JPH05108644A - Character processor with post card printing function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the character processor having a post card printing function by which a New Year's card design is subjected to layout automatically by only selecting in order New Year greetings, a note, and an illustration displayed on a screen. CONSTITUTION:The processor is provided with a storage means 1 for storing New Year greetings, a note, and an illustration candidate being elements for constituting a New Year's card design by classifying them into complete images, a layout storage image 2 for storing a layout of each element, selecting means 3, 4 and 5 for selecting the layout, the complete image and each element, a reading-out means 6 for reading out separately the New Year greetings, the note, and the illustration candidate from the storage means, a deciding means 7 for deciding the read-out candidate, an allocating means 8 for allocating each decided element by a selected layout, a display means 9 for displaying each candidate, and also, displaying each allocated element in the same ratio as a result of printing, and a printing means 10 for printing each allocated element.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character processing device,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a so-called postcard printing character processing device for allocating and printing characters and illustrations in a postcard.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when creating a New Year's card design using the postcard printing function of this type of character processing device, first, input boxes for the illustrations, words and annotations are set, and then the characters and illustrations are set by the user. I input or created it myself, adjusted each element so that it fits in each input frame, and allocated it in the New Year's card.

[0003]

However, in the conventional character processing device with a postcard printing function, the user has to create an illustration by using the figure input for the illustration, and also the words of the postscript and the annotations. The user had to cite and input from a book such as a dictionary, and further, the layout had to be adjusted so that each of these elements fits properly in the postcard.
There is a problem that such a work not only causes a great burden on the user but also requires a great deal of time. In addition, even the New Year's card design created in this way has the drawback that the user often cannot obtain what he or she expects.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a postcard printing character processing with a postcard print function capable of quickly creating a postcard design imaged by a user without requiring manual input and with a simple operation. Provide the device.

[0005]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the first structure of the present invention. In the figure, the present invention shows an element storage means 1 for storing and classifying each candidate of a postscript, an annotation, and an illustration as an element constituting a New Year's card design for each of a plurality of completed images, and each element arranged in the New Year's card. Layout storing means 2 for storing a plurality of types of layouts, a layout selecting means 3 for selecting one of the plurality of layouts, an image selecting means 4 for selecting one of the plurality of completed images, In response to the element selection means 5 for selecting each element of the word, the annotation, and the illustration, and the selection instruction of each element,
The reading means 6 for individually reading the words, the annotations, and the illustration candidates from the element storage means 1, the fixing means 7 for fixing the respective elements read from the reading means 6, and the respective elements fixed by the fixing means 7 are described above. The allocating means 8 for allocating with the selected layout, and the display means 9 for displaying each candidate read by the reading means 6 and displaying the New Year's card design allocated by the allocating means 8 at the same ratio as the print result. And a printing means 10 for printing the New Year's card design assigned in the selected layout, which is a character processing device with a postcard printing function.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the second structure of the present invention. In the figure, the present invention includes an element storage means 11 that stores each candidate of a postscript, an annotation, and an illustration as an element constituting a New Year's card design, and an element selection means 12 that selects each element of a postcard, an annotation, and an illustration. In response to a selection instruction for each element, a reading means 13 for individually reading out the words, annotations, and illustration candidates from the element storage means 11, a confirming means 14 for confirming each element read from the reading means 13, and a confirming means. An allocating means 15 for allocating each element decided by 14 in the selected layout, and an input means 16 for individually setting the necessity of printing for each element allocated by the allocating means 15 and for giving a print instruction. The print information storage unit 1 stores the information on the necessity of printing input from the input unit 16 in association with each assigned element. And a print control unit 18 that selectively outputs an element for which print-required information is set in response to a print instruction, and a print unit 19 that prints an element that is selectively output from the print control unit 18. It is a character processing device equipped with a postcard printing function.

In the present invention, the character processing device is basically an input device for inputting instructions necessary for postcard printing, a control device for executing postcard printing processing according to the input instructions, and a printing process. It can be composed of an output device for displaying and printing the result, and includes a Japanese word processor, a computer having a Japanese processing function, and the like.

