JP2003195850A - Apparatus and program for generating handwritten character font and character entry form for generating handwritten character font - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save labor and time needed to generate a handwritten character font. <P>SOLUTION: A normal character image of a handwritten character which is not miswritten and the character code of a miswritten character are extracted from image data of a normal character entry form and a corrected character image of a corrected character is extracted from image data of a miswritten corrected character entry form. Then a handwritten character font is generated from the extracted normal character image and corrected character image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a font creating technique used in an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer or a word processor, a printer, etc., and more particularly to a font creating technique for handwritten characters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the rapid spread of information processing devices such as personal computers and word processors in recent years, texts such as postcards and letters are created by a word processing program installed in a personal computer and the created texts are personalized. Printing using a printer or the like connected to a computer has become easy and widely used.

The advantage of creating a sentence using a document processing program is that the sentence can be easily rewritten any number of times, so that the sentence can be freely edited. It should be noted that the term "edit" as used herein means to add, delete, or change words in a sentence, or change the order of sentences or paragraphs.

Before the spread of information processing devices such as personal computers and word processors, sentences were written directly on paper with a handwriting, and at that time, it was necessary to go through the steps of drafting, proofreading, and clear writing. However, when a document processing program is used, if the created draft manuscript is proofread by the editing function, it becomes a clean copy as it is.

As described above, once the benefits are obtained by using the word processing program, the work of writing a sentence by directly writing a character on paper is very troublesome. Therefore, as described above, the texts to be written on postcards and letters have also been created using the word processing program.

By the way, a sentence created by using a word processing program installed in a personal computer is usually converted into a raster image (bitmap image) by using a digital font installed in the personal computer. , A bitmap image is output to a printing device such as a laser beam printer or an ink jet printer.

There are many types of digital fonts, which are used according to the type of sentence. In Japan, "Mincho" and "Gothic" are widely used as standard character fonts.

[0008]

However, the characters output by the standard character font as described above are
It's beautiful, but it doesn't reflect the personality of the writer.

Postcards and letters are media for transmitting information from a writer to a reader, and some people take a cold view that the purpose can be achieved if the information itself has individuality. There are many people who feel that writing with their own handwriting makes their hearts more emotional, and many who prefer to receive postcards and letters written with their own handwriting, and such sensibilities cannot be explained reasonably.

If there is a means for outputting a sentence created by using a document processing program with one's own handwritten characters, the handwriting can be made with heart while enjoying the convenience of the flexible editing function which is an advantage of the document processing program. It can be output as text, but such a mechanism is not provided at this time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described situation, and requires a lot of labor and time even when a handwritten character is miswritten when creating a handwritten character font. Handwritten character font creation device, handwritten character font creation program, and handwriting that can easily create a font (hereinafter referred to as "handwritten character font") based on a user's own handwritten character (hereinafter referred to as "handwritten character") The purpose is to provide a character entry form for creating a character font.

[0012]

A feature of a handwritten character font creation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is that each character is associated with a character code and a plurality of handwritten characters corresponding to the character code are written. A character entry form having a normal character entry section having a character entry frame and a modified character entry section in which a modified character in which a writing error of a handwritten character is corrected is entered.
A reading unit that reads the character entry sheet and generates sheet image data, a first extracting unit that extracts a handwritten character image written in the normal character entry unit from the sheet image data, and a normal extraction unit from the sheet image data. If there is a handwriting character write failure in the normal character entry unit as a result of the determination by the determining unit that determines whether or not there is a handwriting character failure in the character entry unit, the corrected character from the paper image data Second extracting means for extracting the corrected character image written in the writing section, character code determining means for determining a character code corresponding to the extracted handwritten character image and the corrected character image, and the extracted handwritten character image Storage means for storing the corrected character image in association with the character code, and the handwritten character image stored in the storage means In that the finely the modified character image and a font creation means for creating handwriting font.

According to the handwritten character font creation apparatus having such a configuration, after the handwritten character is written in the normal character entry section, the handwritten character that was missed in the normal character entry section can be immediately entered in the corrected character entry section. Therefore, even if there is a mistake in writing, a handwritten character font can be easily created.

The handwritten character font creation program according to one embodiment of the present invention is usually provided with a plurality of character entry frames in which each character is associated with a character code and handwritten characters corresponding to the character code are entered. Character entry section,
A reading process of reading a character entry sheet having a modified character entry section in which a modified character in which the writing error of the handwritten character is corrected is entered, and creating a sheet image data, and the ordinary character entry section is entered from the sheet image data. A first extraction process for extracting a handwritten character image, a determination process for determining whether or not there is a handwriting character writing error in the normal character entry section from the paper image data, and the result of the determination process, the normal character entry When there is an error in writing handwritten characters in the copy, the second extraction process of extracting the corrected character image written in the corrected character entry unit from the paper image data, and the extracted handwritten character image and the corrected character image A character code determination process for determining a character code, and the extracted handwritten character image and the corrected character image are associated with the character code. A storage process of storing to, characterized in that to execute the font creation process in the information processing apparatus for creating a handwritten character font from said stored handwritten character image and the modified character image.

The handwriting font creating character entry sheet according to one embodiment of the present invention is a handwriting character creating letter entry sheet in which handwritten characters by a user are entered and read by the handwriting character font producing apparatus. A normal character entry including a plurality of character entry frames in which each character is associated with a character code and handwritten characters corresponding to the character code are entered, and a font character of a standard character font of the character to be entered And a modified character entry unit having a modified character entry frame in which a modified character that corrects the writing error of the handwritten character is entered.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, referring to FIGS.
The configuration and operation of the handwritten character font creation device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. Throughout the drawings, the same or equivalent parts or components are designated by the same or equivalent reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In the present specification, the term "character" refers to a language in which each language is symbolized by a combination of dots and lines in order to visually represent a word. A set of "characters" made in the same typeface. Further, the "font character" refers to a character that is symbolized in one section of the "font" and corresponds to one "character" that constitutes the "font". Further, the "handwritten character font" means that the character set handwritten by the user is regarded as the same typeface, and the "font data" means that the "font" is converted to data.
The file format may be a bitmap format or a vector format composed of a set of equations such as Bezier curves and spline curves. Also, "font data"
May be a bitmap format having monochrome gradations or a bitmap format having color gradations in order to more faithfully reproduce the feeling of handwriting. Also,
"Character code" refers to a set of unique codes that encode a set of characters and symbols (character set) in order to handle characters and symbols on the information processing device. There are code systems such as Shift JIS (Shifted Japanese Industrial Standard) and Japanese EUC as the character code set for handling, and usually 2 bytes are 1
Represents one character. There are also character code sets for handling Korean and Chinese (Chinese).

[Structure of Handwritten Character Font Creation Device] Handwritten character font creation device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, an image scanner 5 for reading an image of a completed character entry sheet 30b on which handwritten characters are entered, and a character entry sheet 3 for entering handwritten characters.
A printer 20 for printing 0a and a personal computer 10 for creating a handwritten character font based on a user's handwritten character entered on a completed character entry sheet 30b.
It consists of and.

The configuration of the handwritten character font creation device 1 according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration. For example, the above-mentioned devices may be integrated to form the handwritten character font creation device 1. good.

Further, the printer 20 may be, for example, a LAN (Lo
personal computer 10 via a network line (not shown) such as the cal area network) or the Internet.
It may be configured to be connected to.

[Configuration of Personal Computer] As shown in FIG. 2, the personal computer 10 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as a main component.
10a, RAM (Random Access Memory) 10b, RO
An M (Read Only Memory) 10c, an input / output interface unit 10d, and a character image memory 10e are provided.

