JP2753648C - - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a character output device that outputs output pattern data corresponding to character data to be output. [Prior Art] In a conventional Japanese word processor, by using an outline font in addition to printing with a normal dot font, enlarged characters can be printed beautifully or printed with a brush or the like. There are things that are. That is, in such a Japanese word processor, when a character code of a character to be printed is given, a dot font corresponding to the character code is generated by a character generator, and an outline font is created from the generated dot font. And
Printing is performed using the created outline font. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in a conventional character output device such as a Japanese processor, output using an outline font is performed in order to perform output such as printing using an outline font. Must be specified in correspondence with the character. In particular, characters for which enlargement is specified are often scattered in the page to be printed, but enlargement and output using an outline font must be specified for each of the scattered characters to be enlarged. Was very troublesome. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to immediately output font data corresponding to character data to be output. [Means for Solving the Problems] The means of the present invention are as follows. A first discriminating means for discriminating the outline font data storage means for storing outline font data, whether character data or not character data has been made of special processing specified to be output target for the character data made of special processing specification, If the first determining means determines that the character data is not character data for which the special processing has been designated, first output control means for generating and outputting dot font data corresponding to the character data; If the first determination means determines that the character data has been designated for special processing, it is further determined whether or not outline font data corresponding to the character data is stored in the outline font data storage means. Second determining means for determining, and outline font data corresponding to the second determining means If it is determined not to be stored generates the outline font data which has been made of special handling specified for that character data, outline font that has been generated
When the Todeta outputs outline font data thus created causes stored in the outline font data storage unit, whereas the outline font data corresponding in said second discriminating means is determined to have been stored, the Second output control means for reading and outputting the stored outline font data . [Operation] The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. The outline font data storage means, outline font data for the character data made of special processing specification are stored. Then, it is determined by the first determining means whether or not the character data to be output is character data for which special processing is specified, and in this determination, it is determined that the character data is not character data for which the special processing is specified. In this case, dot font data corresponding to the character data is generated and output by the first output control means. Also, whether the at when it is determined that the character data made of special handling specified first determination means, further, outline font data corresponding to the character data in the outline font data storage means is stored Is determined by the second determining means, and the corresponding outline font data is determined in this determination.
If the data is judged to be not stored, the second output control means generates the outline font data which has been made of special handling specified for character data, the the generated outline font data Outline font
Outputs outline font data thus created causes stored over data storage means, whereas when the outline font data <br/> corresponding the second discriminating means is determined to have been stored, the The stored outline font data is read out and output by the second output control means. Therefore, if the character data to be output is character data for which special processing is specified, and if outline font data for the character data is stored, the stored outline font data is immediately replaced. For character data that can be output and has no special processing designation, the corresponding dot
Font data can be generated and output immediately. Embodiment An embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a printing font data output device according to an embodiment.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a document memory for storing document data to be printed created by the document creation function of the Japanese word processor. Reference numeral 12 denotes a print data creation device which reads out document data to be printed by the printing device 13 from the document memory 11 and analyzes character codes constituting the document data and modification information such as enlargement designation corresponding to the character codes. is there. Reference numeral 14 indicates a character to be output using a normal dot font or a character to be output using an outline font by determining the character size and the like from the character code and the modification information given by the print data creation device 12. This is a font data control device that makes a determination and performs a font output process or an outline font output process as described below according to the result. The font data control device 14 outputs print pattern data composed of dot font data or outline font data to the print data creation device 12, and the print data creation device 12 uses the print pattern data to convert print data. It is created and supplied to the printing device 13. Reference numeral 15 denotes an R for storing outline font data generated by the outline data generator 16 during the outline font output processing.
It is a storage device composed of AM. Reference numeral 17 denotes a character generator (CG) ROM that stores dot font data corresponding to character codes. Hereinafter, the operation of the printing font data output device having the above configuration, particularly the operation of the font data control device 14, which is a characteristic part of the present invention, will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. That is, when the character code data and the modification information are supplied from the print data creation device 12, the font data control device 14 reads them (step S1) and outputs the characters to be output in a normal dot font or the outline font. It is determined whether the character should be converted, that is, whether it is necessary to convert the character to an outline font (step S2). If the character is to be output in a normal dot font, that is, if it is not necessary to convert it to an outline font, font output processing is performed (step S3). That is, dot font data corresponding to the character code data is read from the CGROM 17 and output to the print data creation device 12 as print pattern data. If the character is to be output using an outline font, that is, if conversion to an outline font is required, outline font output processing is performed (step S4). This outline font output process is shown in more detail in the flowchart of FIG. That is, the outline font data stored in the storage device 15 is searched to check whether or not the outline font data corresponding to the read character code data exists in the storage device 15 (step S41). If the outline font data exists in the storage device 15 (step S42), the outline font data is read out from the storage device 15 (step S43), and the outline font data is developed into dot pattern data for printing, and the above-described print data is created as print pattern data. Output to device 12 (
Step S44). If there is no corresponding outline font data in the storage device 15 (step S42), the dot font data corresponding to the character code data is read from the CGROM 17 and supplied to the outline data generator 16 (step S42).
