JPH0426888A - Data transform device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accomplish the communication of character font data by providing a function for fetching document data which utilizes a character font generated by another data processor and transforming the character font to a character font in a system which can be processed by the present device. CONSTITUTION:When a reception means 1 receives character code data from the 1st data processor and the character font data generated corresponding to the specified character code data by the 1st data processor, a code transform means 2 transforms the received character code data to the character code data for the 2nd data processor. Then a font transform means 3 transforms the character font data corresponding to the received specified character code data to the character font data which can be processed by the 2nd data processor, then a storage means 4 stores the transformed character code data and the character font data after they are allowed to correspond to each other. Thus, the communication of the character font data is accomplished.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a data processing device such as a word processor, and in particular, to a data processing device such as a word processor that reads document data and character font data created by another data processing device and utilizes it in the own device. The present invention relates to a data conversion device that converts data into possible data formats.

[Summary of the Invention] The data conversion device of the present invention imports document data using a character font created by another data processing device, and converts the created character font into a character font in a format that can be processed by the own device. By providing a function to do this, document data created by another data processing device can be reproduced in its original form.

[Prior Art] In recent years, portable data processing devices called electronic notebooks have been used. Each of these portable data processing devices is provided with a communication function and a data conversion function so that the document data created by this portable data processing device can be utilized by a data processing device such as a word processor.

That is, the word processor reads document data created in an electronic notebook as a string of character code data, converts each character code data into character code data of Word Brosse/Sosa, and creates document data based on the format of Word Brosse/Sosa. . The document data created in this way can be processed, such as editing, in the same way as the document data created by the Word Brosse Sosa.

In this way, data compatibility is achieved by transferring the character code data that constitutes the document data.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, even in the above-mentioned electronic notebook, it is necessary to add certain characters and symbols that are not set in the electronic notebook so that the user can use them personally. Some have external character functions for creating character font data for specific characters and symbols.

However, since conventional communication functions only communicate character code data, the character font data created by the user is not communicated, and only the external character code data corresponding to the character font data is communicated as character code data. there were.

Therefore, even if the word processor that receives this private character code data converts the private character code data into the private character code data of its own device, it will produce characters with a shape different from the character shape used in the electronic notebook, that is, another character. or symbols will be displayed or printed. Alternatively, if the character font data corresponding to the converted external character code data is not set in the word processor, nothing will be displayed or printed, that is, a space will be displayed.

The reason for this is that only character code data is communicated between the electronic notebook and the word processor.

It is clear that it is necessary to communicate not only character code data but also character font data created in the electronic notebook.

An object of the present invention is to enable communication of character font data.

[Means to solve the problem] The means of the present invention are as follows.

(1) Receiving means 1 (first (See functional blocks in figure below).

For example, it is a data communication control unit in a word processor as a second data processing device connected to an electronic notebook as a first data processing device by a cable. The data communication control unit receives document data from the electronic notebook as a character code data string.

Further, character font data, ie, custom character font data, corresponding to specific character code data, ie, custom character code data, is received.

(2) Code converting means 2 for converting character code data received by the receiving means 1 into character code data for a second data processing device, for example, a CPU of a word processor. The CPU converts the character code data received by the data communication control unit into the character code data of the word processor, converts the external character code data into the external character code of the word processor, and converts the character code data received by the data communication control unit into the external character code of the word processor to create document data based on the format of the word processor. Create.

(3) Font converting means 3 for converting character font data corresponding to the specific character code data received by the receiving means 1 into character font data that can be processed by the second data processing device; for example, the CPU It is. The CPU converts the format of the private character font data received by the data communication control section, for example, the number of dots, into the number of dots of the private character font data of the word processor.

(4) Storage means 4 for storing the character code data converted by the code conversion means 2 and the character font data converted by the font conversion means 3 in association with each other; for example, the CPU and a floppy disk for storing the document data file; Including disc. The CPU stores document data based on the format of the word processor as a document data file on a floppy disk. At this time, the converted private character font data is stored in the private character font information section of the document data file.

[Work] The operation of the means of the invention is as follows.

When the receiving means 1 receives character code data from a first data processing device and also receives character font data created in correspondence with specific character code data by the first data processing device, the code converting means 2 converts the received character code data into character code data of the second data processing device, and the font conversion means 3 converts the received character font data corresponding to the specific character code data into the second data processing device. The converted character code data and character font data are converted into character font data that can be processed by a data processing device, and the storage means 4 stores the converted character code data and character font data in association with each other.

Therefore, communication of character font data is possible between the first data processing device and the second data processing device, and the character code and character font data communicated from the first data processing device are transferred to the second data processing device. You will be able to use it.

[Example] An example will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4(b).

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a word processor 10 to which the data conversion device of the embodiment is applied, and reference numeral 11 is a CPU that controls the entire word processor. 12 is a ROM in which a control program executed by the CPU II is stored, and 13 is a RAM used as a work area and document memory.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the data conversion function is realized by starting an application program, and the data conversion function is realized by starting the application program.
It is assumed that this application program is stored in B. Of course, this application program can also be included in the control program stored in ROMI 2.

