CN102754145A - Character creation method, character creation device and typeface data - Google Patents

Abstract

Three basic typeface data (8) comprising a basic typeface character (11) having vertical line thickness and horizontal line thickness which relate to lines constituting a character are defined as thin-vertical thin-horizontal typeface data (8a), thick-vertical thin-horizontal typeface data (8b) and thick-vertical thick-horizontal typeface data (8d). A storage unit (7) stores the thin-vertical thin-horizontal typeface data (8a), thick-vertical thin-horizontal typeface data (8b) and thick-vertical thick-horizontal typeface data (8d) which have vertical line thickness data and horizontal line thickness data different from one another in the thickness such that in a virtual characteristic coordinate plane (V) composed from vertical line thicknesses and horizontal line thicknesses, connecting coordinate points A, B, D represented by the vertical thickness and horizontal thickness of each basic typeface (8) by a straight line will form a triangle. An input of a ratio of the vertical line thickness and a ratio of the horizontal line thickness is received, and a specified thickness typeface data (M3) of specified thickness is created using all of the basic typeface data (8) stored in the storage unit (7), on the basis of the thickness ratios inputted for each line.

Description

Character generating method, Word generating device and character font data

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of character generating method, Word generating device and character font data, be character generating method, Word generating device and the character font data of the font literal of the characteristics such as thickness of the thickness of specifying ordinate for example arbitrarily or horizontal line.

Background technology

In the past, be used for the font (font literal) of computing machine etc., be the deviser through each literal is carried out hand-written after, datumizing generates again.For the situation of Japanese, a kind of font has 10,000 words approximately, needs great amount of time and labour through hand-written singly this 10,000 word of handwork.And under the situation that generates the different font of the same race (being called type family) of thickness, the operation that generates the font literal of various thicknesses singly also quite bothers.

On the other hand, proposed through handling the printed images generation method (with reference to patent documentation 1) of literal thickness automatically.This method is that text image data is moved overlapping method with a unit.Thus, for different graph data of the thickness of character font datas such as literal or lines or radian etc., the various benchmark image data that need not to gather together enough can easily generate required printed image data.

But, move overlapping method with a unit, there is the problem of the aesthetic feeling of damaging literal.For example,, exist serif (う ろ こ) part to become big problem artificially,, have the fuzzy and problem that can't read of blank parts for the more literal of stroke number for Ming Dynasty's body literal.

In addition; For other method; The amount of movement that has also proposed to constitute main points through thickness and cutline font to stroke is as subsidiary condition; Calculate the moving direction of cutline font formation main points, and move cutline font formation main points, thereby change the character generating method (with reference to patent documentation 2) of thickness to the moving direction that this is calculated.

But this method exists and can only or attenuate the whole chap of literal, can't tackle the problem of user's trickle demand.In addition, shown in Figure 9 like this patent documentation 2, there are more or less factitious problems in shapes such as serif part or hook portion in thick literal or the thin literal.

And then font is according to utilizing mode, and its suitable thickness condition has nothing in common with each other.For example, for Ming Dynasty's body, literal be black or with the approaching color of black, on every side for white or with the situation of the approaching color of white under, the literal that horizontal line is thinner is recognized easily.On the contrary, literal be white or with the approaching color of white, on every side for black or with the situation of the approaching color of black under, the literal that horizontal line is thicker is recognized easily.

In addition; Font in the slide projector that on televisor, shows is Ming Dynasty's body, does not disappear for making horizontal line, and only wants under the situation with the horizontal line chap; Or want to stress ordinate and with the situation of ordinate chap etc., the various thickness conditions of environment to satisfy the demands of utilizing are arranged.

To this, the method for above-mentioned patent documentation 1,2 is irrelevant with in length and breadth, only carries out therefore the lines chap of literal, processing such as attenuate, corresponding to such environment that utilizes, can't fine be changed thickness by the utmost point.

The prior art document

Patent documentation

Patent documentation 1: the spy opens flat 9-281947 communique

Patent documentation 2: No. 3035141 communique of patent

Summary of the invention

The present invention in view of the above problems; Its purpose is to provide a kind of character generating method, Word generating device and character font data; They can be corresponding to the various environment that utilize, and easily generate the type family of characteristics such as thickness of thickness or the horizontal line of the ordinate that can change literal arbitrarily.

The invention is characterized in, will be defined as the 1st character font data, the 2nd character font data and the 3rd character font data by three character font datas that the font literal constitutes, this font literal has and relevant the 1st characteristic and the 2nd characteristic of lines that constitutes literal; To have said the 1st characteristic and said the 1st character font data of said the 2nd characteristic, said the 2nd character font data and the 3rd character font data that have nothing in common with each other is stored in the storage unit; In the imaginary characteristic coordinates plane that is made up of said the 1st characteristic and the 2nd characteristic, to form triangle, this triangle forms through the 1st characteristic and each represented characteristic coordinates point of the 2nd characteristic that straight line connects with said each character font data; Receive as to the 1st characteristic demand information of the demand of said the 1st characteristic with to the input of the 2nd characteristic demand information of the demand of said the 2nd characteristic; And, use all character font datas of in said storage unit, storing to generate the demand font literal corresponding with demand characteristics based on said the 1st characteristic demand information and the 2nd characteristic demand information.

Said the 1st characteristic and the 2nd characteristic can be the long and angle of shade of the shadow shadow long, shade of thickness and shade of thickness and angle of inclination (angle of inclination of italic), lines of thickness, the lines of thickness and the horizontal line of ordinate, thickness and the thickness of height of projection, height of projection and protrusion angle or deburring and the suitable characteristics such as thickness of hollow line of lines.

In addition, imaginary characteristic coordinates plane can be by representing the 1st characteristic at y direction and representing imaginary plane that the coordinate axis of the 2nd characteristic constitutes etc. in X direction.And, can on this imagination characteristic coordinates plane, dispose the 1st characteristic and each represented characteristic coordinates point of the 2nd characteristic by each character font data.

For example, the 1st characteristic is defined as the thickness exaggerated scale of ordinate, the 2nd characteristic is defined as the thickness exaggerated scale of horizontal line, constitute imaginary characteristic coordinates plane and dispose each characteristic coordinates point.Then, if configuration each character font data corresponding with each characteristic coordinates point, the general chart (with reference to Figure 12) of the font literal that the ordinate of stating after just can generating or the thickness of horizontal line are different.

According to the present invention, a kind of character generating method, Word generating device and character font data can be provided, they can be corresponding to the various environment that utilize, and easily generate the type family of characteristics such as thickness of thickness or the horizontal line of the ordinate that has at random changed literal.

As embodiment of the present invention; Its constituted mode can for: in said the 1st character font data, said the 2nd character font data and said the 3rd character font data; Use any two character font datas; Generate the middle font literal of a remaining character font data and said demand font literal, and use a said remaining character font data and said middle font literal to generate said demand font literal.

The generation of said demand font literal is through serving as font literal in the middle of the basis generates with two character font datas, and a font literal and a remaining character font data generate demand font literal in the middle of using; Or use the calculation formula of obtaining middle font literal and the calculation formula of obtaining demand font literal, from methods such as three character font datas directly generate, it can use the appropriate method of the notion of utilizing a middle font literal and a character font data and generate.

According to this embodiment, the demand font literal attractive in appearance that corresponding the 1st characteristic demand information of ability and the 2nd characteristic demand information provide shape can not blur.

In addition; As embodiment of the present invention; Its constituted mode can for: use two groups of character font datas that in said imaginary characteristic coordinates plane, constitute said leg-of-mutton two limits to generate and said the 1st characteristic demand information of said demand font literal or the corresponding middle font literal of a side of said the 2nd characteristic demand information; Thereby, and use font literal and the said the 2nd middle font literal generation said demand font literal corresponding in the middle of the said the 1st with other characteristic of said demand font literal as font literal in the middle of the 1st middle font literal, the 2nd.

Being generated as of said demand font literal generating in the middle of the 1st in the middle of the font literal and the 2nd behind the font literal regeneration demand font literal respectively; The calculation formula that perhaps uses the calculation formula obtain font literal in the middle of the 1st and the calculation formula of obtaining font literal in the middle of the 2nd and obtain demand font literal from these formula; From methods such as three character font datas directly generate, it can use the appropriate method of the notion of utilizing the 1st middle font literal and the 2nd middle font literal and generate.

According to this embodiment, the demand font literal attractive in appearance that corresponding the 1st characteristic demand information of ability and the 2nd characteristic demand information provide shape can not blur.

