15. An apparatus for recognizing characters in image information according to claim 12, further comprising input means for inputting image information, wherein the recognition by the recognition means is initiated in response to a determination that inputting of one character of the coordinate information is terminated.
16. An apparatus for recognizing characters in image information according to claim 15, wherein said input means includes a preallocated input area for coordinate information for each character, and wherein termination of inputting one character of the input coordinate information is determined upon moving the input of coordinate information from one input area to another input area.