JP6539491B2 - System for using external characters and variant character containing character group input via WEB - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system that can input and use external characters and variants on the WEB.

  The characters output by the computer are based on the ASCII code, and the double-byte character code and the 4-byte character code which are extended from this are used in combination. As 2-byte character codes in Japanese, code such as Hiragana Katakana and other symbols which are standard characters defined in Japan's JIS standard, and Shift JIS and EUC which represent first to fourth level kanji are generally used. There is. The 4-byte character code includes Unicode established as an international common code.

  It is common to convert from roman letter input by FEP (front end processor) or other proprietary programmed method to input these characters. When entering kanji characters or symbols that are difficult to understand or can not be searched by ordinary conversion, specify the character code number directly and enter or display a part of the character code table Searching and inputting according to the radical and stroke number, and selecting and inputting from among searching and displaying similar characters with reference to the shape of characters handwritten input with a mouse or touch pad are performed. However, there are times when it is difficult to find a desired character, for example, when the reading is unknown or when it is difficult to determine the radical. There are also cases where the character to be searched is not actually registered in these character code tables.

  Different characters used in personal names and place names are characters that have slight differences, such as stop, spring, and leash, in the form of a letter whose original reading is the same. Among them, for example, some of the known glyphs as the old font are the characters included in the character code table described above, that is, those defined as the inner letter, but different glyphs are used in each case Not all of the combined characters are included in the above character code table, and many of them are defined as an extra character. For example, thanks and nieces are variants of the inner letters. However, the character combining "Nengyou" is a variation of the extra character.

  On the other hand, even if the character code is the same, there are characters whose shape changes, such as stop and finish, because the writing style changes if the typeface is different. For example, a letter having a letter of "order" in all or part corresponds to this. The order is "order" in the Mincho form, but in the lower case, it is a letter whose lower part is written as "ma" (see Fig. 15 (a)). Such differences in writing style are not recognized as variant characters in the character code. In the conventional system, it is difficult to distinguish between these differences and input or output, or it is difficult to find them alone, and in many cases, it is necessary to allow another type to be input or output, allowing for differences in writing style and character form.

  Examples of different radical include crown and yarn bias. The "grass" horizontal bars of the crown are connected in the common Mincho style, but there is a form in which the middle is separated as shown in Fig. 15 (b). The lower part of the "yarn" of the yarn deviation has many forms that become almost the same as the ordinary character of the "yarn" in the Mincho body, but the lower part of the yarn has three points and the lower part of the yarn as shown in FIG. Form.

  Generally speaking, writing style, letter shape and typeface are defined as follows. Typefaces represent individual fonts like Mincho, Gothic, and Textbooks. On the other hand, the style of writing represents the difference in writing style (school style) in calligraphy and line writing. Generally, depending on the style of writing and the typeface, the letter shape may be different, but they are the same letter and not recognized as variant. However, for actual users, even if there is a difference in the letter shape depending on the writing style or the font, it is often regarded as a difference in the character itself, that is, in many cases it is considered as a variant character. There is a difference between them.

  Further, it is difficult to distinguish whether the target variant character is an extra character or an inner character, and in spite of the fact that it is an inner character, it is often judged that it is an extra character and a variant character can not be found. For example, there are many variants of "island", but the following ones, "内", "嶌" and "陦" are all inner letters.

  Furthermore, since it is practically difficult to install the same typeface on all terminals on the WEB, input and output of external characters are not usually performed. Even if the font types can be made common among multiple systems, it is difficult for the system to manage external characters in addition to internal characters because the number of characters that must be prepared for each typeface becomes enormous.

  According to Patent Document 1, in the environment of an off-line personal computer, external characters and variant characters are registered in a database, and these characters are managed by attaching unique identification codes in the database. Document processing programs have been disclosed that lower the hurdles with respect to distinguishing between internal letters and characters and make it easier to search variants.

  In Patent Document 2, a database is created in which relatively frequently mentioned external characters for personal names or place names made available on portable network function-equipped terminals such as tablets and smartphones other than PCs are created, and this data is used. A system is described in which an image is displayed while being displayed on each terminal, and the character code is appropriately referenced via a network to enable them as appropriate.

JP 2007-148826 A JP, 2005-196420, A

  However, the method of Patent Document 1 is realized by having each device independently having a database by being completed by a device such as a terminal, and can not be used over a network.

  In addition, since the system of Patent Document 2 needs to have a predetermined external character installed, it has not been possible to use the system even if it is necessary for an uninstalled terminal.

  In addition, in many situations where it is difficult to search for variants corresponding to the original characters, but there is no certainty whether there is a variant or not, there are many cases where the use of variants is abandoned in the first place.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable easy search of variant characters in a terminal connected via a network, and in particular, easily create and edit a document using variant characters without spending time, such as font installation. , To be able to display and print on other terminals.

