JPH09152951A - Handwriting data transfer method and data transfer system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically change modes by controlling an application program so that the reception mode of 2nd code data is changed to the reception mode of 1st code data. SOLUTION: A front-end processor(FEP) 108 for handwritten character input judges whether or not a recognized character code is a character code of full- size Japanese such as KANJI(Chinese character). When it is judged that the code is the character code of Japanese, the FEP 108 requests the application program as a supply destination of the character code of Japanese to set a Japanese mode wherein the character code of Japanese can be accepted through a multi window operating system(OS) part 106. After the Japanese mode is set and changed, the FEP 108 supplies the character code of Japanese to the application program 110 through the OS part 106.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handwriting input data transfer method and a data transfer system in a multi-window system, and more particularly, to Japanese or non-Japanese input in a handwriting input window using a pointing device such as a tablet. The present invention relates to a handwriting input data transfer method and a data transfer system capable of automatically changing the mode of an application program when transferring character code data of a word (English) to the application program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the advancement of functions of computers such as workstations and personal computers, a multi-window system is used as a means for displaying more diverse data. In a multi-window system, a pointing device including a mouse and a tablet is operated to assign one or more windows to one application program and a plurality of windows corresponding to various application programs are simultaneously displayed on the screen of the display. It is possible. Then, on each displayed window, characters can be input by using an input device such as a keyboard.

In this multi-window system, the window currently operated by the user among the plurality of windows displayed on the screen is called a focus window (or active window). When a certain window is designated as the focus window by using the pointing device from among the plurality of windows, the designated focus window is arranged so as to come to the top. Then, on the focus window, characters are input using the keyboard. In order to distinguish the specified focus window from other windows not specified, the display color of the focus window is changed or highlighted. Techniques for such a multi-window system are disclosed in JP-A-3-40128 (G06F 3/14) and JP-A7-141140.
(G06F 3/14) and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-200122 (G06F 3/023).

In the multi-window system, handwriting character input technology can be adopted. The handwritten character input technology recognizes a character handwritten using a pen of a pointing device by a handwriting character input front-end processor (FEP), converts the recognized character into a code, and converts it into an application program. provide. This FEP for inputting handwritten characters may be added to the basic operating system (OS) or may be built in the basic OS.

FIG. 16 shows a screen of a display device of a personal computer capable of inputting handwritten characters.
It is assumed that the screen of the display device and the character input surface of the pointing device are arranged so as to overlap each other. Four windows W1 to W4 are displayed on the display screen S. Windows W1 to W3
Has a one-to-one correspondence with three application programs. Window W4 is FEP for handwritten character input
It corresponds to.

When the window W2 is the focus window and the user operates the mouse so that the cursor K moves to the window W3 and clicks the button of the mouse, the OS determines the position based on the coordinates of the cursor K.
It is determined in which window the cursor K exists in order from the window W0. Based on the determination result, as shown in FIG. 17, the window W3 is displayed so as to be at the top.

As shown in FIG. 18, in the character input window W4, when the character input is started in the window area using the pen of the pointing device,
The OS highlights the window W4 as the focus window. As shown in FIG. 19, when the character input is completed, the character input FEP performs character recognition processing,
As shown in FIG. 20, the recognized character is displayed on the display screen. When the button for confirming the displayed character is operated by the user, the OS supplies the code indicating the character to the application program corresponding to the window W3 designated as the focus window immediately before the window W4. This allows
As shown in FIG. 21, the recognized character is displayed in the window W3.

In the multi-window system, the focus window can be freely changed during the work. For example, it is assumed that after the character recognition is performed as shown in FIG. 20, the user performs an operation of designating the window W2 using the mouse. Then, as shown in FIG. 22, the window W2 is displayed so as to be located at the top. Then, the user uses the mouse to display the window W4
Is specified and the confirm button is operated, the window W
The character code recognized by the application program corresponding to the window W2 designated as the focus window immediately before 4 is supplied. As a result, the recognized character is displayed in the window W2 as shown in FIG. In this way, in the multi-window system, before sending out the recognized character code, the application program to which the character code is supplied can be changed to another application program.

There are the following types of application programs. (1) A type having an English mode (non-Japanese mode) and a Japanese mode. In English mode, 8-bit ASCII code or key code can be directly accepted. In the Japanese mode, a 16-bit JIS or shift JIS code or the like can be accepted. In a Japanese-compatible application program, English mode is called half-width mode, and Japanese mode is called full-width mode. Some of these types accept a Japanese character code when the Japanese mode is set. In other words,
The Japanese character code cannot be accepted unless the Japanese mode is set. Further, some of these types accept only the ASCII code when the English mode is set, and accept not only the Japanese character code but also the ASCII code when the Japanese mode is set.

