JPH0235345B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Technical Field The present invention relates to a method for inputting characters in a document processing device such as a so-called word processor. The present invention relates to an input method for a document processing device.

BACKGROUND ART In the prior art, in order to create a fixed-format document such as a fixed-format document, it took time and effort to set the position of the input characters, and the input characters were input into predetermined blank spaces on printing paper. It is not possible to know whether the characters will be printed with accurate positioning until they are actually printed on the printing paper.

Purpose It is an object of the present invention to provide a document processing device that allows easy creation of fixed-form documents and the like.

Structure of the Invention The present invention comprises: a reading means for reading image information of a document whose document format has been recorded in advance; a first storage means for storing image information output from the reading means; and an image stored in the storage means. A display means for displaying information; an input means for inputting character information by specifying an input position according to the image information displayed on the display means; and a second storage means for storing character information input from the input means. The image information stored in the first storage means and the character information stored in the second storage means are combined and printed on recording paper, and the character information stored in the second storage means is printed on the original document. This document processing apparatus is characterized by comprising means for positioning and printing on a recording sheet on which a document format identical to that of the document format is recorded.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. The keyboard 1 has character keys for inputting characters, symbols, etc., and control keys for instructing various control modes, such as a print mode for aiming as described below. The editing control unit 2 performs control according to the program stored in the program memory 3. A text buffer 4 that stores text data input from the keyboard 1 stores each character data in a variable length in the order in which it is input. Therefore, when outputting this text data, it can be edited and output according to a predetermined document format.

The image scanner 7 is equipped with an original document 27 of a standard document as shown in FIG.
, in the width direction of the original 27 (horizontal direction in Fig. 2)
The entire surface of one surface of the original 27 can be read by a large number of optical elements arranged in the original 27, and the original 27 travels in one direction in the length direction (vertical direction in FIG. 2). In this way, the image scanner 7 outputs image data represented by black and white dots at a density of, for example, 81 dots/mm. The construction of such an image scanner 7 is known to those skilled in the art, for example in facsimile transmitters. Image buffer 5 stores image data from image scanner 7.

The editing control buffer 6 includes a format buffer 61 that stores format data such as data representing the document size or the line break pitch for each line, and a flag that is turned on by setting the print mode on the keyboard 1. 62 etc. are included. A pattern generator 8 that generates a pattern such as a 32×32 dot character by being supplied with a character code for display by the cathode ray tube 12;
a synthesis circuit 9 that synthesizes the output from the synthesis circuit 9 with image data, a display memory 10 that stores the output from the synthesis circuit 9 for dot display, and a display memory 10.
A cathode ray tube control circuit 11 is provided for controlling the display of the contents stored in the cathode ray tube 12 on the cathode ray tube 12. The synthesis circuit 9 includes an image buffer 5
It functions to combine the image data stored in the pattern generator 8 with the output from the pattern generator 8 and store it in the display memory 10. The contents displayed on the screen of the cathode ray tube 12 in the display memory 10 and the image data stored in the image buffer 5 correspond to each other bit by bit. Character data is 32
It is represented by a pattern of ×32 dots, and the spacing between the next lines is determined by the line feed pitch in the format data. At this time, there is a space between the lines, and a writing area corresponding to this space is also formed in the display memory 10.

Pattern generator 2 for controlling printer 25
1 generates a 32×32 character dot pattern by supplying a code such as a character. The character pattern from pattern generator 21 is stored in print buffer 23 via synthesis circuit 22. The image data in the image buffer 5 is also stored in the print buffer 23 via the synthesis circuit 22. In this way, the character pattern and image data are combined and stored in the print buffer 23. The contents stored in the print buffer 23 are printed by the printer 25 under the control of the printer control circuit 24. printer 25
The printer may be, for example, a thermal dot printer.

To explain the outline of the operation, as shown in FIG.
Display in . While looking at the display on the cathode ray tube 12, the user moves the cursor to the blank position of the format by operating the keyboard 1 as shown by reference numeral 28, and inputs characters, so to speak, and takes aim. To print on paper that has been printed with blank spaces in advance, the format of the document 27 read by the image scanner 7 is erased, so that the format as shown by reference numeral 29 is displayed on the cathode ray tube 12. The characters you shot are displayed. Then, the printer 25 positions the document 27 on the recording paper 30 according to the format of the document 27, and prints characters and the like.
To create a standard document on blank paper, select Screen 28.
Just print it out as is.

To describe the operation in detail, referring to FIG. 4, when text data is input by operating the keyboard 1, the process moves from step n1 to step n2, and the text data is stored in the text buffer 4.
The store contents of this sentence buffer 4 are step n3
If the capacity of the display memory 10 is not exceeded at step n4, the text data is stored in the display memory 10. In this way, text data is input from the keyboard 1. When the input amount exceeds the capacity of the display memory 10, the process moves to step n5, the data in the display memory 10 is scrolled, and in step n6, the stored contents for a predetermined line from the image buffer 5 are stored in the bottom row. Store sequentially.

When information for a line break is input by operating the keyboard 1, the process moves to step n7, where the line break data is stored in the text buffer 4, and a blank Null code is stored in the display memory 10 until the end of the line in step n8. . step n9
Then, the line feed pitch is calculated, and the writing position in the display memory 10 is thereby updated by the line feed pitch, making it possible to input the next line of text data. When any other control key on the keyboard 1 is operated, the operation in the control mode corresponding to that control key is performed in step n10.