This invention is
In an environment with terminals and a management server consisting of one or more servers, accessible to each other through a network:
The above management server
Having font files for a plurality of typefaces, in which variant characters not included in the prescribed character code are assigned with the code number of the extra-character area and registered with the inner letter,
Code numbers for specifying individual characters in the above character code are sorted and arranged in reading order or order of strokes for each radical, and exceptionally, for variant letters corresponding to the same original letter, order of stroke number regardless of inner letters or outer letters It has a character dictionary database including a general category list recorded so as not to be a defined arrangement but to be arranged to be close to the original character in data order,
We have a web service design means that provides an image editing environment where you can edit an image including characters to a web display input service means that outputs and can input information from the web on the screen of the terminal and that can be input using a web browser etc. And
In the image editing environment of the above terminal,
In order to input a character string represented by the specified font file, the code table of the character is displayed according to the order of the general category list together with the text input device for inputting characters by the WEB display input service device, and It is possible to execute the category list display means which can select the character to be input from among
The above management server is
The image editing environment of the terminal has an image file storage unit for creating an image file in which a character is generated from the specified font file for a character input or selected, and the code number for the character and the created image Image record recording means for registering a code specifying a file, an identification code of the typeface, and a code specifying a display color of the character in an image dictionary database storing as a record;
In the image editing environment of the above terminal,
The image editing means for generating and editing an image for displaying the character form of characters imaged as the image file according to the information of the record can be executed.
The above problem was solved by the system for inputting characters and characters containing external characters and variants via the web.

  That is, in the above-mentioned image editing means, by displaying the characters according to the information of the above record, it is possible to generate an image reflecting the position and size of the characters, the font and the display color and print the image. It becomes.

In addition, as a further invention in the above-mentioned character / character input system including variant characters,
The above management server
For the edited image, the characters in the image are drawn as the character shape of the image imaged according to the information of the record, and can be displayed without being interlocked with the font file and the image file at the time of reading It is preferable to have user image output means for outputting a file of a generalized image. By passing the output file or designating the address of the file in the web server unit, it is possible to display and print an image including a different character even without installing a font.

Furthermore, as a further invention in the above-mentioned character / character-containing input system for characters including foreign characters,
The above image dictionary database has, for each character, a code number for a constituent character composed of parts other than the radical constituting each character,
In the category list display means, the search for variant characters is further facilitated by allowing specification of the parts constituting the character to be searched for as an element which can be narrowed down among characters to be displayed in a list. For example, in the case of "Yoshi", since the radical is "mouth", "Mr." applies as the above-mentioned part. Conversely, when the upper part is "Tsuchiyoshi" of "Soil", "Soil" applies as the above-mentioned part.

  In order to use image information of characters including variant characters as the image file and record it as an image not referring to the font file so that it can be referred to by the image dictionary database instead of being incorporated into a general font file Even characters that are not included in the character code table such as Unicode can be used on the web service.

  In addition, when selecting a variant to be inserted when editing an image, the variant is displayed close to the former when displaying a list, and even a generic variant as a substitute even with complex variants. If you know, you can make a quick selection. Furthermore, more narrow selection is possible by narrowing down with component letters.

  Furthermore, even if the terminal does not have a font file installed, the font and character files are generated in order to read the size and position of characters, typeface, color information, etc. of the edited image and then generate an image or file that describes them. Can be printed as it is. Furthermore, by outputting as a general (general purpose) raster format image image such as PDF format or PNG format or as vector format, the output file can be referred from a web browser, mail or message service Attaching and posting makes it possible to further general-purpose display use of images including variant characters.

Functional block diagram of the system according to the present invention Conceptual diagram of category list included in character dictionary database Conceptual diagram of information included in each character information included in category list Diagram showing a part of the example that corresponds to the special category list of "Saito no Sei" A figure showing a part of the example that corresponds to the special category list of "Wide Side" Diagram showing a part of the example that corresponds to the special category list of "give and give" A figure showing a part of the example that corresponds to the special category list of "Kanji group including decrees" (A) (b) A figure showing a part of an example corresponding to the special category list of "characters beyond the radical" Diagram showing a part of the example corresponding to the special category list of "special characters" Sequence diagram showing coordinated operation between terminal and core control unit Figure showing an example record of an image dictionary database (A) Diagram showing an example of editing in an image editing environment, (b) Diagram showing an example after partial change Diagram showing an example that includes external characters for editing in an image editing environment A sequence diagram showing an operation procedure at the time of editing the image continuing from FIG. 10 again (A) A figure showing an example of variant of "old", (b) an example of variant of "grass", and (c) an example of variant of "red"

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
The present invention is a system for providing an environment capable of editing a document for inputting variant characters in an environment via a web. A functional block diagram constituting the present invention is shown in FIG. The utilization system according to the present invention provides an image editing environment including characters to a terminal 11 such as a personal computer via the network 15. Here, the network 15 may be a local area network or the Internet. That is, a system implemented in a server installed in a business office may be used in the business office, or a service may be provided to customers around the world via the Internet. The terminal 11 has a network interface, and can execute the WEB display input service means 12 which can output and input information from the WEB on the screen. If, for example, general web browser software is used as the web display input service means 12, it is preferable because installation work is unnecessary. An image editing environment to be described later is realized by an execution environment such as HTML, Javascript (registered trademark) or JAVA (registered trademark) executed on the WEB browser. As a specific terminal 11, a personal computer, a tablet, a smart phone, a game machine, etc. which can be connected to a network can be used.