(2) There is no distinction between the English mode and the Japanese mode, and both the Japanese character code and ASCII code are accepted.

[0011]

As described above, the method of accepting the character code differs depending on the type of application program. Therefore, in a multi-window system in which there is at least one type (1) application program, even if the character-recognized Japanese is displayed in the character input window W4, if the Japanese mode is not set, The Japanese character code may not be accepted by the application program. Therefore, the user has to perform an operation of setting the application program of the acceptance destination to the Japanese mode, which is a burden on the user.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its object is to supply the handwritten input data when it is encoded and supplied. A handwriting input data transfer method and a data transfer system capable of automatically changing the mode of an application program according to the type of code.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 recognizes handwriting data input in a window for handwriting input, and a plurality of types of codes are recognized according to the recognized handwriting data. In a handwriting input data transfer method in a system program for converting to any of data and supplying the converted code data to an application program, first code data of the plurality of types of code data is supplied to the application program. Prior to the step of determining whether the application program is in the first code data acceptance mode, and based on the result of the determination, the application program is in the second code data acceptance mode. , Its second code data acceptance mode As it is changed to accept mode al the first code data, and gist handwriting input data transfer method and a step of controlling the application program.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the window for handwriting input is a first input mode in which handwriting data converted into the first code data can be input, and the second input mode.
The handwriting input data transfer method according to claim 1, further comprising a second input mode capable of inputting handwriting data converted into code data, wherein the handwriting input window has the first input mode and the second input mode. A step of determining which one of the input modes, the control step, based on the result of the determination, when the writing data is input in the first input mode, the acceptance mode of the first code data When the writing data is input in the second input mode, the application program is controlled so as to be changed to the acceptance mode of the second code data.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the handwritten input data transfer method according to the first aspect, the system program converts the converted first code data by a connection process in accordance with a communication protocol. After setting the acceptance mode, the first code data is supplied to the application program, and when the application program is in the acceptance mode of the second code data in the control step, the acceptance mode of the second code data is changed. The gist of the invention is to control the application program so as to perform a connection process according to the communication protocol in order to change to the acceptance mode of the first code data.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the system program executes the connection processing of the converted first code data according to a plurality of communication protocols including a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol. The handwriting input data transfer method according to claim 1, wherein the first code data is supplied to the application program after the acceptance mode is set, and the acceptance mode of the first code data of the application program is the first communication. A second code when the application program is in the acceptance mode of the second code data in the control step, including a step of determining which of the protocol and the second communication protocol has been set by the connection process. From the data reception mode to the first call To change the receiving mode of the data, based on the determination result, to perform the connection process according to any of the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol, and summarized in that for controlling the application program.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the handwritten input data transfer method according to any one of the first, third and fourth aspects, the first code data is character code data of a full-width size compatible language. The gist is that the second code data is character code data in a half-width size compatible language.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the method for transferring handwritten input data according to the second aspect, the first code data is character code data of a language corresponding to a full-width size, and the first input mode is a full-width character. Input mode,
The gist is that the second code data is character code data of a language corresponding to half-width characters, and the second input mode is a half-width character input mode.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the handwriting input data transfer method according to the fifth aspect, in the control step, the character code data of the full-width size compatible language is irrespective of the acceptance mode of the application program. The gist of the invention is to control the application program so as to enter the acceptance mode.

The invention according to claim 8 recognizes the handwriting data input in the window for handwriting input, and converts the handwriting data into any of a plurality of types of code data according to the recognized handwriting data. In the handwriting input data transfer system in the system program for supplying the converted code data to the application program, prior to supplying the first code data of the plurality of types of code data to the application program, Determining means for determining whether or not the first code data is in the acceptance mode, and the second code data when the application program is in the second code data acceptance mode based on the determination result. From the acceptance mode of the As changes to data receiving mode, the gist of the handwriting input data transfer system comprising a control means for controlling the application program.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the handwriting input data transfer system according to the eighth aspect, the handwriting input window is capable of inputting writing data converted into the first code data. The handwriting input data system according to claim 7, wherein the handwriting input data system has the first input mode and a second input mode capable of inputting writing data converted into the second code data. A second determination means for determining which of the first input mode and the second input mode is provided is provided, and the control means is configured to perform the first determination based on the determination result of the second determination means.
When the writing data is input in the input mode, the mode is changed to the acceptance mode for the first code data,
The gist of the invention is to control the application program so that when the writing data is input in the input mode, the writing mode is changed to the acceptance mode of the second code data.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the handwriting input data transfer system according to the eighth aspect, the system program converts the converted first code data by a connection process in accordance with a communication protocol. After setting the acceptance mode, the first code data is supplied to the application program, and when the control means is in the acceptance mode for the second code data, the control means changes from the acceptance mode for the second code data. The gist of the invention is to control the application program so as to perform a connection process according to the communication protocol in order to change to the acceptance mode of the first code data.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, the system program performs the connection processing of the converted first code data according to a plurality of communication protocols including a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, thereby converting the first code data. 9. When the first code data is supplied to the application program after being set in the acceptance mode, the handwriting input data transfer system according to claim 8, wherein the acceptance mode of the first code data of the application program is the first mode. A second judging means for judging which of the communication protocol and the second communication protocol has been set by the connection processing; and the control means, when the application program is in a second code data acceptance mode, From the acceptance mode of the second code data, To change the receiving mode of the code data, based on the determination result of the second determination means,
The gist of the present invention is to control the application program so as to perform a connection process according to either the first communication protocol or the second communication protocol.

