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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1998
Hiroyuki Shigematsu, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Yutaka Nakamura, Soraku-gun, JP;
Munenori Sakamoto, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Shiki-gun, JP;
Hiroshi Nakao, Shiki-gun, JP;
Yasuhiro Nakajima, Yao, JP;
Masaaki Kurata, Nabari, JP;
Hiroyuki Shigematsu, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Yutaka Nakamura, Soraku-gun, JP;
Munenori Sakamoto, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Shiki-gun, JP;
Hiroshi Nakao, Shiki-gun, JP;
Yasuhiro Nakajima, Yao, JP;
Masaaki Kurata, Nabari, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus obtains a distance that an input pen is moved in terms of the number of dots covered on a display screen, and from that number, judges whether a pen stroke is a gesture entry or a pointing entry. When the input pen is moved over more than a predetermined number of dots, e.g., eight dots, gesture recognition processing is performed. If the input pen is moved less than that number of dots, a pointing instruction is recognized, and pointing processing is performed. If a gesture is recognized, a recognized gesture editing command and a feature point of the gesture command are stored in RAM. Since an input by the input pen is judged a gesture entry or a pointing entry according to the number of dots over which the input pen is moved, a switch is not required to change data/instruction entry modes which reduces cost and improves handling.