  The equipment managed by the provider who provides the utilization system according to the present invention comprises one or more management servers 20. Although not shown, it naturally has an operation unit that performs operation processing, a storage unit that temporarily or continuously stores information, and a communication unit connected to the network 15. As the storage unit, a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory for storing a database or a file, a magnetic disk or the like is used. In the case of a plurality of servers, the storage units can be linked via the communication units of the respective servers. In this environment, a plurality of databases, necessary file groups, and a core control unit 21 that provides services by linking them are implemented.

  The management server 20 divides the characters into easy-to-search groups so that the available characters can be easily searched from the terminal 11, and holds one or more category lists that are arranged in a predetermined order It has a dictionary database 31. A conceptual diagram of the category list included in the character dictionary database 31 is shown in FIG. In these category lists, for a plurality of characters included in the category list, character information including character code numbers specifying the characters (each character is displayed by "character N-m" in the figure) in a predetermined order It is a side-by-side list.

  A conceptual diagram of information included in each of the above character information included in these category lists is shown in FIG. "Character code number" is an identification number assigned to identify individual characters in the system according to the present invention. A number conforming to a character code table such as Unicode is used, and for characters that do not exist in the character code table, the number of the external character area of the character code table is assigned.

  The “character code for search” is a code number of a character corresponding to a constituent character obtained by extracting a part of a part of the character constituting the character used to search for the character. However, since the radical can be searched in the general category list described later, it is preferable to register character code numbers for constituent characters consisting of parts other than the radical. For example, in the case of "fall", the code numbers assigned to "sword (right: right part)" and "fall", "fall", and "soil", which are parts other than the radical "nien". Are included in the character information as search codes 1 to n. In the category list display means described later, narrowing down can be performed by these characters. In particular, it is effective in distinguishing variants. For example, in the case of "Yoshi" (so-called "Samurai Yoshi"), the character code number of "Mie" constituting the upper part is registered for constituent characters other than "mouth" which is the radical. On the other hand, in the case of so-called "Tsuchiyoshi" whose upper part is "soil", which is a variant of "Yoshi", the character code number of "soil" is registered as a constituent character other than the radical. At the time of narrowing down, it becomes possible to extract the character sought by these constituent characters from either.

  If other information such as "reading", "number of strokes" and "meaning" can be registered as needed, such information can be used at the time of narrowing down.

  The category list is a list of character information as described above. This category list is classified into two categories, a general category list 31a conforming to the general character code order, and a special category list 31b useful for the application of the present invention, which is a group of special variants. . At least the general category list 31a is necessary, and the special category list 31b may be expanded and added as needed.

  The general category list 31a described above is a category list grouped by radical. If it is a category list of radical "one", letters such as "one, seven, ten thousand, three, upper, lower ..." will be in the order of the number of strokes excluding the radical in the group, and further in the same number of fifty The order of tones is arranged in the basic order. As a specific radical, the number of strokes in order of stroke number is "I", "(Tatebo)", "Ten", "Ryu", "Kame", "Yaku (Yaku) Up to and including the general category list 31a for each radical according to these general definitions.

  However, in the present invention, as an exception rule to the basic order, variant characters are arranged in the order of positions adjacent to the original character. It is preferable to arrange immediately after the original character if the variant character is a single character, or in the order of stroke number immediately after the original character if it is two or more characters. For example, “K”, which is the original character of “provisional” as the original character and is a different character, has four and nine strokes excluding the radical in the basic order, and the positions are widely separated. Normally, it is lined up with "provisional", "look up", "intermediate", "case", ... as four kanji in the general category of the newspaper. However, according to the exception rule that the variant character is placed next to the original character, it is arranged as "provisional", "假", "仰", "仲", "problem", ... When the category list arranged in this way is read and displayed, “假” (provisional old font) can be easily found as the next character by searching for “provisional” which is the original character. .