In addition; Character generating method of the present invention; It is characterized in that; To be little by 1st characteristic relevant and the 2nd characteristic is the 1st little the 2nd small font data that constitute of little font literal, is that big and said the 2nd characteristic is the 1st big the 2nd small font data that constitute of little font literal, is that little and said the 2nd characteristic is the 1st little the 2nd big font data that constitute of big font literal and is that big and said the 2nd characteristic is that the 1st big the 2nd big font data storage that constitutes of big font literal is in storage unit by said the 1st characteristic by said the 1st characteristic by said the 1st characteristic with the lines that constitute literal; Receive as to the 1st characteristic demand information of the demand of said the 1st characteristic with to the input of the 2nd characteristic demand information of the demand of said the 2nd characteristic; And, use all character font datas of in said storage unit, storing to generate the demand font literal corresponding with demand characteristics based on the 1st characteristic demand information and the 2nd characteristic demand information.

Said the 1st characteristic and the 2nd characteristic can be the long and angle of shade of the shadow shadow long, shade of thickness and shade of thickness and angle of inclination (angle of inclination of italic), lines of thickness, the lines of thickness and the horizontal line of ordinate, thickness and the thickness of height of projection, height of projection and protrusion angle or deburring and the suitable characteristics such as thickness of hollow line of lines.

According to the present invention, a kind of character generating method, Word generating device and character font data can be provided, they can the corresponding various environment that utilize, and easily generate the type family of characteristics such as thickness of thickness or the horizontal line of the ordinate that has at random changed literal.

As embodiment of the present invention; Its constituted mode can for: for a side of said the 1st characteristic or the 2nd characteristic; With the opposing party's characteristic is that little and big both generate the middle font literal corresponding with the characteristic demand information of importing respectively, as font literal in the middle of font literal in the middle of the little side and the big side; And then, use middle font literal of this little side and the middle font literal of big side to generate the demand font literal corresponding with said the opposing party's characteristic.

Being generated as of said demand font literal generating in the middle of the little side in the middle of the font literal and big side behind the font literal regeneration demand font literal respectively; Perhaps use the calculation formula of obtaining little side centre font literal to obtain the calculation formula of demand font literal with the calculation formula of obtaining the middle font literal of big side and from these formula; From methods such as four character font datas directly generate, it can use the appropriate method of utilizing the middle font literal of little side and the notion of the middle font literal of big side and generate.

Through this embodiment, the demand font literal attractive in appearance that corresponding the 1st characteristic demand information of ability and the 2nd characteristic demand information provide shape can not blur.

As embodiment of the present invention; Said each font literal is made up of point data; Said point data is to describe to constitute the set of point at edge of the inscape of literal; For all font literal of same literal, the quantity of said point is identical, and the each point in each character font data can constitute with the mode with corresponding relation.

Said point data can be the appropriate data that is made up of point coordinate and some kind.

According to this embodiment, the intermediate coordinate that calculation is obtained a little becomes easily, and can easily generate the font literal of the characteristic of corresponding the 1st characteristic demand information and the 2nd characteristic demand information.

In addition; As embodiment of the present invention; Be that big and said the 2nd characteristic is in the 1st big the 2nd big font data that constitute of big font literal by said the 1st characteristic, for if the shape of inscape is not out of shape from common shape, will filling gap and fuzzy specific character between a part of inscape; Possess the distortion that the shape that makes a part of inscape is out of shape and use a little, to prevent to fill the gap between the inscape; For being that little and said the 2nd characteristic is the said specific character in the 1st little the 2nd small font data that constitute of little font literal by said the 1st characteristic, possess keep inscape be shaped as common shape and with said distortion with the corresponding distortion corresponding point of point; For the said specific font in the remaining character font data, can possess said distortion with point or said distortion corresponding point.

According to this embodiment, for the demand font literal that generates, can be in the aesthetic feeling that keeps literal, prevent that blank between each inscape of literal is fuzzy and situation that literal can't be read.

In addition, as embodiment of the present invention, said each the font literal that can prepare a plurality of literal parts is respectively as the base font data, and can generate said demand font literal to all literal of these base font data.

According to this embodiment, can access demand font literal to all literal, the character font data that generates according to the 1st characteristic demand information and the 2nd characteristic demand information can be provided.

In addition, as embodiment of the present invention, said the 1st characteristic is the width of the ordinate of literal, and said the 2nd characteristic is the width of the horizontal line of literal.

According to this embodiment, can easily generate the font literal of the width of any width of having specified ordinate and horizontal line.Therefore; Can easily generate the font literal that utilizes fitness of environment relatively; For example, from being used for making the horizontal line chap and obtain being used for describing the font of white text, perhaps obtain being used for thicker font of the horizontal line of slide projector literal of televisor etc. in black matrix in the font that white background is described the black literal.

In addition, Word generating device of the present invention possesses: storage unit, this storage unit are stored three character font datas at least, and this character font data has and relevant the 1st characteristic and the 2nd characteristic of lines that constitutes literal; Input block, this input block receive as to the 1st characteristic demand information of the demand of said the 1st characteristic with to the input of the 2nd characteristic demand information of the demand of said the 2nd characteristic; And demand font literal generation unit; This demand font literal generation unit is based on the 1st characteristic demand information and the 2nd characteristic demand information; All character font datas that use is stored in said storage unit generate the demand font literal corresponding with demand characteristics.

According to the present invention, can automatically generate the font literal of required the 1st characteristic and the 2nd characteristic through calculation.

In addition, character font data of the present invention utilizes said character generating method to generate.

According to the present invention, the character font data of completion can be provided.

The invention effect

According to the present invention, a kind of character generating method, Word generating device and character font data can be provided, they can the corresponding various environment that utilize, and easily generate the type family of characteristics such as thickness of thickness or the horizontal line of the ordinate that changes literal arbitrarily.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the module map of the structure of expression Word generating device.

Fig. 2 is the key diagram of the various base font literal in the base font data, stored.

Fig. 3 is the key diagram of the data structure of base font literal.

Fig. 4 is the key diagram that generates the process of base font literal.

Fig. 5 is the difference key diagram of vertical thin horizontal thin font literal and vertical thick horizontal thin font literal.

Fig. 6 is the key diagram that the data method of formation of the font literal of having specified the ordinate width is described.

Fig. 7 is illustrated in the key diagram that other thickness between the base font literal changes.

Fig. 8 is the functional block diagram of Word generating device.

Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram of the operation of expression Word generating device.

Figure 10 is the key diagram of computing formula.

Figure 11 is the key diagram that generates the image of specifying thickness font literal from the base font literal.

Figure 12 is final font literal (the specifying thickness font literal) general chart of each thickness of completion.

Figure 13 is to use the key diagram of thickness distortion with the base font literal of point.

Figure 14 is final font literal (the specifying thickness font literal) general chart of each thickness of completion.

Figure 15 is the key diagram of the various base font literal of embodiment 2.

Figure 16 is the data structure show figure of the base font literal of embodiment 2.

Figure 17 is the key diagram of the use thickness distortion of embodiment 2 with the base font literal of point.

Figure 18 is the base font literal of embodiment 3 and the key diagram of final font literal (specifying thickness font literal).

Figure 19 is the key diagram of calculation method of the middle font literal of expression embodiment 3.

Figure 20 is the key diagram of the computing formula of embodiment 3.

Embodiment

Followingly an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to accompanying drawing.

Embodiment 1

Fig. 1 is the module map of the structure of expression Word generating device 1.

Word generating device 1 is a computing machine, possesses: input part 2; Display part 3; Medium handling part 4; Control part 5 and storage part 7.

Input part 2 is made up of input equipments such as keyboard or mouses, receives operating personnel's input.For the input content, ordinate width or the horizontal line width etc. that comprise literal generate the characteristic of literal.

Display part 3 is CRT monitor or LCD etc., images such as display text or figure.

4 pairs of mediums of medium handling part 9 are carried out data write.Medium 9 can be made up of suitable mediums such as CD-ROM or floppy disks.

Control part 5 has interim storage part 6, utilizes this interim storage part 6 to carry out various calculation processing or control and treatment.Calculation is handled and is comprised the processing that generates with the characteristic corresponding character of passing through input part 2 inputs.

Storage part 7 has been stored various data or program.Comprise 4 kinds of base font data 8 (8a to 8d) in the data of storage.These base font data 8 are made up of for these 4 kinds vertical thin horizontal thin character font data 8a, vertical thick horizontal thin character font data 8b, vertical thin horizontal boldface type data 8c and vertical thick horizontal boldface type data 8d.

