JPH03257590A - Method and device for production of character pattern - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the producing time of characters and to omit a designing operation when the different font sizes are set to the same character by inputting a specific character pattern into a character pattern display area of a CRT from a storage and converting optionally the character pattern into the dot characters via a character converter. CONSTITUTION:The shapes of various types of characters are stored in a storage as the image data. Then a specific character is retrieved out of the storage 1 by a character pattern converter 2 and displayed on a character display area 3 of a CRT. The scale of a character pattern which is displayed in the area 3 with a mouse or a pen is optionally changed by a controller 4 for production of a character pattern. Then the character pattern displayed in the area 3 is converted into a dot character display area 6 having a fixed font size by a character converter 5. Thus it is possible to shorten the producing time of characters and to omit a designing operation when the different font sizes are set to the same character.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a method for creating characters for a computer, and in particular, a method for inputting a character pattern as an image from printed characters or handwritten characters, and converting the scale of the character pattern arbitrarily. , relates to a character pattern creation method and apparatus for converting character patterns into dot characters.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, character patterns for computers were created by filling in each dot using a dot character creation utility, and if different font sizes were used for the same character, it was necessary to design it multiple times. The conventional character patterns for computers described above were created by writing dots one by one on a character sheet and interactively inputting them into the computer using a dot character creation utility. The drawbacks were that it took time to create the characters, it was difficult to balance the characters, and the same character had to be designed multiple times if different font sizes were used.

[Means to solve the problem]

The character pattern creation method of the present invention stores character shapes as image data in a storage device, converts the characters stored in the storage device into a character pattern display area on a CRT using a character pattern conversion device, and converts the characters stored in the storage device into a character pattern display area on a CRT. The present invention is characterized in that the scale of a character pattern inputted into the character pattern display area by a pen is arbitrarily converted by a control device, and the displayed character pattern is converted into a dot character display area by a character conversion device.

The character pattern creation device of the present invention includes a character pattern display area provided on a CRT, a storage device in which character shapes are stored as image data, and characters stored in this storage device in the character pattern display area. a character pattern conversion device for converting; a control device for inputting handwritten characters into the character pattern display area using a mouse or pen; and a control device for arbitrarily converting the scale of the displayed character pattern; The present invention is characterized by comprising a character conversion device for converting into a character display area.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the constituent countries of an embodiment of the character pattern creation device of the present invention. This character pattern creation device consists of a storage device 1 in which character shapes are stored as image data, a character pattern conversion device [2], a character pattern display area 3 provided on a CRT, and a handwritten character input using a mouse or pen. A control device that can arbitrarily convert the scale of character patterns! 4, a character conversion device M5, and a dot character display area 6.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing various display areas in which the scale of a character pattern can be arbitrarily changed by a control device using a mouse or a pen. The area surrounded by line segments AB, BC, CD, and DA is the character pattern display area on the original CRT, and line segments AE, EF, and FG.

Area surrounded by GA and line segments AH, HJ, JK.

The area surrounded by KA is an area that is converted to be enlarged or reduced according to the magnification, and includes line segments AL and LM.

The area surrounded by MD and DA is an area that is converted to be extended in the vertical direction, and includes line segments AN, NP, and PQ.

The area surrounded by QA is an area that is converted to stretch horizontally, and the area surrounded by line segments AB, BR, R5, and SA is an area that is converted to reduce the original character pattern horizontally. As shown above, it is possible to convert to various scales, rotate character patterns by any angle, and combine multiple character patterns.

FIG. 3 shows the procedure for creating character patterns using various types of printed and handwritten characters. First, in step 31, the shapes of various characters are stored in the storage device [1] as image data (obtained by an image scanner, for example). Store.

Next, in step 32, the character pattern converter @2
A specific character is retrieved from the storage device 1 and displayed in the character pattern display area 3 on the CRT. Next, in step 33, the scale of the character pattern displayed in the character pattern display area 3 is arbitrarily converted using a mouse or a pen to create a character pattern.

FIG. 4 shows an example of converting the character pattern displayed in the character pattern display area 3 into dot characters having a fixed font size. For example, suppose that a character pattern of "r" is created in the dot character display area 6 on the CRT. The character pattern of the image data "large" is converted into a character converter [
5, the character pattern is converted into a character pattern of "dora I" and displayed in the dot character display area 11.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, a specific character pattern can be input into the character pattern display area on a CRT from a storage device in which character shapes are stored as image data, and this character pattern can be arbitrarily converted. Furthermore, the character pattern can be converted into dot characters having a fixed phono size by a character conversion device, and compared to the conventional method, it is possible to advance automation one step further and achieve the effect of achieving abbreviation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

2 is a diagram showing the area converted by the control device in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating characters converted by the character conversion device in FIG. 1. FIG. 1...Storage device, 2...Character pattern conversion device, 3
．． 9... Character pattern display area, 4... Control device,
5... Character replacement [, 6, 11... Dot character display area.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The shape of a character is stored as image data in a storage device, and the characters stored in this storage device are converted into a character pattern display area on a CRT by a character pattern conversion device, and then used with a mouse or pen. A method for creating a character pattern, characterized in that the scale of the character pattern input into the character pattern display area is arbitrarily converted by a control device, and the displayed character pattern is converted into a dot character display area by the character conversion device. . 2. A character pattern display area provided on a CRT and a storage device in which character shapes are stored as image data;
A character pattern conversion device converts the characters stored in this storage device into the character pattern display area, and a handwritten character can be input into the character pattern display area using a mouse or a pen, and the scale of the displayed character pattern can be adjusted. A character pattern creation device comprising: a control device that performs arbitrary conversion; and a character conversion device that converts a displayed character pattern into a dot character display area.