  On the other hand, the special category list 31b is for making it easy to search for characters which are not easy to search only by the general category list 31a alone, such as kanji with many variants. First, there is a list of different characters including "Saito" and "Saito" and "Sai" and "Sai". This is a large number of variants, including variants that have even changed their radical, such as some abbreviations, and variants that are similar but have differences in minute parts. Therefore, a special category list is prepared for "Saitou's Qi", which collects only these variants. Characters entered into this are registered in the above-mentioned character code table including variations such as "Sai", "Samu", "Samu" starting with "Sai", and abbreviations such as "Side" under "Sentence". Have these variants. A part of the example corresponding to the special category list of "Saito's Hitoshi" is shown in FIG. Further, it is preferable to enable registration of variant characters newly created by character creation means described later.

  Another special category list 31 b is a list of variant characters of “side” of “Watanabe”. In addition to “邉” and “邊” being mentioned as representative characters, a large number of variants with differences in minute parts such as the difference between “two-point shinnyaku” and “one-point shinn-in”, and the number of upper sides are used It is done. Therefore, a special category list is prepared for "the side of Watanabe" in which only these variants are collected. Similar to the category of "Saito no Hitoshi" described above, these variants are registered in the character code table. A part of an example corresponding to the special category list of "side of Watanabe" is shown in FIG. Furthermore, it is preferable to enable registration of variant characters newly created by character creation means described later.

  Yet another special category list 31b is a list of variants used with names such as "Ade" and the variant characters including "O" which is its old type. There are a number of variations, such as a form in which the upper part is written with "ri" and "e" as an abbreviation of "與". Therefore, a special category list of "give and give" which collects only these variants is prepared. Similar to the category of "Saito no Hitoshi" described above, these variants are registered in the character code table. A part of an example corresponding to the special category list of "give and give" is shown in FIG. Furthermore, it is preferable to enable registration of variant characters newly created by character creation means described later.

  Furthermore, as another special category list 31b, there is a list of character groups that contain "description" and this variant character as constituent characters that are part parts of characters. The style of "Regumi" is very different between Mincho and Gothic, and that of Kakigata. Specifically, the lower part may be smashed, or it may be in the form of putting a point on a diagonal end like "Ma". In the case of writing, it often takes the form of the latter. However, it was difficult to find out the letters of "Rei" that contained different forms of "Rei", not "Gene" itself, from the radical search of the general category list 31a. Therefore, a special category list of these "descriptions" and variants with lower letters "ma", and "kanji groups including declination" with various radicals added to them is prepared. A part of the example corresponding to the special category list of the “character group including the command” is shown in FIG. Furthermore, it is preferable to enable registration of variant characters newly created by character creation means described later.

  Yet another special category list 31b is a list of non-similar variants grouped together with variants classified into different radical because of different forms of radical. For example, the radical of "Kai" is "Ninben", but the radical of "Taka", its old character, is "Hirabi". Similarly, "party" and "黨", "yen" and "圓" are radically different due to the combination of new characters and old characters. As described above, even in the exception rule of the general category list 31a described above, characters different in radical do not belong to the same category in the first place, and therefore, the search using the general category list 31a can not be searched. Therefore, a special category list of "characters beyond the radical" is prepared, which is followed by the original characters followed by variants that straddle these radicals. Since there are many such combinations, it is easier to operate a category list that includes a combination of a plurality of original characters and their variants instead of creating a category list for one original character. Some of the examples corresponding to the special category list of "characters beyond the radical" are shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b).

  Still another special category list 31b is a list of abbreviations such as "(stock)" and "(presence)", and frequently used symbols such as "〒 (zip code)" and "々" and "ゝ" Can be mentioned. These are not variants, but they are characters that may not be easy to select if you try to enter them. A part of an example corresponding to the special category list of "special characters" is shown in FIG.

  In the general category list 31a and the special category list 31b, new characters can be added as needed. In particular, in the case where variant characters are registered in the general category list 31a, new variant characters are inserted so as to be continuous after the former character as in the rule described above. It is preferable for the system administrator to perform such addition to the category list under the authority thereof so that the user can not perform such addition.

  Further, it is preferable to have a history category list 31c which is a category list for holding a plurality of histories of characters selected by the selected character confirmation means 26 described later. When the user of the terminal 11 tries to input again the character found by searching, the character can be selected promptly by reading the history category list 31 c. The history category list 31 c is preferably created individually for each account of the user accessing from the terminal 11. Also, unlike the general category list 31a described above, the history category list 31c may automatically update the latest history with the use of the user.

  The character dictionary database 31 collectively holds these category lists, and can transmit each list in response to a call from the terminal 11. However, although the category list possessed by the character dictionary database 31 contains values necessary for searching such as code numbers, it includes characters of individual characters as shown in FIGS. 4 to 9. It is not done. The glyphs are separately registered in the font file 34 possessed by the management server 20, and are called in accordance with the code numbers indicating the respective characters.

  The font file 34 records the characters included in the character code table, but it is preferable that the file is not one but a plurality of files according to different writing styles such as Mincho type, Gothic type, line type etc. . Also, when an extra character that can be used in the system is newly added, the character that becomes the extra character is added to each file along with the assigned code number and updated.

