Method for the recognition and completion of characters in handwriting, and computer system

摘要

A method for providing an effective completion of characters required in inputting a partial character string. The method includes the steps of: (a) creating read candidate character strings from a character pattern input by said digitizer; (b) getting next nodes next to nodes corresponding to the read candidate character strings from the tree dictionary, and creating predicted character strings connecting the read candidate character strings with characters corresponding to the next nodes, and data on their certainties; (c) counting a number of the predicted character strings; (d) if the number is equal of more than maximum number N that is able to indicate to users, displaying the predicted character strings in a sequence from the largest of the data on the certainties on the display device; and (e) if the number is less than the maximum number N, determining until which nodes in the tree dictionary should be displayed by referring to the data on the certainties, and displaying the strings on the display device.