The invention described in claim 12 is,
0. In the handwriting input data transfer system according to any one of 0 and 11, the first code data is character code data in a language corresponding to full-size characters, and the second code data is character code data in a language corresponding to half-size characters. The point is that there is.

The invention described in claim 13 is the handwriting input data transfer system according to claim 9, wherein the first
The code data is character code data in a full-width size compatible language, the first input mode is a full-width character input mode, the second code data is character code data in a half-width size compatible language, and the second input mode is The gist is that it is in half-width character input mode.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the handwriting input data transfer system according to the twelfth aspect, the control means controls the character code data of the full-width size compatible language regardless of the acceptance mode of the application program. The gist is to control the application program so as to enter the acceptance mode. (Operation) When the application program is in the second code data acceptance mode, the second code data acceptance mode is changed to the first code data acceptance mode. The application program is controlled as described above. Therefore, when the handwritten input handwriting data is coded and supplied, the mode of the application program as the supply destination can be automatically changed according to the code.

According to the invention described in claims 2 and 9, when the writing data is input in the first input mode, the writing mode is changed to the acceptance mode of the first code data, and the writing data is input in the second input mode. If so, the application program is controlled so as to be changed to the acceptance mode of the second code data. Therefore, the acceptance mode can be automatically changed according to the input mode.

According to the invention described in claims 3 and 10,
When the application program is in the acceptance mode for the second code data, the application program executes the connection process according to the communication protocol to change the acceptance mode for the second code data to the acceptance mode for the first code data. Controlled.

According to the inventions of claims 4 and 11,
When the application program is in the acceptance mode of the second code data, either the first communication protocol or the second communication protocol is used to change the acceptance mode of the second code data to the acceptance mode of the first code data. The application program is controlled so as to perform the connection processing according to.

[0030]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(First Embodiment) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a multi-window system according to the first embodiment. The multi-window system is a keyboard device 1
01, a pointing device 102 including a tablet and a mouse, a display device 103, a multi-window operating system (OS) unit 106, a hand-written character input front-end processor (FEP) 108,
It is provided with three window application programs (computers with built-in programs) 109, 110 and 111. The multi-window OS unit 106 includes a focus control unit 105 and a window management unit 107.
In the first embodiment, the screen of the display device 103 and the character input surface of the pointing device 102 are arranged so as to overlap each other.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pointing device 102 points within a certain window among the plurality of windows W1 to W3 displayed on the screen G of the display device 103 so as to focus the window (for example, the window W2). Can be specified.
In addition, the pointing device 102 is provided with a pen, and the user can input handwritten characters on the screen G using the pen.

The focus control unit 105 determines the application program corresponding to the focus window based on the designation of the focus window by the user using the pointing device 102. The window management unit 107 uses the application programs 109 to 11
Manages the window attributes (window size, position, etc.) corresponding to 1. The multi-window OS unit 106
The input data is supplied to the application program determined by the focus control unit 105, and the handwritten character input FEP 108 and each application program 1
The window information from 09 to 111 or various commands to the multi-window OS unit 106 are received.

Each application program 109-1
Reference numeral 11 manages the corresponding windows W1 to W3. In addition, each application program 109-11
1 has a Japanese mode and an English mode. The handwriting character input FEP 108 includes a handwriting character input program and manages a handwriting character input window W10 as shown in FIG. The window W10 includes handwritten character input areas 120a to 120d and a confirmation button 121 used by the user to confirm the recognized characters.
It has.

The FEP 108 for inputting handwritten characters is (1)
Management of the window W10 for handwritten character input shown in FIG.
(2) Designated areas 121a to 121 in the window W10
Recognition of the handwritten input character written in d, (3) encoding of the recognized character, (4) display of the recognized character on the screen of the display device 103, (5) for the supply destination application program of the recognized character code Acceptance mode (Japanese mode or English mode) setting request (this destination application program is window W1
This corresponds to the window specified as the focus window immediately before 0. ). (6) The character code is supplied to the application program.

