JPS5920132B2 - Japanese editing and creation machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a Japanese text editing and creating machine, and more particularly to a Japanese text editing and creating machine that displays texts on two types of display devices.

In a word processor system, characters inputted from an input device are displayed on a display device for confirmation, edited by a control device, and made into hard copies by a printer device if necessary.

In that case, only one display device is usually provided,
One page of text is displayed, but this makes it difficult to check the characters currently being input, and it is inconvenient to type while searching for the appropriate line among many lines. There are also display devices that display only a few characters that have been input, but with these devices, it is not possible to check the layout of the entire page on which the text that is currently being created exists. The purpose of the present invention, in order to eliminate such drawbacks, is to provide an extremely low-cost display device that allows you to check the characters currently being input, as well as the overall layout, and allows you to check the layout at the same time. The objective is to provide a Japanese text editing and creation machine with the following features.

The Japanese text editing and creation machine of the present invention includes a first display means for displaying at least the last input character in characters such as kanji and hiragana, and a second display means of a type different from the first display means. The second display means is for displaying the arrangement of input characters, and is characterized in that it displays a greater number of symbols than the number of characters that can be displayed by the first display means.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of the Japanese editing/creating machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a connection diagram of each device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the device shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the Japanese text editing and creation machine according to the present invention includes a keyboard 1, a one-line display device 2, a layout display device 3, an external storage device (
It consists of a floppy disk (in Figure 1) 4, 5, a printer device (facsimile recording unit in Figure 1) 6, and a control unit that controls each device. Performs text creation and print output processing.

In FIG. 2, various data input by the operator from the keyboard device 1 are stored in the memory 9 of the control department
The stored data is transferred to the control unit 20 and output to the layout display 3 and one-line display 2.

This allows the operator to know what has been input from the keyboard 1 and stored. The operator uses layout display 3 and 1 line display 2.
While looking at the screen, the user corrects, deletes, and adds data input from the keyboard device 1 to create a sentence. The completed text is stored in the external storage device 4 according to instructions from the operator. Whenever the operator needs this created text, he can retrieve it from the external storage device 4 and print it out on the printer 6 through the control unit 30. Here, we will discuss the functions and effects of each individual device.

The keyboard device 1 allows an operator to control Japanese kanji, kana, katakana, symbols, alphanumeric characters, editing functions, etc. by pressing keys. This is a device that can input data into the unit 10. The data input from the keyboard device 1 is
It is stored in the memory 9 by the micro CPU 8. In order to inform the operator what the stored input data was, the micro CPU 8 refers in advance to the code table stored in the memory 9 and determines where the kanji pattern (32 dots x 32 dots) of the input data is located. You can know. Furthermore, this code table is
What is the JIS code of this kanji from the input data code (16-bit configuration), and what is the JIS code of this kanji?
It is now possible to know where the kanji pattern is stored in the code table, and whether the kanji pattern is in the external storage device 5 or the internal high-speed memory 25. It is also possible to change the contents. Furthermore, when the power is turned on, frequently used Kanji patterns from among the Kanji patterns stored in the external storage device 5 are loaded into the high speed memory 25 (Character Generator CG).

Note that the kanji group to be loaded is selected and determined in advance. The micro CPU 8 thus extracts the kanji pattern corresponding to the input data and transfers it to the memory 17 through the interface 13. Thereafter, the micro CPU 8 issues a command to the micro CPU 18 through the interfaces 13 and 14 to display the kanji pattern corresponding to the input data on the layout display 3 and the one-line display 2. Upon receiving the command, the micro CPU 18 displays symbols on the kanji pattern and layout display 3 in accordance with the operating parameters from the micro CPU 8 stored in the memory 17.

