JPH0353665B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention provides a method for inputting desired characters input from an input device,
Processing of characters, etc., in which punctuation marks, external characters, figures, etc. (hereinafter referred to as characters, etc.) are supplied to an editing device, edited into a desired layout, and the edited results are further supplied to an output device to obtain the desired output. It is related to the method.

[Background Art of the Invention] In fields such as newspaper typesetting and general printing, a typesetting processing system as shown in FIG. 2 is used to perform text input, proofreading, and various editing processes at high speed.

In FIG. 2, 20 is an input device such as a keyboard or a tablet, 21 is an editing device, and 22
23 is an output device, and 23 is a character generator (hereinafter referred to as CG) that stores patterns such as characters.
It is.

The character codes of characters input from the keyboard or tablet of the input device 20 are sequentially stored in the work area of the internal storage device, and the corresponding character patterns are read out from the internal CG and displayed on a display section such as a CRT. Enter characters while checking the displayed characters on the display. After the input work is completed, the document data in the work area of the input device 20 is transferred to the editing device 21.

In such a typesetting processing system, a plurality of input devices 20 are generally used as shown in the figure in order to perform one task quickly and efficiently.

The editing device 21 stores the document data from the plurality of input devices 20 in the work area of the editing device 21, reads patterns such as characters corresponding to the character codes from the internal CG, and displays them on a display means such as a CRT. The operator edits the layout into a desired layout by making corrections, proofreading, and specifying or changing the typesetting format on the display means. After the editing is completed, the editing result in the work area of the editing device 21 is transferred to the output device 22.

The output device 22 stores the input document data in the work area of the output device 22, and creates a pattern of characters, etc. corresponding to the character code based on the formatting format.
The data is read from the CG 23 and printed or displayed. Common output devices include, for example, display devices, laser beam printers, laser phototypesetting machines, and CRT phototypesetting machines. still,
In the figure, the CG 23 is connected to the outside of the output device 22, but the same applies even if it is built into the output device 22.

In such conventional examples, each CG is used according to the purpose of use, for example, the input device 20 uses a 24x24 dot matrix to control the quality of characters displayed on the input device display, and the editing device 21 uses a 24x24 dot matrix for editing and proofreading purposes. 100×100 dot matrix from
The output device 22 usually has different character structure matrices, such as 800×800 dot matrices, which are equivalent to general printing quality. Furthermore, data storage methods often differ depending on these matrix configurations.

In the conventional system shown in Fig. 2, for example,
Pattern information such as characters in an 800 x 800 dot matrix is read out from a pre-stored storage medium 25 such as a magnetic tape or a floppy disk, and the fonts and external characters required by the operator are read out by the reading unit 24 to produce CG2.
Register for 3. On the other hand, in order to display the registered characters, etc. on the input device 20 and the editing device 21, the dot matrix of the registered characters, etc. is converted to the conversion unit 20.
It is also possible to convert the data into corresponding dot matrices in steps 6 and 27 and register them in each CG of the input device 20 and editing device 21. This allows you to check the display of registered characters, etc. on each device.
Enables smooth input and editing work.

Furthermore, for the transfer of document data between various devices, offline methods such as floppy disks and magnetic tapes, and online methods such as communication lines and optical fibers are employed.

[Problems with the background technology] However, in the conventional system, the storage capacity of the CG23 is limited, especially for Japanese, Chinese,
When using a language such as Korean in which the number of character types ranges from several thousand to 10,000 per font, it is economically undesirable to register pattern information such as characters of various fonts used by an operator at once. Therefore, pattern information such as characters of typefaces that are no longer in use is CG
23, and pattern information such as characters of the font to be used is registered. Therefore, the operator must always remember the font name currently registered in the CG23, and if the operator misidentifies the registered font name or deletes pattern information such as the characters of the font used, the output device 22
In this case, a mistake may occur in which nothing is output from the output device 22 even if the characters of the font are specified by the formatting command. Therefore, the operator has to re-register the pattern information of the typeface to be used and perform the output again, resulting in a problem that work efficiency is significantly reduced. This is true when multiple input devices 20 are installed and multiple people operate each one, or when multiple output devices are connected such as a display device, printer, or camera. It becomes a serious problem.

[Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a method for processing characters, etc., which allows easy confirmation of characters, etc. in fonts registered in CG and prevents mistakes during output.

[Summary of the invention] The present invention provides a method for inputting desired characters input from an input device,
A character processing method that supplies punctuation marks, external characters, figures, etc. (hereinafter referred to as characters, etc.) to an editing device, edits them into a desired layout, and supplies the edited results to an output device to obtain the desired output. a storage medium storing pattern information such as characters; a reading section into which the storage medium is loaded and reads pattern information such as characters stored in the storage medium; whether a storage medium is loaded into the reading section; a detecting section that detects whether the device has been removed; a detecting section that detects whether the device has been removed; and a loading signal from the detecting section that registers pattern information such as characters read out from the reading section in a mass storage medium, and stores the registered address; a registration control section that controls to erase pattern information such as the registered address characters from the mass storage medium in response to a removal signal from the detection section; an editing device for editing into a desired layout according to pattern information; and an output device for outputting the results edited by the editing device according to pattern information such as characters registered in a large-capacity storage medium; The present invention provides a character processing method that outputs desired characters based on a medium presence/absence detection signal.

[Embodiment of the Invention] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is an input device, 2 is an editing device,
3 is an output device; 4 is a storage medium such as a magnetic tape or floppy disk that stores pattern information such as characters in an 800×800 dot matrix structure; 5 is a reading unit for reading pattern information such as characters from the loaded storage medium; 6 is a detection unit that detects whether the storage medium 3 is loaded or removed from the reading unit 5; 7 is a detection unit that registers and erases pattern information such as characters read out by the reading unit 5 into the mass storage medium 9; 9 is a large capacity storage medium such as a hard disk; 1 is a registration control unit to control;
0, 11, and 12 are an input conversion unit, an editing conversion unit, and an output conversion unit that convert the dot matrix of pattern information such as characters stored in the large-capacity storage medium 9 according to the purpose of use; 13, 14; 15 are input device CG, editing CG, and output CG, respectively. still,
Although the reading unit 5 is configured with drivers 51 to 54 that individually read pattern information such as characters from each of the storage media 41 to 44, the number of connected devices is not limited to this. In addition, CG13 for input device, CG1 for editing
4. The output CG 15 has an input device 1, an editing device 2,
Even if they are connected to the outside of the output device 3,
It doesn't matter if it's internal.

Next, the operation will be specifically explained. In addition, in the explanation, "typeface pattern information" means, for example,
It refers to pattern information such as characters, punctuation, and symbols of JIS Level 1 and 2, and "pattern information of external characters" refers to pattern information such as characters, punctuation, and symbols that are not included in the pattern information of the typeface. .

For example, the storage media 41 and 4 store pattern information of Mincho font (1), Gothic font (2), custom character (1), and custom character (2) in each of the drivers 51 to 54 of the reading unit 5, respectively.
2,43.44 is loaded. Each of the drivers 51 to 54 sends a loading signal indicating that a storage medium has been loaded to the detection section. The detection unit 6 identifies the driver loaded with the storage medium based on the input detection signal, and also provides the identification command and pattern information read command to the registration control unit 7. Based on the command from the detection section 6, the registration control section 7 drives a predetermined driver to read pattern information. The read pattern information is then registered in the mass storage medium 9, and the registered address is stored in the address storage section 8. In this way, when the storage media 41 to 44 are loaded into the drivers 51 to 54, respectively, the registration control section 7 sequentially reads out the pattern information of each of the storage media 41 to 44 and registers it in the large capacity storage medium 9. Note that each pattern information registered in the large-capacity storage medium 9 is hereinafter referred to as a basic character type pattern.

