JPH0778052A - Handwritten input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To erase both a handwriten image and image corresponding information through single operation by recording the handwriten image and the information corresponding to it. CONSTITUTION:When a speech command image is handwritten and inputted from a coordinate input part 12, a CPU 10 stores the image in a 2nd image memory 22, records a speech from a microphone 32 in a speech recording memory 34, and registers an image, entered into the speech command image, in a speech registration file 40 corresponding to a key indicating the entry position of the speech command image once the image is entered into the speech command image. Further, when an erasure command image is entered into the speech command image, the corresponding speech command image in the 2nd image memory 22 is erased and the key of the corresponding speech command image registered in the speech registration file 40 and the speech information made to correspond to it are erased.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handwriting input device for recording and displaying an image input by handwriting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In meetings and lectures, the contents are often kept in a notebook as a memo. recent years,
For this purpose, a handwriting input device called a so-called electronic notebook has been developed which records an image input by handwriting on a tablet instead of a paper notebook.

At conferences and lectures, important remarks are recorded by a tape recorder and reproduced later to check the contents and to assist in creating minutes.

[0004]

Conventionally, in meetings and lectures, memos are taken with an electronic notebook and voices are recorded with a tape recorder. However, when both handwritten memos and voice recordings are required, You have to carry two devices.

Since the two devices are operated separately, it takes time to check the relationship between the handwritten memo and the recorded voice, and the contents of the meeting and the minutes can be confirmed quickly. I couldn't.

Furthermore, when both the purpose of using both the handwritten memo and the recorded voice are reached and both are no longer needed, the two devices are operated again as in the case of recording to erase them individually. I had to do something.

An object of the present invention is to enable not only the recording of a handwritten image but also the information corresponding to the image to be recorded by one device, and to erase both the handwritten image and the image correspondence information by one operation. It is to be able to do it.

[0008]

The means of the present invention are as follows. The image input unit is configured by, for example, a touch panel tablet or a light emitting element and a light receiving element arranged vertically and horizontally, and detects the coordinate position of the pen tip to input an image handwritten by the pen. The image recording unit records the handwritten image input by the image input unit. When recording the handwritten image in the image recording unit, the information registration unit registers image correspondence information corresponding to the handwritten image, for example, voice information. The image deleting means deletes the handwritten image recorded in the image recording means. When the handwriting image is deleted by the image deleting unit, the information deleting unit deletes the image correspondence information corresponding to the deleted handwriting image from the information registering unit.

[0009]

The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. When a handwritten image is input by the image input means, the handwritten image is recorded in the image recording means and the image correspondence information corresponding to the handwritten image is registered in the information registration means. When the image deleting means deletes the handwritten image recorded in the image recording means, the information erasing means accordingly deletes the image correspondence information corresponding to the deleted handwriting image from the information registering means. To do.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a handwriting input device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 is a CPU for controlling the whole. Reference numeral 12 is a coordinate input unit, and 14 is a display unit for displaying the data expanded in the display memory 16. The coordinate input unit 12 is, for example,
As shown in FIG. 2, a touch panel tablet arranged on the display unit 14 or a pen tip of a pen 18 for handwriting input is configured by arranging light emitting elements and light receiving elements vertically and horizontally around the display unit 14. The coordinate position of is detected. In addition, the handwriting input device according to the present embodiment includes an A4 size coordinate input unit 12.
And a display unit 14, and the display unit 14 uses a liquid crystal display with a backlight.

Reference numeral 20 is a first image memory (I) for storing the image data generated by the CPU 10 from the handwritten coordinates detected by the coordinate input unit 12, and 22 is the already input image data for one page. It is a second image memory (II) for storing. Reference numeral 24 denotes an image analysis unit for analyzing the image stored in the first image memory 20, and 26 denotes an image analyzed by the image analysis unit 24 corresponding to the command corresponding image stored in the reserved command memory 28. It is a command recognition unit that determines whether or not there is.