  In addition, when the font file 34 can take a form different from the character and letter shape registered in a font file different in writing style for one character, it is generally assumed that the different form is registered as an extra character as a different character. Is preferable because characters that are recognized as variants by the user can be easily used although they are not considered variants.

  For example, for the above-mentioned "Kanji group including decrees", the characters of "decrees" are registered in commonly used Mincho and Gothic fonts, and in the case of line font fonts, the lower part becomes "Ma". It is often registered. Thus, if only one of the fonts is registered, only one of them can be used. Therefore, in the present invention, by adding characters of the other form to the external character font in addition to the normal font file, both "commands" can be used. For example, U + 4EE4 corresponding to a normal "order" is assigned the letter "order" in the Mincho type and the Gothic style, and the character form whose lower part is "ma" is set in the external character area. A character whose lower part is "Ma" will be assigned to U + 4EE4, and the character of "Order" will be assigned to the external character area. This is because it is often difficult to change the character shape of the internal character part of the font in operation. However, according to the present invention, for example, if a letter shape (internal character) of gothic character is selected, the character shape of “order” is maintained even if the typeface is changed to a font when editing, that is, the code is It is converted from the character to the extra character to make it convenient for the user.

  Similarly, for characters whose single-point and double-point characters are used differently depending on the font, it is preferable to register both fonts in the font file 34 using both the inside character area and the outside character area of the character code table. The same applies to characters switched in the form of JIS 2004, such as “葛”.

  The core control unit 21 in the management server 20 of the system according to the present invention transmits the web service design means 22 to the web browser or the like of the terminal 11, and the above category list for the user who operates the individual terminals 11. Enables creation, editing and storage of text-filled images using the characters registered in. In essence, it is a front end program that is executed on a browser written in JAVA, Javascript, or other web-enabled languages.

  A coordinated operation of the core control unit 21 and the terminal 11 in the system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. The core control unit 21 executes the user authentication unit 40 which performs user registration and authentication after the registration in response to the access from the WEB display input service unit 12 of the terminal 11 (S211). User environment providing means for the web service design means 22 to transmit information including data for specifying the configuration and display of the screen to provide an editing environment of an image including characters to the terminal 11 of the registered user 41 is executed (S212). In addition, the core control unit 21 executes the user area securing unit 42 which issues a user ID for each user, and secures a storage area for registering an image created and edited by each user in the user drawing database 35 (S213) ). At the same time, the user history securing means 43 for securing the above history category list 31c for the user in the character dictionary database 31 is executed (S214).

  Specifically, the web service design means 22 executes the means listed below on the web display input service means 12 of the terminal 11. First of all, the image editing means 23 for displaying and editing an image and inserting a character to provide an editable image editing environment is executed (S112). The format of image editing may be raster (image) format or vector format, but it is desirable to be able to provide an environment where a character string can be used as a re-editable object. It is more desirable to handle parts constituting an image separately as layers or objects in addition to character strings. When a character is inserted into the image editing means 23, the text input means 24 is provided which provides a text input environment accompanying the usual WEB display input service means (S113). Furthermore, when searching for characters that are difficult to search in a normal text input environment, the above category list is read from the character dictionary database 31, and the characters included in the category list are read from the font file 34 and selected on the screen. The category list display means 25 to be displayed is executed (S114). When characters are input by the text input unit 24 or characters are selected by the category list display unit 25, the selected character confirmation unit 26 for transmitting the characters to the core control unit 21 is executed (S115).

  When the category list display means 25 is executed on the terminal 11 (S114), the core control unit 21 of the system reads the category list from the character dictionary database 31 in accordance with the instruction from the category list display means 25 and sends it to the terminal 11. The list transmission means 44 which transmits and reads the font file 34 of each character and transmits it to the terminal 11 is executed (S221). For font file 34, sending the font file as it is to terminal 11 instead of extracting and transmitting the characters designated in core control unit 21 one by one is less likely to cause a load, and terminal 11 side Because it is easy to cope with character correction in

  When the category list display means 25 is executed (S114), one of the general category list 31a, the special category list 31b, and the history category list 31c is read and displayed in the order of the list. In the above-mentioned general category list 31a, since the different characters are arranged after the original characters, when displaying, the different characters are displayed immediately after the original characters, which facilitates the search.

  Further, when the category list display means 25 is executed (S114), constituent characters corresponding to the parts constituting the character to be searched for can be designated as an element which can be narrowed down from the characters displayed in a list. Preferably, constituent character extraction means (not shown) are implemented. As described above, each character information included in the general category list 31a and the special category list 31b has a code number of a constituent character obtained by extracting a part other than the radical constituting the character. When a large number of kanji characters are displayed, when the component character is input as an element to be narrowed down, only characters including the component character as a part are displayed. This makes it easy to find and specify variants from the form of letters.