Next, the operation of the multi-window system configured as described above will be described. When handwritten characters are written in the handwritten character input areas 120a to 120d of the window W10 using the pen of the pointing device 102, the FEP 108 recognizes the handwritten character and displays the recognized character on the screen of the display device 103. To do. Then, when the confirm button 121 is operated by the user, as shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 108 determines whether the recognized character code is a full-width Japanese character code such as Kanji. If it is determined that the character code is Japanese, in step 2, F
The EP 108 requests the application program to which the Japanese character code is supplied via the multi-window OS unit 106 to set the Japanese character code in an acceptable Japanese mode. For example,
When the application program 110 corresponding to the window W2 is set to the English mode, the application program 110 changes the setting from the English mode to the Japanese mode in response to the request from the FEP 108. Then, in step 3, after changing the setting of the Japanese mode, the FEP 108 supplies the Japanese character code to the application program 110 via the OS unit 106.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, even if the application program to which the character code of the recognized Japanese character code is supplied is in the English mode that accepts only ASCII code, After changing to the mode, the Japanese character code is supplied.
That is, when a Japanese or non-Japanese (English) character code is supplied, the mode of the application program of the supply destination can be automatically changed according to the Japanese or non-Japanese character code. As a result, for example, the user does not need to perform the operation of changing from the English mode to the Japanese mode in order to input the Japanese character code,
The burden on the user can be reduced.

In the first embodiment, the application program is changed from the English mode to the Japanese mode in order to supply the Japanese character code. When supplying
When the application program is in Japanese mode, it may be changed to English mode.

When supplying the Japanese character code,
Although the mode of the application program is changed to the Japanese mode, if the application program is already set to the Japanese mode, the Japanese character code may be supplied immediately.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 5, the multi-window system includes a keyboard device 1
1, a display device 1a including a liquid crystal display device (LCD),
A tablet 1b as a coordinate detection device arranged so as to overlap the display device, a basic operating system (OS) unit 2, and a plurality of application programs (computer with a built-in program) 10 (only one is shown in the drawing) are provided. In the second embodiment, the OS unit 2 is based on two types of Japanese input protocols A and B.
Can supply the Japanese character code to the application program 10. The OS unit 2 includes a main control unit 3, coordinate data output unit 4, handwriting display control unit 5, character recognition unit 6, mode management unit 7, communication system control unit 8, window registration / management table 81, recognition result output unit 9 And a kana-kanji conversion unit 12. Handwriting display control unit 5, character recognition unit 6,
The mode management unit 7, the communication system control unit 8 and the window registration / management table 81 constitute a handwritten character input FEP.

The display device 1a displays a window for inputting handwritten characters and an application program, as described in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the handwritten character input window W20 includes handwritten character input areas 120a to 120d, a confirm button 121, and a window W.
A full-width button 122 used to set the window 20 to the full-width mode (Japanese input mode) and a half-width button 123 used to set the window W20 to the half-width mode (key code input mode).

The tablet 1b includes a pen 1c. For example, when the user writes a character on the screen of the display device 1a in the character input area of the window for inputting handwritten characters using the pen 1c, coordinate data indicating the handwriting is displayed. To detect. This coordinate data is composed of a plurality of coordinate point data strings. The tablet 1b notifies the main control unit 3 that the coordinates have been detected, the main control unit 3 receives the detected coordinate data, and supplies this data to the handwriting display control unit 5.
The handwriting display control unit 5 controls the display device 1a to display the handwriting in the character input areas 120a to 120d of the window based on the coordinate data.

The main control unit 3 temporarily holds the coordinate data of the handwriting, and whether the character input work using the pen 1c has been paused for a certain period of time, or is different from the character input area currently being input. It is determined whether a character is written in the character input area. When it is determined that the character input is paused or the character is input to another area, the main control unit 3 determines that the writing for one character is completed, and includes a plurality of coordinate point data strings indicating handwriting. The coordinate data is supplied to the character recognition unit 6.

The character recognition unit 6 receives the coordinate data,
Characters are recognized based on the coordinate data. When the character recognition unit 6 completes the character recognition, the character recognition unit 6 notifies the main control unit 3 of the fact, and the main control unit 3 requests the handwriting control unit 5 to erase the handwriting displayed on the screen of the display device 1a. To do. Then, the handwriting control unit 5 erases the handwriting according to the request,
Instead, the display device 1a is controlled to display the character recognition result by the character recognition unit 6 in the character input area of the window.