[0008]

According to the present invention, a layout is selected in advance including a format such as vertical writing and horizontal writing, a completed image (delicate as if handwriting, powerful as POP, standard, etc.) is selected, and then displayed on the screen. Ruka candidate, annotation candidate,
A new year's card design can be completed simply by selecting candidate illustrations in order.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this. FIG. 3 is a block diagram when the present invention is applied to a Japanese word processor. In the figure, reference numeral 31 is a control device for performing control for operating this system, and in the first invention, each element determined by reading out a word, an annotation, and an illustration candidate individually from the data storage file, Allocate with the selected layout. Further, in the second aspect of the present invention, control is further performed to selectively output the elements for which the information of printing is required to the printing apparatus.

Reference numeral 32 denotes an input device composed of a keyboard and the like, and a series of operations relating to postcard printing processing, specifically, selection of layout, selection of completed image, selection of elements, input confirmation, printing required for each element. The device is a device for instructing settings such as reject setting and printing. A display device 33 includes an LCD and the like, and is a device for displaying a postcard print processing result and the like. A printing device 34 is a device for printing a postcard print processing result.
The selection of the layout includes the selection of the format described later.

A program memory 35 is a memory for storing a program for controlling the postcard printing function. 36 is a postcard data memory described later,
A memory for storing postcard data. A printing memory 37 is a memory for expanding postcard data into actual printing data.

Reference numeral 38 is a data buffer, which is a buffer for storing the data of the illustration, the word, and the annotation selected by the user. Reference numeral 39 is a data storage file composed of a floppy disk, a ROM incorporated in the apparatus, and the like, and a large number of illustration data, a large number of text data, and a large number of annotation data are classified for each completed image and stored as selection candidates.

FIG. 4 shows the postcard data memory 3 described above.
6 shows the structure of No. 6. In the figure, 361 is format information including information such as vertical writing, horizontal writing, postcard vertical insertion, and postcard horizontal insertion. 362 is 5 kinds of illustrations,
This is layout information in which a layout pattern of a word and an annotation is stored as coordinate data.

Reference numeral 363 denotes five types of completed images, namely, 1: strong with a handwriting feeling, 2: delicate with a handwriting feeling,
3: Delicate and POP-like, 4: Strong and POP-like, 5:
This is completed image information in which a completed image composed of a standard is encoded and stored.

Reference numeral 364 is illustration information indicating which illustration the user has selected. Reference numeral 365 is new word information indicating which new word the user has selected. 366 is annotation information indicating which annotation the user has selected. 367 is other information for storing a memo manually input by the user, an address, and the like.

The figure shown on the right side of FIG. 4 shows a postcard design laid out based on the words, annotations, and illustration information. In the figure, L is a layout frame corresponding to a postcard frame, M is a text input frame, N is an annotation input frame,
I is an illustration input frame.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the data buffer 38 described above. In the figure, 380, 383
386 is a start separator, and 382, 385.
An end separator 388 stores illustration data 381, word data 384, and annotation data 387 sandwiched between both separators.

FIG. 6 is a print table provided in the above-mentioned print memory for storing print conditions. In the figure, the printing conditions, that is, high-quality printing, high-speed printing, illustration printing, postscript printing, annotation printing, and character printing, are flag "0" corresponding to no condition setting or flag "1" corresponding to condition setting. "Remembered.

The postcard printing process according to this embodiment having the above arrangement will be described below. 7 and 8 are overall flowcharts. In both figures, first, a function selection screen consisting of multiple items is displayed (step 5
0), while waiting for input, move the cursor to select the postcard printing process (steps 51 → 52) and press the enter key to confirm (step 53). As shown in FIG.
The type selection screen appears.

If any one of the formats is selected and the enter key is pressed to confirm it (steps 54 → 55), if "vertical writing and vertical writing" is selected, then five types are selected as shown in FIG. The layout selection screen appears. Here, if any one layout is selected and confirmed by pressing the execution key (steps 56 → 57), if layout 1 is selected here, then a completed image selection screen appears as shown in FIG.

