JP2006127013A - Electronic collection of writing method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic collection of writing method and device for managing information showing who has written which message, and for executing layout display. <P>SOLUTION: When a message is written in a tablet computer 11, the message is fetched to the computer by a message input part 12, and unique ID is applied to the message by a message ID applying part 13, and the applied ID and the message data are registered in a message management table 14 by a message managing part 15. When all members finish writing messages, and the message data and ID are registered in the message management table 14, the message data corresponding to the message ID are read from the message management table 14 by the message managing part 15, and laid out for display by a message layout part 16, and plotted on the screen of a tablet computer 11 by a message output part 17. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic side-by-side writing device in which a plurality of people write handwritten messages using a tablet computer, the computer adjusts the layout of the written messages, and displays them on a computer screen as side-by-side.

  Traditionally, there is a culture where everyone writes a message on colored paper as a paper medium at special events such as weddings and farewell parties. In a paper-based message, a message writer writes his message and passes it to the next person. When the last person finishes writing, colored paper is given to the recipient as a gift.

  In recent years, when media processing technology and network technology have been developed, examples of using these technologies for writing are beginning to appear. For example, as an example using the media processing technology, there is a voice overwriting using a voice recorder (Patent Document 1). There are patent documents 2 etc. in the miscellaneous writing using a network. These inventions are considered to be effective when a person who is not present at the same place writes a message and writes it together. However, the miscellaneous notes are often required in places where everyone is physically present, such as weddings and farewell parties, and in such cases, electronic miscellaneous notes that can be used by multiple people have not been realized.

On the other hand, portable tablet computers that are portable are becoming popular. With a tablet computer, it is possible to write hand-drawn pictures and characters by tracing the computer screen with a dedicated pen, and these written pictures and characters are taken into the tablet computer as data that can be processed by the computer. .
JP 7-93959 A JP 2003-30182 A

  The above-described conventional technology has a problem in that it is not possible to realize an electronic mail order that can be used particularly when a plurality of people are physically present, such as a wedding or a farewell party that requires a mail.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic miscellaneous writing method and apparatus for managing information on who wrote which message and displaying the layout.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an electronic side-by-side writing apparatus according to the present invention includes a tablet computer that can directly input pictures and characters by hand on a computer screen with a pen, and handwritten data input to the tablet computer as message data. Message input means for importing, message ID assignment means for assigning a message ID to the fetched message, message management table for storing the message ID and message data, and message assigned by the message ID assignment means The message management means for registering the ID together with the message data in the message management table and reading the message data corresponding to the specified message ID from the message management table and the message management means And message layout means for laying out the message data for display, message output means for drawing a layout message data on the screen of the tablet computer, having a city.

  The present invention uses a tablet computer capable of inputting handwritten pictures and characters as a tool for miscellaneous writing, and manages information on who wrote which message by processing the input handwritten message on the computer. Electronic layout is realized by displaying the layout.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a tablet computer capable of inputting handwritten pictures and characters is used as a tool for writing, and by processing the input handwritten message, who wrote which message. By managing information and displaying the layout, it provides an electronic miscellaneous writing device, which uses a portable tablet computer to maintain the traditional style of writing a message on colored paper, while maintaining an electronic layout such as a message layout. There is an effect of enabling the automatic processing.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  Referring to FIG. 1, an electronic mail writing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a tablet computer 11, a message input unit 12, a message ID assigning unit 13, a message management table 14, a message management unit 15, a message layout unit 16, and a message output unit. 17.

  The tablet computer 11 can directly input pictures and characters by hand with a pen on the screen of the computer, and this tablet computer has a function for displaying a written message at the same time as a tool for inputting a message.

  The message input unit 12 captures handwritten data input by the tablet computer 11 as message data into the computer. Trace information obtained by tracing the computer screen with a pen is divided at regular intervals and stored as message data in the computer. The format of the message data may be vector data or pixel data, or may be converted to text using handwritten character recognition technology.