Vertical thin horizontal thin character font data 8a is data of having gathered the font literal that ordinate is thin and horizontal line is thin of about 10,000 words.

Vertical thick horizontal thin character font data 8b is data of having gathered the font literal that ordinate is thin and horizontal line is thick of about 10,000 words.

Vertical thin horizontal boldface type data 8c is data of having gathered the font literal that ordinate is thick and horizontal line is thin of about 10,000 words.

Vertical thick horizontal boldface type data 8d is data of having gathered the font literal that ordinate is thick and horizontal line is thick of about 10,000 words.

Each about 10,000 words that constitute these base font data 8 are same text, through becoming the different font of thickness as the ordinate of the inscape that constitutes literal or the thickness of horizontal line etc.That is, the font of these four base font data 8 is thin (minimum) still thick (maximum) in the thickness (the 1st characteristic) of horizontal line, and the thickness of ordinate (the 2nd characteristic) is thin (minimum) or slightly (maximum) aspect has nothing in common with each other.

And Word generating device 1 is not limited to this structure, also can adopt the structure that possesses linkage interface or appropriate device such as Department of Communication Force or Printing Department.

Fig. 2 is the key diagram that explanation is stored in the various base font literal 11 (11a to 11d) in the base font data 8.

Base font literal 11 (11a to 11d) for a literal, is provided with vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a, indulges thick horizontal thin font literal 11b, vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c and indulges these four kinds of thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d according to the characteristic classification.

The ordinate that vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a is a literal is thin, and the data of thin this specific character of the horizontal line of literal.

The ordinate that vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b is a literal is thick, and the data of thin this specific character of the horizontal line of literal.

The ordinate that vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c is a literal is thin, and the data of thick this specific character of the horizontal line of literal.Should indulge thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c, owing to be the horizontal line literal thicker than ordinate, institute thinks common obsolete literal.

The ordinate that vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d is a literal is thick, and the data of thick this specific character of the horizontal line of literal.

Like this, prepare totally 4 kinds of base font literal 11 that the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of thickness (the 1st characteristic) and the horizontal line of ordinate has nothing in common with each other.Use this 4 kinds of base font literal 11, can generate the literal of any characteristic of thickness (the 2nd characteristic) between 4 kinds of base font literal 11 of thickness (the 1st characteristic) and the horizontal line of ordinate.

Fig. 3 is the key diagram of the data structure of explanation base font literal 11.The shape of Fig. 3 (A) expression literal and the configuration of point, Fig. 3 (B) expression shows the data of the point of this literal.

Comprise base font literal 11 interior; The character font data that in this embodiment, uses is made up of a plurality of inscapes 13 (element), and these inscapes are made up of the point data of representing with these 4 kinds of points of starting point, marginal point (エ Star ジ Port イ Application ト), curve point (カ one Block Port イ Application ト) and point of contact (タ Application ジ ユ Application ト Port イ Application ト) 14.

Inscape 13 is generated by a lines unit basically.For example, even, also be to constitute by the inscape of ordinate and these two inscapes of inscape of oblique line for the situation of a katakana of writing [レ].That is, even have only one,, just cut apart, as other inscape 13 in this bight if bending angle is arranged.[number] word with shown in Figure 2 is an example, as [woman] part of the key element of literal, is not by stroke number corresponding three but is made up of four corresponding inscapes 13 of line number.

In addition, these inscape 13 existing situation of separating fully with other inscape 13 also have with other inscape 13 overlapping and have a situation about overlapping.And at same literal, even inscape 13 is separated in the thinner font literal of the thickness of the thickness of ordinate or horizontal line, but when the thickness chap of the thickness of ordinate or horizontal line, inscape 13 can exist and overlaps.

Starting point is represented the beginning coordinate of the outline line of inscape 13.Through same coordinate other point ( point 15,20 in the illustrated example) is set, makes outline line closed in this starting point ( point 1,16 in the illustrated example).Therefore, on the coordinate of starting point, often there are two points.In addition, in starting point, do not have straight line or curve attribute, handle with attribute overlapping at same coordinate and that become the point of sink node.Usually, this sink node is a marginal point, and starting point is also handled as marginal point.

Marginal point representes to become the coordinate at angle of the outline line of inscape 13.This marginal point and marginal point in abutting connection with the time, and marginal point and point of contact in abutting connection with the time, with the outline line of depicting straight line.

Curve point is represented the coordinate of the sweep of outline line.Through describing a plurality of curve point, thereby describe complicated curve.

The marginal coordinate of outline line cathetus part and sweep is represented at the point of contact.One side's at point of contact abutment points must be a bending point, and the opposing party's abutment points must be marginal point or point of contact.Can describe from the line of straight line through this point of contact to the sweep smooth connection.

In point data 14 these kind is configured in the position of mutual correspondence in 4 kinds of base font literal of same text.That is, the distribution position of the starting point of the point data 14 of 4 kinds of base font literal 11, and from the order at the marginal point of this starting point continuity, curve point, point of contact and distribute the position all identical.Detailed content will be narrated with reference to Fig. 6 in the back.

Fig. 4 is the key diagram that explanation generates the process of base font literal 11.Fig. 4 (A) is the key diagram that explanation generates vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a, and Fig. 4 (B) is the key diagram that explanation generates vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d.

When generating base font literal 11, at first on grid sheet S, describe handwriting 10 by the deviser.Then, scan this handwriting, generate the digital editing of literal profile, generate the base font literal 11 that constitutes by 4 kinds of points along the profile of handwriting.

This project repeats all literal, generates 4 kinds of base font data 8.In case after generating base font data 8, to being contained in the confirming, revise of characteristic classification (vertical thin horizontal thin, vertical thick horizontal thin, vertical thin horizontal thick and vertical thick horizontal 4 thick specific characters) as the each several part of the key element of font or the conformability of radicals by which characters are arranged in traditional Chinese dictionaries etc.Carry out said affirmation and correction repeatedly, can improve the completeness of literal.

And then, in characteristic classification enterprising row group version outgoing inspection and various design review (check) (DR), revise as required.For example, though very attractive in appearance when singly seeing a word, when forming article side by side with other literal, may be in the position of literal or the aspects such as thickness of size, stroke destroy the balance of unified sense or concentration, therefore it is revised.This correction is exported the back affirmation repeatedly to about 30,000 kinds idiom and is revised.In addition, whether the article that actual output is formed is verified integral uniform, and is revised.

Through such engineering, generate totally 4 kinds of base font literal 11 that the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of the thickness (the 1st characteristic) of ordinate and horizontal line is different in the enterprising 4 kinds of base font data 8 gathering of having gone of characteristic classification.

In addition, when generating base font literal 11, carry out suitable consideration (time) according to literal through such operation.For example, for [unpolished rice] word shown in Fig. 4, if the vertical thin horizontal thin characteristic shown in Fig. 4 (A) even how stroke can not blur yet, is described than being easier to.But, if the vertical thick horizontal thick characteristic shown in Fig. 4 (B) if do not take in, then can occur the part of blacking because of bluring.

Therefore, as part enlarged and displayed among Fig. 4 (B), be provided with the thickness distortion with some 22d, 23d at ordinate key element 21d and the overlapping part of horizontal line key element 27 (D).That is, ordinate key element 21d is the thick and straight line in top, through with the overlapping part setting of horizontal line 27 (D) as the thickness distortion of marginal point with put a 22d, 23d attenuates its thickness.And the bottom with some 23d, attenuates the live width of ordinate key element 21d through the thickness distortion.

Thus, prevent that literal is fuzzy.That is, if ordinate key element 21d extends to the bottom of horizontal line key element 27 (D) with the thickness on the top of horizontal line key element 27 (D), will be overlapping with the some key element 25d of right side adjacency, the part that fills in the blanks makes literal fuzzy.But because make the thickness of bottom of ordinate key element 21d thinner than the ordinate key element 21d on the top of horizontal line key element 27 (D), therefore, ordinate key element 21d can be not overlapping with a key element 25d, can reserve the blank between ordinate key element 21d and the some key element 25d.Thus, literal can not blur, and can clearly read.

In addition, even change the thin horizontal thin font literal 11a of indulging of thickness, also in ordinate key element 21, be provided with the thickness distortion and use a some 22a, 23a with the overlapping part of horizontal line key element 27 (D) for need not shown in Fig. 4 (A).Though this thickness distortion is a marginal point with some 22a, 23a, the marginal point 24a transverse direction coordinate of end is identical in the outline line up and down of ordinate key element 21a.Therefore, ordinate key element 21a becomes the straight line that live width (thickness) does not change.