The CPU 10a controls the operation of the handwritten character font creating apparatus 1 according to various programs stored in the ROM 10c. For example, the CPU 10a uses the handwritten character font creation program A or the image scanner 5
Or a driver program (not shown) for the printer 20,
And the data necessary for executing these programs
It reads from the OM 10c to the RAM 10b, and executes the instructions and processes described in the program.

The RAM 10b is a work area for temporarily storing programs and data related to various processes executed by the CPU 10a.

The ROM 10c stores various programs such as a boot program (not shown) for the personal computer 10, a handwritten character font creation program A, a driver program (not shown) for the image scanner 5 and the printer 20, and a table, for example. Character entry form 30a shown in 2
Stores various data necessary for executing the program such as the correspondence table of the character entry box numbers and the character codes.

The input / output interface section 10d controls input / output of information between the personal computer 10 and the image scanner 5 and the printer 20, and converts the input / output information into a data format suitable for the subsequent processing. Convert.

The character image memory 10e stores a handwritten character font created by the CPU 10a in accordance with the handwritten character font creation program A. The character image memory 1
At 0e, the handwritten character font is stored in the memory address corresponding to the character code peculiar to each font character, and by specifying the character code, the CPU 1
0a can read the font characters into the RAM 10b or the ROM 10c.

[Normal Operation of Handwritten Character Font Creating Device] Next, referring to FIG. 3, the handwritten character font creating device 1 creates a handwritten character font and stores the created handwritten character font in the character image memory 10e. The flow of processing up to this will be described.

First, the personal computer 10 creates image data for printing the character entry sheet 30a on which the user writes handwritten characters, and outputs the image data to the printer 20. Then, the printer 20 prints the image data as a character entry sheet 30a (Step
01).

The character entry sheet 30a printed by the printer 20 has a layout as shown in FIG. 4, for example. That is, the character entry sheet 30a shown in FIG.
, M lines 33a to 33m are prepared, and a plurality of character entry frames 40 in which font characters of a handwritten character font can be entered are arranged in one line. Further, the number of printed sheets of the character entry sheet 30a changes according to the number of font characters of the handwritten character font required by the user, and the page number is printed in the page number display field 32.

The character entry sheet 30a has a bar code 3 for identifying the page of the character entry sheet 30a.
1 is printed. Further, font characters 34 (34a to 34n in FIG. 4) of standard character fonts corresponding to handwritten characters to be entered are printed on the upper portions of the respective character entry frames 40. Therefore, the user refers to the font characters 34 and manually writes the characters in the character entry frame 40.

Further, a cancel check frame 35 (35a to 35n in FIG. 4) is arranged above each character entry frame 40, and when the character entered in the character entry frame 40 is not properly written, the user can Cancellation check frame 35
Mark (for example, “re” mark, fill in frame, etc.).

Here, the term "miswriting" means, for example, that the misalignment of the kanji is written, that the four horizontal lines forming the stroke of the kanji are three, and the disposition of the kanji is arranged. It is an error in writing due to various factors such as being unable to write as intended.

Note that the writing instrument used for writing is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include fountain pens, ballpoint pens, and writing brushes.
Any writing tool that satisfies the color and density that can be read by the scanner 5 can be used.

Next, the user writes handwritten characters in the character entry frame 40 of the character entry sheet 30a (Step 02), and sets the completed character entry sheet 30b on the image scanner 5.

Next, the image scanner 5 includes the CPU 1
The image of the completed character entry sheet 30b is read under the control of 0a and is output to the personal computer 10 as image data (Step 03).

Next, the input / output interface section 10d of the personal computer 10 converts the input image data into a data format suitable for processing and stores it in the RAM 10b under the control of the CPU 10a. CPU 10a is RA
The image data stored in M10b is subjected to a series of processes such as image extraction and image processing described later to create a character image that constitutes a handwritten character font (Step 04).

Next, the CPU 10a creates a font character corresponding to each character code based on the created character image (Step 05).

Then, the created font character is stored in the character image memory 10e (Step 06). As a result, a series of creation / registration processing ends, and a digital font using the handwritten characters of the user can be created.

[Processing Operation for Writing Failure] By the way,
In the handwritten character font creation device 1, when the user makes a mistake when writing a character in the character entry frame 40,
By writing a mark in the cancellation check frame 35 at the upper part of the character entry frame 40 of the character that the user failed to write, the handwritten character font creation device 1 corrects the character marked in the cancellation check frame 35. The character entry sheet 30a is printed so that the user can enter the characters that were not written again.

Therefore, according to the configuration of the handwritten character font creation device 1, the user can complete the completed character entry sheet 3
0b cannot be corrected until the handwritten character font creating device 1 has read it once.

For this reason, for example, when the user wishes to provide a handwritten character font creation process as a service to a user at a remote place, (1) the service provider mails a character entry form to the user, (2). The user writes a character on the character entry form and mails the completed character entry form to the service provider. (3) The service provider reads the handwritten character on the completed character entry form with the handwritten character font creation device, Print a character entry form for writing missed characters, (4) the service provider mails the letter entry form for writing missed characters to the user, (5) the user fills in the missed characters, and fills out the completed character entry form (6) The service provider uses the handwritten character font creation device to read the missed characters from the completed character entry form. To create a handwriting font,
(7) The service provider needs to carry out the exchange of the character entry form, such as sending the handwritten character font data to the user by mail, until the characters are missed and there are no more characters.
It takes a lot of effort and time for the user to receive the handwritten font.

Therefore, hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 5 to 26, a first method for reducing the labor and time required for creating a handwritten character font when a user makes a mistake when writing a character in the character entry frame 40 The configuration of the character entry sheet according to the seventh embodiment and the operation of the handwritten character font creation device when the character entry sheet is used will be described in detail.

[First Embodiment] [Structure of Character Entry Sheet] The character entry sheet according to the first embodiment is a normal character entry sheet 30c (FIG. 5) and a writing error correction character entry sheet 30d (FIG. 6). The normal character entry sheet 30c shown in FIG. 5 has the same layout configuration as the character entry sheet 30a shown in FIG. The bar code 33 is displayed on the upper right of the normal character entry sheet 30c shown in FIG.
Is printed, and the type of the character entry sheet (the normal character entry sheet 30c or the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d), the page number, the printing date and time, etc. are identified by the barcode 33.

Writing failure correction character entry sheet 30 shown in FIG.
d is printed in a one-to-one correspondence with the page number of the normal character entry sheet 30c. A correction character entry frame 50 in which a user writes a character (hereinafter referred to as a “correction character”) that the user failed to write on the normal character entry paper 30c is arranged on the correction error correction character entry sheet 30d. In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the user fails to write the correction characters in the ascending order of the character entry frame numbers of the normal character entry sheet 30c and fills the correction character entry sheet 30d. Here, the ascending order of the character entry box numbers means the order from the top row of the normal character entry sheet 30c to the lower row, and the order of each row from the leftmost character entry box 40 to the right character entry box 40. Means

At the upper part of each correction character entry frame 50, as in the case of the normal character entry sheet 30c, a cancellation check frame 51 is provided.
Is arranged, and when the correction character entered in the correction character entry frame 50 has failed to be written again, the user marks the cancellation check frame 51 at the upper part of the correction character entry frame 50 (for example, “re” mark, Fill in).

In addition, in the first embodiment, the normal character entry sheet 30c and the writing failure correction character entry sheet 30d are composed of different sheets. However, for example, a normal character entry section and a normal character entry section are formed on one sheet. The writing error correction character entry portion may be formed, and the normal character entry paper 30c and the writing error correction character entry paper 30d may be configured by one sheet.

Next, a method of using the normal character entry sheet 30c and the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d will be specifically described.