  The message ID assigning unit 13 assigns an individual ID for each delimiter to the message data taken in by the message input unit 12, and identifies a plurality of messages written in order as messages written by another person.

  The message management table 14 stores the message data fetched by the message input unit 12 and the message ID given by the message ID giving unit 13 as a pair.

  The message management unit 15 registers the message ID assigned by the message ID assignment unit 13 together with the message data in the message management table 14 and corresponds to the message ID specified from the message management table 14 as necessary. Read the message data.

  The message layout unit 16 lays out the message data read by the message management unit 15 for display.

  The message output unit 17 draws the message laid out by the message layout unit 16 on the screen of the tablet computer 11.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing of the electronic assembling apparatus according to this embodiment.

  First, the message input unit 12 captures a message written by the first writer using the tablet computer 11 into the computer (step 101). It is determined whether the message is delimited (step 102). If the message is delimited, the process proceeds to step 103. If it is not delimited, the process returns to step 101 to capture further messages. There are various methods for detecting message delimiters, and the method is not limited. For example, the message writer may select the entry completion button on the screen with a pen, or it may be determined as a break if the pen for a certain number of seconds is away from the tablet of the tablet computer. The message ID assigning unit 13 assigns a unique ID to the message captured by the message input unit 12 (step 103). The message management unit 15 registers the ID assigned by the message ID assigning unit 13 in the message management table 14 together with the message data (step 104). The message input unit 12 detects whether all the writers have finished writing the message (step 105). If the writing is completed, the process proceeds to step 106. If not, the process returns to step 101 to wait for the next writer input. There are various methods for detecting whether or not everyone has finished writing a message, and the method is not limited. For example, a method of causing the last writer to select an end button on the screen with a pen can be considered. When all the members have finished writing the message, the message management unit 15 sequentially reads out messages of the specified message ID from the message management table 14 (step 106). The message layout unit 16 performs layout so that the message data registered in the message management table 14 can be displayed on the screen of the tablet computer 11 (step 107). There are various layout methods, and the layout method is not limited. For example, each message may be arranged as a matrix as shown in FIG. 3, or may be arranged so as to spread radially on the screen as shown in FIG. The message output unit 17 draws the messages for all the members on the screen of the tablet computer 11 according to the layout information determined by the message layout unit 16 (step 108).

  In addition to what is realized by dedicated hardware, the electronic side-by-side writing apparatus records a program for realizing its function on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is stored in a computer. It may be read by the system and executed. The computer-readable recording medium refers to a recording medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a CD-ROM, and a storage device such as a hard disk device built in a computer system.

It is a block diagram of the electronic assembling apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the electronic assembling apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the layout layout which has arrange | positioned the message in the matrix. It is a figure which shows the example of the layout layout which arrange | positioned the message radially.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Tablet computer 12 Message input part 13 Message ID provision part 14 Message management table 15 Message management part 16 Message layout part 17 Message output part 101-108 steps

Claims (2)

Importing data handwritten on a tablet computer that can input pictures and characters directly on the computer screen with a pen as message data to the computer;
Assigning a message ID to the captured message data;
Registering the assigned message ID together with the message data in the message management table;
Reading message data corresponding to a specified message ID from the message management table;
Laying out the read message data for display;
And a step of drawing the laid out message data on the screen of the tablet computer. A tablet computer that allows you to input pictures and characters by hand directly on the computer screen with a pen,
Message input means for capturing the handwritten data input to the tablet computer as message data into the computer;
Message ID assigning means for assigning a message ID to the captured message data;
A message management table for storing the message ID and message data;
Message management means for registering the message ID assigned by the message ID assignment means together with message data in the message management table, and reading out message data corresponding to the specified message ID from the message management table;
Message layout means for laying out the message data read by the message management means for display;
A message output unit for drawing the laid out message data on the screen of the tablet computer.

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