In this vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a; Even make the thickness of ordinate key element 21a identical in the upper and lower of horizontal line key element 27 (A); Ordinate key element 21a and some key element 25a can be not overlapping yet; But, in order in the back the literal of any thickness to be obtained font attractive in appearance through calculation, and appended the thickness distortion with a some 22a, 23a.

Like this, all base font literal 11 (11a to 11d) match with the font literal of counting maximum and have given point.Therefore, though when only showing this font literal, use less than point, also with the font literal of counting maximum in the kind of position or point of the point that exists consistently be provided with the thickness distortion and use a little.And the distortion of this thickness, is provided with said thickness distortion use a little, but does not just have setting in [number] word shown in figure 2 whether according to literal and different with the setting of point in [unpolished rice] word shown in Figure 4.

In addition, in vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a, do not describe with a 28a, but in vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d, describe with the overlapping mode of ordinate 29d that is close to a 28d with other inscape 13 overlapping modes.In this case, some 28d with the point of the some 28a equal number of vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a, and the attribute (starting point, marginal point, curve point, point of contact) of the point of correspondence described as same alike result.

As stated, base font literal 11 constitutes with the also identical mode of attribute (starting point, marginal point, curve point, point of contact) of the identical and corresponding point of counting in vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a, vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b, vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d any.Thus, guarantee that literal can not blur when the thickness of thickness that changes ordinate arbitrarily or horizontal line.

And; Ordinate key element 21c in vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c (with reference to after Figure 13 of stating) with vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a in the identical or essentially identical shape of ordinate key element 21a form, the thickness distortion with a some 22c, 23c (with reference to after Figure 13 of stating) be configured with the mode of the shape that can not influence ordinate key element 21c.

In addition; Ordinate key element 21b in vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b (with reference to after Figure 13 of stating) with vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d in the identical or essentially identical shape of ordinate key element 21d form, through the thickness distortion with a some 22b, 23b (with reference to after Figure 13 of stating) so that the different mode of thickness up and down of ordinate key element 21b be configured.

Fig. 5 is the key diagram of vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a of explanation and the difference of vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b, and Fig. 6 is the key diagram of the generation method of the lteral data of explanation ordinate width between vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a and vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b.In this example, use [number] word to describe.

Vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b shown in vertical thin horizontal carefully font literal 11a shown in Fig. 5 (A) and Fig. 5 (B) is with the literal that thickness (horizontal line width) is identical and thickness (ordinate width) ordinate the is different generation of horizontal line.

Fig. 5 (C) is the figure that vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a and vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b is piled up expression.Therefrom can clearly be seen that the difference of vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a and vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b.

Here; Shown in Fig. 5 C; When the ordinate that makes formation [number] word (line longitudinally) chap, with its consistently, position and size and the shape of some key element 15a, 15b; The position of serif part 16a, 16b and size and shape, each inscape 13 such as the angle of oblique line key element 17a, 17b and shape is all carried out various fine settings.

For example, as enlarging expression among Fig. 5 (D), the position of the some key element 15a of vertical relatively thin horizontal thin font literal 11a, the position of the some key element 15b of vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b itself is moved to the left.This be for, when the ordinate key element 18a of vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a broadens as the live width of the ordinate key element 18b of vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b, when preventing that will put key element 15b in original position describes very slightly, owing to the overlapping literal that makes blurs.

Like this, be not only merely with the ordinate chap of inscape 13 (promptly laterally becoming big), also carry out moving of position, thereby guarantee that literal can not blur, and adjust to such an extent that seem attractive in appearance.

Like this, 4 kinds of base font data 8 that thickness is different seem literal attractive in appearance separately in order to form in each font, are made up of the font literal that has carried out fine setting.These 4 kinds of base font data 8 whichsoever all generate with the mode that is contained in literal generation region R, can not generate region R from literal and emerge.Therefore, the font character arranging of identical type worked being used as article when showing, the overlapping or highly uneven situation of adjacent font literal can not occur, can show very attractive in appearancely.

Indulge thin horizontal thin font literal 11a and indulge thick horizontal thin font literal 11b through what such mode constituted; Shown in Fig. 5 (E); Even the thickness of ordinate changes between vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b at vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a, also can obtain font literal attractive in appearance.

The literal of thickness between certain font literal and other font literal generates as follows like this.

At first, each font literal constitutes with the consistent and corresponding mode of the quantity of inscape 13.

That Fig. 6 (A) representes is some key element 15a, the 15b of one of inscape 13.As shown in the figure, the quantity of the some sequence number (illustrated 1 to 17) of the point of the performance inscape 13 of some key element 15a, 15b is consistent with some kind (starting point, marginal point, curve point, point of contact), has only the coordinate of each point different.

Promptly; For vertical thin horizontal carefully font literal 11a and vertical thick horizontal carefully some key element 15a, the 15b of the common inscape of font literal 11b as diverse font literal; The distribution locations of starting point (point 1 among Fig. 6 (A)) is all in the bight, upper end, and bending point (point 2 to 15 among Fig. 6 (A)) and marginal point ( point 16,17 among Fig. 6 (A)) are gone up according to identical order assignment in identical direction (CW among Fig. 6 (A)) with identical quantity thus.

Here, the point data 14b of the some key element 15b of the vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b of Fig. 6 (D) expression, the point data 14a of the some key element 15a of the vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a of Fig. 6 (E) expression.

Based on this point data 14a, 14b, shown in Fig. 6 (B), choose the intermediate point MP that is in the required ratio between the corresponding point.In embodiment illustrated with mid-point (vertical thin horizontal thin: vertical thick horizontal thin=1:1) as the required ratio of operating personnel's appointment.

Then, order and some kind and some key element 15a, the identical state of 15b maintenance with a sequence number only are transformed to intermediate point MP with coordinate figure, thus the some key element 15m of thickness in the middle of accomplishing.Shown in Fig. 6 F, the point data 14m of this key element 15m, the order of some sequence number and some kind and some key element 15a, 15b are identical, and coordinate figure is the intermediate value of a key element 15a, 15b.

Fig. 7 is illustrated in the key diagram that other thickness changes between the base font literal 11.Here, show illustrated in fig. 5 from indulging thin horizontal thin font literal 11a to the example beyond the thickness variation the vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c.

The vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a of Fig. 7 (A) expression, the vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c of Fig. 7 (B) expression, Fig. 7 (C) representes they overlapping demonstrations.Through generating the font literal of thickness between this vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a and vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c, thereby as Fig. 7 (D) shown in, can generate ordinate carefully and the different font literal of thickness of horizontal line.

The vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b of Fig. 7 (E) expression, the vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d of Fig. 7 (F) expression, Fig. 7 (G) representes they overlapping demonstrations.Through generating the font literal of thickness between this vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d, thereby as Fig. 7 (H) shown in, can generate ordinate slightly and the different font literal of thickness of ordinate.

The vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c of Fig. 7 (I) expression, the vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d of Fig. 7 (J) expression, Fig. 7 K representes they overlapping demonstrations.Through generating the font literal of thickness between said vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d, thereby as Fig. 7 (L) shown in, can generate ordinate slightly and the different font literal of thickness of ordinate.

The functional block diagram of the Word generating device 1 when Fig. 8 is the font literal of the expression ordinate thickness and the horizontal line thickness that generate appointment.The font literal generation 5b of portion, horizontal stroke slightly were listed as the middle font literal generation 5c of portion, the final font literal generation 5d of portion, full text word part repetition 5e of portion and completion font efferent 5f in the middle of thickness specifying part 5a in the diagram, horizontal stroke carefully were listed as, and all represented the functional module of control part 5.

Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram of control part 5 executable operations of expression Word generating device 1.

At first, the control part 5 of Word generating device 1 receives the thickness of the ordinate of being imported by input part 2 and the thickness (step S1) of horizontal line through thickness specifying part 5a.At this moment, the thickness (horizontal line width) of thickness of ordinate (ordinate width) and horizontal line is with inputs such as ratios.