At this time, the kanji pattern is
5, the micro CPU 8 passes the input data to the memo I river 7, and the micro CPU 8 extracts the kanji pattern from the character generator 25. If the kanji pattern is not in the character generator 25, the micro CPU 8 retrieves the kanji pattern from the external storage device 5, stores the data (kanji pattern) in the memory 17, and issues a display start command to the micro CPU 18. . In this way, the operator can recognize the data entered using the keyboard device 1 as kanji characters on the one-line display 2, and also know which part of the text the character belongs to, and when printing the text on paper. The overall movement of the layout etc. can be recognized on the layout display 3. As described above, the apparatus described here, the Japanese text editing/creating machine, includes two types of display devices: the layout display 3 and the one-line display 2.

Layout display 3 allows you to see the layout of the entire page on which the text you are currently creating exists. The layout here refers to the display of editing functions necessary for creating sentences, such as the number of characters in one line, the position in the line where characters start printing,
It means to represent the print end position, print frame, line spacing, layout for one page, etc. with symbols, and to represent frames etc. with lines. Also,
In addition to the layout, the layout display 3 can also display operator guidance (messages for giving the operator a warning or instructions for the next operation) to the operator. Naturally, the device can also display page numbers, line numbers, etc. in combination with symbols. The 1-line display 2 shows actual Japanese characters.

That is, regarding the overall layout, when viewed on the layout display 3, only the line currently being input can be seen on the 1-line display 2 as actual characters.
In addition to text, the 1-line display 2 also displays a limited part of the layout (printing range within a line, etc.) and a line number display that tells you which line you are inputting from the beginning of the page. This device is capable of displaying operator guidance that cannot be displayed on the layout display 3 in addition to layouts that are particularly required within the line.

Next, the movement of character data input from the keyboard 1 will be explained.

The operator stores the text in the memory 9 while checking the input data using the layout display 3 and the 1-line display 2, and then stores the text in the memory 9.
A file created as a text can be stored in the external storage device 4.

When making corrections to this text, the operator indicates the part to be corrected using the keyboard 1, retrieves it from the external storage device 4 to the memory 9, and adds, deletes, or makes corrections from the keyboard 1 via the micro CPU 8 and interface 12. , connections between files, etc. can be edited. This marking is carried out by the control section 10, and the control section 20 displays on the one-line display 2 and the layout display 3 through the interfaces 24 and 15 what changes have been made and how. Since the control unit 10 and the control unit 20 have independent bus lines 41 and 42, the micro CPU 8 and the micro CPU 18 operate completely independently. Therefore, even when the control section 20 is printing through the layout display 3, the 1-line display 2, or the control section 30, the control section 10 retrieves the next file to be printed or modified from the external storage device 4. Retrieving or inputting new sentences from the keyboard device 1 can be done entirely in parallel. Bus lines 41, 42, 43 referred to here
refers to data lines (e.g. 8 to 16 lines), a group of control lines necessary for transferring this data, a group of signal lines such as a power supply, and these line groups are connected to the micro CPU 8, l8.
, 28, and each unit (for example, keyboard 1, file, etc.) is connected through these bus lines.

Therefore, two or more micro CPUs cannot control this bus line at the same time. If you want to control it, you have to select and use the times when the bus lines are not regulated.

Further, in this device, only one micro CPU is connected to one bus line. Therefore, usage time is allowed without limit. This device has three sets of such bus lines, each with control departments 10 and 2.
0.30. Therefore, each control section 10, 2
0 and 30 each have an independent bus line, and can operate completely freely without being influenced by other control units. These control units 10, 20, and 30 each have a control system?
With the range added, in the case of this device, the control department 10:
It mainly has the editing function of a conventional Roman word glosser (Roman word glosser), the needle control section 20 is assigned the function of displaying a Japanese pattern on a CRT, and the nail control section 30 is assigned the printer function.

Furthermore, the system? A telephone line is connected to the unit 30, and the operator can communicate with outside parties using a telephone set mounted on the printer 6. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of data to the display device in FIG. 3.