  When the selected character confirmation unit 26 is executed in the terminal 11 (S115), the core control unit 21 that has received the input or selected character registers the character in the history category list 31c of the user in the character dictionary database 31. The history registration unit 45 is executed (S231). The previously selected characters can be quickly recalled by the history category list 31c transmitted by the list transmission means 44 (S221). At the same time, the character file of the character is extracted from the font file corresponding to the font and writing style currently selected on the terminal 11 side, and the color currently selected and the character shape of the character are stored as individual image files 33 The storage means 46 is executed (S232), and the image record storage means 47 for registering the new character record in the image dictionary database 32 is executed (S233).

  The image file 33 is a file that records the form of characters that specifically reflects the writing style and the writing style, which is a raster (image) format or a vector format. For example, it is desirable that the background be transparent, such as PNG format and SVG format. Basically, every time the user inputs and selects a character by the text input means 24 and the category list display means 25, the character is extracted and filed. Specifically, character shape information including the shape of a portion such as character size, stop, splash, length and thickness registered in the font file is defined as information and writing style of character skeleton of the font file Generates a character form from the information on the brow. At this time, the position may be adjusted in consideration of relative position information such as the balance of the horizontal and vertical positions and the position of the font file. Furthermore, it is more preferable to convert individual characters into a file after reading correction information for adjusting the balance such as the width of the upper and lower sides or the width generated from relative position information to be optimum. This is because, for example, some proportional fonts may not be suitable for use independently of the character width or the vertical position of the character. Most of the relative position information and the correction information are included in the font file, and when the image file storage unit 46 is executed, the information is appropriately read from the font file and adjusted based on these. You should create an image file that

  Basically, one image file 33 is generated for each character on the image being edited. However, when a series of character strings are input as one object, those character strings (a plurality of image files 33) may be handled as one operation target. When one character is used in the same image a plurality of times, the image file 33 may not be created for the second and subsequent times. Preferably, each image file 33 to be generated is uniquely determined by including a user ID, an ID of an image to be edited, a date, or the like in a file name so as not to overlap with other files.

  The image dictionary database 32 is a database for managing each image file 33. An example record of this database is shown in FIG. "Code number" is the code number of the character according to the character code table or assigned to the external character area of the character code table, and the character can be linked with the character dictionary database 31. It is a numerical value. If the character specified by the image file 33 is a single character, it is a single character code number, and if the character specified by the image file 33 is a character string consisting of a plurality of characters, a display array of a plurality of characters is obtained. The "typeface ID" is the font typeface of the original image file, including the distinction between typefaces such as Mincho, Gothic, Line and Typhoon, and the distinction between writing style in each typeface. When changing the font and writing style of the characters drawn in the image file, the character is read from the new font file, and the character ID is rewritten along with the new font file. The “color code” is a color for rendering on an image, and may be designated by YMCK or RGB values. “File name” is the file name of the corresponding image file 33.

  The process in the case of changing the character once input or selected in the image editing means 23 is as follows (S121). First, when the font is changed, the core control unit 21 executes the image file storage means 46 again to update and store the image file (S232). At the same time, the image record updating means 48 is executed to change the "typeface ID" of the image dictionary database 32 (S234). Further, when the color is changed in the image editing means 23, the image record updating means 48 is executed to change the "color code" of the image dictionary database 32 (S234). It is preferable that the size and position of the characters can be changed regardless of the database as information specified in the image. Examples of these images before and after change are shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b). The central flower bed and the upper part "Mom, always thank you!" And the lower part "Yota" are separate objects. “Mom, always thank you!” And “Rota” are recorded as separate image files 33, and the records in the image dictionary database 32 are also separate. Here, with regard to the part of "Ryota", the font is changed from red font to gothic font, and the size is enlarged. At the time of this editing, the core control unit 21 executes the image file storage means 46 which reads the two characters of "Ryota" with the specified Gothic font and updates the image file 33, and the image record update means 48 Change the font ID. Also in the case of changing the color, the image record updating means 48 similarly.

  The image displayed on the terminal 11 by the image editing means 23 can be printed on a paper medium by the picture printing means 29 which passes the image to the printer driver of the terminal 11 as it is. Since the image is read at the stage of display for editing, and the size, arrangement, style, and color of characters are specified and drawn, it is preferable to print this as the print quality vector format as it is.

  When the user executes the image storage means 27 for saving the edited image (S131), the core control unit 21 which has received the instruction designates each object constituting the image being edited and the image The user drawing recording means 49 which collectively stores the information indicating the records of the image dictionary database 32 representing the characters in the user drawing database 35 is executed (S241). Preferably, the image file 33 includes information specified by the records of the image dictionary database 32 so that the text portion is re-editable.