Control part 5 is through the font literal generation 5b of portion in the middle of the horizontal thin row; Use thin vertical thin horizontal thin character font data 8a of horizontal line and vertical thick horizontal thin character font data 8b, generate the corresponding font literal of thickness ratio (font literal M1 in the middle of the horizontal thin row) (step S2) of the ordinate of thickness and said thickness specifying part 5a appointment.At this moment, control part 5 obtains the font literal of corresponding literal with reference to thin horizontal thin character font data 8a of indulging of storage part 7 and vertical slightly horizontal thin character font data 8b.Then, use formula 1 shown in Figure 10 generates the middle font literal of horizontal thin row M1.Here, font literal M1 is meant that the thin and ordinate width of horizontal line width is the middle font literal of the width of designated ratio in the middle of the so-called horizontal thin row.

This formula 1 deducts the coordinate HbWs of vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b from the coordinate HsWs of vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a; And will the value of calculating with as the thickness of ordinate and the ratio of appointment; Be that ordinate thickness ratio Ph multiplies each other; And will the value of calculating and the coordinate HbWs addition of vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b, thereby obtain font literal M1 in the middle of the horizontal thin row.

Font literal M1 in the middle of the horizontal thin row of obtaining the coordinate of each point like this and calculating shown in Figure 11 A, is that the thickness of ordinate is thin font literal for the thickness of specifying thickness and horizontal line, in interim storage part 6, stores temporarily.

Control part 5 is through the font literal generation 5c of portion in the middle of the horizontal thick row; Use thick vertical thin horizontal boldface type data 8c of horizontal line and vertical thick horizontal boldface type data 8d, generate the corresponding font literal of thickness ratio (step S3) of the ordinate of thickness and said thickness specifying part 5a appointment.At this moment, control part 5 obtains the font literal of corresponding literal with reference to the vertical thin horizontal boldface type data 8c of storage part 7 and vertical thick horizontal boldface type data 8d.Then, use formula 2 shown in Figure 10 generates the middle font literal of horizontal thick row M2.Here, font literal M2 is meant that the thick and ordinate width of horizontal line width is the middle font literal of the width of designated ratio in the middle of the so-called horizontal thick row.

This formula 2 deducts the coordinate HbWb of vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d from the coordinate HsWb of vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c; And will the value of calculating with as the thickness of ordinate and the ratio of appointment; Be that ordinate thickness ratio Ph multiplies each other; And will the value of calculating and the coordinate HbWb addition of vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d, thereby obtain font literal M2 in the middle of the horizontal thick row.

Font literal M2 in the middle of the horizontal thick row of obtaining the coordinate of each point like this and calculating shown in Figure 11 B, is that the thickness of ordinate is thick font literal for the thickness of specifying thickness and horizontal line, in interim storage part 6, stores temporarily.

The middle font literal of horizontal thin row M1 that control part 5 uses generate and the middle font literal of horizontal thick row M2 generate final font literal (step S4) through the final font literal generation 5d of portion.At this moment, the middle font literal of the thin row of the horizontal stroke M1 of the interim storage part 6 of control part 5 references obtains corresponding middle font literal with the middle font literal of the thick row of horizontal stroke M2.Then, use formula shown in Figure 10 3 to generate and specify thickness font literal.Here, so-called horizontal line width of specifying thickness font literal to be meant width that is designated ratio and ordinate width also are the font literal of the completion of the width of designated ratio.

The coordinate Ms of font literal M1 deducted the coordinate Mb of the middle font literal of horizontal thick row M2 in the middle of this formula 3 carefully was listed as from horizontal stroke; And will the value of calculating with as the thickness of horizontal line and the ratio of appointment; Be that horizontal line thickness ratio Pw multiplies each other; And with the coordinate Mb addition of font literal M2 in the middle of the value of calculating and the horizontal thick row, thereby obtain the coordinate Z that specifies thickness font literal.

The appointment thickness font literal of obtaining the coordinate of each point like this and accomplishing; Shown in Figure 11 C; The thickness that is ordinate is to specify the thickness of thickness and horizontal line also for specifying the font literal of thickness, in interim storage part 6, stores as appointment thickness character font data M3 temporarily.

Control part 5 turns back to the middle font literal of the horizontal thin row generation 5b of portion (step S5: not) through full text word part repetition 5e of portion with processing procedure; Till to all literal (about 10,000 words) end process; After the processing that finishes all literal (step S5: be), the appointment thickness character font data M3 that accomplishes is exported (step S6) through accomplishing font efferent 5f.

Said output can be adopted and be presented at display part 3 (with reference to Fig. 1) or be stored in the medium 9 or be stored in suitable output intents such as storage part 7 through medium handling part 4.

And; In this embodiment, adopt in the middle of use formula 1 to formula 3 interim the generations structure of the final font literal of regeneration behind the font literal, but also can adopt the structure of utilizing the formula 4 of Figure 10 for example directly to generate final font literal (specifying thickness character font data M3) from vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a, vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b, vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d.In this case, also can access the font literal of any thickness same attractive in appearance.And, formula 4 substitution formula 1, formula 2 and obtain in formula 3.

Structure and operation through above explanation; Character generating method (literal working method) and Word generating device 1 can be provided; Its corresponding various environment that utilize can easily generate the appointment thickness character font data M3 of thickness of thickness or horizontal line that (production) at random change the ordinate in the literal as type family.

Since be after horizontal thin row middle font literal M1 of four base font data of use, 8 generations and the middle font literal of horizontal thick row M2, regeneration appointment thickness character font data M3, therefore, the final font literal attractive in appearance that can provide shape can not blur.

Promptly; Shown in the final font literal guide look key diagram among Figure 12; Use be positioned at the diagram upper left corner vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a, be positioned at the diagram lower left corner vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b, be positioned at the vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c in the diagram upper right corner and be positioned at the vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d that illustrates the lower right corner, can at random generate ordinate thickness and horizontal line thickness between the font literal between them with shape attractive in appearance.

In addition, owing to represent base font literal 11, therefore, can easily carry out through calculation and between the point of each base font literal 11, carry out the process that interpolation is obtained appointment thickness character font data M3 through point data.

In addition, all consistent for counting of four base font literal 11 of a literal, and also each point is corresponding each other; And then; The point kind of corresponding point is also all consistent, and therefore, only the calculating through coordinate figure just can easily obtain the final font literal that thickness changes.

In addition, for the many literal of stroke number etc., owing to be provided with the thickness distortion in a part of literal with point 22 (22a to 22d), 23 (23a to 23d); Therefore; Even for thick literal, also can keep the unambiguous state of literal, and obtain the literal attractive in appearance of any thickness.

For example, for [unpolished rice] word as shown in figure 13, in the vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c of the vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a of Figure 13 (A) and Figure 13 (C), possessed when only representing this literal and a unwanted thickness distortion 22a, 23a, 22c, 23c.And, in the vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d of the vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b of Figure 13 (B) and Figure 13 (D), possessed and change the thickness of ordinate and prevent that the fuzzy thickness distortion of blank parts from using a 22b, 23b, 22d, 23d.

Thus, shown in figure 14, in any case specify the thickness and the thickness of horizontal line of ordinate, the blank parts that can both obtain literal is not blured, and the font literal attractive in appearance that keeps the shape as the shape of literal.

In addition; Because the thickness distortion is arranged in the inscape and inscape (in embodiment illustrated, being ordinate key element 21a, 21d and horizontal line key element 27a, 27d) lap of literal with point 22,23; Therefore; Even at random specify ordinate thickness or horizontal line thickness, can prevent that also thickness distortion from going to outside the overlapping part of inscape and the inscape of literal with point 22,23.Therefore, can not become factitious shape, the literal of shape attractive in appearance can be provided all the time.

In addition, specify thickness character font data M3, can generate and the thickness of the ordinate of appointment and the corresponding character font data of thickness of horizontal line, and carry and to supply this character font data because all literal generated.

In addition, when the client who for example sees the example of the surplus that white background is used proposes to want to generate the demand of the wrongly written or mispronounced character that black matrix uses, can be easily and generate and provide the thick slightly literal of width of horizontal line at short notice.

Like this, prepare the common horizontal line vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c thicker that can not use, and use and to perform calculations by vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c, thereby can provide which kind of thickness font all attractive in appearance than ordinate.

Embodiment 2

Below; She embodiment 1 of Michael Carruth form (イ カ Le ス Off オ one マ Star ト) through SPL performance curve is different with having used, and has used the embodiment 2 that shows the PostScript form (Port ス ト ス Network リ プ ト Off オ Application ト) of curve through Bezier (Bezier Curve) to describe.

This embodiment 2 is except the data form of expression (format) of base font data 8 and base font literal 11 difference, and the structure of Word generating device 1 is all identical with calculation, therefore, omits its detailed description.