If any one of the images is selected and confirmed by pressing the execution key (steps 58 → 59), if "standard" is selected here, a postcard design is created as shown in FIG. An initial screen for selecting each of the illustrations, words, and annotations appears and waits for input (step 60).

If "Illustration" is selected here, the process moves to the illustration process (steps 61 → 62), and if "Kaji" is selected, the process moves to the calligraphy process (steps 63 → 64), and "Additional notes".
When is selected, move to annotation processing (step 65 → 6
6) If "Character input" is performed, move to character input processing (steps 67 → 68), if "Register" is selected, move to registration processing (steps 69 → 70), and if "Print" is selected When the printing process is started (steps 71 → 72) and “End” is selected, the postcard printing process is ended (step 73).

If NO in step 53, a buzzer is issued to notify (step 74), step 55, step 5
7. If NO in step 59, it is determined whether or not the release key is pressed. If YES, the process returns to the previous step (step 75 → 50), and if NO, the buzzer notifies and the process returns to the beginning. (Step 76 → 54, Step 78 → 56,
Steps 80 → 58). If NO at step 73, the buzzer informs the user and returns to step 60.

The details of each process will be described below. Illustration processing In the illustration processing shown in FIG. 13, first, from a large number of illustration candidates, a predetermined number of illustration candidates (from mouse to bird 2) are displayed in a list as shown in FIG. 91). When the cursor movement key is pressed (step 92), the next illustration candidate is displayed, and when the execution key is pressed (step 93), the illustration is confirmed as described later. When the release key is pressed (step 94), the illustration candidate is erased (step 95), and if it is not the release key, a buzzer is notified (step 96).

When the execute key is pressed in step 93, the illustration is read from the data storage file 39 (step 97) and the illustration confirmation screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 15 (step 98). That is, the read illustration is displayed. Wait for key input here (step
99), when the execution key is pressed (step 100 → 101), the illustration data is transferred to the data buffer 38 (step
102), the illustration is poured into the illustration input frame I of the layout display frame L (step 103), and the illustration confirmation screen is displayed (step 104).

At this point, key input is awaited (step 10
5) When the execute key is pressed, the illustration data is confirmed (steps 106 → 107). When the release key is pressed (step 10
7) Returning to step 90, when the move key is pressed (step 108), the process moves to the move process shown in FIG. 16, and when the enlargement / reduction key is pressed (step 109), the enlargement / reduction process shown in FIG. Move on to. It should be noted that if NO in step 101, the buzzer notifies (step 110). If NO in step 109, the buzzer notifies (step 111), and the process returns to step 105.

Movement Process When the move key is pressed in FIG. 16, the frame of the target data is displayed (step 120) and the key input is waited (step 121). Here, the frame containing the data moves up / down / left / right according to the direction of the cursor movement key (up / down / left / right) (steps 122 to 125). Next, the protrusion is checked (step 126), and if it is OK, the coordinates after movement are updated (step 127 → 128), and the frame of the target data is moved (step 129). If NO in step 127, the buzzer notifies the user (step 130), and the process returns to step 121.

When the execute key is pressed after moving the data (step 131 → 132), the coordinate data is stored in the data buffer 38 (step 133), and the data is displayed at the coordinate position after the movement (step 134). The frame of the data is deleted (step 135). If NO in step 132, the buzzer notifies the user (step 136) and returns to step 121.

Enlargement / Reduction Processing When the enlargement / reduction key is pressed in FIG. 17, the frame of the target data is displayed (step 140) and the key input is awaited (step 141). If the enlargement key or the reduction key is pressed here (steps 142 and 143), it is checked whether or not the data is out of the size of the postcard (step 144). If it is OK, the data is reduced so much that it becomes a point. A minimum check is performed to prevent it (step 146), and if it is OK, the enlargement or reduction ratio is updated (step 148), the frame of the target data is enlarged or reduced (step 149), and the process returns to step 141. If NO in steps 145 and 147, an error message is displayed (step 150) and the process returns to step 141.

