JPH0477334B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a novel automatic copying machine for printing handwritten characters.

In this specification, the term "character" should be interpreted as a concept including hiragana, katakana, kanji, English letters, symbols, numbers, and other characters.

Typical prior art is a Japanese typewriter that prints by colliding a piece of type with a recording paper on a platen via an ink ribbon, and a typewriter that prints by operating a key input device with a pen or finger. Word processors, etc. In all of these prior art techniques, a person must visually search for the desired location on the typeface or keyboard to print the desired character, and therefore requires a person who is not trained to operate it. In addition to being difficult for people to use, it is also faster to write text by hand compared to the printing speed of an experienced operator.

An object of the present invention is to provide a new automatic copying machine that is easy to operate and can quickly copy and print characters.

The present invention has a flat, substantially square writing area 2 for one character, a reading means 7 for reading handwritten characters written in the writing area 2, and a reading means 7 disposed in the upper left corner of the writing area 2. The upper and lower parts of the first switch 15 are spaced l1 and l2 from the upper and lower parts of the writing area 2, respectively, and the left and right parts of the first switch 15 are separated from each other by distances l1 and l2, respectively. Spaces l3 and l4 are provided from the left and right sides of writing area 2, respectively, and these spaces l1, l2, :l3, l4 are selected as l1<l2 l3<l4, and The first switch 15 is the position where one stroke starts and is operated by writing a character, and the second switch 16 is located at the lower right corner of the writing area 2. The upper and lower parts are spaced l6 and l7 from the upper and lower parts of the writing area 2, respectively, and the left and right parts of the second switch 16 are spaced l8 from the left and right parts of the writing area 2, respectively. , l9, respectively, and these intervals l6, l7: l8, l9 are selected as l6>l7 l8>l9, and are the end position of the last stroke of writing the character, and are operated by writing the character. a second switch 16 for displaying written characters; and display means 4, 5 for displaying written characters.
6 and 11, in response to the output from the first switch 15, the reading means 7 starts the reading operation as one character's worth of write data, and in response to the output from the second switch 16, the reading operation is started as one character's worth of write data. terminating the reading operation by the reading means 7 as write data;
The characters written in this way are displayed on the display means 4, 5,
6 and 11.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing the basic structure of the present invention. FIG. 2 is its block diagram. The main body 1 has a flat writing area 2. A plurality of switches 3 for operation are provided near this writing area 2. Handwritten characters written in the writing area 2 are visually displayed on a display 4 such as a cathode ray tube. Further, the characters displayed on the display 4 are printed on a recording paper 6 by a printer 5. The printer 5 may have a structure in which type pieces strike the recording paper 6 via an ink ribbon, for example, like the above-mentioned Japanese typewriter, or may have a structure in which characters are formed by combining a large number of dots. The configuration may be the same as the previous one. The write area 2 includes a matrix-like wiring group in which a plurality of vertical lines and a plurality of horizontal lines intersect. When the intersections of these lines are pressed, the lines become electrically conductive at the pressed locations, and this is read by the processing device 7. By reading a series of intersection points, the characters written in the writing area 2 are retrieved. Such a processing device 7 includes a microprocessor 8
, a read-only memory 9 , and a random access memory 10 . The printer 5 is controlled by a control signal from the processing device 7,
The characters written in the writing area 2 are printed on the recording paper 6, and the display 4 is driven by the drive circuit 11 to display the written characters. The display 4 can also be configured to display a series of sentences written up to that point. When writing characters in the writing area 2, a pen-shaped stick may be used.
You may also use your fingers directly. Further, at the beginning or end of the writing operation for each character, one of the plurality of switches 3 is operated. The processing device 7 thereby detects the input of each character.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another configuration on which the present invention is based. Corresponding parts of the structure described above are given the same reference numerals. In this configuration, an operating device 13 with a writing area 2 and a switch 3 is connected to a printer 5 by a line 14. The operating device 13 includes a processing device 7 .

FIG. 4 shows the write area 2 of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. In this embodiment, at the beginning of writing a character, a predetermined switch 15 provided at the upper left corner of the writing area 2 is operated. This switch 15 is the first switch at the beginning of writing.
This is the position where the picture begins. This will cause switch 3
This operation can be omitted. If the first stroke does not start from the upper left corner of the character, press switch 15 before writing.

In the embodiment of FIG. 4 described above, a switch 15 for starting the first stroke of one character is arranged in the upper left corner of the writing area 2, and the upper and lower parts of the switch 15 are the same as the upper part of the writing area 2. There are spaces l1 and l2 from the bottom, respectively, and the switch 15
The left side and right side of writing area 2 are spaced l3 and l4 from the left side and right side of writing area 2, respectively.
The writing area 2 has a flat, substantially square shape, and is capable of writing one character.

Selected as l1<l2 l3<l4. Therefore, in response to the output from the switch 15, the processing device 7 starts reading and displaying one character's worth of written data.

Further, according to this embodiment, the writing area 2 has a flat, substantially square shape, and one character's worth of writing is performed. The switch 15 is provided at the position where the first stroke of one character starts. As a result, it is possible to make a fair copy of input and output for each character without performing any special operations. That is, in order to cause the reading means 7 to read data for one character, in the configurations shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, one of the switches 3 provided at a position away from the writing area 2 must be In contrast to having to reach out and perform operations, with this configuration,
When writing, it is only necessary to write so that the first stroke passes through the switch 15, so the operation is simple.

FIG. 5 shows the writing area 2 of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. In this embodiment, a switch 16 is provided at the lower right corner of the writing area 2.
The end of character writing is identified by operating this switch 16. By setting the end position of the last stroke of the written character to the position of the switch 16, no special operation of the switch 3 is required as in the above-described configuration. However, if the end position of the last stroke is not at the lower right corner of the character, the switch 16 is pressed after the end of the stroke, as described above.

Since writing for most of hiragana and katakana ends at the lower right, it is convenient to be able to press the switch 16 at this time.

In this embodiment, the switch 16 is placed in the lower right corner of the write area 2. This switch 1
The upper and lower parts of the switch 16 are spaced l6 and l7 from the upper and lower parts of the writing area 2, respectively, and the left and right parts of the switch 16 are spaced l8 from the left and right parts of the writing area 2, respectively. , l9 are open respectively. These intervals l6, l7; l8, l9 are chosen such that l6>l7 l8>l9. The switch 16 is located at the end position of the last stroke in the flat, substantially square writing area 2 for one character, and writing is thus performed. As a result, the processing device 7 reads and displays one character's worth of write data from the write area 2.

A switch 15 is provided at the upper left corner of the writing area 2, and a switch 16 is provided at the lower right corner.
and press switch 16 at the end of the write operation.
You can write one character with simple operations. If the character to be written does not start at the upper left corner, operate switch 15 before writing, and if the character to be written does not end at the lower right corner, do not operate switch 16 until writing is finished, and then switch 1 at the end.
6, it is possible to easily write one character.

As described above, according to the present invention, handwritten characters written on a flat writing area are read and printed on a printer, so that the characters can be written on the writing area without any special training. As long as you write the information, you can make a clean copy, so the printing speed can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, in order to start the reading operation by the reading means as writing data for one character, in the configurations of FIGS. 1 to 3, the first In contrast to the need to extend one's hand to operate one of the switches 3, in the present invention, when writing, the user only has to write so that the first stroke passes through the first switch 15, making the operation easier. It is.

Further, according to the present invention, the writing area 2 has a flat, substantially square shape, and one character's worth of writing is performed on the writing area 2. The second switch 16 is provided at the end position of the last stroke for one character. As a result, it is possible to type out input for each character without performing any special operations. That is, in order to cause the reading means 7 to read data for one character, in the configurations shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, one of the switches 3 provided at a position away from the writing area 2 must be In contrast, in the present invention, when writing, it is only necessary to write so that the last stroke passes through the switch 16, so that the operation is simple. Also, the first stroke of the character to be written is the first switch 15.
If the first switch 15 does not pass, you can operate the first switch 15 before writing, and the last one
When the stroke does not pass through the second switch 16, the second switch 16
It is only necessary to operate the second switch 16 after writing the last stroke without operating , and even in such a case, the character writing operation is easy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration that is the basis of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the configuration shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another configuration that is the basis of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a writing area 2 of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2... Writing area, 4... Display, 5... Printer, 6... Recording paper, 7... Processing circuit, 11...
...Drive circuit, 16...Switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A reading means 7 having a flat, substantially square writing area 2 for one character, and reading means 7 for reading handwritten characters written in the writing area 2; The upper and lower parts of the first switch 15 are spaced l1 and l2 from the upper and lower parts of the writing area 2, respectively, and the left and right sides of the first switch 15 are spaced apart from the upper and lower parts of the writing area 2, respectively. The spaces are spaced l3 and l4 from the left side and right side of writing area 2, respectively, and these spaces l1, l2: l3, l4 are selected as l1<l2 l3<l4, and the beginning of character writing is The first switch 15 is the position where the first stroke starts and is operated by writing a character, and the second switch 16 is located at the lower right corner of the writing area 2. The upper and lower parts of the second switch 16 are spaced l6 and l7 from the upper and lower parts of the writing area 2, respectively, and the left and right parts of the second switch 16 are spaced apart from the left and right parts of the writing area 2, respectively. The intervals l8 and l9 are set respectively, and these intervals l6, l7: l8, l9 are selected as l6>l7 l8>l9, and are the end position of the last stroke of writing the character, and by writing the character. a second switch 16 that is operated by
6 and 11, in response to the output from the first switch 15, the reading means 7 starts the reading operation as one character's worth of write data, and in response to the output from the second switch 16, the reading operation is started as one character's worth of write data. terminating the reading operation by the reading means 7 as write data;
The characters written in this way are displayed on the display means 4, 5,
6, 11.