In this case, shown in the key diagram of the base font literal 11 of Figure 15, prepare vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a, vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b, vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c and vertical thick these 4 kinds of base fonts of horizontal boldface type literal 11d.They are identical with embodiment 1, have generated the thinnest font and the thickest font of thickness of ordinate, font and the thickest font that the thickness of horizontal line is the thinnest.And in this embodiment 2, each base font literal 11 (11a to 11d) is to have used the PostScript form performance of Bezier.

Figure 16 is the key diagram of data structure of the base font literal 11 of explanation PostScript character font data.The shape of Figure 16 (A) expression literal and the configuration of point, the data of the point of this literal of Figure 16 (B) expression performance.The concrete example of Figure 16 (C) expression data, wherein, the C of some content representes universe point (カ レ Application ト Port Application ト), S representes the reference mark, the numeral coordinate.

Comprise base font literal 11 and be made up of a plurality of inscapes 13 (element) at the lteral data that this interior embodiment uses, this inscape is made up of the point data 14 through universe point and these 2 kinds of some performances of reference mark.

Inscape 13 is identical with embodiment 1, is generated by a line unit basically.

Universe point representes to be positioned at the coordinate on the outline line.Can become the angle, also can become the boundary line of straight line and curve, also can become the change point of curve.

The reference mark is the point as the benchmark of the profile curvature of a curve of control inscape 13.This reference mark is not positioned at the outline line of inscape 13 usually.

The kind of these points in the point data 14 is disposed at the position of mutual correspondence in 4 kinds of base font literal 11 for identical literal.That is the point data 14 of 4 kinds of base font literal 11, as the distribution locations of the initial universe point of starting point and all identical from the order and the distribution locations at the universe point of this universe point continuity and reference mark.

Under situation about constituting like this, can be through obtaining identical effect with embodiment 1 identical operations.That is, can be based on the coordinate of universe point or the coordinate at reference mark, use the calculation formula that is illustrated with reference to Figure 10 to obtain in the middle of the horizontal thin row font literal M2 in the middle of font literal M1 and the horizontal thick row, and then obtain and specify thickness character font data M3.

In addition, shown in figure 17, have thickness distortion literal with a some 22a, 23a, 22d, 23d, also can be through obtaining the literal attractive in appearance of any thickness with embodiment 1 identical processing.

Embodiment 3

Below, to inequality, and used the embodiment 3 of 3 kinds of final font literal of base font literal 11 generations (specifying thickness character font data M3) to describe with embodiment 1 that has used 4 kinds of base font literal 11 and embodiment 2.

Embodiment 3 relative embodiment 1 and embodiment 2, the base font literal 11 of use is 3 kinds, and the structure of Word generating device 1 and calculation method difference.And, in embodiment 3, the part among Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 is replaced and described.

Particularly; In the structure of Word generating device shown in Figure 81; Horizontal stroke carefully is listed as the middle font literal generation 5b of portion as the 1st middle font literal generation 5b of portion, and the font literal generation 5c of portion described in the middle of the font literal generation 5c of portion replaced with the 2nd in the middle of horizontal stroke slightly was listed as.And; Font literal generation 5b of portion and the middle font literal of the horizontal slightly row generation 5c of portion were identical in the middle of the font literal generation 5c of portion was listed as with horizontal stroke is thin in the middle of the font literal generation 5b of portion and the 2nd in the middle of the 1st; Be the part of font literal in the middle of generating, just calculation method is different, is identical on function.

And then; In Fig. 9 of process flow diagram of the operation of expression Word generating device; Horizontal stroke carefully is listed as middle font literal generates step (step S2) as the 1st middle font literal generation step, font literal generation step described in the middle of font literal generation step (step S3) replaced with the 2nd in the middle of horizontal stroke slightly was listed as.And slightly the middle font literal generation of row step was identical for font literal generation step and horizontal stroke in the middle of font literal generation step and horizontal stroke carefully were listed as in the middle of the 1st middle font literal generation step and the 2nd, be the step of the middle font literal of generation, but its calculation method was different.

In addition; Figure 18 representes the base font literal 11 and the key diagram of specifying thickness character font data M3 (specifying thickness font literal) of embodiment 3; Figure 19 representes the key diagram of calculation method of the middle font literal of embodiment 3, and Figure 20 representes the key diagram of the computing formula of embodiment 3.

For base font literal 11, shown in figure 18, prepare vertical thin horizontal carefully font literal 11a, vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b and indulge these 3 kinds of thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d.They are identical with embodiment 1 or embodiment 2, are to serve as that the basis generates with the thinnest literal of the thickness of ordinate and the thickest literal, the thinnest literal and the thickest literal of thickness of horizontal line.

Thickness (the 1st characteristic) to using this 3 kinds of base font literal 11 to generate ordinates is 28.6%, and the thickness of horizontal line (the 2nd characteristic) is that the situation of 75% appointment thickness character font data M3 describes.

At first; In the step S1 of Fig. 9; When the thickness (the 1st characteristic) that receives the appointment ordinate of being imported by input part 2 through thickness specifying part 5a is 28.6%; When the thickness of horizontal line (the 2nd characteristic) is 75% thickness; The font literal generation 5b of portion in the middle of control part 5 passes through the 1st uses ordinate thick thin font literal 11b of vertical thick horizontal stroke and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d, and the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of utilizing formula shown in Figure 20 5 to generate corresponding horizontal line is 75% the 1st middle font literal (omitting diagram) (step S2).

This formula 5 deducts the coordinate HbWs of vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b from the coordinate HbWb of vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d; And will the value of calculating with as the thickness of horizontal line and the ratio of appointment; Be that horizontal line thickness ratio Pw multiplies each other; And will the value of calculating and the coordinate HbWs addition of vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b, thereby font literal in the middle of obtaining the 1st.

The 1st middle font literal of obtaining the coordinate of each point like this and calculating is that the thickness of horizontal line is thick font literal for the thickness of specifying thickness and ordinate, in interim storage part 6, is storing temporarily.

Then; Control part 5 is through the font literal generation 5c of portion in the middle of the 2nd, and using vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d to generate with the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of horizontal line is font literal (omission illustrates) (step S3) in the middle of 75% the corresponding the 2nd.

When generating in the middle of the 2nd the font literal, the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of thickness of ordinate (the 1st characteristic) and horizontal line can be obtained with following method.

At first, suppose in the thickness (the 1st characteristic) of y axle (longitudinal axis) direction indication ordinate and represent the coordinate axis of the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of horizontal line to constitute the imaginary characteristic coordinates plane V shown in Figure 19 (A) at the x direction of principal axis.

Then; On this imagination characteristic coordinates plane V, based on the thickness (the 1st characteristic) of ordinate and the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of horizontal line, the coordinate points A (0 of the vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a of configuration expression; 0), the coordinate points B (0 of the vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b of expression; 100), the coordinate points Q (75,28.6) of thickness character font data M3 is specified in the coordinate points D (100,100) of the vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d of expression and expression.

In said imaginary characteristic coordinates plane; When connecting coordinate points A, B, D with straight line respectively, by the straight line A-B that connects coordinate points A and coordinate points B, be connected coordinate points B and coordinate points D straight line B-D, reach the straight line A-D that is connected coordinate points A and coordinate points D and form triangle.

And the straight line A-D denotation coordination point A and the coordinate points D that connect coordinate points A and coordinate points D have correlationship, and can be with 1 relational expression performance.That is, use the thin font literal 11a of vertical carefully horizontal stroke can obtain from this 1 relational expression with the thickness of the ordinate of the 2nd middle font literal of vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d generation and the thickness of horizontal line.

So the intersection point of straight line and straight line B-D that will specify the coordinate points Q of thickness character font data M3 and be parallel to the y axle through expression is as intersection point P1, will be through coordinate points Q and the intersection point of straight line and straight line A-D that is parallel to the y axle as intersection point P2.

That is, said intersection point P1 representes to use the 1st middle font literal that vertical thick horizontal thin character font data 11b corresponding with the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of the horizontal line of appointment thickness character font data M3 through input part 2 inputs and vertical thick horizontal boldface type data 11d generate.Likewise, intersection point P2 representes to use the 2nd middle font literal of thin font literal 11a of vertical carefully horizontal stroke and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d generation.

Therefore, can calculate the thickness (the 1st characteristic) of the ordinate of font literal in the middle of the 2nd from 1 relational expression that connects coordinate points A and coordinate points D on the imaginary characteristic coordinates plane V.

