37. An apparatus for recognizing characters in image information, comprising: means for inputting coordinate data of a plurality of character patterns; means for displaying the character patterns on the basis of the coordinate data; means for recognizing character information on the basis of the coordinate data; means for determining whether the recognized character information consists of a punctuation mark; and means for outputting the result of character recognition in a case where it has been determined by said determining means that the recognized character information consists of a punctuation mark and, in a case where it has not been determined by said determining means that the recognized character information consists of a punctuation mark, not outputting the result of character recognition, thereby resulting in the reduction of screen display flicker.
37. An apparatus for recognizing characters in image information, comprising: means for inputting coordinate data of a plurality of character patterns; means for displaying the character patterns on the basis of the coordinate data; means for recognizing character information on the basis of the coordinate data; means for determining whether the recognized character information consists of a punctuation mark; and means for outputting the result of character recognition in a case where it has been determined by said determining means that the recognized character information consists of a punctuation mark and, in a case where it has not been determined by said determining means that the recognized character information consists of a punctuation mark, not outputting the result of character recognition, thereby resulting in the reduction of screen display flicker. 38. An apparatus for recognizing characters in image information according to claim 37, wherein the image information is coordinate information for a handwritten image.