Reference numeral 30 temporarily records the voice input from a microphone (microphone) 32 in a voice recording memory 34,
Further, it is a voice processing unit for controlling the voice recorded in the voice recording memory 34 to be output from the speaker 36.

Reference numeral 38 is a page file for storing image data of a plurality of pages, for example, maximum A4 paper 50.
Memorize images for pages. Reference numeral 40 is a voice registration file for registering voices temporarily recorded in the voice recording memory 34.

Next, the operation of this configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, when a handwriting operation is performed (step S1), image data is generated from the handwriting coordinates and stored in the first image memory 20 (step S2).
The data in the first image memory 20 and the data in the second image memory 22 are combined, written in the display memory 16 and displayed on the display unit 14 (step S3).

Then, the image analysis unit 24 analyzes the image just input (step S4), and the image analyzed by the image analysis unit 24 corresponds to a predetermined voice command image stored in the reserved command memory 28. The command recognition unit 26 determines whether or not the operation is performed (step S5).

When the input image does not correspond to the voice command image, next, the coordinate position of the image just input is entered in the key of the registration file, which will be described later in detail, stored in the voice registration file 40. It is determined whether it is included (step S6). And when the key does not contain the coordinate position of the image just entered,
After the contents of the first image memory 20 are combined and stored in the second image memory 22 (step S7), the first image memory 20 is cleared (step S8), and the process from step S1 is repeated.

As a result, the reference numeral 14 in FIG.
A free curve as shown by A is displayed on the display unit 14 (corresponding image data is stored in the second image memory 22 and the display memory 16).

Further, in step S5, the input image corresponds to a voice command image (for example, an image in which "V" shown by reference numeral 14B in FIG. 4A is surrounded by "○"). (Hereafter, this is "V
(“○”)), the voice processing unit 30 is instructed to start voice recording, the voice input from the microphone 32 is recorded in the voice recording memory 34 (step S9), and the display memory 16 is displayed. By controlling, as shown in FIG. 4B, a "recording" message 14C indicating that voice is being recorded near the image "V ○" 14B is displayed on the display unit 14 (step S1).
0). Further, as shown in FIG. 5, with the number of pages (P) of the current handwriting input screen and the coordinate position (x, y) of the image (that is, the image “V∘” 14B) just input, as keys, Register in the voice registration file 40 (step S
11).

After that, the process proceeds to the step S7, and the contents of the first image memory 20 are changed to the second image memory 22.
Then, the first image memory 20 is cleared (step S8), and the process is repeated from step S1. That is, while turning in the loop of steps S1 to S8, the voice input from the microphone 32, for example, “Konokai Ginoshu Shih ...” is recorded in the voice recording memory 34, and at the same time, another image (for example, in FIG. Handwriting input of image 14D in (B) is accepted.

If it is determined in step S6 that the coordinate position of the image just input is included in the key of the registration file, which will be described later in detail, stored in the voice registration file 40, that is, the voice If any image is written on the command image "V ○" 14B, it is determined whether or not voice is registered for the key (step S12). When the voice is not registered yet, the voice processing unit 30 is instructed to end the voice recording, and the recording of the voice input from the microphone 32 in the voice recording memory 34 is finished (step S).
13). Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the recorded voice in the voice recording memory 34 (that is, "Konokai Ginoshu Shih ...") is registered at the position corresponding to the key of the voice registration file 40 (step S14). After that, the voice recording memory 3
4 is cleared (step S15), the process proceeds to step S8, and the first image memory 20 is cleared (therefore, the image written by the operation on the voice command image "V ○" 14B immediately disappears). That is, the processing is repeated from step S1.

As described above, when the voice command image "V ○" 14B is written on the page during handwriting input, voice recording to the voice recording memory 34 is started, and the voice command image "V ○" 14B is displayed on the voice command image "V ○" 14B. When any image is written, that is, when the voice command image "V ○" 14B is operated again, the voice recorded in the voice recording memory 34 is changed to the voice command image "V ○" 14 on the page.
It is registered in the voice file 40 corresponding to the entry position of B.