  Further, the core control unit 21 draws the characters in the image as the letter character of the imaged character for the edited image together with or separately from the image storage unit 27 described above, and at the time of reading It is preferable to be able to execute the user image output unit 50 that outputs a generalized image that can be displayed without interlocking with the font file and the image file. Here, the generalized image is a file of a general image format such as JPG format, PNG format, or PDF format, which can be displayed by the other terminal 99 without requiring installation of a dedicated program. Therefore, when this image is read, it is possible to output a form edited and desired by the user without preparing a font file separately. For this reason, even when the name includes an external character as shown in FIG. 13, the message can be displayed as it is. Even if the message "Saito" or "Watanabe" does not exist on the character code table, the message can be handled without any problem.

  As a method of passing the output generalized image to the other terminal 99, it is preferable that the terminal 11 can directly capture the output file. Files imported and saved can be used as edited files as attachments for mail, message service, social network service, etc. Further, the management server 20 may be provided with a user created image database 36 for storing the file generated by the user image output means 50, and may be appropriately callable.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the management server 20 separately have a WEB server unit 51 capable of transmitting the file of the generalized image of the user created image database 36 for HTTP access. A permalink is set for a part of the above-mentioned generalized image stored in the user-created image database 36 for which the user has permitted, thereby enabling external HTTP access. This allows the user to convey the contents of the image to others by designating the set address even if the image is not suitable for attachment, such as a file with a large file size exceeding 1 Mbyte. Also in this case, the other party's terminal 99 can naturally display an image including a different character without requiring separate installation of a font file.

  Alternatively, the file of the output generalized image may be transferred to the drawing printing means 29 so that the terminal 11 or the terminal 99 can print.

  The operation procedure when the user edits the image created and stored again will be described with reference to FIG. The user accesses the core control unit 21 from the WEB display input service means 12 of the terminal 11 (S141), and transmits a user ID and a password. The core control unit 21 having received the user ID and the like executes the user authentication means 40 and performs user authentication (S251), and the user environment providing means 41 provides the web service design means 22 to the terminal 11 (S252). When the web service design means 22 is executed on the terminal 11 side (S142) and the file management means 28 which is one of them is executed (S143), the core control unit 21 which has received the instruction causes the user to create the user drawing database 35 The image reading means 52 for reading the stored image is executed (S 253), and the list is sent to the terminal 11. The file management means 28 displays the list on the screen of the terminal 11, and the user selects a file from the list. The selected signal is transmitted to the image reading means 52 of the core control unit 21, and the image reading means 52 reads the file constituting the image for the selected image, and records of the image dictionary database 32 contained in the file And the designation of the image file 33 to be used, and collectively sends them to the terminal 11. The image editing means 23 in the web service design means 22 is executed for the sent file to develop an object or layer (S 144). At this time, since the designation of the record of the image dictionary database 32 and the designation of the image file 33 are also read, re-editing similar to that at the time of image creation can be performed.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, when the character creation means capable of generating the characters not possessed by the font file 34 is provided to the WEB display input service means 12 of the terminal 11, further variant characters can be coped with. This character creation means may be provided as part of the web service design means 22 or may be a separately provided program. Specifically, it is more preferable to be able to easily create a target glyph by reading the original glyph from the existing font file 34 and then changing / editing the presence / absence of points and bars. . The management server 20 registers the character form as an image in the image file 33 for the new character created in this way, and designates a code number to be exceptionally assigned in the image dictionary database 32, and the font file 34 Do not overlap with controlled external characters. Although it is preferable that this designation is performed by the system administrator, it is also possible to assign an area of a limited external character code number to each user and make specification possible within the range of the limited code area. Further, it is more preferable to execute a new character registration unit which registers the created new character as a variant character that can be read like the other characters according to the assigned code number of the font file 34. Whether it is the image file 33 or the font file 34, it can be called by the code number. Further, by automatically registering the user in the history category list 31c of the user who has made the file, the user can easily call it. Furthermore, the system administrator registers the created character after the original character of the general category list 31a in the same manner as the above-mentioned variant character, so that it can be called up similarly to the existing variant character.

11 terminal 12 WEB display input service means (browser)
15 Network 20 Management Server 21 Core Control Unit 22 Web Service Design Means 23 Image Editing Means 24 Text Input Means 25 Category List Display Means 26 Selected Character Confirmation Means 27 Image Storage Means 28 File Management Means 29 Drawing Printing Means 31 Character Dictionary Database 31a General Category list 31b Special category list 31c History category list 32 Image dictionary database 33 Image file 34 Font file 35 User drawing database 36 User created image database 40 User authentication means 41 User environment providing means 42 User area securing means 43 User history securing means 44 List Transmission unit 45 History registration unit 46 Image file storage unit 47 Image record storage unit 48 Image record update unit 49 User drawing It means 50 user image output unit 51 WEB server unit 52 the image reading unit 99 terminal

Claims (8)

