44. An apparatus for recognizing characters in image information, comprising: a storing unit for storing a plurality of character data; means for inputting coordinate data of a character pattern; means for recognizing character data on the basis of the coordinate data; means for storing the recognized character data in said storing unit by adding it to the plurality of character data prestored therein; means for determining whether the recognized character data is a punctuation mark; and means for outputting the plurality of character data stored in said storing unit in a case where it has been determined that the recognized character data is a punctuation mark and, in a case where it has not been determined that the recognized character information is a punctuation mark, not outputting the plurality of character data stored in said storing unit, thereby resulting in the reduction of screen display flicker.
58. An apparatus according to claim 44, wherein the punctuation mark is a punctuation mark that indicates the completion of a sentence or a partial sentence.