In the second embodiment, an operation using the pen 1c is possible on the screen of the display device 1a, and when the operation is performed, the main control unit 3 causes the coordinate data indicating the operation point to be displayed. The coordinate data output unit 4 is notified that is detected by the tablet 1b. According to this notification, the coordinate data output unit 4 receives the coordinate data from the main control unit 3 and supplies this coordinate data to the application program 10 corresponding to the focus window as the same data DM as the operation with the mouse. The application program 10 supplies a command DC for displaying the program to the main control unit 3, and the main control unit 3 displays the application program according to the command DC.

The mode management unit 7 manages the input mode of the handwritten character input window W20, and the window W20
When the full-width button 122 in 20 is instructed (pen touch) with the pen 1c, the window W20 is set to full-width mode (Japanese input mode), and when the half-width button 123 is instructed, the window W20 is set to half-width mode (key code input mode). ).

The communication system control unit 8 synchronizes the input mode (full-width / half-width mode) managed by the mode management unit 7 with the acceptance mode (Japanese mode / non-Japanese mode) of the application program 10. Control the character code communication system. That is, the communication system control unit 8 controls whether to send the recognition result of the character recognition unit 6 by a key code or which communication system based on the Japanese input protocol sends the Japanese character code, and the application program 10 Send the start code for Japanese input to.

Further, in the second embodiment, the Japanese input start and end keys (not shown) of the keyboard device 11 and the simple keyboard window W30 displayed on the screen of the display device 1a as shown in FIG. It is possible to perform the operation of starting and ending the Japanese input using the pen 1c. The communication system control unit 8 changes the mode of the application program 10 and the handwritten character input window W20 according to the operation. The simple keyboard window W30 is displayed by an application program (not shown).

The window registration / management table 81 is a RAM (random access memory) belonging to the communication system controller 8. Window registration / management table 8
As shown in FIG. 8, reference numeral 1 denotes a first table Ta for registering the window numbers of application programs belonging to the Japanese input protocol A in the Japanese input mode and the number of those numbers, and FIG. As shown, it has a second table Tb for registering the window number of the application program in the Japanese input mode belonging to the Japanese input protocol B and the number thereof.

When the enter button 121 in the handwritten character input window W20 is instructed by the pen 1c, the recognition result output unit 9 controls the communication system (key code or Japanese input protocol A) controlled by the communication system control unit 8. , B), the character code as the recognition result is supplied to the application program 10.

In the non-Japanese input mode (English mode), the application program 10 according to the second embodiment is of a type that does not accept Japanese character codes according to the Japanese input protocol. Further, the application program 10 accepts the key code corresponding to the ASCII code, not the ASCII code, in the non-Japanese input mode.

When the application program 10 is in the Japanese mode, the kana-kanji conversion unit 12 performs kana-kanji conversion of the key code string output from the keyboard device 11 or the kana Japanese code recognized by the character recognition unit 6, The main control unit 3 supplies the converted Japanese code of Kanji to the application program 10 according to the Japanese input protocol. The key code output from the keyboard device 11 can be supplied to the application program 10 without passing through the kana-kanji conversion unit 12.

Next, the character input operation in the multi-window system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the application program 10 is in the non-Japanese mode and the handwriting character input window W20 is in the full-width mode, the following control is performed to change the application program 10 to the Japanese mode.

The user finishes writing and confirm button 121
Communication system control unit 8 registers the window
The mode of the application program 10 is determined based on whether or not the window number is registered in the management table 81. In this case, since the window number is not registered, it is determined that the mode is the non-Japanese mode (step 10).

Then, the communication system control unit 8 determines whether the mode managed by the mode management unit 7 is the full-width mode or the half-width mode. In this case, the full-width mode is determined (step 12).

In order to confirm which of the Japanese input protocols A and B the Japanese character code can accept, the communication system control unit 8 first checks the Japanese language of the protocol A. The input start key DSA is sent to the application program 10 and a response (connection request DRA) from the program is waited for a certain period of time (steps 15 and 16). If the connection request DRA is not sent from the program, then the Japanese input start key DSB of protocol B is sent to the application program 10 and the connection request DRB is waited for a fixed time (step 2).
1, 22).

Some application programs declare the type of Japanese input protocol to the OS section 2 when the system is started. For such an application program, the communication system control unit 8 may send a Japanese input start key according to the declared protocol and wait for the response.

For example, when the communication system control unit 8 receives the connection request (start request) DRA sent from the application program 10, the communication system control unit 8 sends a connection acceptance (start acceptance) DNA for the connection request DRA to the application program 10. At the same time, the communication system control unit 8 registers the window number of the application program 10 according to the Japanese input protocol A in the registration / management table 81 (steps 17 and 18). Then, upon receiving the connection acceptance DNA, the application program 10 changes from the non-Japanese mode to the Japanese mode. After that, the communication system control unit 8 notifies the recognition result output unit 9 to send the recognition result of the character recognition unit 6 to the application program 10 in Japanese character code according to the communication system DPA of protocol A (step 19, 20). In this way, the application program 10 receives the Japanese character code supplied from the recognition result output unit 9 by the protocol A.

Similarly, the communication system controller 8 requests the connection request DRB.
When the request is received, the connection acceptance DNB for the connection request DRB is sent to the application program 10, and the window number based on the Japanese input protocol B is registered in the registration / management table 81 (steps 23 and 24).
Then, the application program 10 changes to the Japanese mode. After that, the communication system control unit 8 uses the Japanese character code as the recognition result of the character recognition unit 6 in accordance with the communication system DPB of the protocol B in the application program 1
The recognition result output unit 9 is notified to send it to 0 (steps 25 and 26). Application program 1
0 receives the Japanese character code supplied from the recognition result output unit 9 in Protocol B.

For example, the application program 10
If the connection request DRA, DRB from the program 10 cannot be received (step 23), the communication system controller 8 uses only the recognition result of alphanumeric characters and symbols with the key code DK. The recognition result output unit 9 is notified to supply the program 10 (step 27).

On the other hand, a window W20 for inputting handwritten characters
Is set to half-width mode (step 12),
The communication system control unit 8 notifies the recognition result output unit 9 to supply the recognition result of alphanumeric characters and symbols to the application program 10 with the key code DK (step 3).
2).

Next, the operation when the application program 10 serving as the focus window is in the Japanese mode will be described. In this case, since the window number is registered in the registration / management table 81,
The communication system control unit 8 stores the window number in the table 8
1 (step 11).

When the handwritten character input window W20 is in the full-width mode, the communication system control unit 8 first determines whether the obtained window number belongs to the application window number conforming to the Japanese input protocol A. (Step 13). If the window number belongs to Japanese input protocol A, communication system control unit 8
Has already been connected, the character recognition unit 6
The recognition result of the application program 10 in Japanese character code according to the communication system DPA of Protocol A
To the recognition result output unit 9 to send it to (step 2
0).

If the obtained window number does not belong to the Japanese input protocol A, then it is judged whether or not it belongs to the window number of the application according to the Japanese input protocol B (step 14). If the window number belongs to Japanese input protocol B,
Since the communication system control unit 8 has already been connected, the recognition result output unit 9 sends the recognition result of the character recognition unit 6 to the application program 10 in Japanese character code according to the communication system DPB of protocol B. (Step 26).

After the handwriting character input window W20 is set to the halfwidth mode by the instruction of the halfwidth button 123,
When the confirm button 121 is instructed, the communication system control unit 8
First determines whether the obtained window number belongs to the Japanese input protocol A (step 3).
0). When the window number belongs to the Japanese input protocol A, the communication system control unit 8 sends the disconnection (end) declaration DZA of the Japanese protocol A to the program 10 to put the application program 10 in the non-Japanese mode. Notify (step 33). Furthermore, the communication system control unit 8 deletes the window number of the application program that is the focus window from the first table Ta of the registration / management table (step 3).
4).

If the obtained window number does not belong to the Japanese input protocol A, then it is judged whether or not it belongs to the Japanese input protocol B (step 3).
1). If the window number belongs to the Japanese input protocol B, the communication system control unit 8 sends the disconnection (end) declaration DZB of the Japanese protocol B to the program 10 in order to put the application program 10 in the non-Japanese mode. Notify (step 35). Further, the communication system control unit 8 deletes the window number of the application program which is the focus window from the second table Tb of the registration / management table (step 3).
6). Thus, the application program 10
The non-Japanese mode is set, and the recognition result is received from the recognition result output unit 9 as a key code (half-width).

Next, the operation when the handwriting input using the pen and the operation of the keyboard device 11 are used together will be described. Japanese input start key (not shown) included in the keyboard device 11 or the virtual keyboard window W30
When is operated, the key code is once sent to the application program 10 without being distinguished from other key codes. Then, the application program 10
The communication system control unit 8 is notified of the connection request DRA or DRB of the Japanese input protocol. The communication system control unit 8 notifies the application program 10 of the connection acceptance DNA or DNB in response to the request, and also registers the application window number in the registration / management table 81. Furthermore, the communication system control unit 8 determines that the forced Japanese input has started, and sets the handwritten character input window W20 to the full-width mode. As a result, the full-width button 122 is highlighted, the application program 10 is in the Japanese mode, and the handwriting character input window W20 is in the full-width mode.

When the Japanese input end key (not shown) included in the keyboard device 11 or the virtual keyboard window W30 is operated, the key code is once distinguished from other key codes and once the application program 1
Sent to 0. And the application program 1
0 unconditionally sends the key code back to the communication system control unit 8. The communication system control unit 8 receives the key code, determines that the Japanese input end key has been operated, and notifies the application program 10 of the disconnection (end) declaration DZA or DZB of the Japanese input protocol.
The application window number is deleted from the registration / management table 81. Furthermore, the communication system control unit 8 sets the handwriting character input window W20 to the half-width mode. As a result, the half-width button 123 is highlighted, the application program 10 is in the non-Japanese mode, the window W
20 becomes half-width mode.

As described in detail above, the second embodiment is
The same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained, and further, the following effect can be obtained. (1) By providing the full-width button 122 and the half-width button 123 in the handwriting character input window W20, it is possible to selectively input Japanese or non-Japanese (English) handwriting in the character input areas 120a to 120d of the window W20. Can be done.

(2) Once the full-width button 122 is instructed to enter the full-width mode, the application program is set to the Japanese mode each time the window to which the recognized Japanese character is input is changed. It is not necessary for the user to perform an operation to instruct the Japanese input start key.
Therefore, the operation for selectively inputting Japanese characters into a plurality of windows is simplified, and the system becomes easy for the user to use.

(3) Even if key operations (Japanese input start and end keys) using the conventional keyboard device 11 or virtual keyboard window W30 are performed, the Japanese / non-Japanese input mode of the application program,
It is possible to synchronize with the full-width / half-width mode of the handwriting input window.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be carried out as follows. (1) In the second embodiment, the handwriting character recognition function (handwriting character recognition window) is embodied when the basic OS unit 2 is provided, but the handwriting character recognition is performed as in the first embodiment. The FEP having the function may be provided separately from the basic OS unit 2.

(2) In the second embodiment, the keyboard device 11 or the virtual keyboard window W30 is used.
When the Japanese input end key or the Japanese start key is operated, the mode of the application program 10 and the handwriting character input window W20 are made to match (for example, Japanese mode and full-width mode). Does not have to match.

(3) In the second embodiment described above, there are two types of Japanese character code transmission protocols (Japanese input protocols A and B), but only one Japanese input protocol is used. In this case, the present invention may be applied. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the Japanese input window registration / management table Tc in the case of one type of Japanese input protocol, and FIGS. It is a flowchart which shows a character input operation. The operation in this case can be dealt with by referring to only the description of the process related to the Japanese input protocol A, except for the description of the process related to the Japanese input protocol B of the second embodiment. Omit it.

(4) In the first and second embodiments described above, when the Japanese character (Kanji) code is supplied to the application program, whether the application program is in the Kanji code acceptance mode or not. When the Kanji code acceptance mode is not determined, the mode of the application program is changed so that the acceptance mode is entered. Alternatively, the mode of the application program may be changed so that it is forcibly set to the Kanji code acceptance mode regardless of whether the application program is in the Kanji code acceptance mode.

[0075]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when the handwritten input handwriting data is coded and supplied, the mode of the application program to which the handwriting data is supplied is changed according to the type of the code. It can be changed automatically.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a multi-window system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen on which a plurality of windows are displayed.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a window for handwriting input.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of a multi-window system.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a multi-window system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a window for handwriting input.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a virtual keyboard window.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a window registration / management table.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a window registration / management table.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the operation of a multi-window system.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the operation of a multi-window system.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the operation of a multi-window system.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a window registration / management table according to another embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the operation of a multi-window system.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing the operation of a multi-window system.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen on which a plurality of windows are displayed in the conventional example.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the focus window is changed.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a window for inputting handwritten characters is highlighted.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where characters have been input in the handwriting character input window.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which recognized characters are displayed.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which recognized characters are input in a window.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the input window of recognized characters has been changed.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which recognized characters are input in the changed window.

[Explanation of symbols]

7 Mode Management Unit as Second Judging Means 8 Communication System Control Unit as Judging Means and Control Means 108 Front End Processor as Judging Means and Control Means