Further, reference numeral 14 is a keyboard for inputting data, and 15 is a keyboard control section for controlling this keyboard 14. 16 is a VRAM in which document data to be displayed on the CRT 17 is expanded;
This is a CRT control unit that controls the CRT 17 according to the display data of No. 6.

Reference numeral 19 is a printer for printing document data, and reference numeral 20 is a printer control unit that controls this printer 19. 21 is a floppy disk in which a document data file containing document data is stored; 22 is an external storage control unit for controlling writing/reading of data to/from this floppy disk 21;

Further, reference numeral 23 is connected to an electronic notebook 24 as an external data processing device by a cable 25, and the electronic notebook 24 is connected to the electronic notebook 24 as an external data processing device.
This is a data communication control unit that sends and receives data to and from the 4.

In this embodiment, the electronic notebook 24 has an external character creation function and a communication function.

That is, the electronic notebook 24 contains character string data based on character codes including the custom character code corresponding to the created custom character font,
It has a function of transmitting external character font data based on bit data to the data communication control unit 23 of the word processor 10 via the cable 25.

Hereinafter, a word processor 1 having the above-described configuration will be described.
The operation of the data conversion device in 0 will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this case, when there is private character data and memo data using the private characters in the electronic notebook 24, an example will be explained in which the data is imported into a word processor document.

That is, the data communication control section 23 of the word processor (referred to as WP in FIG. 3)
The character string data based on the character code is received from the character code (referred to as DK in the figure) 24, and the character string data is stored in a file on the floppy disk 21 or in the RAM 1B (step Sl). In this case, the character string data includes the external characters of the electronic notebook 24, and these external characters are assigned a specific code, that is, an external character code. Here, in the electronic notebook 24, enter the external character code for external character 1 as “XX
XX”, the custom character code of custom character 2 is “YYYY”, and the character code other than the custom character code is rDKnJ,
Memo data created with electronic notebook 24, e.g. rDKIJ
rDK2JrXXXXJ rYYYYJ rD
K3J is received by word processor 10.

Next, the data communication control unit 23 of the word processor 10 receives external character font data based on bit data from the electronic notebook 24, and stores it in a file on the floppy disk 21 or in the RAM 1B in the same way as the character string data described above. Step S2). Here, it is assumed that the external character font data created by the electronic notebook 24 is composed of r15X16J dots, for example, as shown in FIG. 4(a).

Next, the electronic notebook 2 stored in step S1 above
4, the character code of each electronic notebook 24 is converted to the character code of the word processor 10 by referring to a conversion table (not shown) included in the application program stored in the RAM 13, and the word processor 10 Create document data based on the format. Then, it is saved in a word processor document data file on the floppy disk 21 (step 53). At this time, the external character code of the electronic notebook 24 is converted to the external character code of the word processor 10. For example, in the above example, the character code of the word processor is rWPnJ.
Then, rWPIJrWP2J rxxxxJ
ryyyyJ Convert to rWP3J.

Next, the electronic notebook 2 stored in step S2 above
The external character font data of No. 4 is converted to match the format of the external character font data of the word processor 10 to create external character font data of the word processor 10 (step S4). That is, assuming that the external character font data of the word processor 10 is composed of r48x48J dots, for example, the external character font data of r15x16J dots of the electronic notebook 24 is converted to r48x48J dots. For example, the private character font data shown in Figure 4(a) can be multiplied by 3 in both the vertical and horizontal directions, as shown in Figure 4(b).
) is converted into external character font data of the word processor 10 as shown in FIG. In this case, even if 15 dots in the horizontal direction are multiplied by 3, the result will not be 48 dots, so blank digits are added to two digits on the left side and one digit on the right side as shown. Each of the private character font data thus converted is assigned to the corresponding private character code converted in step S3 above.

Then, in step S3 above, the floppy disk 21
The private character font data of the word processor 10 converted and created in step S4 is stored in the private character font information section of the word processor document data file stored in the word processor 10 (step S5).

As a result, memo data with external characters created on the electronic notebook 24 can be made into a document data file that is displayed in a similar image on the word processor 10, and can be utilized on the word processor 10.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
Various modifications and applications are possible. For example, the number of dots in external character font data for electronic notebooks and word processors is not limited to the number of dots in the embodiment. Further, the processing of the remaining dots after conversion is not limited to adding blank digits to two digits on the left and one digit on the right as in the embodiment.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, it is possible to communicate character font data. Therefore, it is possible to reproduce electronic notebook data with external characters on a word processor without damaging the image of the external characters, and it is possible to use electronic notebook data as is on a word processor.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a word processor to which the data conversion device of the embodiment is applied, FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation, and FIGS. (b) is a diagram showing private character font data before and after conversion, respectively. 1... Receiving means, 2... Code conversion means, 3...
Font conversion means, 4... storage means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Receiving means for receiving character code data from a first data processing device and receiving character font data created in correspondence with specific character code data by the first data processing device; , code converting means for converting the character code data received by the receiving means into character code data of a second data processing device; and character font data corresponding to the specific character code data received by the receiving means. font conversion means for converting into character font data that can be processed by the second data processing device; and associating the character code data converted by the code conversion means with the character font data converted by the font conversion means. 1. A data conversion device comprising: storage means for storing data.