Next, the registration control unit 7 converts the size of the dot matrix of the basic character type pattern stored in the large-capacity storage medium 9 according to the purpose of use, and registers it in the CG of each device. For example, as mentioned above, the input device 1
The CG 13 is converted into a 24×24 dot matrix by the input conversion unit 10 and registered, and the CG of the editing device 2 is
14, the editing conversion unit 11 converts it into a 100×100 dot matrix, registers it, and outputs the CG image on the output device 15.
In step 15, the output conversion unit 12 converts the data into an 800×800 dot matrix and registers it, and stores each registered address in the address storage unit 8. As a result, the basic character type patterns registered in the large-capacity storage medium 9 can be used by the input device 1, the editing device 2, and the output device 3, respectively. Note that if the output device 3 outputs the dot matrix of the basic character type pattern in the same size, the output converter 12 can be omitted. Also,
The basic character type patterns registered for each CG13, 14, and 15 are shown below as input patterns, editing patterns,
These are called output patterns.

When the registration of the desired typeface and external character pattern information is completed as described above, the operator performs input, editing, and output operations using the operating means described in FIG. 2.

Next, deletion of pattern information will be explained.
For example, when the storage medium 43 storing pattern information of a custom character (1) that is no longer used among the basic character type patterns is removed from the driver 53, the driver 53 sends a removal signal to the detection section 6. The detection unit 6 identifies the driver that removed the storage medium based on the removal signal, and provides the registration control unit 7 with the identification command and a pattern information deletion command. Based on the command from the detection unit 6, the registration control unit 7 searches the address control unit 8 for the registered address of the large-capacity storage medium 9 in which the corresponding pattern information (pattern information of external character (1)) is registered,
Delete the pattern information of external character (1) from the registered address. The registration control unit 7 similarly controls the input CG 13.
Each external character of the input pattern of , the editing pattern of editing CG14, and the output pattern of output CG15
The pattern information in (1) is also deleted.

Then, as described above, by loading a storage medium storing pattern information of a desired font or external characters into the driver 53, the pattern information is registered in the mass storage medium 9.

In this way, the detection unit 6 detects loading signals or unloading signals from the drivers 51 to 54, and the registration control unit 7 controls the registration and deletion of pattern information based on the signals, so that the large capacity storage medium Only pattern information that matches the pattern information of the storage medium loaded in the driver constituting the reading section 5 is registered in the basic character type pattern 9.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, in the present invention, pattern information is registered in or erased from a large-capacity storage medium based on the presence/absence detection signal of the storage medium loaded in the driver constituting the reading unit 5. By checking the storage medium loaded in the driver, the operator can recognize characters in usable fonts, prevent errors during output, and improve work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional example. 1... Input device, 2... Editing device, 3... Output device,
4...Storage medium, 5...Reading unit, 6...Detecting unit, 7...
Registration control unit, 8... Address storage unit, 9... Mass storage medium, 10... Conversion unit for input, 11... Conversion unit for editing, 12... Conversion unit for output, 13... Character generator for input, 14... For editing Character generator, 15...Character generator for output.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Desired characters, punctuation marks, external characters, figures, etc. (hereinafter referred to as characters, etc.) inputted from an input device are supplied to an editing device to be edited into a desired layout, and the editing results are sent to an output device. A storage medium storing pattern information such as characters, etc. in a character processing method that supplies pattern information to obtain a desired output;
a reading unit that loads the storage medium and reads out pattern information such as characters stored in the storage medium; a detection unit that detects whether the storage medium is loaded into or removed from the reading unit; and the detection unit In response to a loading signal from the detection section, pattern information such as characters read out from the reading section is registered in the mass storage medium, and the registered address is stored, and a removal signal from the detection section is used to register the pattern information such as characters read out from the reading section into the mass storage medium. a registration control unit that controls erasing pattern information such as characters from a mass storage medium; and an editing device that edits into a desired layout according to the character pattern information registered in the mass storage medium by the registration control unit. and an output device that outputs the result edited by the editing device according to pattern information of characters, etc. registered in a large-capacity storage medium, and outputs desired characters, etc. by a storage medium presence/absence detection signal from a reading unit. A character processing method that outputs .