For example, the normal character entry sheet 30 shown in FIG.
"Dwelling", "Yu" entered in the character entry box 40 of c
When a total of 6 characters of “party”, “print”, “stand”, and “suction” are missed, the user first checks the cancellation check frame 35a at the upper part of the character entry frame 40 of the missed character.
Mark. Then, next, the user sequentially writes the above-mentioned 6 correction characters on the correction character entry sheet 30d, which has been missed.

In FIG. 6, when the correction character “party” is written in the correction character entry frame 50, the user has failed to write “do” again, so that the user is in the upper part of the correction character entry frame 50 in which “do” is entered. An example is shown in which a mark is entered in the cancel check frame 51 and the amendment character “party” is newly entered in the amendment character entry frame 50 on the right side thereof.

[Processing Operation of Handwritten Character Font Creation Device] Here, the handwritten character creation device 1 determines a predetermined value from the image data obtained by reading the normal character entry sheet 30c and the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d with the image scanner 5. Method for extracting the character image of the character entry frame 40, or the cancel check frame 3 at the upper part of the character entry frame 40
A method of detecting the mark 5a will be described.

For example, the normal character entry sheet 30 shown in FIG.
The characters entered in the character entry frame 40 of c and the image of the mark entered in the cancellation check frame 35a are the character entry frame 40 with the predetermined position of the normal character entry sheet 30c as the origin.
Are formed in the respective frames indicated by the center position coordinates of and the center position coordinates of the cancel check frame 35a. Specifically, Table 1 shows that the character entry box number 1 of the normal character entry sheet 30c is set on the coordinate axes whose positive directions are the X and Y directions shown in FIG.
The center coordinates of the character entry frame 40 and the center position coordinates of the cancel check frame 35a when the upper left corner where the font character 34 of FIG.
It is stored in c. However, the size of the character entry frame 40 is 10 mm ×
10mm, the size of the cancellation check frame 35a is 2mm x 2.5
mm, and the pitch between rows is 17 mm.

[0052]

[Table 1] The same applies to the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d shown in FIG. 6, and details thereof will be omitted.

The handwritten character font creating apparatus 1 is provided with a normal character entry sheet 30c read by the image scanner 5.
The image data is scanned and the bar code 33 is read to recognize that it is the normal character entry sheet 30c. Then, with reference to the correspondence table of Table 1 stored in the ROM 10c, the positions of the character entry frame 40 and the cancellation check frame 35a are specified in the ascending order of the character entry frame numbers. In addition, when handling image data, a position is represented by a pixel number. For example, the pixel number in the X direction is Nx and the pixel number in the Y direction is N.
y and R are the resolution of the image scanner 5 (dots / mm)
Then, the pixel number Nx and the pixel number Ny can be obtained by the following equations.

[0054]

[Formula 1] Nx = X × R Ny = Y × R Further, the characters entered in the character entry box 40 of the normal character entry sheet 30c are stored in association with the character entry box numbers and the character codes. Specifically, the correspondence table shown in Table 2 is the ROM
10c, the CPU 10a refers to the correspondence table of Table 2 and associates the character image with the character code.

[0055]

[Table 2] Next, the handwritten character font creation / registration operation of the handwritten character font creation device 1 when using the normal character entry sheet 30c and the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d will be described.

Here, the handwritten character font creation / registration operation of the handwritten character font creation device 1 when using the normal character entry sheet 30c and the miswritten / corrected character entry sheet 30d is the same as the processing flow shown in FIG. But Step
It is characterized by 04 image processing operation. Therefore,
The image processing operation of 04 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9, and description of the other processing steps will be omitted.

The flow chart shown in FIG. 7 is shown in FIG.
In the figure which explains Step04 according to 1st Embodiment, St
By the processing of ep03, the image data obtained by reading the images on the normal character entry sheet 30c and the writing error correction letter entry sheet 30d by the image scanner 5 is input to the personal computer 10 to start the processing operation, and the CPU 10a creates the handwritten character font. The following processing operations are executed according to the program A.

First, the CPU 10a selects the cancel check frame 3 from the image data of the normal character entry sheet 30c.
A character image of characters (hereinafter referred to as “normal characters”) in the character entry frame 40 in which the mark is not entered in 5a and a character code in the character entry frame 40 in which the mark is entered in the cancel check frame 35a are extracted (Step110). ).

Here, the processing of Step 110 is executed by a subroutine whose processing procedure is shown in the flowchart of FIG. The processing procedure of the subroutine for executing the processing of Step 110 will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

First, the CPU 10a resets the character entry box number counter of the character entry box 40 of the normal character entry sheet 30c to 1 (Step 111).

The character entry box number is not printed on the normal character entry sheet 30c, but the image data of the ordinary character entry sheet 30c is scanned line by line from the upper left in the ascending order of the character entry box 40. Then, the CPU 10a assigns a character entry box number.

Next, the CPU 10a refers to the correspondence table of the character entry box numbers and the character codes stored in the ROM 10c, and determines the character code corresponding to the character entry box number set in the character entry box number counter. Get (Step11
2).

Next, the CPU 10a scans the image data of the normal character entry form 30c and prints it in the cancellation check frame 35 above the character entry frame 40 of the character entry frame number set in the character entry frame number counter. Is determined (Step 113), and as a result of the determination, if the mark is not entered, the character image is selected from the character entry frame 40 of the character entry box number set in the character entry box number counter. Is extracted (Step 114).

Further, the CPU 10a causes the character image memory 10 corresponding to the character code acquired in the process of Step 112 to be displayed.
The extracted character image is stored in the memory address of e (Step 115).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the mark is written in the cancel check frame 35 in the determination process of Step 113, the CPU 10a stores the character codes acquired in Step 112 in the RAM 10b in the ascending order of the character entry frame numbers. Store (Step 116).

Next, the CPU 10a determines whether or not the value of the character entry frame number counter is equal to or larger than the total number of character entry frames 40 (Step 117). If the value of the character entry box number counter is less than the total number of character entry box numbers as a result of the determination, the CPU 10a increments the value of the character entry box number counter by 1 (Step 118) and returns the process to Step 112.

On the other hand, when the value of the character entry frame number counter is equal to or larger than the total number of character entry frames 40, the CPU 10a
Terminates a series of processing relating to Step 110.

Next, the CPU 10a extracts the character image of the correction character from the image data of the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d (Step 120).

Here, the processing of Step 120 is executed by a subroutine whose processing procedure is shown in FIG. The processing procedure of the subroutine that executes the processing of Step 120 will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

First, the CPU 10a resets the correction character entry box number counter for counting the number of the correction character entry box 50 of the missed writing correction character entry sheet 30d shown in FIG. 6 (Step 121).

Next, the CPU 10a scans the image data of the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d, and the correction character is entered in the correction character entry frame 50 of the correction character entry box number set in the correction character entry box number counter. It is determined whether or not the information has been entered (Step 122). Then, as a result of the determination, when the correction character is entered, the CPU 10a scans the image data of the miswritten correction character entry sheet 30d, and the correction character entry frame number set in the correction character entry frame number counter. It is determined whether or not a mark is entered in the cancellation check frame 51 above the correction character entry frame 50 (step 123). As a result of the determination, if the mark is entered, the CPU 10a increments the value of the corrected character entry box number counter by 1 (Step 127), and returns the process to Step 122.

If the mark is not entered as a result of the determination in Step 123, the CPU 10a scans the image data of the miswritten writing correction character entry sheet 30d to enter the correction character entry set in the correction character entry frame number counter. A character image is extracted from the corrected character entry frame 50 of the frame number (Step 12).
Four).

Further, the CPU 10a reads the character codes of the correction characters from the RAM 10b in the order in which they are stored (St
ep125).

Here, as already described, the RAM 10b
In, the character code of the correction character is the normal character entry form 3
The characters are stored in the ascending order of the character entry box number 0c. Therefore, the corrected character and the character code can be associated with each other.

Then, the CPU 10a stores the extracted character image of the corrected character in the memory address of the character image memory 10e corresponding to the read character code (Step 12).
6). Then, the CPU 10a adds 1 to the value of the corrected character entry box number counter (Step 127), and returns the processing to Step 122.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in Step 122, when the correction character is not entered in the correction character entry frame 50 of the correction character entry frame number set in the correction character entry frame number counter, the CPU 10a relates to Step 120. A series of processing ends.

[Effects of First Embodiment] As described above, according to the first embodiment, the user can immediately write a character written on the normal character writing sheet 30c even if the character is not properly written. Since the correction character can be written and corrected on the correction character entry form 30d, the service provider does not have to mail the character entry form every time an error occurs, and the normal character entry form 30c and the correction error can be corrected. The handwritten character font can be created in a short time only by receiving the character entry form 30d once from the user.

[Second Embodiment] [Structure of Character Entry Sheet] The character entry sheet according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment in the method of writing on the miswritten / corrected character entry sheet 30d. Different from the entry method.

That is, FIG. 10 showing the second embodiment.
In the case of the miswritten / corrected character entry sheet 30d, the user can enter the corrected characters in the miswritten / corrected character entry sheet 30d in any order regardless of the character entry frame number of the normal character entry sheet 30c.

[Processing Operation of Handwritten Character Font Creation Device] The user has failed to write in any order and the corrected character entry sheet 3
When the correction character is entered in 0d, the character image extraction process of the correction character is different from the character image extraction process (Step 120) in the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the character image extraction processing of the corrected character in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

First, C of the handwritten character font creation device 1
The PU 10a reads the character code of the correction character from the RAM 10b (Step 221).

Next, the CPU 10a resets the correction character entry box number counter for counting the number of the correction character entry box 50 of the miswritten entry character correction sheet 30d (Step 222).

Next, the CPU 10a scans the image data read from the writing failure correction character entry sheet 30d,
It is determined whether or not a correction character is written in the correction character entry frame 50 of the correction character entry frame number set in the correction character entry frame number counter (Step 223).

If the result of determination is that a correction character has been entered, the CPU 10a causes the writing error correction character entry sheet 3
The image data of 0d is scanned to check whether or not a mark is written in the cancel check frame 51 corresponding to the correction character entry frame 50 of the correction character entry frame number set in the correction character entry frame number counter. Determine (Step 224). As a result of the determination, if the mark is entered, the CPU 10a
Adds 1 to the value of the correction character entry box number counter (Step
228), the process returns to Step 223.

On the other hand, when the mark is not entered as a result of the determination in Step 224, the CPU 10a determines that the correction character is entered from the correction character entry frame 50 of the correction character entry box number set in the correction character entry box number counter. Character image is extracted (Step 225), and the extracted character image of the corrected character is stored in RAM1.
The character code read out from 0b is recognized by using the existing character recognition technology (Step 226), and the correction is extracted to the memory address of the character image memory 10e corresponding to the character code of the corresponding font character image. The character image of the character is stored (Step 227). And the CPU 10a
Adds 1 to the value of the correction character entry box number counter (Step
228), the process returns to Step 223.

On the other hand, as a result of the discrimination processing in the step 223, if the correction character is not entered in the correction character entry frame 50 of the correction character entry box number set in the correction character entry box number counter, the CPU 10a Ends the series of character image extraction processing of the modified characters, and then the Step shown in FIG.
Move to 05 processing.

[Effects of Second Embodiment] As described above, the handwritten character font creation device 1 in the second embodiment uses the existing character recognition technology to correct the writing error correction character entry sheet. The character image of the corrected character entered in 30d is compared with the font character image of the standard character font corresponding to the character code of the miswritten character stored in the RAM 10b, and the font character of the corresponding standard character font is changed to the corrected character. Since the corresponding character code is acquired, the user is required to write the correction error character entry form 30d.
It is not necessary to be aware of the order in which the corrected characters are written in, and the labor required to correct the characters that have been miswritten can be reduced.

Generally, the accuracy of handwritten character recognition is not always high in the current character recognition technology, but in the second embodiment, all the character recognition of the handwritten character font creation device 1 is performed. Unlike normal character recognition for recognizing characters using a character feature amount database, a limited character candidate that is a character code of a character marked by the user in the cancel check frame 35 of the normal character entry sheet 30c. Since it is a method of recognizing characters by using the feature amount database, it is possible to recognize characters with high accuracy in an extremely short time.

[Third Embodiment] [Structure of Character Entry Sheet] The character entry sheet according to the third embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first and second embodiments and the writing failure correction character entry sheet 30d. different.

That is, the erroneous-writing correction character entry sheet 30d of the third embodiment is composed of an erroneous-writing character designation frame 53 and a plurality of correction character entry frames 54 corresponding thereto, as shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a detailed layout example of the miswritten character designation frame 53 of the miswritten correction character entry sheet 30d shown in FIG.
[Fig. 6] is an enlarged view of a part of an example of entry on the miswritten and corrected character entry sheet 30d.

Characters in small character-designated squares for designating unwritten characters are printed in the unwritten character designating frame 53 in the same arrangement as the normal character entry sheet 30c, and the user corresponds to the unwritten character. Characters that have not been written are specified by filling out the character-designated squares on which the characters are printed. In addition, in the upper part of the writing failure character designation frame 53,
If the cancel check frame 55 is provided and the erroneous writing character is erroneously designated, the user writes a mark in the cancel check frame 55 and again designates the erroneous writing character in the other writing failure character designation frame 53. .

In the corrected character entry frame 54, the character designated by the user in the failed character designation frame 53 is entered. Note that, like the unwritten character designating frame 53, a cancel check frame 56 is also provided above the corrected character entry frame 54. If the corrected character is missed, a mark is entered in the cancel check frame 56. The correction character is entered again in the other correction character entry frame 54.

The handwritten character font creation apparatus 1 according to the third embodiment cancels the miswritten character designation frame 53 of the miswritten character designation frame number 1 on the coordinate axes whose positive directions are the X and Y directions shown in FIG. When the upper left corner where the check box 55 for printing is printed is the coordinate origin, the relative coordinates of the upper left corner where the check frame 55 for printing the unwritten character designation frame and the cancellation check frame 55 for the other unwritten character designation frame 53 are printed are stored in the ROM 10c. To do. In addition, when the upper left corner of the unwritten character designating frame 53 of the unwritten character designating frame number 1 is used as the coordinate origin, the character designated mass number and the central position of the character designated mass number, the cancel check frames 55 and 56 and the cancel check. Center position of the frames 55, 56,
And the frame number and center position of the correction character entry frame 54 in advance
Store in M10c. Further, a correspondence table of the character designation square numbers of the miswriting character designation frame 53 and the character codes is stored in the ROM 10c in advance for each page of the writing failure correction character entry sheet 30d.

Further, in the third embodiment, the writing failure character designation frame 53 of the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d is used.
Since the unwritten character is designated by, it is not always necessary to provide the cancel check frame 35 in the normal character entry sheet 30c. When the cancel check frame 35 is provided on the normal character entry sheet 30c, the cancel check frame 35 can be used when the user fails to write a character and checks the character.

[Processing Operation of Handwritten Character Font Creation Device] Writing failure correction character entry sheet 30 configured as described above
When d is used, the character image extraction process for normal characters and modified characters is different from the character image extraction process (FIGS. 8 and 9) in the first embodiment. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, a character image extraction process for normal characters and modified characters by the handwritten character font creation device 1 according to the third embodiment will be described.

<Character Image Extraction Process for Normal Characters> FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing a character image extraction process for normal characters, performed by the handwritten character font creation device 1 according to the third embodiment.