Like this; Control part 5 is based on the thickness (the 1st characteristic) of the ordinate of the 2nd middle font literal of calculating and the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of horizontal line; Use thin font literal 11b of vertical thick horizontal stroke and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d, utilize formula shown in Figure 20 6 to generate the 2nd middle font literal.

This formula 6 deducts the coordinate HsWs of vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a from the coordinate HbWb of vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d; And will the value of calculating with as the thickness of horizontal line and the ratio of appointment; Be that horizontal line thickness ratio Pw multiplies each other; And will the value of calculating and the coordinate HsWs addition of vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a, thereby font literal in the middle of obtaining the 2nd.

The 2nd middle font literal of obtaining the coordinate of each point like this and calculating is that the thickness of horizontal line is thick font literal for the thickness of specifying thickness and ordinate, in interim storage part 6, is storing temporarily.

Control part 5 uses the 1st middle font literal and the 2nd middle font literal that generates, and generates final font literal (step S4) through the final font literal generation 5d of portion.At this moment, the font literal obtains corresponding middle font literal in the middle of the 1st middle font literal and the 2nd of the interim storage part 6 of control part 5 references.Then, the thickness of using formula shown in Figure 20 7 to generate ordinates be 75% and the thickness of horizontal line be 28.6% appointment thickness font literal (specifying thickness character font data M3).

This formula 7 deducts the coordinate M4 of font literal in the middle of the 1st from the coordinate M5 of the 2nd middle font literal; And will the value of calculating with as the thickness of ordinate and the ratio of appointment; Be that ordinate thickness ratio Ph multiplies each other; And will the value of calculating divided by the thickness ratio Pm of the ordinate of font literal in the middle of the 2nd, again will the value of calculating and the 1st in the middle of the coordinate M4 addition of font literal, thereby obtain the coordinate Z that specifies thickness font literal.

And disposal route after this is identical with embodiment 1 and embodiment 2, therefore, omits explanation.

Like this, be under 3 kinds the situation in base font data 11, the corresponding various environment that utilize also can easily generate the type family of thickness characteristic of thickness or horizontal line of the ordinate of any change literal.

And then; Generate two middle font literal from 3 kinds of base font literal 11; And utilize the calculation method and the calculation formula of the notion of font literal in the middle of these two through use, the final font literal attractive in appearance that can not blur with the thickness corresponding shape of the thickness of the ordinate of input part 2 inputs and horizontal line can be provided.

And; Though with the calculation method of the foregoing description 3 and calculation formula as generate two centre font literal from 3 kinds of base font literal 11; And the font literal generates the method for specifying thickness character font data M3 in the middle of using these two; But in embodiment 3,, also have from 3 kinds of base font literal 11 to generate a middle font literal as other calculation method and calculation formula; And, utilize Figure 19 (B) that this is detailed below from this middle font literal and the method that thickness character font data M3 are specified in 11 generations of base font literal.

Under the situation that be 28.6% in the thickness (the 1st characteristic) that generates aforesaid ordinate, the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of horizontal line is 75% appointment thickness character font data M3; Shown in Figure 19 (B); The coordinate points A of the vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a of expression on the imagination characteristic coordinates plane V and the coordinate points D of the vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d of expression have the correlationship that 1 relational expression is represented, this point is identical with aforementioned content.

And then, from connected the straight line B-Q of the coordinate points B that representes vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b and the coordinate points Q that representes to specify thickness character font data M3 with straight line, can find out that coordinate points B and coordinate points Q also have the correlationship that 1 relational expression is represented.

With the intersection point of the straight line A-D that connects coordinate points A and coordinate points D and the straight line B-Q that is connected coordinate points B and coordinate points Q as intersection point P3.

This intersection point P3 representes to use vertical thin horizontal carefully font literal 11a and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d vertical slightly horizontal thin font literal 11b that generates and the 3rd middle font literal (omitting diagram) of specifying thickness character font data M3.

Therefore; The thickness (the 1st characteristic) of the ordinate of font literal and the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of horizontal line in the middle of the 3rd can be calculated from 1 relational expression of the correlationship of 1 relational expression of the correlationship of the coordinate points A that representes imaginary characteristic coordinates plane V and coordinate points D and denotation coordination point B and coordinate points Q.

Like this; Control part 5 is based on the thickness (the 1st characteristic) of the ordinate of the 3rd middle font literal of calculating and the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of horizontal line; Use thin font literal 11a of vertical thin horizontal stroke and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d, use formula shown in Figure 20 8 to generate the 3rd middle font literal.

This formula 8 deducts the coordinate HbWb of vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d from the coordinate HsWs of vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a; And will the value of calculating with the 3rd in the middle of the ordinate thickness ratio Pm of font literal multiply each other; With the coordinate HbWb addition of the value of calculating with vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d, thus font literal in the middle of obtaining the 3rd.

Obtain the coordinate of each point like this and calculate the 3rd in the middle of the font literal, be that the thickness through specifying the horizontal line that thickness generates is thick font literal for the thickness of thin and ordinate, in interim storage part 6, storing temporarily.

Control part 5 uses the 3rd middle font literal and vertical thick horizontal carefully font literal 11b that generates like this; Through the final font literal generation 5d of portion, the thickness of utilizing formula shown in Figure 20 9 to generate ordinates be 75% and the thickness of horizontal line be 28.6% appointment thickness font literal (specifying thickness character font data M3).

This formula 9 deducts the coordinate HbWs of vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b from the coordinate M6 of the 3rd middle font literal; And will the value of calculating with as the thickness of ordinate and the ratio of appointment; Be that ordinate thickness ratio Ph multiplies each other; And will the value of calculating divided by the thickness ratio Pm of the ordinate of font literal in the middle of the 3rd, again will the value of calculating and the coordinate HbWs addition of vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b, thus obtain the coordinate Z of appointment thickness font literal.

Like this; Font literal in the middle of can generating one from 3 kinds of base font literal 11; And from said in the middle of one font literal and a base font literal 11 generate and specify thickness character font data M3, the final font literal attractive in appearance that can not blur with the thickness corresponding shape of the thickness of the ordinate of input part 2 inputs and horizontal line can be provided.

And; Base font literal 11 is not limited to above-mentioned 3 kinds; So long as on imaginary characteristic coordinates plane V, 3 kinds of base font literal 11 that are configured and form when connecting with straight line respectively the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of leg-of-mutton thickness (the 1st characteristic) with different ordinates and horizontal line based on the thickness (the 2nd characteristic) of the thickness (the 1st characteristic) of ordinate and horizontal line get final product.

As stated, use 3 kinds or 4 kinds of base font literal 11 and use in middle the font literal that base font literal 11 generates, any two the font literal in the middle of re-using in the font literal generate appointment thickness character font data M3.

The corresponding relation of structure of the present invention and said embodiment is:

Input block of the present invention is corresponding with the input part 2 of embodiment;

Below identical ground,

Final font literal generation unit is corresponding with control part 5;

The font literal is corresponding with the middle font literal of the horizontal thin row generation 5b of portion in the middle of the little side;

The font literal generation 5c of portion was corresponding in the middle of the font literal was listed as with horizontal stroke is thick in the middle of the big side;

Storage unit is corresponding with storage part 7;

Base font data and the 1st to 3 character font data are corresponding with base font data 8 and base font literal 11;

The 1st little the 2nd small font data are corresponding with vertical thin horizontal thin character font data 8a and vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a;

The 1st big the 2nd small font data are corresponding with vertical thick horizontal thin character font data 8b and vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b;

The 1st little the 2nd big font data are corresponding with vertical thin horizontal boldface type data 8c and vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c;

The 1st big the 2nd big font data are corresponding with vertical thick horizontal boldface type data 8d and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d;

Inscape and inscape 13 (some key element 15a, 15b, 25a, 25b, oblique line key element 17a, 17b, ordinate key element 18a, 18b, 21a, 21d, horizontal line key element 27a, 27d) correspondence;

Distortion is corresponding with a 22b, 23b, 22d, 23d with point and thickness distortion;

The distortion of distortion corresponding point and thickness is corresponding with putting a 22a, 23a, 22c, 23c;

Characteristic coordinates point and coordinate points A, coordinate points B, coordinate points D are corresponding;

Character font data is corresponding with appointment thickness character font data M3;

The 1st characteristic is corresponding with the thickness of ordinate;

The 2nd characteristic is corresponding with the thickness of horizontal line;

The 1st characteristic demand information is corresponding with the thickness ratio of ordinate;

The 2nd characteristic demand information is corresponding with the thickness ratio of horizontal line;

Demand font literal is corresponding with final font literal;

Though said specific character is corresponding with [unpolished rice] word, the present invention also only is not limited to the structure of above-mentioned embodiment, can access numerous embodiments.