Step S45). Then, when the outline font data created from the outline data generator 16 is output (step S46), the outline font data is developed into dot pattern data for printing, and the above-described print data creation device is used as print pattern data. 12 (step S44). Subsequently, a process of writing the output outline font data to the storage device 15 is performed. First, it is determined whether the output outline font data has been read from the storage device 15 or given from the outline data generation device 16 (step S47). If the output outline font data has been read from the storage device 15, that is, if the output outline font data exists in the storage device 15, the outline font data is deleted (step S48). ). Next, a storage capacity check is performed to determine whether outline font data can be added to the storage device 15 (step S49).
If there is a storage capacity, the output outline font data is stored in the storage device 15.
Is additionally written at the end (step S50). If the storage capacity is full, the first outline font data, that is, the oldest outline font data is deleted (step S51), and the output outline font data is additionally written to the end of the storage device 15 (step S50). ). When the outline font data is deleted, all the outline font data after the deleted outline font data are shifted so as to fill the area vacated by the deletion, and the area vacated by the deletion is stored in the storage device 15. Comes to the end of the That is, the output outline font data is written in the storage device 15. At this time, when the outline font data is output from the storage device 15, the outline font data is temporarily deleted. Next, the currently output outline font data is added to the end of the outline font data stored in the storage device 15. When the outline font data is added, if the storage capacity of the storage device 15 is not enough to add the outline font data, the oldest outline font data is deleted and the current outline font data is added. That is, the used outline font data is always added to the end of the storage device 15,
When the storage capacity becomes full and the outline font data has to be deleted, the outline data is deleted from the head data, so that the storage device 15 always holds the latest outline font data. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of data stored in the storage device 15. In this case, in order to increase the storage efficiency, character code data 152 and data size information 153 are continuously stored before the created outline font data 151. Here, whether outline font data of a certain character code exists or not is checked from the beginning of the storage device 15 by checking the coincidence with the character code data 152. If not, the data size information 153 is added to the current address. When the given data size is added, the address of the character code data of the next character is indicated, so that the operation is repeated, and the current address becomes the head address 155 of the empty area 154.
It can be confirmed by continuing until it matches. When deleting the outline font data, the address of the next character code data is calculated from the data size of the outline font data designated for deletion, and the start address of the empty area 154 is calculated from the address of the next character code data. This can be done by shifting the data up to 155 by the data size of the outline font data designated for deletion. As described above, when the outline font data is generated from the dot font data and printing is performed, the created outline font data is temporarily stored in the RAM simultaneously, and the next time the same character is printed, this outline font data is stored. RAM
By outputting the outline font data stored in the outline font data, the outline font data once created can be reused. [Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, when character data to be output is character data for which special processing is specified, outline font data corresponding to the character data is stored. If not, outline font corresponding to the character data
Data can be generated and output can be performed. Moreover, the generated outra
By storing the in-font data , even if the character data to be output later is character data for which special processing has been specified, that character data is
If outline font data is generated and character data is already stored, it can be output immediately using the outline font data stored corresponding to the character data. Further, if the character data does not have special processing designation, dot font data corresponding to the character data can be immediately generated and output.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an operation, FIG. 3 is a more detailed flowchart for explaining an outline font output process, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data storage structure in the storage device. 11 Document memory, 12 Print data creation device, 13 Printing device, 14 Font data control device, 15 Storage device, 16 Outline data generation device, 1
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Claims (1)

Claims: 1. An outline font for character data for which special processing is specified.
And outline font data storage means for storing cement data, a first determination means for character data to determine character data or not has been made of special processing specified to be output target, the special processing by the first discriminating means If it is determined that the character data is not the designated character data, a first output control means for generating and outputting dot font data corresponding to the character data; If it is determined that the character data has been made, the outline font data storage means further determines whether or not outline font data corresponding to the character data is stored in the outline font data storage means. If the second determining means determines that the corresponding outline font data is not stored, the character data is not stored. It generates the outline font data which has been made of special handling specified by the outline font that has been generated
When the Todeta outputs outline font data thus created causes stored in the outline font data storage unit, whereas the outline font data corresponding in said second discriminating means is determined to have been stored, the A second output control means for reading out and outputting the stored outline font data , and a character output device comprising: