JPH0358268A - Document input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily change the instruction of character design by providing a parameter input means, character pattern preparing means, character pattern storing means, storing means for source information in the case of character pattern preparation and control means to control a series of work in these means. CONSTITUTION:A document input device is composed of a control means 10, input means 20, character pattern preparing means 30, source data storing means 31, display means 40 and character pattern storing means 50. The control means 10 judges character pattern data possessed from the input means 20 and takes out source data from the source data storing means 30. By using these source data, new characters are worked and generated in the character pattern preparing means 30. The generated new characters are displayed in the display means 40 and registered to the character pattern storing means 50. Thus, the character pattern can be easily prepared for the external characters of a system under control from the input means during the document preparation and correction.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a document input device.

[Conventional technology]

Document input devices are generally used to create documents in general offices and publications in the printing industry, but the number of character types that can be accommodated by the system is limited, especially when creating documents that contain frequently used names such as people's names and place names. When creating a document, the problem is that the handling of external characters is confusing and time-consuming, and there is a need for a document input device that can create character patterns for system external characters under control from input data during document creation and proofreading. Ta.

Next, an example of a conventional document input device will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a conventional document input device. The control means 10 determines the code input by the input means 20, calls up the corresponding character pattern data from the character pattern storage means 50, and displays the character pattern on the display means 50. At this time, the character pattern data must be registered in the character pattern storage means 50 in advance.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

With conventional document input devices, when using system-external characters in a text, characters registered in the system are called up by inputting a code, etc., so it is necessary to create and register system-external characters in advance when using them. However, the disadvantage is that it is cumbersome to instruct and change the character design.

An object of the present invention is to provide a document input device that allows character design instructions to be easily changed.

[Means to solve the problem]

The document input device of the present invention includes an input means for inputting parameters such as the code, position, reduction ratio, and number of character parts, a character pattern creation means for creating a character pattern using these information, and a newly created character pattern information. The apparatus includes character pattern storage means for storing character patterns, original data storage means for storing original information for creating character patterns, and control means for controlling a series of these operations.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be explained in detail below using the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment comprises a control means 10, an input stage 20, a character pattern creation means 30, an original data storage means 31, a display means 40, and a character pattern storage means 50. Control means l
O judges the character pattern data (for example, information such as part code, position, and reduction ratio) obtained from the input means 20 and retrieves the original data from the original data storage means 31. The original data is the original data of the character parts that make up the corresponding character pattern. Using this original data, new characters are processed and generated in the character pattern creation step 30. The generated new characters are displayed on the display means 40 and are also registered in the character pattern storage means 50. FIG. 4 shows an example of character creation using the method described above. FIG. 3 shows an example of character creation conditions that are the basis for character creation in FIG. 4.

In Figure 3, input code (a) = △△△△ (r US J
) (b) 100000 ("white"), and considering the character design to be created as the coordinates of 100XIOO in the X and Y directions, the character for "rice" is set to X, Y = (0 0, 0 0) Reduction rate X, Y = (5 0, O O)%, the word "white" at the position
Reduction rate X, Y= (50
．． When combined with an allocation of 00)%, the character ``kasu'' is created. This character "kasu" is registered in the character pattern storage means 50 as an output code XXXX.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention has the advantage that character patterns of system external characters can be easily created under control from the input means during document creation and proofreading.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a functional block diagram of a conventional device, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of character creation conditions, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of character creation. In the figure, 10 is a control means, 20 is an input means, 30 is a character pattern creation means, 31 is an original data storage means, and 4
0 is a display means, and 50 is a character pattern storage means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a document input device having a control means for controlling document input, a character pattern input means, and a character pattern storage means for storing character pattern information, original data consisting of original data of character parts constituting a character pattern is stored. A document input device comprising a source data storage means and a character pattern generating means for generating new characters using the source data.