19. An apparatus for displaying characters in a handwritten image comprising: inputting means for inputting image coordinate data corresponding to the handwritten image; displaying means for displaying a calligraphic image on the basis of the image coordinate data; recognizing means for recognizing characters in the image coordinate data; and erasing means for erasing the calligraphic image and displaying recognized characters in a case where a recognized character is a punctuation mark and, in a case where it has not been determined that the recognized character consists of a punctuation mark, not erasing the calligraphic image or displaying the recognized characters, thereby resulting in the reduction of screen display flicker.
19. An apparatus for displaying characters in a handwritten image comprising: inputting means for inputting image coordinate data corresponding to the handwritten image; displaying means for displaying a calligraphic image on the basis of the image coordinate data; recognizing means for recognizing characters in the image coordinate data; and erasing means for erasing the calligraphic image and displaying recognized characters in a case where a recognized character is a punctuation mark and, in a case where it has not been determined that the recognized character consists of a punctuation mark, not erasing the calligraphic image or displaying the recognized characters, thereby resulting in the reduction of screen display flicker. 54. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the punctuation mark is a punctuation mark that indicates the completion of a sentence or a partial sentence.