JPH03238524A - Character font data management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To secure the uniformity of forms of characters on respective display parts of computers by managing character font data by a main computer and referring to character font data with a reference part by each computer. CONSTITUTION:The form of character 'A' is registered by a character font data managing means 11C on a computer 10. Information of the actual form of the character is stored in a data storage part 13 by a character font data storage means 11D. At the time of display, computers 10, 20, and 30 get information of the form of the character in the data storage part 13 through the character font data storage means 11D and the character font data managing means 11C by character font data reference means 11A, 21A, and 31A respectively, and character display means 11B, 21B, and 31B display the form of the character on display devices 12, 22, and 32. Thus, the uniformity of forms of displayed characters is always secured.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for managing character font data necessary when a computer displays characters.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in a computer system including a plurality of computers, each computer stores character font data. An example of such a computer system is shown in FIG.

The computer system 50 in FIG. 5 includes a plurality of computers 51. Each computer 51 has a data storage section 52
, character font data storage means 53 , character font data management means 54 , and character font data reference means 5
5, a character display means 56, and a display device 57.

In this computer system 50, character font data is stored in a data storage section 52 for each computer 51.

When registering, changing, or deleting character font data,
Character font data is stored by character font data management means 54 on each computer.

When displaying characters, the character font data reference means 55 refers to the character font data in the data storage section 52 of each computer 51, and the character display means 56 displays this.

By the way, for mechanical drawings, construction drawings, etc., JI
The fonts of characters to be used are determined in detail by standards such as S. For this reason, in the computer system, it is necessary to change the font of the characters that each computer has.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the method of displaying character fonts on a plurality of computers in the computer system described above, since the plurality of computers have individual character font data, there are the following drawbacks.

First, since character font data differs between multiple computers, uniformity of character display results on multiple computers cannot be guaranteed.

Second, in order to apply the registration, change, and deletion of character fonts to all computer systems, it is necessary to do this for each computer system, which requires a large amount of work.

An object of the present invention is to provide a character font data management method that eliminates such drawbacks, guarantees uniformity of character shapes when the same characters are displayed on different computers, and allows compliance with standards. There is a particular thing.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is a character font data management method for a computer system in which a plurality of computers display characters using character font data managed by a main computer, the main computer of the computer system comprising: It has a storage section that stores character font data and a management section that manages the character font data in this storage section, and all the computers in the computer system refer to the character font data managed by the management section and select the necessary characters. It is characterized by having a reference section that receives font data, and a display section that displays characters based on the character font data received by the reference section.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1st
The character font data management method shown in the figure is applied to a computer system consisting of a plurality of computers.

This character font data management system includes a computer 10 consisting of a computer main body 11, a display device 12, and a storage data section 13, a computer 20 consisting of a computer main body 21 and a display device 22, a computer main body 31 and a display device 32. It is composed of a computer 30 and a computer 30.

The computer main body 11 of the computer 10 includes a character font data reference means 11A, a character display means 11B, a character font data management means 11C, and a character font data storage means 11D.

The computer main body 21 of the computer 20 includes a character font data reference means 21A and a character display means 21B.

The computer main body 31 of the computer 30 includes a character font data reference means 31A and a character display means 31B.

In a character font data management system having such a configuration, the computer IO manages character font data and also displays characters.

As shown in FIG. 2, the character font data management means 11C of the computer 10 stores character font data of character font data corresponding to the character code, the horizontal size of the character, and the vertical size of the character. The storage position in the means 11D is managed. Also, each computer 10.20.
30 character font data reference means 11A, 21A, 3
1A, obtains a bit information string of character font data from the character font data storage means 11D,
It is delivered to the character font data reference means 11A, 21A, and 31A.

As shown in FIG. 2, the character font data storage means 11D is configured in the data storage section 13 of the computer 10 as a collection of character shapes corresponding to character codes and character sizes. Then, information on the actual character shape is stored in the data storage section 13 by the character font data storage means 11D.
is stored in

The character font data reference means 11A, 21A, and 31A of each computer 10, 20, and 30 accept the character display request, and provide the character code and character size information to the character font data management means 11C of the computer 10, Get the bit information string of character font data.

The character display means 11B, 21B, 31B, the character font data reference means 11A, 21A, 31A receive the character font data from the character font data management means 11C)
When the information string is acquired, characters are displayed on the display device 12.22.32.

Next, the operation of this character font data management system will be explained.

In this character font data management system, when registering, deleting, and adding character fonts, the character font data storage means LID on the data storage section 13 is changed by the character font data management means 11C of the computer 10. On the other hand, when displaying character fonts, each calculator
0.30 character font data reference means 11A, 21
A, 31A is calculation l! The character font data is acquired through the character font data management means 11C on the 10. Character display means 11B, 2 of each calculator 10.20.30
1B and 31B are character font data reference means 11A;
Based on the information on the shape of the characters 21A and 31A, the characters are displayed on the display devices 12, 22, and 32.

In such a character font data management system, for example, if the shape of the character 'Aj is as shown in Figure 3, the fourth
The data flow is as shown in the figure. That is, the character font data management means 11C on the computer 10 registers the shape of the character "A". Information on the actual character shape is stored in the data storage section 13 by the character font data storage means 11D. When displaying, the calculator 10
．． 20 and 30 are stored in the data storage section 13 by the character font data reference means 11A, 21A, and 31A, respectively.
Information about the shape of the characters inside is stored in the character font data storage means 1.
The 1D9 character font data is acquired through the data management means 11C, and the character display means 11B, 21B, and 31B display the shape of the character on the display device 12, 22, or 32.

Therefore, the character shapes displayed on the display device of each computer are always guaranteed to be uniform, and if the character shape needs to be changed, it is only necessary to use the character font data management means once on the specific computer. , the changes will be applied to all computers.

In this way, this embodiment has a character font data storage means for storing character font data and a character font data management means for managing the same on a predetermined computer in a plurality of mutually connected computer systems. All computers have character font data reference means for referring to character font data and character display means for displaying character fonts.

As a result, the character font data is managed by a predetermined computer, and each computer refers to it using the character font data reference means, thereby ensuring uniformity of character shapes on the display devices of each computer. Further, by having the character font data storage means and the character font data management means only on a predetermined computer, the usage of the data storage unit is reduced and character shapes can be easily changed/managed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention manages character font data in the main computer, and each computer references the character font data using the reference section, thereby ensuring uniformity of character shapes on the display section of each computer. It has the effect of

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The country of record composition of the character font data storage means and character font data management means in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 shows an example of the font shape of the letter "A" used in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the flow of data when displaying the letter "A" in FIG. 4, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional method. 10, 20.30... Computer IL 21.31... Computer body 11A, 21A, 31A... Character font data reference means 11B, 21B, 31B... Character display means 11C...
・Character font data management means 11D ・Character font data storage means 12゜22゜32 ・Display device 13 ・・Data storage device

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A character font data management method for a computer system in which multiple computers display characters using character font data managed by a main computer, wherein the main computer of the computer system comprises a storage unit that stores character font data; A management section that manages the character font data in this storage section, and all computers in the computer system have a reference section that refers to the character font data managed by the management section and receives necessary character font data, and a reference section that receives necessary character font data by referring to the character font data managed by the management section. 1. A character font data management method, comprising: a display unit that displays characters according to character font data received by the department.