First, C of the handwritten character font creating apparatus 1
The PU 10a is the character entry frame 4 of the normal character entry sheet 30c.
1 for the character entry box number counter for counting 0 numbers
Reset to (Step 311).

Next, the CPU 10a refers to the correspondence table of the character entry box numbers and the character codes stored in the ROM 10c, and determines the character code corresponding to the character entry box number set in the character entry box number counter. Get (Step31
2).

Further, the CPU 10a scans the image data of the normal character entry sheet 30c and stores the character image of the character entry frame 40 of the character entry box number set in the character entry box number counter in the ROM 10c. Extraction is performed by referring to the correspondence table of the character entry frame numbers and the character entry frame positions (Table 1) and the correspondence table of the character entry frame numbers and the character codes (Table 2) (Step 313). Next, the CPU 10a causes the character image memory 1 corresponding to the character code acquired in the process of Step 312
The extracted character image is stored in the memory address of 0e (Step 314).

Then, the CPU 10a determines whether or not the value of the character entry frame number counter is equal to or larger than the total number of character entry frames 40 (Step 315). If the result of the determination is that the counter value is less than the total number of character entry boxes, the CPU 10
a adds 1 to the value of the character entry box number counter (Step 31
6), return the process to Step 312.

On the other hand, if the result of determination in Step 315 is that the value of the character entry frame number counter is greater than or equal to the total number of character entry frames, the CPU 10a terminates a series of normal character character image extraction processing, and in Step 321 to be described later. Move to processing.

<Character Image Extraction Process of Corrected Character> FIG.
9 is a flow chart showing a character image extraction process of a corrected character by the handwritten character font creation device 1 according to the third embodiment.

First, C of the handwritten character font creating apparatus 1
The PU 10a resets the writing failure character designation frame number counter for counting the number of the writing failure character designation frame 53 of the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d shown in FIG. 12 (Step 321).

Next, the CPU 10a determines whether or not the value of the writing failure character designation frame number counter exceeds the total number of the writing failure character designation frame 53 (Step 322). As a result of the determination,
When the value of the miss-written character designation frame number counter exceeds the total number of miss-written character designation frames 53, the CPU 10a ends the series of character image extraction processing of the corrected character.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in Step 322, if the value of the writing failure character designation frame number counter is less than or equal to the total number of the writing failure character designation frame 53, the CPU 10a causes the writing failure character designation frame number counter to be set. Change the position of the check frame 55 for canceling the character designation frame number,
Correspondence table of relative coordinates of the upper left corner on which the writing failure character designation frame number stored in the ROM 10c and the cancellation check frame 55 of the other writing failure character designation frame 53 are printed,
The character-specified mass number and the central position of the character-specified mass number, the number of the cancel check frames 55 and 56, and the correspondence between the cancel check frames 55 and 56 and the center position are specified to identify and correct the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d The image data is scanned and it is determined whether or not a mark is entered in the cancel check frame 55 at the corresponding position (Step 323). If the result of determination is that a mark is entered, the CPU 10a
Add 1 to the miss-written character designation box number counter (Step 33
2) Return the process to Step322.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in Step 323, when the mark is not entered, the CPU 10a sets the position of the miss-written character designation frame 53 of the miss-written character designation frame number set in the miss-written character designation frame number counter to the ROM 10c. Correspondence table of the relative coordinates of the upper left corner on which the writing failure character designation frame number stored in and the cancellation check frame 55 of the other writing failure character designation frame 53 are printed, The correspondence table is referred to identify and scan the image data of the writing failure correction character entry sheet 30d to determine whether or not the character designated square is filled (Step 324). As a result of the determination, if the character designated cell is not filled, the CPU 10a increments the writing failure character designation frame number counter by 1 (Step 332) and returns the process to Step 322.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in Step 324, when the character designated square is filled, the CPU 10a causes the R
By referring to the correspondence table between the character designation cell numbers and the character codes of the miswriting character designation frame 53 stored in the OM 10c, the character code of the miswriting character designation frame 53 set in the miswriting character designation frame number counter is acquired ( Step32
Five).

Then, the CPU 10a resets the correction character entry box number counter for counting the number of the correction character entry box 54 to 1 (Step 326).

Next, the CPU 10a determines whether or not the value of the correction character entry frame number counter exceeds the total number of correction character entry frames (Step 327). As a result of the determination, if the total number of correction character entry frames 54 is exceeded, the CPU 10
After adding 1 to the value of the corrected character entry box number counter (step 332), the process returns to step 322.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in Step 327, if the number is less than or equal to the total number of correction character entry frames 54, the CPU 10a
Scans the image data of the writing error correction character entry form 30d, and is there a mark in the cancel check frame 56 of the correction character entry frame 54 of the correction character entry frame number set in the correction character entry frame number counter? It is determined whether or not (Step 328). As a result of the determination, the check frame 5 for cancellation
When the mark is entered in 6, the CPU 10a adds 1 to the value of the correction character entry box number counter (Step 33).
9), the process returns to Step322.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in Step 328, if no mark is entered in the cancel check frame 56,
The CPU 10a scans the image data of the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d by referring to the above-mentioned coordinate correspondence table, and from the inside of the correction character entry frame 54 of the correction character entry box number set in the correction character entry box number counter. A character image is extracted (Step 330), and the character image of the extracted corrected character is stored in the memory address of the character image memory 10e corresponding to the character code acquired in Step 325 (Step 331).

Then, the CPU 10a increments the writing failure character designation frame number counter by 1 (Step 332), and then the processing is S.
Return to tep322.

[Effects of the Third Embodiment] As described above, in the third embodiment, the writing failure character designation frame 53 of the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d corresponds to the normal character entry sheet 30c. The letters are printed in order. According to such a configuration, the user can easily specify the character that has been miswritten in the miswriting character specification frame 53, so that the labor and time for correcting the miswriting can be reduced.

In addition, in the third embodiment, six correction character entry frames 54 are provided for one unwritten character designation frame 53.
Is prepared, the user can repeatedly correct one character up to six times.

[Fourth Embodiment] [Structure of Character Entry Sheet] The character entry sheet according to the fourth embodiment is a normal character entry sheet 30c (FIG. 17) and a writing error correction character entry sheet 30d (FIG. 18). It is composed of As shown in FIG. 17, the normal character entry sheet 30c is
In order to make it easy for the user to identify the characters that were not written correctly, for example, the line designation symbols 58 of A to L, the column designation symbol 57 of A to S, etc. are printed. Further, a cancel check frame 35 is provided above the character entry frame 40 to indicate that a character has been written incorrectly.

Note that, in the fourth embodiment, the cancel check frame 35 is not used for processing, so it need not be provided. When the normal character entry sheet 30c is provided with a cancellation check frame 35, it can be used when the user checks a character that has been miswritten.

On the other hand, the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d
As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the column designation symbols 60 and A to A to A corresponding to the normal character entry sheet 30c shown in FIG. 17 in the writing failure character designation frame 53 in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, respectively. It has a plurality of misswritten character designation cells in which L line designation symbols 61 are arranged. In the case of using the erroneous writing correction character entry sheet 30d, the user specifies the row and column designation symbol 6 of the row designation symbol 61 corresponding to the erroneously written letter.
Characters that have not been written are designated by filling in the designated character cells at the intersections with the 0 column. Further, a page designating cell 59 for designating the page number of the normal character entry sheet 30c is provided in the upper portion of the writing failure character designation frame 53. Other than that, it has the same configuration as that described in the third embodiment, except that the writing failure correction character entry sheet 30d shown in FIG. 12 and the characters designated in the writing failure character designation frame 53 are not printed. .

