet at the second time intervals during a time period when the control section obtains the position information of the touch point on the touch panel at the first time intervals.

9. A method for obtaining handwriting information in a system including a handwriting input device including a touch panel which can detect a touch given through a sheet of paper put on the touch panel, the method comprising:

obtaining position information of touch points on the touch panel at first time intervals;

determining a location of a sheet of paper on the touch panel to obtain position information of a specific part of the sheet as sheet location information, at second time intervals; and

outputting the position information of the touch points and the sheet location information so as to be associated with each other,

wherein the second time interval is longer than the first time interval, and calculating displacement amounts of the sheet corresponding to the position information of the respective touch points includes, on finding no sheet location information which corresponds to the position information of one of the touch points, calculating corresponding sheet location information which corresponds to the position information of the one of the touch points, on a basis of the sheet location information about a predetermined number of locations of the sheet obtained immediately before obtaining the position information of the one of the touch points, and calculating a displacement amount of the sheet corresponding to the position information of the one of the touch points, by using the calculated corresponding sheet location information.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising, on finding the sheet location information which corresponds to the position information of one of the touch points, calculating displacement amounts of the sheet corresponding to the position information of the respective touch points on the touch panel, on a basis of a change of the sheet location information, wherein the outputting the position information of the touch points and the sheet location information includes outputting the position information of the touch points and the displacement amounts of the sheet so as to be associated with each other.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the calculating the displacement amounts includes calculating the displacement amounts of the sheet with respect to a predetermined reference position.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising correcting the position information of the touch points corresponding to the respective displacement amounts of the sheet, on a basis of the displacement amounts of the sheet.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the correcting the position information of the touch points includes correcting the position information of the touch point, in response to finding a displacement of the sheet.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the correcting the position information of the touch positions includes, each time when obtaining position information of a touch point on the touch panel, correcting the position information of the touch point.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the correcting the position information of the touch positions includes, after obtaining a piece of handwriting information including position information of a series of touch points on the touch panel, correcting the position information of the series of touch points.

16. A method for obtaining handwriting information in a system including a handwriting input device including a touch panel which can detect a touch given through a sheet of paper put on the touch panel, the method comprising:

obtaining position information of touch points on the touch panel at first time intervals;

determining a location of a sheet of paper on the touch panel to obtain position information of a specific part of the sheet as sheet location information, at second time intervals; and

outputting the position information of the touch points and the sheet location information so as to be associated with each other,

wherein the determining the location of the sheet includes determining the location of the sheet at the second time intervals during a time period when obtaining the position information of the touch point on the touch panel at the first time intervals.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a handwriting information obtaining program to be executed in a handwriting input device including a touch panel which can detect a touch given through a sheet of paper put on the touch panel, the handwriting information obtaining program, when being executed by a processor of the handwriting input device, causing the handwriting input device to perform processing comprising:

obtaining position information of a touch point on the touch panel at first time intervals;

determining a location of a sheet of paper on the touch panel to obtain position information of a specific part of the sheet as sheet location information, at second time intervals; and

outputting the position information of the touch points and the sheet location information so as to be associated with each other,

wherein the second time interval is longer than the first time interval, and the calculating the displacement amounts includes, on finding no sheet location information which corresponds to the position information of one of the touch points, calculating corresponding sheet location information which corresponds to the position information of the one of the touch points, on a basis of the sheet location information about a predetermined number of locations of the sheet obtained immediately before obtaining the position information of the one of the touch points, and calculating a displacement amount of the sheet corresponding to the position information of the one of the touch points, by using the calculated corresponding sheet location information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the processing further comprises calculating displacement amounts of the sheet corresponding to the position information of the respective touch points on the touch panel, on a basis of a change of the sheet location information, wherein the outputting the position information of the touch points and the sheet location information includes outputting the position information of the touch points and the displacement amounts of the sheet so as to be associated with each other.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the processing further comprises correcting the position information of the touch points corresponding to the respective displacement amounts of the sheet, on a basis of the displacement amounts of the sheet.