When the execute key is pressed here (step 15
1 → 152), it is judged whether the enlargement ratio or the reduction ratio is 1/1 (step 153), and if NO, the data is enlarged or reduced (step 154) and the enlarged or reduced data is updated. (Step 155), data is displayed at the updated coordinate position (Step 156). Next, the target data frame is erased (step 157). In addition, step 1
If NO in 52, the buzzer notifies (step 15).
8) Return to step 141.

[0031] Selecting greetings processed in congratulations process 18, to view the greetings candidate display screen as shown in FIG. 19, a key input waiting (step 160 → 161). When a desired candidate is selected by operating the cursor movement key and pressing the execute key (step 162 → 164), the word is stored in the data buffer 38 (step 165), and the word is input in the layout display frame L. It is poured into the frame M (step 166), displayed as a screen for confirming a message (step 167), and waits for key input (step 168).

When the execute key is pressed here (step 16
9), the word is fixed (step 170), the word processing is terminated, and if the release key is pressed (step 171), the process returns to step 160, and if the move key is pressed (step 172), the move processing shown in FIG. 16 is performed. If the enlargement / reduction key is pressed (step 173), the enlargement / reduction processing shown in FIG. 17 is performed. Also,
If none of the keys is pressed, the buzzer notifies (step 174) and the process returns to step 168. Note that step 163
In the case of YES at step 175, the vocabulary candidate is erased (step 175), and when the execution key is not pressed at step 164, the buzzer notifies (step 176) and the process returns to step 161.

Annotation Processing When the annotation processing is selected in FIG. 20, the annotation candidates are displayed (step 180), as shown in FIG.
It waits for key input (step 181). Here, when the cursor is moved and the execution key is pressed to select a desired word (step 182 → 184), the selected annotation is stored in the data buffer 38 (step 185), and the annotation data is stored in the layout display frame L. It is poured into the annotation input frame N (step 186) and displayed as an annotation confirmation screen (step 187).

When the execute key is pressed here (step 18
9) Confirm the annotation (step 190) to end the word processing, press the release key (step 191) to return to step 180, and press the move key (step 192) to perform the move process shown in FIG. If the enlargement / reduction key is pressed (step 193), the enlargement / reduction processing shown in FIG. 17 is performed. If none of the keys is pressed, a buzzer sounds (step 194) and the process returns to step 188. In addition, step
If YES in 183, the annotation candidate is deleted (step 195), and if the execution key is not pressed in step 184, a buzzer is notified (step 196), and the process returns to step 181.

When the character input process is selected in FIG. 22, the character input screen is displayed (step 200) and the key input is waited (step 201). When the conversion key is pressed here, kana-kanji conversion processing is performed (steps 202 → 203), when the cursor movement key is pressed, cursor movement processing is performed (steps 204 → 205), and when the backward key is pressed, backward movement processing is performed ( Step 206 → 207), when the one-character deletion key is pressed, one-character deletion processing is performed (step 208 → 209), and when the typeface key is pressed, typeface information update processing is performed (step 210 → 2).
11) When point instruction is given, point information update processing is performed (steps 212 → 213), and when the release key is pressed, the character input screen is erased (steps 214 → 215).

When the execute key is pressed after pressing the above-mentioned key (step 216), the character data is stored in the data buffer 38 (step 217) and the character input screen is erased (step 218). The character data is poured into an empty area of the layout display frame L (for example, below the illustration) (step 219), the character input is confirmed (step 220),
The process ends. If the execution key is not pressed in step 216, the buzzer will notify (step 22
1) Return to step 201.

FIG. 23 shows a display process when selecting an illustration, a word, or an annotation. First of all,
When it is determined whether the processing is a call or an annotation (step 230) and an illustration is displayed (step 231),
When the key input is waited for 2 seconds (step 232) and the execute key is pressed, the data is stored in the data buffer 38 (step 234) and the illustration is poured (step 235). If there is no key input after waiting for 2 seconds, the next illustration candidate is displayed (step 236) and the process returns to step 232.

As for the words and annotations, similarly to the above, it is determined whether the execution key is pressed while waiting for a key input for 2 seconds, and if the execution key is pressed, the words or annotations are poured. (Steps 237 → 241, steps 243 → 247), and if the execution key is not pressed, the next candidate is displayed (steps 239 → 242, step 245).
→ 248). With such a configuration, the user can easily select and determine the postscript, the supplementary note, and the illustration by simply pressing the execution key while viewing each candidate of the postscript, the supplementary note, and the illustration that are displayed in order on the screen. ..