The handwritten character font creation device 1 according to the fourth embodiment is configured such that the writing error correction character entry sheet 30 is used.
In the case of using d (FIG. 18), as in the third embodiment, another writing failure character designation frame 53 whose origin is the upper left corner of the writing failure correction character entry sheet 30d in the upper left corner The relative coordinates of the upper left corner (3 horizontal × 5 vertical) are stored in the ROM 10c. Also, the character designating cell numbers and the center coordinates of the character designating cells starting from the upper left corner of the failed writing character designating frame 53, the frame number and the center coordinate of the character entry frame 54 and the check frames 55 and 56 for cancellation (two horizontal) X 3) are stored in the ROM 10c. Further, for each page of the writing failure correction character entry sheet 30d, the correspondence table of the character designated cell number and the character code is RO.
Store in M10c. The coordinate axes are X, shown in FIG.
The Y direction is the positive direction.

[Processing Operation of Handwritten Character Font Creation Device] Processing operation of the handwritten character font creation device 1 when using the normal character entry sheet 30c and the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d (FIG. 18) configured as described above. Is the same as the operation in the third embodiment except for the following points, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The difference is that, when the CPU 10a scans the image data of the writing failure correction character entry sheet 30d, the page designation square 59 of the writing failure character designation frame number of the writing failure character designation frame 53 set in the writing failure character designation frame number counter is set. The step of reading the filled-in square number of No. and reading the correspondence table of the central coordinate position of the character entry frame of the normal character entry sheet 30c of the corresponding page and the character code from the ROM 10c is Step321 of the flowchart shown in FIG.
This is the point inserted after.

[Effects of the Fourth Embodiment] As described above, in the fourth embodiment, there is usually a correction character designated in each writing failure character designation frame of the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d. Since the page designating cell 59 for designating the page of the character entry sheet 30c is provided, it is not necessary to prepare the miswritten correction character entry sheet 30d corresponding to the page of the normal character entry sheet 30c.

Further, the designation of the correction character in the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d is performed by specifying the row designation symbol 61 and the column designation symbol 60 which are arranged in the same manner as the normal character entry sheet 30c.
Because of the method of filling the character-designated cell at the intersection of, the user can perform the correction work with less effort and time without feeling stress.

[Fifth Embodiment] [Structure of Character Entry Sheet] The character entry sheet in the fifth embodiment is a normal letter entry sheet 30c (FIG. 20) and a writing error correction letter entry sheet 30d (FIG. 21). It is composed of As shown in FIG. 20, the normal character entry sheet 30c is
Except that the character code 62 of the character to be entered is printed on the upper side of the character entry frame 40, the configuration is the same as the normal character entry sheet described in the first embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

When a character is miswritten using the normal character entry sheet 30c shown in FIG. 20, the user must enter the modified character entry frame 50 shown in FIG.
Write in the character that was not written in, and enter the character code of the character that was not written in in the character code entry frame 63.

Here, if the user makes a mistake when writing in the corrected character entry frame 50 or the character code entry frame 63, the user checks the cancel check frame 64 provided between the character code entry frame 63 and the corrected character entry frame 50. Mark
The corrected character entry frame 50 and the character code entry frame 63 on the right side are entered again.

In the example shown in FIG. 20, the character code is assigned by the frame number of the character entry frame 40 of the normal character entry sheet 30c, but the present invention is not limited to this example, and for example, shift A standard character code set system such as JIS or UNI code may be used.

The normal character entry sheet 30 having the above structure
When using c (FIG. 20) and the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d (FIG. 21), the handwritten character font creation device 1
Stores various correspondence tables in the ROM 10c, but the normal character entry sheet 30c is the same as that in the first embodiment, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Similarly, with respect to the writing error correction character entry form 30d, the correction character entry frame number and the center position coordinate of the correction character entry frame are set with the upper left corner of the character code entry frame corresponding to the correction character entry frame number 1 as the origin. Another correspondence table is stored in the ROM 10c in advance.

[Processing Operation of Handwritten Character Font Creation Device] The normal character entry sheet 30c (see FIG.
0) and the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d (FIG. 21) are used, the character image extraction processing of the correction character is different from the character image extraction processing in the third embodiment. Less than,
With reference to FIG. 22, a character image extraction process of a corrected character by the handwritten character font creation device 1 according to the fifth embodiment will be described.

<Character Image Extraction Process of Corrected Character> FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing a character image extraction process of a corrected character by the handwritten character font creation device 1 according to the fifth embodiment.

First, the CPU 10a of the handwritten character font creation device 1 resets the correction character entry frame number counter for counting the number of the correction character entry frame 50 of the miswritten character correction sheet 30d (Step 521). It is determined whether or not the value of the modified character entry frame number counter exceeds the total number of modified character entry frames 50 (Step 522). As a result of the determination, when the value of the correction character entry frame number counter exceeds the total number of the correction character entry frame 50, the CPU 10a ends the series of processes.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in Step 522, when the value of the corrected character entry frame number counter is less than or equal to the total number of frames of the corrected character entry frame 50, the CPU 10a scans the image data of the miswritten writing character correction sheet 30d. Then, it is determined whether or not a mark is written in the cancel check frame 64 corresponding to the correction character entry frame 50 of the correction character entry frame number set in the correction character entry frame number counter (Step).
523). As a result of the judgment, if a mark is entered, C
The PU 10a adds 1 to the value of the corrected character entry frame number counter (Step 529) and returns the processing to Step 522.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in Step 523, when the mark is not filled, the CPU 10a scans the image data of the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d to determine whether the character code and the correction character are entered. (Step
524). As a result of the determination, if the character code and the correction character are not entered, the CPU 10a increments the value of the correction character entry box number counter by 1 (Step 529), and the process proceeds to Step 522.
Return to.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in Step 524, when the character code and the corrected character are entered, the CPU 10a
Scans the image data of the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d to extract the character code image from the character code entry frame 63 (Step 525), and recognizes the character code by the existing character recognition technology (Step 526).

Further, the CPU 10a causes the correction character entry frame 5
The character image of the corrected character is extracted from 0 (Step 527), and the extracted character image of the corrected character is stored in the memory address of the character image memory 10e corresponding to the recognized character code (Step 528). Then, the CPU 10a increments the value of the correction character entry box number counter by 1 (Step 529), and the process proceeds to Step 5
Return to 22.

[Effects of the Fifth Embodiment] As described above, in the fifth embodiment, the character code of the character to be entered is displayed in the character entry frame 40 of the normal character entry sheet 30c, In the case of writing failure, the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d is provided with a character code entry frame 63 for designating a character code, so the normal character entry sheet 3
Typing correction character entry form 30 corresponding to page 0c
There is no need to prepare d.

In addition, the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d
Can also be used to add font characters. When adding a font character to the handwritten character font, the user may enter the character to be added in the miswritten correction character entry sheet 30d and the character code corresponding to that character, and perform the same processing as in the case of the correction character. good.

[Sixth Embodiment] [Structure of Character Entry Sheet] In the character entry sheet according to the sixth embodiment, the construction of the writing failure correction character entry sheet 30d is as follows.
Writing failure correction character entry sheet 3 in the fifth embodiment
Different from 0d.

That is, FIG. 23 showing the sixth embodiment.
Also, in the writing failure correction character entry sheet 30d shown in FIG. 24, the character code is designated by filling out the number designation cell 65 in the writing failure character designation frame 53.

In addition, although the character writing frame 56 for writing a character code is provided in the writing failure character designating frame 53, in the sixth embodiment, the character code writing frame 66 recognizes the character code. Not used for processing. The character code entry frame 66 can be used for the purpose of making a memo of the character code when the user paints the number-designated cell 65.

[Processing Operation of Handwritten Character Font Creation Device] Writing failure correction character entry sheet 30 having the above-mentioned configuration
When d is used, the character image extraction process of the corrected character by the handwritten character font creation device 1 is different from the character image extraction process of the third embodiment. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 25, a character image extraction process for a corrected character according to the sixth embodiment will be described.