The key arrangement shown in Figure 1 consists of 48 keys consisting only of katakana, English letters, and various symbols, half of which are assigned to each of the four fingers on each hand, and two-strokes of both hands alternately are used to write hiragana, In addition to inputting katakana, kanji and symbols are input by pressing two keys using two combinations of 50 syllables.

For example, ``Ko'' means ``ham,''``mochi'' means ``rib,'' and ``eye.''
In this case, kanji are input by pressing the [cell] key twice.

Therefore, 48 x 482,304 types of kanji and symbols can be input using 48 keys, and by adding a shift key, 96 x 96 x 29,216 types of characters can be input. One keystroke generates an 8-bit code, so
When you enter one kanji character, a 16-bit code will be sent.
This is compared with the table in the internal memory 9, and the corresponding character pattern is placed at any address in the high-speed memory (character generator) 25, or in what track and sector in the external storage device (floppy disk) 5. You can check whether it is stored.

A pattern of 700 characters would cover about 98% of the kanji, but the character generator 25 would require 1.0
Since patterns for 00 characters are stored, the character generator 25 is normally accessed.

That is, in FIG. 4, if a display command is given to the micro CPU 18 and the data stored in the interlayer memory 17 according to the operating parameters is a 16-bit code, it is sent as is to the layout display device 3, A symbol pattern corresponding to a character is read out from a small capacity character generator for symbol display in the layout display device 3 and displayed according to the print output format.

At the same time, the character generator 25 is accessed using the 16-bit code, and the character pattern corresponding to the code is read out and sent to the 1-line display device 2 for display. In addition, when a print command is given, the groan control unit 3
The character pattern is printed via the memory 29 of 0 to the printing device 6.
Send and print out. One character pattern is
Since it is composed of a matrix of 32×32=1024 bits, 128 bytes of data are sent to the 1-line display device 2 or the printer device 6.

If the data stored in the interlayer memory 17 is a character pattern, it is sent as is to the 1-line display device 2 or the printer device 6, and a 16-bit code is requested and sent to the layout display device 3.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the characters currently being input can be confirmed as characters on the first display, and the layout of one page can be confirmed with symbols, making editing work easier. This will improve the efficiency of writing.

In addition, the first display that displays the small number of characters currently being input is a high-performance one, and the second display that displays the layout of one page is a low-performance one, making it convenient for the operator. Moreover, it can be realized at extremely low cost.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external view of a Japanese editing/creating machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a connection diagram of each device shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the device shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of data to the display device in FIG. 3. FIG. 1... Keyboard device, 2... 1-line display device, 3... Layout display device, 4... Code memory (external memory), 5... Pattern memory (external memory), 6... Printer device, 7... Telephone, 8, 18, 28... Micro CPU, 9
, 19, 29... Internal memory, 11 to 16, 2
1-24...Interface, 25...
・・Character Generator, 41-43・・・・
・Bus line.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A first display means for displaying at least the last input character in characters such as kanji or hiragana, and a separate second display means of a type different from the first display means. Japanese text editing characterized in that the second display means is for displaying the arrangement of input characters and displays a greater number of symbols than the number of characters that can be displayed by the first display means. Creation machine. 2. A first display means for displaying at least the last input character in characters such as kanji or hiragana, and a separate second display means of a type different from the first display means, A Japanese text editing/creating machine characterized in that the display means displays a symbol corresponding to the input character and indicates the character arrangement of the page on which the character displayed on the first display means exists. 3. A first display means for displaying at least the last input character in characters such as kanji or hiragana, and a separate second display means of a type different from the first display means, The display means displays symbols corresponding to the input characters, indicates the arrangement of the input characters, has a character generator with a smaller capacity than the first display means, and has a displayable number of symbols. A Japanese text editing/creating machine characterized in that the number of characters is greater than the number of characters that can be displayed by the display means of item 1. 4. The Japanese text editing/creating machine according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the first display means is a one-line display. 5. The Japanese text editing/creating machine according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the first display means can also display operator guidance other than text.