Of course, it is possible to enter a plurality of voice commands (register a plurality of voice information) on the same page.

After that, the voice command image "V" is again displayed.
○ "If any image is written on 14B, this time, in step S12, the voice registration file 40
It is determined that the voice is registered for the key stored in. In such a case, next, the command recognition unit 2
6, the voice command image "V ○" 14B
It is determined whether or not the image written above corresponds to a predetermined erase command image (image “×” 14E in FIG. 4C) stored in the reserved command memory 28 (step S16). . When the input image does not correspond to the erase command image "x" 14E, the registered voice corresponding to the key is transferred to the voice recording memory 34 (step S17), and the voice processing unit 30 is instructed to start the voice reproduction. Then, the voice recording memory 34
The voice inside (“Konokai Ginoshu Shiha…”) is sent to the speaker 3
6 is reproduced (step S18). After that, the process proceeds to step S8 to clear the first image memory 20 (accordingly, the voice command image "V ○" 14B
The above image will disappear immediately), and the process is repeated from step S1.

Thus, the voice command image "V"
When the entry position of "14B" is designated (for example, an image "/" is written across the coordinate position), the voice registered in the voice registration file 40 corresponding to the entry position is automatically reproduced.

When it is determined in step S16 that the erase command image "x" 14E has been written on the voice command image "V ○" 14B, the corresponding key and registered voice are read from the voice registration file 40. It is erased (step S19), and the corresponding image on the second image memory 22, that is, the voice command image "V ○"
14B and erase command image "x" 14E on it
Is deleted (step S20). After that, the process proceeds to the step S8 to clear the first image memory 20 (thus, the voice command image "V ○" 14B and the erase command image "X" 14E thereon are as shown in FIG. As shown, it disappears) and the process is repeated from step S1.

In this way, the deletion position of the voice command image "V ○" 14B in which the voice has already been registered is instructed (that is, the erase command image "x" is present at the coordinate position.
14E), the voice command image is deleted, and the key indicating the entry position of the voice command image and the voice registered corresponding to the key are also erased from the voice registration file 40.

As described above, a handwritten image can be stored by a handwriting operation, and desired information such as voice information can be registered in the handwritten image. If the handwritten image is deleted, the corresponding information is also stored. to erase.

In the above embodiment, the record information registered for the handwritten image is not limited to voice information, but may be memo information or the like input separately.

The image is deleted by handwriting with a delete image (delete command image "x" 14E), but it may be deleted by another operation (delete key operation, etc.).

[0032]

According to the present invention, not only can a handwritten image be recorded, but also desired information can be registered at a position corresponding to the recorded image, which is excellent in portability and can provide a device that can be used in multiple ways. When the image recorded on the page is deleted, the registration information registered corresponding to this image can be deleted at the same time, and the link state between the image and the registration information can be managed accurately.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a handwriting input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the handwriting input device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

4A to 4D are diagrams showing display examples according to handwriting input for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a structure of a voice registration file.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... CPU, 12 ... Coordinate input section, 14 ... Display section, 16
... Display memory, 18 ... Pen, 20 ... First image memory (I), 22 ... Second image memory (II), 24 ...
Image analysis unit, 26 ... Command identification unit, 28 ... Reserved command memory, 30 ... Voice processing unit, 32 ... Microphone (microphone), 34 ... Voice recording memory, 36 ... Speaker,
38 ... page file, 40 ... voice registration file.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An image input means for inputting a handwritten image, an image recording means for recording the handwritten image input by the image input means, and the handwritten image recorded in the image recording means. At this time, an information registration unit for registering image correspondence information corresponding to the handwritten image, an image deletion unit for deleting the handwritten image recorded in the image recording unit, and a handwritten image by the image deletion unit. A handwriting input device comprising: an information erasing unit that erases image correspondence information corresponding to the deleted handwritten image from the information registration unit when deleted.