<Corrected Character Image Extraction Processing> FIG. 25
9 is a flowchart showing a character image extraction process of a corrected character by the handwritten character font creation device 1 according to the sixth embodiment.

First, C of the handwritten character font creating apparatus 1
The PU 10a resets the writing failure character designation frame number counter for counting the number of the writing failure character designation frame 53 to 1 (Step 621).

Next, the CPU 10a determines whether or not the value of the writing failure character designation frame number counter exceeds the total number of the writing failure character designation frame 53 (Step 622). If the result of determination is that the value of the miss-written character designation frame number counter exceeds the total number of miss-written character designation frames 53, the CPU 10a
Ends the series of processes.

On the other hand, as a result of the discrimination in Step 622, if the value of the writing failure character designation frame number counter is less than or equal to the total number of the writing failure character designation frame 53, then the CPU 10a
Scans the image data of the writing failure correction character entry sheet 30d and writes the writing failure character designation frame number 5 of the writing failure character designation frame number set in the writing failure character designation frame number counter 5
It is determined whether or not a mark is entered in the cancellation check frame 55 of 3 (Step 623).

If a mark is entered as a result of the determination in Step 623, the CPU 10a adds 1 to the value of the miss-written character designation frame number counter (Step 632) and returns the process to Step 622.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in Step 623, when the mark is not entered, the CPU 10a scans the image data of the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d, and writes the writing error which is set in the writing error character designation frame number counter. Wrong writing of character designation frame number Number designation space 6 of character designation frame 53
It is determined whether or not 5 is painted (Step62).
Four). If the result of the determination is that it is not filled, C
The value of the writing failure character designation frame number counter of the PU 10a is 1
Add (Step 632) and return the process to Step 622.

On the other hand, if the result of determination in Step 624 is that it is painted, then the CPU 10a reads the painted numbered cells 65 to obtain the character code (Step 625).

Then, the CPU 10a resets the correction character entry box number counter for counting the number of the correction character entry box 54 to 1 (Step 626). The CPU 10a is
The value of the correction character entry frame number counter is 54
It is determined whether or not the total number of frames is exceeded (Step 627).
As a result of the determination, when the value of the correction character entry frame number counter exceeds the total number of the correction character entry frame 54, the CPU 1
For 0a, 1 is added to the value of the writing failure character designation frame number counter (Step 632), and the process is returned to Step 622.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in Step 627, if the value of the correction character entry frame number counter is less than or equal to the total number of frames of the correction character entry frame 54, the CPU 10a scans the image data of the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d. Then, it is determined whether or not a mark is written in the cancel check frame 56 of the correction character entry frame 54 of the correction character entry frame number set in the correction character entry frame number counter (Step 628).
As a result of the determination, when the mark is written, the CPU 10
a is incremented by 1 in the correction character entry box number counter (Step
629), and the process returns to Step 627.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in Step 628, if the mark is not entered, then the CPU 10a enters the correction character entry frame 54 of the correction character entry box number set in the correction character entry box number counter. The character image of the corrected character is extracted from (Step 630), and the extracted character image of the corrected character is stored in the memory address of the character image memory 10e corresponding to the character code acquired in the process of Step 625 (Step 63).
1). Then, the CPU 10a adds 1 to the value of the writing failure character designation frame number counter (Step 632), and the process is Step 622.
Return to.

[Effects of Sixth Embodiment] As described above, in the sixth embodiment, the number designation for designating the character code in the miswriting character designation frame 53 of the miswriting defective character writing sheet 30d. Since the mass 65 is provided, it is not necessary to prepare the miswritten and corrected character entry sheet 30d corresponding to the page of the normal character entry sheet 30c, and the same effect as that of the fourth and fifth embodiments can be obtained. it can.

Further, in the sixth embodiment, the character code is designated by painting the number-designated square 65. Therefore, the character code can be recognized with high accuracy as compared with the method of recognizing the character code from the character image. It becomes possible to do.

[Seventh Embodiment] [Structure of Character Entry Sheet] The character entry sheet according to the seventh embodiment is a character entry sheet 30f (not shown) and a sticker 6.
The character entry sheet 30f is made up of the ordinary character entry sheet 30c shown in FIG.
It is the configuration excluding.

As shown in FIG. 26, a plurality of seals 68 are provided.
Hold the sheet on the front side of which characters can be entered and the back side of which adhesive is applied on the mount 67,
The character entry frame (character entry part) 40 is cut into a size. The sticker 68 can be peeled from the mount 67 and attached to the character entry sheet 30f.

If the user fails to write characters on the character entry sheet 30f, the user attaches the sticker 68 to the frame of the character entry frame (character entry part) 40 of the missed characters, and writes again on the sticker 68. Fill in the letters.

[Effects of the Seventh Embodiment] As described above, in the seventh embodiment, the correction seal 68 is pasted on the character that has been misswritten, and the seal 68 is attached.
Since the correction characters are written on the above, the writing error correction character entry sheet 30d is unnecessary, and the handwritten character font can be created easily and quickly.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the spirit or the main characteristics thereof. Therefore, the above embodiments are merely examples in all respects, and should not be limitedly interpreted. The scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and is not bound by the text of the specification. Furthermore, all modifications and changes belonging to the equivalent scope of the claims are within the scope of the present invention.

[0159]

According to the present invention, after the handwritten character is written in the normal character entry section, the handwritten character that was not written in the normal character entry section can be immediately written in the corrected character entry section, so that the writing error occurred. Even in this case, it is possible to easily create a handwritten font.

Therefore, even if a user fails to write a handwritten character, a font based on the user's own handwritten character can be easily created without requiring much labor and time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a handwritten character font creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the personal computer shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of font creation / registration processing by the handwritten character font creation device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an image diagram showing a layout example of a character entry sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an image diagram showing a layout example of a normal character entry sheet according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an image diagram showing a layout example of an unwritten character writing sheet according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a missed character processing operation according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a character image extraction process for normal characters according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a character image extraction process for a corrected character according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an image diagram showing a layout example of an unwritten character writing sheet according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a character image extraction process for a corrected character according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an image diagram showing a layout example of an unwritten character writing sheet according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an image diagram showing a detailed example of an unwritten character designating frame of the unwritten character writing sheet shown in FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is an image diagram showing an example of entry on the miss-written character entry sheet shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a character image extraction process for normal characters according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a character image extraction process for a corrected character according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 17 is an image diagram showing a layout example of a normal character entry sheet according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 18 is an image diagram showing a layout example of an unwritten character writing sheet according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 19 is an image diagram showing an example of entry on the miss-written character entry sheet shown in FIG. 18.

