JP2844446B2 - Character information storage method, stroke order display method, and stroke order display device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character information storage method, a stroke order display method, and a stroke order display device for outputting ordinary characters and sequentially displaying the stroke order of the input characters on a display device. is there. In the present specification, an “element” refers to a minimum unit that forms one stroke when composing a character.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, the correct stroke order for characters is taught only in typical characters in educational kanji in lower grades of elementary school. The number of educational kanji is about 1000 characters, and it is difficult for ordinary people to accurately memorize the stroke order for these characters. If you want to write characters in the correct stroke order, you can find out by looking up the Japanese language dictionary.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a code table for displaying a stroke order in a conventional example. In FIG.
A character is composed of a plurality of elements composed of pictures. Then, when it is desired to display the elements on the display device in the stroke order, it is necessary to attach a new code to each element as shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, the elements of each character cannot be printed accurately, and therefore are replaced with similar ones. Fig. 10 (a) and (b)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a conventional example in which characters are displayed while elements are sequentially added to a display according to the stroke order. FIG.
(A) displays the stroke order of the character "left", and the elements and the stroke order numbers are displayed according to the stroke order. The number described below the display unit is composed of a four-digit JIS code "2680" representing the character "left", a two-digit element stroke order number, and a flag indicating whether or not the last digit. Have been. The flag “1” indicates the last digit, and the flag “0” indicates that the next element exists. Since the average number of strokes of kanji is 11, it is necessary to set the stroke order number to two digits.

FIG. 10 (b) shows the stroke order of the character "right". As described above, JIS code "2062" is attached to each element as outline font data, and additional elements are added. The stroke order number indicating the order, and the character with the last digit added with “0” indicates the input character. FIG. 10 (b) and FIG.
The difference from (a) is that the display method on the display is different. That is, in the display of FIG. 10B, characters that have been input in advance are drawn in white, and black-painted elements are added thereon in the order of the stroke order.

[0005]

A correct stroke order has the advantage that characters can be written beautifully. However, it is difficult for the general public to write even the educational kanji in the correct stroke order. Therefore, when writing characters in the correct stroke order, a Japanese language dictionary must be consulted, which is troublesome. In the example shown in FIG. 9, in order to display the stroke order on a display device, a file for the stroke order must be opened, and elements with codes different from ordinary characters must be sequentially displayed. Also,
The stroke order as shown in FIGS.
In addition to the code, a two-digit code can be added and displayed on the display device.

However, in the above-mentioned stroke order, it is necessary to provide each element for sequentially displaying the stroke order as a file for the stroke order. In addition, it is necessary to prepare a kana-kanji conversion table in a new file, which shows a relation between each element and a code. Further, the stroke order file needs to be opened on the display device when the user wants to know the stroke order.
A computer has a new problem that not only takes time and effort to open a plurality of files, but also requires an index to be attached to a file, which requires a corresponding amount of memory.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and character information capable of outputting at least one character and a stroke order only by setting a normal character or a stroke order for an input character. A storage method, a stroke order display method, and a stroke order display device are provided.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a stroke order display method and a stroke order display device that are displayed on a display such that a correct stroke order is sequentially added for each element constituting a character. Another object of the present invention is to provide a character information storage method, a stroke order display method, and a stroke order display device that can easily teach stroke order to school children using a display device at an educational site.

[0008]

A first aspect of the present invention is a method for storing character information, in which elements constituting a character image are stored so as to be output in a stroke order. At least one character and a plurality of elements constituting a picture of the character are stored in the area in a stroke order, and the same address is assigned to the character and the plurality of elements.

(Second Invention) The character information storage method of the present invention stores elements constituting a character image so that they can be output in a stroke order. Usually, a full-width area for storing one character is represented by n (n = n). 2, 3, 4,...) × n (n =
), At least one character and a plurality of elements constituting the image of the character are stored in the stroke order, and the same address is assigned to the character and the plurality of elements. It is characterized by being attached.

(Third Invention) The character information storage method of the present invention stores elements constituting a character image so that they can be output in a stroke order. Usually, a full-width area for storing one character is flattened in the X-axis direction. Alternatively, at least one character and a plurality of elements constituting the image of the character are stored in the area divided into a plurality of parts in the Y-axis direction according to the stroke order, and the same address is assigned to the character and the plurality of elements. It is characterized by being.

