JP3443243B2 - Character output device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a personal computer, definitive document processing device such as a word processor
It relates to a function of easily creating and outputting illustration kanji (characters) .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, in a word processing device such as a word processor or a personal computer, some Kanji characters are input by using an input device such as a keyboard and displayed on a display screen or printed on paper. Is often done. At the same time, illustrations and the like are often created and displayed or printed together with the characters.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-225425 discloses a method for easily registering a new Chinese character by combining radicals of the registered Chinese characters.

Further, in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 60-158481, in a font character synthesizing method, patterns such as radicals frequently appearing in characters are stored as image data, and these are combined to generate Kanji characters. A method of generating is disclosed.

[0005]

As described above, in a document processing device such as a word processor or a personal computer, some kanji are input using an input device such as a keyboard and displayed on the display screen. , Is often printed on paper, and at the same time, an illustration or the like is often created and displayed together with characters or printed. Here, if you want to create a character like an illustration that combines pictures and characters, you have to create each character by hand, using the function to create illustrations and the function to create external characters. It costs.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-225425 discloses a method of combining radicals of registered kanji to easily register a new kanji, but here, only radicals of kanji are used. Is considered, and it is not possible to create kanji using illustrations.

Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-158481, in a font character synthesizing method, patterns such as radicals frequently appearing in characters are stored as image data, and these are combined to form a kanji character. Although the generating method is disclosed, it is considered about the radical of the kanji, and it is not possible to create the kanji like using an illustration.

[0008] In short, at present, a means for easily creating Chinese characters (characters) mixed with illustrations has not been established.

Therefore, the present invention is based on the illustration kanji (characters).
It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for easily creating a.

[0010]

The present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, and the present invention provides a radical
Image information for each part that forms the kanji including
Image storage means and the image information
Font creation method to create a kanji font by combining
And output means for outputting the created Kanji font
And a character output device equipped with
Further provided with an illustration storage means for storing the last information,
The font creation means is stored in the illustration storage means.
The illustrated illustration information and the image storage means are stored.
A combination of image information
Create and output the created illustration Kanji font
It is a character output device characterized by being output by means .

The present invention also provides the font creating means.
Of the illustration information stored in the illustration storage means.
Changing the size to create an illustrated Kanji font
Is a character output device.

(Delete)

The present invention also provides the illustration storage means.
Changes or newly updates the previously stored illustration information.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the illustration information can be added.
Or the character output device described in 2 .

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the document processing apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2-1 denotes a ROM 2-11 and a RAM for controlling the entire apparatus and transferring data.
2-12 is a central processing unit (CPU) that executes by executing the program stored in 2-12; 2-2 is an address and data bus through which each component of the device transfers data; and 2-3 is A CGROM that holds bitmaps such as characters and symbols that can be displayed / printed by this device and outline font data.
-4 is a VRAM that has an address configuration that corresponds to the coordinates on the screen of the display on a one-to-one basis, and holds the displayed screen in a bitmap, and 2-5 is a VRA.
A display controller that displays the display data for one screen held in M2-4 on a display 2-6 such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT in real time. 2-7 controls the disk drive 2-8 to display data, etc. 2-9 is a printer controller for storing and recalling the data, 2-9 is a printer controller for controlling the printer 2-10 to print the data stored in the RAM 2-12, and 2-11 is a CPU 2-1 for controlling the device. A ROM (Read Only Memory) that holds a control program to be referred to for control and other data, and a RAM 2-12 that stores data used when the CPU 2-1 controls the device (random Access memory)
2-13 is a sound controller that controls the speaker 2-14 to produce a sound, and 2-15 is a keyboard 2-1.
6 is a keyboard controller which passes the key code input from the CPU 6 to the CPU 2-1 and 2-17 is a mouse 2-1.
8 is a mouse controller for passing the state of 8 to the CPU 2-1 and 2-19 indicates the state of the pen input from the pen input device 2-20 and the coordinates when the screen is touched by the pen.
It is a pen controller for -1.

[0016] [Example 1] First, a specific example of the processing of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
It In the case of (a), the kanji "mura" is changed to the radical image "tree".
Generated from "dimensions". In the case of (b), the illustration kanji for "village" is changed to the radical "i" for "tree".
It is generated from the last and radical image "dimension". In the case of (c), the kanji "rock" is referred to as the radical image "mountain".
Generated from "stone". In the case of (d), change the illustration kanji for "rock" to the radical "mountain" for "mountain."
Generated from the last and radical image "stone".

Next, a diagram showing a table in which the radicals of FIG. 3 are associated with radical images and radical illustrations of the first embodiment, and a flowchart of the kanji generation process of FIG. 4, are shown. An explanation will be given based on a diagram showing an example of the created Chinese character in FIG.

In a system in which kanji fonts are stored for each radical, when generation of kanji for display or printing is started (step S1), radical data required for the generated kanji is retrieved (step S2). . Here, a table in which the radicals, radical images and radical illustrations in FIG. 3 are stored in association with each other is referred to. For example, if the generated Chinese character is the character "mura", the radical "tree" and the radical "dimension" are required.

Next, it is searched whether or not the radical illustration required for the generated kanji is in the table (step S3). If there is no radical illustration corresponding to the required radical, step S4. Proceed to and generate normal kanji. FIG. 5A shows a case where the actual generation example is displayed and printed with vertical 48 dots × horizontal 48 dots.

On the other hand, if there is a radical illustration corresponding to the required radical in step S3, the process proceeds to step S5, and a normal radical image and radical illustration are combined to generate an illustration kanji. The actual generation example is vertical 48
Figure 5 shows the case of displaying and printing with dots × 48 dots horizontally
It shows in (b). As described above, the generation of Chinese characters is completed (step S6).

Further, as described above, the same method is used not only when each radical is saved as a bitmap image but also when it is saved as outline vector data. You can

[0022] [Example 2] First, a specific example of the processing of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
It In the case of (a), the Chinese character “Li” is changed to the radical image “Wood”.
Generated from "child". In the case of (b), the illustration kanji for "Li" is changed to the radical letter for "tree".
It is generated from the last and radical image "child". In the case of (c), when generating the illustration kanji for "Li",
If the radical image and radical illustration size are different
In the case of the radical image, the width w0 and the height h0 of the radical illustration are
Modify the illustration so that it has the same width w and height h.
U

Next, FIG. 7 shows a table showing a table in which radicals, radical images and radical illustrations are stored in association with each other, and a flowchart of the kanji generation process in FIG. And explain.

In a system in which kanji fonts are stored for each radical, when generation of kanji for display or printing is started (step S11), radical data required for the generated kanji is retrieved (step S12). . Here, a table in which the radicals, radical images and radical illustrations in FIG. 7 are stored in association with each other is referred to. For example, if the Chinese character to be generated is the character "Li", the radical "tree" and the radical "child" are required.

Next, a search is made as to whether or not the radical illustration required for the generated kanji is in the table (step S13). If there is no radical illustration corresponding to the required radical, step S14 is performed. Proceed to and generate normal kanji.

On the other hand, if there is a radical illustration corresponding to the required radical in step S13, the process proceeds to step S15, and it is determined whether the radical image and the radical illustration have the same size. If they are the same, an illustration Chinese character is generated by combining a normal radical image and radical illustration (step S16). On the other hand, if they are different, the illustration is deformed so that the width and height of the radical illustration become equal to the width and height of the radical image (step S17). The illustration transformation method can be performed by the same processing as that performed in normal image processing. Then, the kanji generation is completed (step S18).

By the above, even if the illustration stored in the table has a size different from the radical of the Chinese character generated, it can be used by first transforming it. Therefore, it is not necessary to store illustrations having the same radical but different sizes in the table, and the storage area can be saved.

[0028] [Example 3] First, a specific example of the processing of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
It In the case of (a), change the illustration kanji for "rock" to the radical "mountain" for "mountain".
It is generated from the last 1 and radical image “stone”.

In the case of (b), the illustration kanji of "rock" is generated from the radical illustration 2 of "mountain" and the radical image "stone".

In the case of (c), the illustration kanji of "rock" is generated from the radical illustration 3 of "mountain" and the radical image "stone".

Next, a diagram showing a table in which the radicals, radical images and radical illustrations of FIG. 10 are stored in association with each other, and a flowchart of the kanji generation process of FIG. And explain.

In a system in which kanji fonts are stored for each radical, when generation of kanji for display or printing is started (step S21), radical data required for the generated kanji is retrieved (step S22). . Here, the table in which the radicals, radical images and radical illustrations in FIG. 10 are associated and stored is referred to. For example, if the kanji to be generated is the character "rock", the radical "mountain" and radical "stone" are required.

Next, it is searched whether or not the radical illustration required for the generated kanji is in the table (step S23), and if there is no radical illustration corresponding to the required radical, step S24. Proceed to and generate normal kanji.

On the other hand, if there is a radical illustration corresponding to the required radical in step S23, the process proceeds to step S25, and it is determined whether or not there are a plurality of radical illustrations.
If there is not more than one, a normal radical image and radical illustration are combined to generate an illustration kanji (step S2).
6). On the other hand, if there is a plurality, radical illustrations and radical images are all combined to generate illustration kanji (step S27), and any one is selected (step S28). Then, the kanji generation is completed (step S29).

As described above, an illustration character can be generated by using a plurality of radical illustrations registered in advance, and an illustration character suitable for use can be selected and used from the generated illustration characters.

[0036] [Example 4] First, a specific example of the process of the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
It In the case of (a), the kanji "iwa" is referred to as the radical image "mountain".
Generated from "stone". In the case of (b), the illustration kanji of "rock" is changed to the radical of "mountain"
Generated from the last and radical image "stone". In the case of (c), a lot of green is used in the radical illustration of "mountain"
Since the image of the radical "stone" is usually
Is displayed and printed in black, but the radical a
Set to use the colors most used in the last
Then, the illustration kanji for "rock" and the radical illustration for "mountain"
Generated from the neck image "stone".

Next, FIG. 13 shows a table showing a table in which radicals, radical images and radical illustrations are stored in association with each other, and a flowchart of the kanji generation process in FIG. And explain.

In a system in which kanji fonts are stored for each radical, when generation of kanji for display or printing is started (step S31), radical data required for the generated kanji is retrieved (step S32). . Here, the table in which the radicals, radical images and radical illustrations of FIG. 13 are stored in association with each other is referred to.

Next, it is searched whether or not the radical illustration required for the generated kanji is in the table (step S33), and if there is no radical illustration corresponding to the required radical, step S34. Proceed to and generate normal kanji.

On the other hand, if there is a radical illustration corresponding to the required radical in step S33, the process proceeds to step S35 to check the colors often used in the radical illustration (step S35). For example, the color of the dot is checked for each pixel of the illustration data, and the color used most in the illustration data is checked.

Then, the color often used in the radical illustration is set as the color of the radical image (step S3).
6). An illustration Chinese character is generated by combining the radical image and radical illustration (step S37). As described above, the generation of Chinese characters is completed (step S38).

As described above, when an illustration character is generated, it is possible to generate a colorful illustration character in which a non-illustration portion is colored in accordance with the radical illustration.

[0043] [Example 5] First, a specific example of the process of the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
It In the case of (a), the kanji “taste” is changed to the radical image “mouth”.
Generate from "not yet". In the case of (b), the illustration Kanji of "taste" is changed to the radical of "mouth".
It is generated from the last and radical image “not yet”.

Next, the processing of the fifth embodiment is shown in FIG. 16 showing a table in which radicals, radical images, and new radical illustrations are stored in association with each other, and a flowchart of kanji generation processing in FIG. I will explain below.

As shown in FIG. 16, radical illustrations that are not registered in advance in the present invention can be created and newly registered using a pen or the like. In this example,
A normal "mouth" radical image is displayed behind the "mouth" radical, and a radical illustration is created based on it. The method of creating an illustration is the same as the conventional external character creation and graphic creation tools.

In a system in which kanji fonts are stored for each radical, when generation of kanji for display or printing is started (step S41), radical data required for the generated kanji is retrieved (step S42). . Then, it is determined whether the radical illustration is newly registered (step S4).
3) If not newly registered, the process proceeds to step S44 to generate a normal Chinese character.

On the other hand, if the radical illustration corresponding to the required radical is newly registered in step S43, the process proceeds to step S45 to generate the illustration kanji by combining the radical image and the newly registered radical illustration. (Step S45). As described above, the generation of Chinese characters is completed (step S46).

As described above, even if the radical illustration is not stored in advance, a radical illustration is newly created and registered based on the radical so that a new illustration character can be used by using them. You will be able to create. Further, not only can a radical illustration be newly created, but also a radical illustration that has already been saved can be modified, changed and registered, and an illustration character can be created using the radical illustration.

[0049]

According to the present invention, illustration mingled kanji using the illustration corresponding to each copy neck (character) easily creates, it is possible to display or print.

According to the present invention, if one illustration corresponding to a radical is stored, it can be used for Kanji (characters) having different radical shapes and sizes. Can be saved.

Further, in the present invention, an illustration Kanji (character)
When generating, a colorful illustration Kanji (character) can be created and displayed or printed in a color corresponding to the radical illustration.

Further, according to the present invention, the radical illustration for generating the illustration character can be changed or newly added, and a new illustration kanji (character) can be freely created. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a document processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a table in which radicals, radical images, and radical illustrations of Example 1 are associated and stored.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a kanji generation process according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of kanji created in Example 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a table in which radicals, radical images, and radical illustrations according to the second embodiment are stored in association with each other.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a kanji generation process according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a specific example of the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a table in which radicals, radical images, and radical illustrations of Example 3 are associated and stored.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a kanji generation process according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a specific example of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a table in which radicals, radical images, and radical illustrations of Example 4 are associated and stored.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the kanji generation processing according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a specific example of the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a table in which radicals, radical images, and new radical illustrations of Example 5 are associated and stored.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the kanji generation processing according to the fifth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2-1 CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2-2 Address and data bus 2-3 CGROM 2-4 VRAM 2-5 Display controller 2-6 Display 2-7 Disk controller 2-8 Disk drive 2-9 Printer controller 2-10 Printer 2-11 ROM 2-12 RAM 2-13 Sound Controller 2-14 Speaker 2-15 Keyboard controller 2-16 keyboard 2-17 Mouse controller 2-18 mouse 2-19 Pen controller 2-20 pen

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. Each part forming a kanji including radicals
Image storage means for storing in advance the image information of
Create a Kanji font by combining image information
Output the font creating means and the created Kanji font.
A character output device having an output means for inputting, and an illustration storage device for storing illustration information corresponding to a radical.
The font creating means stores in the illustration storing means.
The illustrated illustration information and the image storage means are stored.
A combination of image information
The created illustration Kanji font is created by the output means.
A character output device characterized by being output as . 2. The font creating means includes the illustration.
Change the size of the illustration information stored in the storage means
A claim characterized by creating an illustration Kanji font
Item 1. The character output device according to item 1 . 3. The illustration storage means is stored in advance.
Changed illustration information or added new illustration information.
The character according to claim 1 or 2, which can be added.
Output device.