In order to create a standard document as shown in FIG. 3 above, the document 2 to be read is
7 is fed to the reading position of the reading head of the image scanner 7. In step n2, when it is detected that the document 27 is not at the rear end in the feeding direction, the document 27 is read line by line in the width direction in step m3. This read image data is transferred to the image buffer 5 and stored in step m4. When the content to be stored in the display memory 10 does not exceed the capacity of the display memory 10, the process moves to step m6, and the image data is transferred from the image buffer 5 to the display memory 10 in step m6. In this way, image data is stored while feeding the original 27 line by line. When the capacity of the display memory 10 is exceeded, the process moves from step m5 to step m7, and the next line of the original 27 is fed to be read, and the subsequent area of the original 27 is not read. When the original 27 is read to the final end in the feeding direction, the original 27 is ejected from the image scanner 7 in step m8.

Thereupon, the operator operates the keyboard 1 to move the cursor to the position where the characters, etc. of the standard document are to be written, according to the image data of the standard document displayed on the screen of the cathode ray tube 12, by the operation shown in FIG. , and enter characters at this cursor position. Text data such as these characters is stored in the text buffer 4. At this time, since the interval between ruled lines of the image data is variable, it is necessary to input text data in accordance with the interval between ruled lines. By instructing to change the line feed pitch of each line, input is performed in accordance with the interval of image data. In this way, text data and image data are combined and displayed on the screen of the cathode ray tube 12, as indicated by reference numeral 28 in FIG. In order to print such text data in a standard format on a blank sheet of paper, in step r1 in FIG. 6, the keyboard 1 is operated to issue a print instruction and the flag 62 is turned on. Moving from step r2 to step r3, one line of text data in the text buffer 4 is given to the pattern generator 21, whereby the corresponding character pattern is stored in the print buffer 23 in the synthesis circuit 22. When there is image data that overlaps with the character pattern, in step r4, the data in the image buffer 5 is transferred from the synthesis circuit 22 to the print buffer 23, subjected to OR logic processing, synthesized, and stored. After that, in step r5, the printer 25
Printing is done by. At step r6, the line spacing is calculated according to the line feed pitch stored in the format buffer 61, and only the calculated line is fed line by line at step r7. In step r8, the image data for the line spacing in the image buffer 5 is transferred to the print buffer 23 and printed in step r9. Next, in step r10, the paper is fed by one line, character data of the next line in the text buffer 4 is read out, and the process returns to step r2. If the line spacing is equal to or greater than the printing width of one line of the printer 25, feeding continues, and the image data between the lines is printed. In this way, the operations of steps r2 to r11 are repeated, and printing for one page is performed.

When printing only text data on paper on which a standard format has already been printed, it is not necessary to print image data. Therefore, the operator operates the keyboard 1 to set the aiming print mode and turns on the flag 60. As a result, the process moves from step r1 to step r14 via step r13. In step r14, the data in the text buffer 4 is transferred to the buffer 23, and in step r15, only the text data is printed on a preset sheet of paper. At this time, the document format of the image buffer 5 is not provided to the synthesis circuit 22, and is not synthesized with the data from the pattern generator 21 based on the data of the text buffer 4, but is not synthesized. In step r16, only the new line of the format data is printed and the paper is fed for that pitch.In step r17, one line of text data from the text buffer 4 is read out, and the process returns to step r13. When printing for one page is completed, the process moves from step r13 to step r12.
Eject the print paper. In this way, it becomes possible to print at a desired position on a sheet of paper on which a standard format has been printed in advance.

Effects As described above, according to the present invention, a format is input when creating a fixed form document, etc., and characters are input according to this format, so it becomes easy to position the characters.
That is, in the present invention, (a) when the same document format as the document format of the original is not recorded on the recording paper, the image information of the original and the character information input by the input means are combined and printed on the recording paper; (b) When the same text format as the document format of the original is recorded on the recording paper, character information is printed by positioning it on the recording paper, making it easier to work with standard documents. It becomes possible to create with .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a front view of the document 27 in standard format,
The figure shows a state in which a standard document is created according to the present invention, and FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. 1...keyboard, 2...editing control unit,
3... Program memory, 4... Sentence buffer,
5... Image buffer, 6... Edit control buffer, 7... Image scanner, 8, 21... Pattern generator, 9, 22... Synthesizing circuit, 10... Display memory, 11... Cathode ray tube control Circuit, 12...
Cathode ray tube, 23... Print buffer, 24...
Print control circuit, 25...Printer, 27...
Manuscript, 28, 29...screen, 30...printing paper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Reading means for reading image information of a document whose document format has been recorded in advance; first storage means for storing image information output from the reading means; and image information stored in the storage means. A display means for displaying information; an input means for inputting character information by specifying an input position according to the image information displayed on the display means; and a second storage means for storing character information input from the input means. The image information stored in the first storage means and the character information stored in the second storage means are combined and printed on recording paper, and the character information stored in the second storage means is combined with the character information stored in the second storage means. 1. A document processing device comprising means for positioning and printing on a recording sheet on which a document format identical to that of the document is recorded.