(Fourth invention) A stroke order display method according to the present invention displays elements constituting a stroke of a character in the stroke order, and displays at least one character and the stroke of the character in a full-width area having one address. A plurality of constituent elements are stored in the stroke order, and when a normal character is selected, after reading the normal character stored at the address of the character, the storage position in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and Based on the storage method, the position of the character is corrected and enlarged and output, and when the display of the stroke order is selected, after reading a plurality of elements stored at the address of the character, the storage position in the full-width area is read. ,
The position of each element is corrected and enlarged based on the number of divisions of the full-width area and the storage method, and a plurality of elements are sequentially displayed in parallel on the display device according to the stroke order.

(Fifth invention) The stroke order display method according to the present invention is characterized in that, when the display of the stroke order is selected, the elements are sequentially arranged for each stroke according to the stroke order and are displayed in parallel on the display device.

(Sixth invention) In the stroke order display method of the present invention, when the display of the stroke order is selected, the first stroke, the first stroke and the second stroke, the first stroke to the third stroke,... The displayed elements are displayed in parallel on a display device.

(Seventh invention) According to the stroke order display method of the present invention, when the display of the stroke order is selected, the characters consisting of the displayed outline are sequentially displayed on the display device while the interior of the outline is painted one by one. It is characterized by being displayed in parallel.

(Eighth Invention) According to the stroke order display method of the present invention, when the display of the stroke order is selected, it is understood that the first stroke element is the first stroke for the character having the displayed outline. When the inside of the outline is filled with the first color and the first stroke is completed, the first color of the element is changed to the second color, and the element indicating the next stroke is written with the first color. The stroke order is displayed in parallel on the display device by filling the inside of the outline and sequentially changing the first color to the second color.

(Ninth Invention) A stroke order display device according to the present invention displays elements constituting a character image in accordance with the stroke order, and includes input means 111 for inputting characters, and character input by the input means 111. Address generating circuit 112 for generating an address;
Character set storage means 11 for storing, in one full-width area, a character set composed of at least one character and an element for each stroke order stored at the address generated by
3, one character and an attribute extraction circuit 115 for extracting an attribute consisting of one character and the storage position in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method from the character aggregate storage means 113, and the one character and its attribute extraction circuit 11
5 is a character enlargement and position correction circuit 117 for enlarging and correcting the position of one character extracted based on its attribute.
And an output control circuit 118 for displaying or outputting one character.

(Tenth Invention) A stroke order display device according to the present invention comprises:
An input unit 111 for inputting a character for displaying a stroke order, in which elements constituting a character image are displayed in the stroke order.
And an address generation circuit 112 for generating an address of the character input by the input unit 111; and a character set including at least one character stored in the address generated by the address generation circuit 112 and an element for each stroke order. Character storage means 113 for storing the characters in one full-width area;
, Each element constituting one character, and the storage position of each element in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area,
An element order extraction circuit 120 for extracting an attribute based on a storage method, and a character enlargement and position correction circuit 117 for enlarging and correcting each element constituting one character extracted by the element order extraction circuit 120 based on the attribute. And an output control circuit 118 for displaying one character or sequentially displaying elements for one character in parallel according to the stroke order.

(Eleventh invention) A stroke order display device of the present invention comprises:
An input unit 111 for inputting a character for displaying a stroke order, in which elements constituting a character image are displayed in the stroke order.
And an address generation circuit 112 for generating an address of the character input by the input unit 111; and a character set including at least one character stored in the address generated by the address generation circuit 112 and an element for each stroke order. Character storage means 113 for storing the characters in one full-width area;
, Each element constituting one character, and the storage position of each element in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area,
An element order extraction circuit 120 for extracting an attribute based on a storage method, and a character enlargement and position correction circuit 117 for enlarging and correcting each element constituting one character extracted by the element order extraction circuit 120 based on the attribute. And an output control circuit 118 for displaying one character or displaying one character's elements sequentially in parallel according to the stroke order, and sequentially coloring the characters displayed on the display device by the output control circuit 118 according to the stroke order. Order extraction circuit control device 1 that performs control for
25, and a coloring control circuit 122 for controlling the sequential coloring of the elements extracted by the element order extraction circuit control device 125.

(Twelfth Invention) The color painting control circuit 122 in the stroke order display device of the present invention determines that the first stroke element is the first stroke for the character having the displayed outline. When the inside of the outline is filled with the color of the first stroke and the first stroke is finished, the first color of the element is changed to the second color, and the outline indicating the next stroke is drawn with the first color. Are painted in such a way that the stroke order can be easily recognized by successively changing the first color to the second color.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(First Invention) In the character information storing method of the present invention, elements constituting a character image are stored in such a manner that they can be output in a stroke order. Normally, in a full-width area for storing one character, at least one character is stored in a compressed state, and a plurality of elements constituting a character image are stored in a compressed state in a stroke order. The same address is assigned to a plurality of elements constituting the character and the stroke order. Characters stored in the full-width area other than the elements that display the stroke order,
For example, it is a homophonic consent character, and can have a plurality of characters of different typefaces. When a user wants to know the stroke order of a certain character while outputting normal characters, the user simply designates the display of the stroke order, and the elements of the character are displayed on the display device in accordance with the stroke order. Since elements for displaying normal characters and stroke order are stored in a compressed state in the area of the same address, there is no need to open a file dedicated to stroke order. Therefore, the stroke order of the input characters is immediately displayed on the display device without any special operation.

(2nd invention) In the character information storing method of the present invention, elements constituting a character image are stored in a full-width area together with at least one same-sound consent character so that the elements can be output in a stroke order. The full-width area that normally stores one character is n (n = 2, 3, 4,...).
.) × n (n = 2, 3, 4,...)
For example, one of them stores normal characters,
A plurality of elements are stored in a compressed state according to the stroke order. Normal characters and a plurality of elements is not more than ^two n is a number of division of the full-width region, these same addresses are assigned.

(Third invention) In the character information storage method of the present invention, elements constituting a character image are stored in a full-width area together with at least one homophonic consent character so that the elements can be output in a stroke order. The full-width area that usually stores one character is divided into a plurality of areas in the X-axis direction (horizontal direction) or the Y-axis direction (vertical direction). A normal character is stored in one of the full-width areas, and a plurality of elements constituting a character image are stored in another area in a stroke order.
At least one character and a plurality of elements constituting one character are assigned the same address.

(Fourth invention) In the stroke order display method of the present invention, elements constituting a character image are displayed on a display device in accordance with the stroke order. In a full-width area having one address, at least one character and a plurality of elements constituting a picture of the same-sound consent character are stored in a compressed state in the stroke order. When the user selects a normal character, the normal character stored at the address of the input character is read. Then, based on the storage position in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method, the position of the normal character is corrected, enlarged, and output based on the full-width area. The number of divisions of the full-width area is
In the case of a lattice, it is nxn, and there are three storage methods: lattice, flat in the vertical direction, and flat in the horizontal direction. The number of divisions of vertical flattening and horizontal flattening can be arbitrarily set,
Since the lattice shape is nxn, a space may be formed. Next, when the user selects the display of the stroke order, a plurality of elements stored at the address of the character are read. The position of each element is corrected based on the storage position in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method, and is enlarged to the original size. Each element is sequentially displayed in parallel on the display device according to the stroke order.

(Fifth to Eighth Inventions) The stroke order display method of the present invention includes the following display methods. That is,
If the user selects the stroke order display, each element
The first stroke, the second stroke, the third stroke,... Are displayed on the display device in a state of being sequentially arranged in parallel according to the stroke order. Each element is displayed in parallel on the display device in a state where the first stroke, the first stroke and the second stroke, the first stroke to the third stroke,... Each element fills the interior of the outline one by one with respect to the character composed of the outline displayed on the display device, and according to the stroke order, the first stroke, the second stroke, the third stroke, and so on. Are displayed on the display device in a state of being sequentially arranged in parallel. The element of the first stroke is displayed on the display device by filling the inside of the outline with a first color that is known to be the first stroke. Thereafter, when the element of the first stroke detects that the first stroke has been written, the first color is changed to the second color. The element of the second stroke fills the inside of the outline with the first color to indicate the next stroke. Each element is
The stroke order is displayed in parallel on the display device by sequentially changing the first color to the second color.

(Ninth Invention) The stroke order display device according to the present invention can display ordinary elements in the form of a character image in accordance with the stroke order. For example, characters are input by input means such as a keyboard. The address generation circuit generates an address of a character input by the input means. The character aggregate storage means stores at least one character and an element for each stroke order at an address generated by the address generation circuit. The one character and attribute extracting circuit extracts one character and the attribute including the storage position of the character in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method from the character aggregate storage means. For example, when one character and its attribute extracting circuit sequentially search the full-width area where the character is stored, the storage position in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, or the storage method can be found. The one character and the one character extracted by the attribute extraction circuit are:
The enlargement and position are corrected by the character enlargement and position correction circuit based on the attribute. The output control circuit performs control for displaying the enlarged and corrected characters on a display device, for example. Since the present invention is a stroke order display device, since at least one homophonic consent character is stored in the same file together with a plurality of elements indicating the stroke order, the character can be immediately obtained by simply setting a normal character. be able to.

(Tenth Invention) A stroke order display device according to the present invention comprises:
The elements constituting the character image are displayed according to the stroke order. Characters indicating the stroke order are input from the input means. The address generation circuit generates an address of the character input by the input means. In the character set storage means, a character set composed of at least one character and an element for each stroke order is stored in the address generated by the address generation circuit in a state compressed to one full-width area. The element order extraction circuit extracts, from the character aggregate storage means, the attributes of each element constituting one character, the storage position of each element in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method. The attributes of the storage position of each element in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method are stored in the full-width area when they are stored in advance together with characters or elements, or when the element order extraction circuit extracts elements. , The number of full-width areas divided and the method of detecting the storage method may be adopted. The character enlargement and position correction circuit
Each element is sequentially enlarged based on the attribute of each element extracted by the element order extraction circuit, and its position is corrected. The output control circuit displays one character after the enlargement and the correction of the position have been completed, or sequentially displays elements of one character on the display device in parallel in the stroke order.

(Eleventh invention) A stroke order display device of the present invention comprises:
The elements constituting the character image are displayed according to the stroke order. Characters indicating the stroke order are input from the input means. The address generation circuit generates an address of the character input by the input means. In the character aggregate storage means, a character aggregate composed of at least one character and an element for each stroke order is stored in the address generated by the address generation circuit in a state compressed into one full-width area. The element order extraction circuit extracts, from the character aggregate storage means, the attributes of each element constituting one character, the storage position of each element in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method. The attributes of each element are stored in advance in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method when the elements are stored in advance together with characters or elements, or when the element order extraction circuit extracts the elements, as in the above invention. Either of the detection and the detection may be adopted. The character enlargement and position correction circuit sequentially enlarges each element based on the attribute of each element extracted by the element order extraction circuit and corrects the position. The output control circuit displays one character after the enlargement and the correction of the position have been completed, or sequentially displays elements of one character on the display device in parallel in the stroke order. The element order extraction circuit control device controls a color painting control circuit and an element order extraction circuit for sequentially filling a color displayed on the display device by the output control circuit with a stroke order. The color application control circuit performs control for sequentially applying colors to the elements extracted by the element order extraction circuit control device.
If the color is filled in the outline of the element, the order of the stroke order can be easily remembered without being mistaken. The filling color can be black or a color other than black.

(Twelfth Invention) The color painting control circuit according to the present invention determines that the first stroke element is the first stroke with respect to the character consisting of the outline displayed on the display device.
Fill the inside of the outline with the color of. The user finishes writing by tracing the position detection sensor provided on the display device along the first stroke of the displayed character, for example, by moving a stylus pen or a mouse in order to remember the stroke order. Changes the first color of the element to the second color. Next, the color of the element of the first stroke changes to the second color, and at the same time, the element of the next second stroke
The inside of the outline is filled with the first color indicating the next image. The user can easily remember the stroke order by sequentially changing the first color to the second color.

[0029]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a stroke order display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the stroke order display device includes a normal character generating unit 11 that generates normal characters, a stroke order generating unit 12, and a full-width character generating unit 13. The normal character generating means 11 includes a keyboard 111 for inputting normal characters and setting a stroke order, and the like.
An address generation circuit 112 for generating an address of a character input by the user, a character set storage device 113 in which a plurality of elements for displaying a normal character and a stroke order are compressed and stored in a full-width area, Discrimination circuit 1
14, a character and its attribute extraction circuit 115 for extracting the storage position in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method, which are one character and its attribute, and the one character and its attribute One character extracted by the extraction circuit 115 and its attribute are temporarily stored in a buffer memory 116 for one character.

The stroke order generating means 12 includes the keyboard 11
A determination circuit 114 for determining whether the character input from No. 1 is a normal character or a display in a stroke order, and a character aggregate storage device 113 for each element constituting the input character.
, An element order extraction circuit 120 for sequentially extracting strokes from the full-width area in accordance with the stroke order, a one-element buffer memory 121 for temporarily storing the elements extracted by the element order extraction circuit 120, and a contour for displaying the stroke order in an easily understandable manner. A color painting control circuit 122 for painting the inside of the line with a color, and a color painting circuit 12 for painting the inside of the contour line with a color under the control of the color painting control circuit 122
And 3.

The full-width character generating means 13 is provided for one character buffer memory 116 or one element buffer memory 12.
The position in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method when the character or element from 1 is compressed and stored in the character aggregate storage device 113, for example,
lattice of nxn, vertical flat type, horizontal flat type,
A character enlargement and position correction circuit 117 that performs enlargement ratio and position correction to determine one full-width character determined by the enlargement ratio and position, and an output control circuit 11 for displaying or printing a character that has been converted to full-width characters by the character enlargement and position correction circuit 117.
8 and an output device 119 for outputting under the control of the output control circuit 118. Each block is
Each is controlled by the control circuit 110.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a stroke order display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 2 is different from FIG.
2 '. That is, the stroke order generating means 12 ′ includes a determination circuit 114 for determining whether the input character is a normal character or a display of the stroke order is set, and each element constituting the input character is a character aggregate. Storage device 11
3, an element order extraction circuit 120 for sequentially extracting the stroke order from the full-width area in accordance with the stroke order, a one-element buffer memory 121 for temporarily storing the elements extracted by the element order extraction circuit 120, and a display for easily indicating the stroke order. A color painting control circuit 122 for painting the inside of the outline with a color, and the color painting control circuit 122
Coloring circuit 1 that fills the inside of the outline with color under the control of
23, and an input to determine which part of the element the pen or the like wrote by tracing the element displayed on the output device 119 provided with the sensor with, for example, a stylus pen or a mouse. A detection circuit 124 and an element order extraction circuit control device 1 that controls the extraction of elements in the element order extraction circuit 120 based on information detected by the input detection circuit 124.
25. In addition, similarly to the embodiment of FIG.
Each block is controlled by the control circuit 110.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining a method for displaying ordinary characters or stroke order in the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, for example, a character is input by keyboard 111 (step 311). An address is generated by the address generation circuit 112 for the character input by the keyboard 111 (step 31).
2). The control circuit 110 extracts a character set corresponding to the address from the character set storage device 113 and stores it in a buffer memory (not shown) as necessary (step 313).

Under the control of the control circuit 110, the discriminating circuit 114 checks whether or not the input character specifies the display of the stroke order (step 314). The control circuit 110
When it is determined that the input character does not designate the display of the stroke order, the one character and its attribute extracting circuit 115 extracts a predetermined character, for example, the character of the first area of the full-width area and its attribute, and Is stored in the buffer memory 116 for one character (step 315). The attribute of the character or element can be determined in advance. For example, a normal character is the first character in the full-width area.
If the character is stored in the area and the number of divisions in the full-width area and the storage method are determined in advance, the character can be enlarged and the position can be corrected simply by knowing that the character is a normal character.

Thereafter, the control circuit 110 corrects and enlarges the position based on the storage position of the character set in the full-width area, the division number of the full-width area, and the storage method (step 316). The storage position of the character set in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method will be described later. The output control circuit 118 performs control for displaying or printing the character after the position is corrected while the character is enlarged to a predetermined size. Under the control of the output control circuit 118, the output device 119 displays ordinary characters or elements on a display device in accordance with the stroke order, or prints them with a printing device (step 317).

In step 314, the control circuit 110
When the determination circuit 114 determines that the input character is a display in the stroke order, it determines whether the input character is the first one of the elements constituting the character stored in the full-width area of the character assembly storage device 113. (Step 31)
8). If the control circuit 110 determines that the element is the first element, the element order extraction circuit 120 extracts the first element (step 319). The control circuit 110 detects the next element constituting the character stored in the double-byte area in the character assembly storage device 113, and checks whether or not it is the second element (step 320). When the control circuit 110 determines that the element is the second element,
Causes the second element to be extracted (step 321). The control circuit 110 similarly causes the third element to be extracted by the element order extraction circuit 120 (steps 322 and 323).

The control circuit 110 temporarily stores the extracted elements sequentially in the one-element buffer memory 121 (step 315). The control circuit 110 can determine the storage position of the full-width area in the character assembly storage device 113 based on the order extracted by the element order extraction circuit 120. Therefore, if the control circuit 110 knows in advance the number of full-width areas and the storage method, the attribute of the element is changed to the next character enlargement and position correction circuit 11.
7 can be sent. Character enlargement and position correction circuit 1
From 17 onward, the same processing as described above is performed.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a method of displaying a stroke order according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in FIG. 3 in that it is possible to determine whether or not to paint the inside of a contour line with a color when displaying elements on a display device in the stroke order. That is, FIG. 4 differs from the first embodiment in steps 324 and 325. The control circuit 110 includes a determination circuit 11
It is checked whether or not the coloring of the display of the stroke order is designated by 4. (Step 324). In the color painting control circuit 122, a method of painting colors on elements, a method of arranging elements, and the like are set in advance by the keyboard 111. If the control circuit 110 determines that the coloring is designated, the coloring circuit 123 causes the element to be colored according to the stroke order (step 325).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of displaying a stroke order according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In the third embodiment, the color of the element displayed on the display device is sequentially changed when the element is traced on the position detection sensor with a stylus pen or a mouse, for example, according to the stroke order. That is, in FIG.
The difference from the second embodiment lies in steps 324 and 325. The control circuit 110 includes the input detection circuit 12
4 to check whether the input of the element of the first image displayed on the display device is completed by, for example, a stylus pen or a mouse (step 32).
4). The display device is provided with a position detection sensor. For example, when the element is traced over the element with a stylus pen or a mouse, the movement of the stylus pen or the mouse is detected by the input detection circuit 124.

When the input detection circuit 124 determines, for example, that an element of the first image has been input, the control circuit 110 controls the color painting control circuit 122 with a first color representing the first image. Is applied to the coloring circuit 123 based on Next, when the control circuit 110 determines that the element of the second image has been input, the control circuit 110 changes the color of the element of the first image to the second color and changes the color of the element of the next image to the first color. (Step 325). The color of the element representing the stroke order changes to the second color one after another, and the first element to be written next is painted with the first color. That is, the user naturally remembers the stroke order by sequentially tracing the first color with a stylus pen, a mouse, or the like. The repainting from the first color to the second color may be repeated at an arbitrary time interval. This method
By following the first color with your eyes, you can remember the stroke order without knowing it.

FIG. 6A is a diagram for explaining a method of storing elements stored in the full-width area in the order of normal characters and strokes in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6B is a diagram for explaining the storage positions of elements stored in normal character and stroke order in a full-width area. FIG.
(C) is a diagram for explaining a case where characters and elements are compressed and stored in a full-width area in a horizontal direction. FIG. 6D is a diagram for explaining a case where characters and elements are compressed and stored in the full-width area in the vertical direction.
In FIG. 6A, the full-width area is divided into nine areas. One of the six areas is compressed with a normal character, and the other five areas are compressed with five elements in a stroke order. This shows the stored character set.

In FIG. 6B, the full-width area 1 stores “left” which is a normal character. In the full-width areas 2 to 6, elements of the character "left" are sequentially stored in the stroke order. In FIG. 6A, since the full-width area is divided into nine parts, it is necessary to triple the size when enlarging. In addition, the character “left” in the full-size area 1 needs to move the reference point to the lower left of the full-size area. For expansion,
Although it is determined uniformly by the number of divisions of the full-width area, the moving method differs depending on the storage position of the full-width area.

FIG. 6A illustrates an example in which a full-width area for storing a character set is divided into n × n (n = 1, 2, 3,...). Is not limited to this. For example, in FIGS. 6 (c) and 6 (d), similarly, one ordinary character and five elements are compressed and stored in a full-width area. The difference from FIG.
The storage method is that the full-width area is divided into horizontal flattening and vertical flattening. This storage method is characterized in that the number of divisions does not need to be n ² , it can be divided into any number, and there is no empty state in the full-width area. Then, the compressed and stored characters need only be expanded in the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction. Further, the correction of the area is simple, since the movement only needs to be made in the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction. FIGS. 6C and 6D show the full-width area divided into six in the horizontal or vertical direction. However, since such a figure cannot be drawn, it is shown in a horizontal or vertical direction.

FIGS. 7A to 7D are diagrams for explaining a state in which the stroke order is displayed on the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 7A to 7D, the first to fifth strokes of the character are shown. FIG.
In (a), each element constituting a character is displayed individually one by one in the stroke order. FIG. 7 (b) shows a state in which the elements that make up the characters are the last characters while the elements that make up the characters are superimposed on each image. FIG. 7C shows a state in which white outline characters are sequentially filled with black in the stroke order from the first stroke. FIG. 7D shows the first stroke of the outline character with white outline in the first color, and when the first stroke is completed, the first stroke changes to the second color. The second image is displayed in the first color. When the second image has been written, the second image changes to the second color. The third image is displayed in the first color. Since the next stroke order is always indicated by the first color, the stroke order can be learned only by writing characters according to the first color. As the first and second colors, any color can be selected.
It is preferable that the second color for indicating that the writing is completed be black, such as a conspicuous color such as red.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams for comparing the number of bits allocated to characters in the present invention and the conventional example. (A) is a full-width area where one character is stored in the conventional example, which is 1000 meshes and requires 10 bits (2 bytes). On the other hand, (b) is a full-width area in which the character set according to the present invention is stored.
The 1000 mesh characters are divided into 5 characters vertically and horizontally, that is,
If 25 characters are stored, it is 5000 mesh x 5000 mesh, and 13 bits (2 bytes) are required. The applicant has noticed that the required number of bits does not change in the present invention or in the conventional example. That is, the applicant assigns 25
We have found that compressing and storing characters consisting of about characters does not increase the capacity of outline font data.

As described above, the present embodiment has been described in detail.
It is not limited to the above embodiment. Various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the appended claims. For example, each block shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is not disclosed in detail because it is not novel and is achieved by a known or known technique. However, various design changes are possible as long as they conform to the gist of the present invention. In particular, the character enlargement and position correction circuit, one character and its attribute extraction circuit, element order extraction circuit, color painting control circuit, color painting circuit, element order extraction circuit control device, input detection circuit, etc. It is possible, and there is no invention in these circuits. Although the storage means such as the buffer memory is described as being divided into a plurality of parts for explanation, the area in one storage means can be used separately. The display example of the stroke order is merely an example, and it goes without saying that there are various modifications without departing from the present invention.

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According to the present invention, elements are stored in a character set having one address together with at least one character in accordance with the stroke order, so that the stroke order can be performed together with normal characters without opening another file. Can be seen immediately. According to the present invention, the stroke order of educational kanji can be changed from a computer or word processor along with ordinary characters.
Since it can be displayed easily and quickly in an easy-to-read state, when used in an educational setting, the stroke order of characters can be quickly learned. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while using a computer or a word processor, it is possible to simply and quickly display on a display device in a large and easily viewable state without looking up a Japanese language dictionary. According to the present invention, a known or known simple circuit is provided, and the memory capacity is the same as the conventional one.
Normal characters and stroke order can be stored at the same time.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a stroke order display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a stroke order display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying a normal character or stroke order in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying a stroke order according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for displaying a stroke order in a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6A is a diagram for explaining a method of storing elements stored in the full-width area in the order of normal characters and strokes in the embodiment of the present invention. (B) is a diagram for explaining the storage position of elements stored in normal character and stroke order in a full-width area. (C) is a diagram for explaining a case where characters and elements are compressed and stored in a full-width area in a horizontal direction. (D) is a diagram for explaining a case where characters and elements are compressed and stored in a full-width area in a vertically flat manner.

FIGS. 7A to 7D are diagrams for explaining a state in which the stroke order is displayed on the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams for comparing the number of bits allocated to characters in the present invention and the conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a code table for displaying a stroke order in a conventional example.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating a conventional example in which characters are displayed while elements are sequentially added to a display in a stroke order.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11: Normal character generating means 12: Stroke order generating means 12 '... Stroke order generating means 13: Full-width character generating means 110: Control circuit 111: Keyboard 112: Address generating circuit 113 ..Character aggregate storage device 114... Determination circuit 115... One character and its attribute extraction circuit 116... One character buffer memory 117... Character expansion and position correction circuit 118... Output control circuit 119. ..Output device 120: Element order extraction circuit 121: One element buffer memory 122: Color painting control circuit 123: Color painting circuit 124: Input detection circuit 125: Element order extraction circuit Control device

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Claims (12)

