Method and system for displaying handwritten data and recognized symbols

A computer system for displaying handwritten data and symbols, comprising:

• means for displaying in a first subwindow a portion of the handwritten data;
• means for displaying in a second subwindow distinct from the first subwindow the symbols that correspond to the displayed portion of the handwritten data, in that the handwritten data and the symbols corresponding to the handwritten data each constitute a different expression of the same information, while simultaneously displaying the portion of the handwritten data;
• means for displaying another symbol that is adjacent to the previously displayed symbol in response to a request to scroll;
• and
• means for displaying another portion of the handwritten data that corresponds to the other symbol while simultaneously displaying the other symbol.

A computer-readable memory device whose contents cause a computer system to display handwritten data and symbols by:

• receiving handwritten data;
• receiving symbols that correspond to the handwritten data, in that the handwritten data and the symbols corresponding to the handwritten data each constitute a different expression of the same information;
• displaying a portion of the handwritten data in a first subwindow;
• displaying the symbols that correspond to the displayed portion of the handwritten data in a second subwindow distinct from the first subwindow while simultaneously displaying the portion of the handwritten data;
• and
• in response to a request to scroll,
• displaying another symbol that is adjacent to the previously displayed symbols;
• and
• displaying a portion of the handwritten data that corresponds to the other symbol while simultaneously displaying the other symbol.