FIG. 20 is an image diagram showing a layout example of a normal character entry sheet according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 21 is an image diagram showing a layout example of an unwritten character writing sheet according to the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a flow chart showing a character image extraction process for a corrected character according to the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 23 is an image diagram showing a layout example of an unwritten character writing sheet according to the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 24 is an image diagram showing an example of entry on the miss-written character entry sheet shown in FIG. 23.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a character image extraction process for a corrected character according to the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 26 is an image diagram showing a layout example of a sticker according to a sixth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Handwritten character font creation device 5 ... Image scanner 10 ... Personal computer 10a ... CPU 10b ... RAM 10c ... ROM 10d ... Input / output interface section 10e ... Character image memory 20 ... Printer 30a ... Character entry form 30b ... completed character entry form 30c ... Regular character entry form 30d: Missing writing correction character entry form 30f ... Character entry form 31 ... Bar code 32 ... Page number display column 33 ... Bar code 34 ... font characters 34a to 34n ... font characters 35 ... Cancellation check frame 35a to 35n ... Cancellation check frame 40 ... Character entry frame 50 ... Correction character entry frame 51 ... Check frame for cancellation 53 ... Missing writing character designation frame 54 ... Correction character entry frame 55 ... Check frame for cancellation 56 ... Cancellation check frame 57 ... Column designation symbol 58 ... Line designation symbol 59 ... Mass for page designation 60 ... Symbol for column designation 61 ... Line designation symbol 62 ... Character code 63 ... Character code entry frame 64 ... Cancellation check frame 65 ... Numbered cells 66 ... Character code entry frame 67 ... Mount 68 ... Seal A ... Handwritten character font creation program

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[Claims] 1. A normal character entry unit having a plurality of character entry frames in which each character is associated with a character code and handwritten characters corresponding to the character code are entered, and a modified character in which a writing error of the handwritten character is corrected. And a reading means for reading the character entry sheet to generate a sheet image on the character entry sheet, and a normal character entry section for writing from the sheet image. First extracting means for extracting a handwritten character image, a discriminating means for discriminating whether or not there is an error in writing handwritten characters in the ordinary character writing section from the paper image, and the ordinary character as a result of the discrimination by the discriminating means. Second extracting means for extracting a corrected character image written in the corrected character writing unit from the paper image when there is a handwriting error in the writing unit; A character code determining means for determining a character code corresponding to the handwritten character image and the corrected character image; a storage means for storing the extracted handwritten character image and the corrected character image in association with the character code; A handwriting character font creating apparatus comprising: a font creating means for creating a handwritten character font from the handwritten character image and the corrected character image stored in the means. 2. The character entry frame has a writing failure check frame for writing a mark indicating that a handwritten character has been written incorrectly, and the discrimination means writes the normal character depending on the presence or absence of the mark in the writing failure check frame. The handwritten character font creation device according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not there is a handwriting error in the copy. 3. The character code determining means extracts the correlation with the order of the character entry boxes in which marks are written in the writing failure check box and the order of the correction characters entered in the correction character entry section in association with each other. The handwritten character font creation device according to claim 2, wherein the character code of the modified character image is determined. 4. The character code determination means determines the character code of the corrected character image by character-recognizing the corrected character by a character recognition technique. Handwritten character font creation device. 5. The correction character entry unit has a writing failure character designation unit that selectively designates a character that was misswritten in the normal character entry unit, and the character code determination unit is designated by the writing failure character designation unit. The handwritten character font creation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a character code corresponding to the extracted character is used as a character code of the corrected character image. 6. The corrected character entry unit has a position designation unit that designates a position of a character entry frame of a character that is misswritten by the normal character entry unit, and the character code determination unit is designated by the position designation unit. The handwritten character font creation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a character code corresponding to the extracted position is used as a character code of the corrected character image. 7. The corrected character entry unit has a character code designation unit that designates a character code of a character that was misswritten in the normal character entry unit, and the character code determination unit is designated by the character code designation unit. The handwritten character font creation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a character code of the corrected character image is extracted from the extracted character code. 8. A normal character entry unit having a plurality of character entry frames in which each character is associated with a character code and handwritten characters corresponding to the character code are entered, and a modified character in which a writing error of the handwritten character is corrected. A reading process for reading a character entry sheet having a modified character entry section in which is written and generating a sheet image on the character entry sheet, and extracting a handwritten character image entered in the normal character entry section from the sheet image. A first extraction process, a discrimination process for discriminating whether or not there is a handwriting character writing error in the normal character writing unit from the paper image, and a result of the discrimination process is that a handwriting character writing error has occurred in the normal character writing unit. If there is, a second extraction process for extracting the modified character image written in the modified character entry unit from the paper image; the extracted handwritten character image and the modified sentence A character code determination process for determining a character code corresponding to the image; a storage process for storing the extracted handwritten character image and the corrected character image in association with the character code; and the stored handwritten character image and the stored character image. A handwritten character font creation program characterized by causing an information processing apparatus to execute a font creation process for creating a handwritten character font from a modified character image. 9. The character entry frame has an erroneous writing check frame in which a mark indicating that a handwritten character has been erroneously written is written, and the determination processing is performed based on whether or not there is a mark in the typographical error checking frame. 9. The handwritten character font creation program according to claim 8, further comprising a process of determining whether or not there is a handwriting error in the copy. 10. The character code determination process is performed by associating the order of the character entry frame in which the mark is entered in the writing failure check frame with the order of the corrected character entered in the corrected character entry section, and extracting the extracted character. The handwritten character font creation program according to claim 9, further comprising a process of determining a character code of the modified character image. 11. The character code determining process includes a process of determining the character code of the corrected character image by character-recognizing the corrected character by a character recognition technique. The handwritten character font creation program described in item 9. 12. The corrected character entry unit has an unwritten character designating unit for selectively designating a character that is misswritten in the normal character entry unit, and the character code determination process is designated by the unwritten character designating unit. 10. The handwritten character font creation program according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising a process of setting a character code corresponding to the extracted character as a character code of the corrected character image. 13. The corrected character entry unit has a position designation unit that designates a position of the character entry frame of a character that was misswritten by the normal character entry unit, and the character code determination process is performed by the position designation unit. 10. The handwritten character font creation program according to claim 8 or claim 9, further comprising processing for extracting a character code corresponding to the position of the entered character entry frame as a character code of the corrected character image. 14. The corrected character entry unit has a character code designation unit that designates a character code of a character that was misswritten in the normal character entry unit, and the character code determination process is designated by the character code designation unit. 10. The handwritten character font creation program according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising a process of setting the extracted character code as a character code of the corrected character image. 15. A character entry sheet for handwritten character font creation, in which handwritten characters by a user are entered and read by the handwritten character font creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each character is associated with a character code. A plurality of character entry frames in which handwritten characters corresponding to the character code are entered, a normal character entry section including a font character of a standard character font of the characters to be entered, and a correction that corrects the writing error of the handwritten character A character entry sheet for creating a handwritten character font, comprising a modified character entry section having a modified character entry frame in which characters are entered. 16. The character entry sheet for creating a handwritten character font according to claim 15, wherein the character entry box has a writing failure check box for entering a mark indicating that a handwritten character has been missed. 17. The character entry sheet for creating a handwritten character font according to claim 16, wherein the modified character entry frame has an erroneous writing check frame in which a mark indicating that the modified character is erroneously written is entered. 18. The amended character entry unit has an ill-written character designation unit for selectively designating a character ill-written by the ordinary character entry unit, and the ill-written character designation unit is entered by the ordinary character entry unit. 18. The handwriting character font creating character according to claim 15, wherein the paper images of the characters to be arranged are arranged in the same order as the order of the character entry frames of the normal character entry section. Fill out the form. 19. The corrected character entry unit has a position designation unit for designating a position of the character entry frame of a character that was misswritten by the normal character entry unit, and the position designation unit writes a character for handwritten character font creation. The character entry sheet for handwritten character font creation according to any one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that it comprises a page number of the sheet and a row and column position of the character entry frame. 20. The correction character entry unit has a character code designation unit that designates a character code of a character that was misswritten in the normal character entry unit. Entry form for creating handwritten character fonts. 21. A character entry sheet for handwritten character font creation, in which handwritten characters by a user are entered and read by the handwritten character font creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each character is associated with a character code. A plurality of character entry frames in which handwritten characters corresponding to the character code are entered, a normal character entry section having a font character of a standard character font of the characters to be entered, and a correction for correcting the writing error of the handwritten characters A correction character entry unit having a correction character entry box in which characters are entered, wherein the correction character entry unit has a seal-like form, and when correcting a writing error of a handwritten character, A character entry sheet for creating a handwritten character font, characterized in that it is attached to the above-mentioned character entry frame that has been miswritten.