(57) [Claims] 1. A character information storage method for storing elements constituting a character image so that the elements can be output in a stroke order, wherein at least one character and an image of the character are usually stored in a full-width area for storing one character. And storing the plurality of elements according to the stroke order, and assigning the same address to the character and the plurality of elements. 2. A character information storage method for storing elements constituting an image of a character so that the elements can be output in a stroke order, wherein a full-width area for storing one character is usually n (n = 2, 3,
4) × n (n = 2, 3, 4,...) Stores at least one character and a plurality of elements constituting an image of the character in a stroke order, And a method for storing character information, wherein the same address is assigned to a plurality of elements. 3. A character information storage method for storing elements constituting an image of a character so that the elements can be output in a stroke order. In general, a full-width area for storing one character is divided into a plurality of X-axis direction flat or Y-axis direction flat. Character information storage wherein at least one character and a plurality of elements constituting a picture of the character are stored in the area in a stroke order, and the same address is assigned to the character and the plurality of elements. Method. 4. A stroke order display method for displaying elements constituting a character image in a stroke order, wherein at least one character and a plurality of elements constituting the character image are stored in a full-width area having one address in the stroke order. When a normal character is selected, the normal character stored at the address of the character is read, and then based on the storage position in the full-size area, the number of divisions of the full-size area, and the storage method, the character is read. When the position is corrected and enlarged and output, and the stroke order display is selected, after reading a plurality of elements stored at the address of the character, the storage position in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage Based on the method, the position of each element is corrected and enlarged, and a plurality of elements are sequentially arranged in a stroke order on a display device in parallel. Stroke order display wherein the Shimesuru. 5. The stroke order display method according to claim 4, wherein when the display of the stroke order is selected, the elements are sequentially arranged for each stroke in accordance with the stroke order and are displayed in parallel on a display device. 6. When the display of the stroke order is selected, a first stroke, a first stroke and a second stroke, a first stroke to a third stroke,
The stroke order display method according to claim 4, wherein the elements sequentially overlapped with ... are displayed in parallel on the display device. 7. When the display of the stroke order is selected, the characters composed of the displayed outlines are sequentially displayed in parallel on the display device while filling the outlines of the outlines one by one. The stroke order display method according to claim 4. 8. When the display of the stroke order is selected, an element of the first stroke is displayed inside the outline with a first color that is determined to be the first stroke for a character having the displayed outline. After filling and drawing the first stroke, the first element
Is changed to the second color, the inside of the outline is filled with the first color on the element indicating the next image, and the first color is sequentially changed to the second color, whereby the stroke order is changed. 5. The stroke order display method according to claim 4, wherein the stroke order is displayed in parallel. 9. A stroke order display device for displaying elements constituting an image of a character according to the stroke order, input means for inputting a character, an address generating circuit for generating an address of the character input by said input means, and said address. A character set storage means for storing a character set consisting of at least one character and an element for each stroke order stored in the address generated by the generation circuit in one full-width area; one character from the character set storage means; and One character and its attribute extraction circuit for extracting the attribute including the storage position in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method; and the one character and the one character extracted by the attribute extraction circuit are enlarged and corrected based on the attribute. Character enlargement and position correction circuit and output control to display or output one character A stroke order display device, comprising: a circuit; 10. A stroke order display device for displaying elements constituting an image of a character according to the stroke order, input means for inputting a character indicating the stroke order, and an address generation circuit for generating an address of the character input by the input means. Character set storage means for storing, in one full-width area, a character set consisting of at least one character and an element for each stroke order stored at the address generated by the address generation circuit; and the character set storage means , An element order extraction circuit for extracting the attributes of each element that constitutes one character, the storage position of each element in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method, and one character extracted by the element order extraction circuit Statement that expands and corrects the position of each element that composes the Expansion and a position correcting circuit, character display, or stroke order display device characterized by the elements of one character and a, and an output control circuit for sequentially parallel displayed according stroke order. 11. A stroke order display device for displaying, in a stroke order, elements constituting an image of a character, input means for inputting a character indicating the stroke order, and an address generation circuit for generating an address of the character input by said input means. Character set storage means for storing, in one full-width area, a character set consisting of at least one character and an element for each stroke order stored at the address generated by the address generation circuit; and the character set storage means , An element order extraction circuit for extracting the attributes of each element constituting one character, and the storage position of each element in the full-width area, the number of divisions of the full-width area, and the storage method, and one character extracted by the element order extraction circuit Statement that expands and corrects the position of each element that composes the An enlargement and position correction circuit, an output control circuit that displays one character or sequentially displays elements of one character sequentially in a stroke order, and a color displayed in a display device by the output control circuit according to a stroke order. An element order extraction circuit control device for performing control for sequentially filling, and a color application control circuit for performing control for sequentially applying colors to the elements extracted by the element order extraction circuit control device. Characteristic stroke order display device. 12. The color painting control circuit paints the inside of the outline with a first color that indicates that the element of the first stroke is the first stroke with respect to the displayed character composed of the outline, When the first stroke is completed, the first color of the element is changed to the second color, and the inside of the outline is filled with the first color on the element indicating the next stroke, and the first color is sequentially applied. The stroke order display device according to claim 11, wherein the color is painted out so that the stroke order can be easily understood by changing the stroke order to the second color.