It has a terminal and a management server consisting of one or more servers, which are mutually accessible through the network,
The above management server is
Having font files for a plurality of typefaces, in which variant characters not included in the prescribed character code are assigned with the code number of the extra-character area and registered with the inner letter,
Code numbers for designating individual characters in the above character code are sorted and arranged in reading order or order of stroke number per radical, and exceptionally, for different characters corresponding to the same original character, it is not an arrangement defined in order of stroke number It has a character dictionary database including a general category list recorded so as to be arranged in proximity to the original character in data order,
Web service design means for providing an image editing environment capable of editing an image including characters to a WEB display input service means capable of outputting and inputting information from the WEB on the screen of the terminal;
In the image editing environment of the above terminal,
In order to input the character string represented by the specified font file, together with the text input means for inputting characters by the WEB display input service means, a list of characters is displayed according to the order of the general category list, and from the list It is possible to execute a category list display means capable of selecting characters to be input.
The above management server is
The image editing environment of the terminal has an image file storage unit for storing an image file in which a character is generated from the specified font file for the character input or selected in the image editing environment of the terminal, and the code number for the character and the generated image Image record recording means for registering a code specifying a file, an identification code of the typeface, and a code specifying a display color of the character in an image dictionary database storing as a record;
In the image editing environment of the above terminal,
The image editing means for generating and editing an image for displaying the character form of characters imaged as the image file according to the information of the record can be executed.
A system for entering characters using external characters and variant characters via the web. The above management server is
A generalized image that renders the characters in the image described above as the letter shape of the imaged character, and can be displayed without being interlocked with the font file and the image file at the time of reading Having a user image output means for outputting a file,
The system for using characters / characters-containing character group input according to claim 1. The above management server is
When editing characters in an image in the image editing environment of the terminal, an image file storage unit that regenerates the image file, an image record update unit that rewrites the information of the record, or both of them are executed. An external-character / different-character-containing character group input utilization system according to item 1 or 2. The above-mentioned font file is obtained by registering the different form as a different character, when the form of the letter and the character registered in the font file different in writing style can take different forms for one letter.
The external-character and variant-character-containing character group input utilization system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The management server,
It is possible to provide character creation means capable of creating new characters to the WEB display input service means of the above-mentioned terminal,
The image information of the new character transmitted from the terminal is recorded as the image file, and the character of the image file is assigned and registered in the image dictionary database with the code number of the external character area, and the character dictionary database is and can refer to the variant character from the code number assigned to have a new character registration means,
The system for using characters / characters-containing character group input according to claim 4. The category list including the general category list of the character dictionary database has, for each character, code numbers of constituent characters obtained by extracting parts other than the radical constituting each character,
In the category list display means, as an element which can be narrowed down from among the characters to be displayed in a list, it is possible to designate constituent characters corresponding to the parts constituting the character to be searched for.
The system for using characters / characters-containing character group input according to any one of claims 1 to 5. As a special category list of the character dictionary database, a category in which variant characters of the character are classified and arranged for at least one of “Saito no shou”, “Watanabe side”, “Yo”, and “characters including character of order” Have a list,
The external-character and variant-character-containing character group input utilization system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A management server consisting of one or more servers that accepts access from terminals via a network,
Having font files for a plurality of typefaces, in which variant characters not included in the prescribed character code are assigned with the code number of the extra-character area and registered with the inner letter,
Code numbers for designating individual characters in the above character code are sorted and arranged in reading order or order of stroke number per radical, and exceptionally, for different characters corresponding to the same original character, it is not an arrangement defined in order of stroke number It has a character dictionary database including a general category list recorded so as to be arranged in proximity to the original character in data order,
Web service design means for providing an image editing environment capable of editing an image including characters to a WEB display input service means capable of outputting and inputting information from the WEB on the screen of the terminal;
In the image editing environment of the above-mentioned terminal which executed the above-mentioned WEB service design means,
In order to input the character string represented by the specified font file, together with the text input means for inputting characters by the WEB display input service means, a list of characters is displayed according to the order of the general category list, and from the list It is possible to execute a category list display means capable of selecting characters to be input.
The above management server is
The image editing environment of the terminal has an image file storage unit for storing an image file in which a character is generated from the specified font file for the character input or selected in the image editing environment of the terminal, and the code number for the character and the generated image Image record recording means for registering a code specifying a file, an identification code of the typeface, and a code specifying a display color of the character in an image dictionary database storing as a record;
In the image editing environment of the above-mentioned terminal which executed the above-mentioned WEB service design means,
It is possible to execute an image editing unit that generates and edits an image that displays the character form of characters imaged as the image file according to the information of the record.
The above management server is
With regard to the edited image, characters in the image are depicted as a letter shape of characters imaged in accordance with the usual method of the record, and can be displayed without being interlocked with the font file and the image file at the time of reading User image output means for outputting a file of a generalized image
A server providing external character and variant character containing character group input using system via WEB.