For example, also have the 3 kinds of base font literal 11 that use from embodiment 3 to generate vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c, the calculation method through embodiment 1 generates the method for specifying thickness character font data M3 then.

Particularly, on the imaginary characteristic coordinates plane V shown in Figure 19 (A), with the mid point of the straight line A-D that connects coordinate points A and coordinate points D as mid point H.This mid point H representes to use the 4th middle font literal (omitting diagram) of thin font literal 11a of vertical carefully horizontal stroke and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d generation.

At this, control part 5 uses thin font literal 11a of vertical thin horizontal stroke and vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d, generates the 4th middle font literal through formula shown in Figure 20 10.

And; Since said in the middle of the 4th the font literal be the mid point H of the straight line A-D of connection coordinate points A and coordinate points D on the imaginary characteristic coordinates plane V shown in Figure 19 (A); Therefore, the thickness of the thickness of ordinate and horizontal line is the intermediate value of vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a and the line weight of vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d.

This formula 10 deducts the coordinate HbWb of vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11d from the coordinate HsWs of vertical thin horizontal thin font literal 11a, and will the value of calculating divided by 2, again will the value of calculating and the coordinate HbWb addition of vertical thick horizontal boldface type literal 11b, thus obtain the 4th middle font literal.

Then, control part 5 uses the 4th middle font literal and vertical thin horizontal carefully font literal 11a that generates as stated, generates vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c through formula shown in Figure 20 11.

The coordinate MR of this formula 11 font literal in the middle of the 4th deducts the coordinate HbWs of vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b, and will calculate on duty with 2, again will the value of calculating and the coordinate HbWs addition of vertical thick horizontal thin font literal 11b, indulge thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c thereby obtain.

Also can generate vertical thin horizontal boldface type literal 11c like this, use the calculation method of embodiment 1 and the generation of calculation formula to specify thickness character font data M3.

Industrial applicibility

The present invention can be used for easily generating in the technology of variation of various literal, in the technology like the variation that in the various literal of being made up of Chinese character or hiragana or katakana such as Japanese literal, letter, Chinese Language word or Korean literal, easily generates various literal.

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1: Word generating device;

2: input part;

5: control part;

5b: font literal generation portion in the middle of the horizontal thin row;

5c: font literal generation portion in the middle of the horizontal thick row;

7: storage part;

8: the base font data;

8a: vertical thin horizontal thin character font data;

8b: vertical thick horizontal thin character font data;

8c: vertical thin horizontal boldface type data;

8d: vertical thick horizontal boldface type data;

11: the base font literal;

11a: vertical thin horizontal thin font literal;

11b: vertical thick horizontal thin character font data;

11c: vertical thin horizontal boldface type data;

11d: vertical thick horizontal boldface type data;

13: inscape;

14: point data;

15a, 15b, 25a to 25d: some key element;

17a, 17b: oblique line key element;

18a, 18b, 21a to 21d: ordinate key element;

27a 27d: horizontal line key element;

22b, 22d, 23b, 23d: the thickness distortion is used a little;

22a, 22c, 23a, 23c: the thickness distortion is used a little;

M3: specify the thickness character font data;

V: imaginary characteristic coordinates plane;

A, B, D: coordinate points.

Claims (11)

1. a character generating method will be defined as the 1st character font data, the 2nd character font data and the 3rd character font data by three character font datas that the font literal constitutes, and this font literal has and relevant the 1st characteristic and the 2nd characteristic of lines that constitutes literal; To have said the 1st characteristic and said the 1st character font data of said the 2nd characteristic, said the 2nd character font data and said the 3rd character font data that have nothing in common with each other is stored in the storage unit; In the imaginary characteristic coordinates plane that is made up of said the 1st characteristic and the 2nd characteristic, to form triangle, this triangle forms through the 1st characteristic and each represented characteristic coordinates point of the 2nd characteristic that straight line connects with said each character font data; Receive as to the 1st characteristic demand information of the demand of said the 1st characteristic with to the input of the 2nd characteristic demand information of the demand of said the 2nd characteristic; And, use all character font datas of in said storage unit, storing to generate and have the demand font literal corresponding with demand characteristics based on said the 1st characteristic demand information and the 2nd characteristic demand information.

2. character generating method according to claim 1; Wherein, In said the 1st character font data, said the 2nd character font data and said the 3rd character font data; Use any two character font datas, generate the middle font literal of a remaining character font data and said demand font literal, and use a said remaining character font data and said middle font literal to generate said demand font literal.

3. character generating method according to claim 1; Wherein, Use constitutes said leg-of-mutton two limits in said imaginary characteristic coordinates plane two groups of character font datas generate and said the 1st characteristic demand information of said demand font literal or the corresponding middle font literal of a side of said the 2nd characteristic demand information; Thereby, and use font literal and the said the 2nd middle font literal generation said demand font literal corresponding in the middle of the said the 1st with other characteristic of said demand font literal as font literal in the middle of the 1st middle font literal, the 2nd.

4. character generating method; To be little by 1st characteristic relevant and the 2nd characteristic is the 1st little the 2nd small font data that constitute of little font literal, is that big and said the 2nd characteristic is the 1st big the 2nd small font data that constitute of little font literal, is that little and said the 2nd characteristic is the 1st little the 2nd big font data that constitute of big font literal and is that big and said the 2nd characteristic is that the 1st big the 2nd big font data storage that constitutes of big font literal is in storage unit by said the 1st characteristic by said the 1st characteristic by said the 1st characteristic with the lines that constitute literal; Receive as to the 1st characteristic demand information of the demand of said the 1st characteristic with to the input of the 2nd characteristic demand information of the demand of said the 2nd characteristic; And, use all character font datas of in said storage unit, storing to generate the demand font literal corresponding with demand characteristics based on the 1st characteristic demand information and the 2nd characteristic demand information.

5. character generating method according to claim 4; Wherein, Side for said the 1st characteristic or the 2nd characteristic; With the opposing party's characteristic is that little and big both generate the middle font literal corresponding with the characteristic demand information of importing respectively, as font literal in the middle of font literal in the middle of the little side and the big side; And then, use middle font literal of this little side and the middle font literal of big side to generate the demand font literal corresponding with said the opposing party's characteristic.

6. according to any described character generating method of claim among the claim 1-5; Wherein, Said each font literal is made up of point data, and said point data is to describe to constitute the set of point at edge of the inscape of literal, for all font literal of same literal; The quantity of said point is identical, and the each point in each character font data constitutes with the mode with corresponding relation.

7. character generating method according to claim 6; Wherein, Be that big and said the 2nd characteristic is in the 1st big the 2nd big font data that constitute of big font literal by said the 1st characteristic; If do not use a little for the shape of inscape not being out of shape the gap that will fill between a part of inscape and fuzzy specific character from common shape, possessing the distortion that the shape that makes a part of inscape is out of shape, to prevent to fill the gap between the inscape; For being that little and said the 2nd characteristic is the said specific character in the 1st little the 2nd small font data that constitute of little font literal by said the 1st characteristic, possess keep inscape be shaped as common shape and with said distortion with the corresponding distortion corresponding point of point; For the said specific font in the remaining character font data, possesses said distortion with point or said distortion corresponding point.

8. according to any described character generating method of claim among the claim 1-7; Wherein, Said each font literal of preparing a plurality of literal parts is respectively as the base font data, and all literal of these base font data are generated said demand font literal.

9. according to any described character generating method of claim among the claim 1-8, wherein, said the 1st characteristic is the width of the ordinate of literal, and said the 2nd characteristic is the width of the horizontal line of literal.

10. Word generating device, this literal generating apparatus possesses: storage unit, this storage unit are stored three character font datas at least, and this character font data has and constitutes relevant the 1st characteristic and the 2nd characteristic of lines of literal; Input block, this input block receive as to the 1st characteristic demand information of the demand of said the 1st characteristic with to the input of the 2nd characteristic demand information of the demand of said the 2nd characteristic; And demand font literal generation unit; This demand font literal generation unit is based on the 1st characteristic demand information and the 2nd characteristic demand information; All character font datas that use is stored in said storage unit generate the demand font literal corresponding with demand characteristics.

11. a character font data, this character font data are the character font data that is generated by the described character generating method of claim 1-10.

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