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. The handwriting input window recognizes handwriting data, converts the handwriting data into one of a plurality of types of code data according to the recognized handwriting data, and the converted code data In a method for transferring handwritten input data in a system program for supplying an application program, the first code data of the plurality of types of code data is supplied to the application program,
Determining whether the application program is in the acceptance mode for the first code data, and based on the result of the determination, when the application program is in the acceptance mode for the second code data, From the acceptance mode of 2 code data,
And a step of controlling the application program so that the mode is changed to a code data acceptance mode. 2. The window for handwriting input is capable of inputting a first input mode in which writing data converted into the first code data can be input, and inputting writing data converted into the second code data. And a second input mode, wherein the handwriting input data transfer method comprises a step of determining whether the window for handwriting input is the first input mode or the second input mode, wherein in the control step, Based on the judgment result,
When the writing data is input in the first input mode, the mode is changed to an acceptance mode of the first code data,
The handwriting input according to claim 1, wherein when the handwriting data is input in the second input mode, the application program is controlled so as to be changed to an acceptance mode of the second code data. Data transfer method. 3. The system program, after setting the converted first code data to an acceptance mode of the first code data by a connection process according to a communication protocol,
The first code data is supplied to an application program, and in the control step, when the application program is in a second code data acceptance mode, the second code data acceptance mode is accepted from the second code data acceptance mode. The handwriting input data transfer method according to claim 1, wherein the application program is controlled to perform a connection process according to the communication protocol in order to change to the mode. 4. The system program sets the converted first code data in an acceptance mode of the first code data by a connection process according to a plurality of communication protocols including a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, The first code data is supplied to an application program, and the handwriting input data transfer method is based on a connection process in which an acceptance mode of the first code data of the application program conforms to either the first communication protocol or the second communication protocol. A step of determining whether the second code data has been set, in the control step, when the application program is in a second code data acceptance mode, the second code data acceptance mode is changed to the first code data acceptance mode. To change to The handwriting input data transfer method according to claim 1, wherein the application program is controlled to perform a connection process in accordance with either the first communication protocol or the second communication protocol based on the determination result. . 5. The first code data is character code data in a full-width size compatible language, and the second code data is character code data in a half-width size compatible language. 5. The handwritten input data transfer method described in any one of 1. 6. The first code data is character code data in a full-width size compatible language, the first input mode is a full-width character input mode, and the second code data is character code data in a half-width size compatible language. Yes, the second
The handwriting input data transfer method according to claim 2, wherein the input mode is a half-width character input mode. 7. In the control step, the application program is controlled so as to be in an acceptance mode of character code data of the full-width size compatible language regardless of an acceptance mode of the application program. 5. The handwritten input data transfer method described in 5. 8. The handwriting input window (W10, W20) recognizes the handwriting data input, and converts into one of a plurality of types of code data according to the recognized handwriting data. In the handwriting input data transfer system in the system program for supplying the converted code data to the application program, before supplying the first code data of the plurality of types of code data to the application program,
Judgment means (108, 8) for judging whether or not the application program is in the acceptance mode for the first code data, and based on the result of the judgment, the application program is in the acceptance mode for the second code data. When the second code data is received in the first mode,
Control means (10) for controlling the application program so that the mode is changed to the code data acceptance mode.
8, 8), and a handwriting input data transfer system. 9. The window for inputting handwriting (W20)
Includes a first input mode capable of inputting writing data converted into the first code data and a second input mode capable of inputting writing data converted into the second code data. The data system has a second judging means (7) for judging whether the window (W20) for handwriting input is in the first input mode or the second input mode.
The control means (8), based on the determination result of the second determination means (7), when the writing data is input in the first input mode, an acceptance mode of the first code data. 9. When the writing data is input in the second input mode, the application program is controlled so that the writing mode is changed to the acceptance mode of the second code data. Handwriting input data transfer system. 10. The system program sets the converted first code data to an acceptance mode of the first code data by a connection process according to a communication protocol, and then supplies the first code data to an application program, When the application program is in the second code data acceptance mode, the control means (8) changes from the first code data acceptance mode to the first code data acceptance mode.
9. The handwriting input data transfer system according to claim 8, wherein the application program is controlled to perform a connection process according to the communication protocol in order to change to a code data acceptance mode. 11. The system program sets the converted first code data in an acceptance mode of the first code data by a connection process according to a plurality of communication protocols including a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, The first code data is supplied to an application program, and the handwriting input data transfer system is configured so that the acceptance mode of the first code data of the application program is a connection process according to which of the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol. A second judging means (8) for judging whether or not it is set is provided, and the control means (8), when the application program is in a second code data receiving mode, receives the second code data. From the first
In order to change to the acceptance mode of the code data, the application program for performing connection processing according to either the first communication protocol or the second communication protocol based on the judgment result of the second judgment means (8). 9. The handwriting input data transfer system according to claim 8, wherein the handwriting input data transfer system is controlled. 12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the first code data is character code data in a full-width size compatible language, and the second code data is character code data in a half-width size compatible language. The handwritten input data transfer system according to any one of 1. 13. The first code data is character code data in a full-width size compatible language, the first input mode is a full-width character input mode, and the second code data is character code data in a half-width size compatible language. The handwriting input data transfer system according to claim 9, wherein the second input mode is a half-width character input mode. 14. The control means (108, 8) controls the application program so as to be in an acceptance mode of character code data of the full-width size compatible language regardless of an acceptance mode of the application program. The handwriting input data transfer system according to claim 12,