Next, when the print key is pressed after the postscript, the annotation and the illustration are determined, the control device 31 sets the values set in the illustration printing flag, the postscript flag and the annotation flag in the print memory 37. See,
The illustration, the word, and the annotation data in which the flag is set to "1" are extracted and transferred from the data buffer 38 to the print memory 37, and each data is printed individually.

24 and 25, "vertical writing vertical use"
Select, select the "standard" completed image, select the "Happy New Year" annotation, and then add the illustration "Saru".
An example of new year's card design completed when is selected is shown below.

[0041]

According to the present invention, since the new words, annotations, and illustrations that make up the design of the New Year's postcard can be sequentially determined by only selecting key operations, the New Year's card can be created easily and quickly. Since the selected words, annotations, and illustrations are automatically laid out and displayed in the New Year's card, the print result can be confirmed on the screen. Since you can select the completed image, you can beautifully create a New Year's card according to the user's sensitivity.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a Japanese word processor which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a structure of a postcard data memory according to an embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a structure of a data buffer of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a print table according to an embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of an example.

FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of an example.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a format selection screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a layout selection screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a completion image selection screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an illustration, a word, and an annotation selection initial screen of the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an illustration process of the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an illustration selection screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an illustration display screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a movement process of the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an enlarging / reducing process of the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing a calligraphy process of the embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a screen for selecting a word in the embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an annotation processing of the embodiment.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing an annotation selection screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a character input process of the embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an illustration, a postscript, and an annotation candidate display process of the embodiment.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing a postcard design creating procedure according to the embodiment.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a print result according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Element Storage Means 2 Layout Storage Means 3 Layout Selection Means 4 Image Selection Means 5 Element Selection Means 6 Reading Means 7 Confirmation Means 8 Allocation Means 9 Display Means 10 Printing Means

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Nakao 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture Sharp Corporation (72) Satoshi Hirohata 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yukihiko Ueno 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture Sharp Corporation (72) Inventor Yukihiro Shibata 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An element storage means for storing and classifying each candidate of a postscript, an annotation, and an illustration as an element constituting a New Year's card design for each of a plurality of completed images, and a layout of each element arranged in the New Year's card. Layout storage means for storing a plurality of types, layout selection means for selecting one layout out of the plurality of layouts, image selection means for selecting one image out of the plurality of completed images, An element selecting means for selecting each element, a reading means for individually reading a text, an annotation, and an illustration candidate from the element storing means in response to a selection instruction for each element, and a confirmation for confirming each element read from the reading means Means, allocating means for allocating each element determined by the deciding means in the selected layout, Displaying each candidate read by the output means, display means for displaying the New Year's card design allocated by the allocating means at the same ratio as the print result, and printing the New Year's card design allocated by the selected layout A character processing device with a postcard printing function, comprising: 2. The character processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for individually storing the words, annotations, and illustrations read from the reading means. 3. When the reading means receives an instruction to select each element, the read destinations of the words, annotations, and illustration candidates belong to the layout and image selected by the layout selecting means and the image selecting means. The character processing device according to claim 1, further comprising means for specifying a candidate. 4. The character processing device according to claim 1, further comprising means for individually enlarging / reducing each element allocated in the layout. 5. The character processing device according to claim 1, further comprising means for exchanging each element allocated in the layout with a next candidate read from the element storage means. 6. An element storage means for storing each candidate of a postscript, an annotation, and an illustration as an element constituting the New Year's card design, an element selection means for selecting each element of the postcard, an annotation, and an illustration, and each element In response to the selection instruction, reading means for individually reading out the words, annotations, and illustration candidates from the element storage means, a confirming means for confirming each element read out from the reading means, and each element confirmed by the confirming means, The allocating means for allocating in the selected layout, the necessity of printing is set individually for each element allocated by the allocating means, the input means for issuing a print instruction, and the information of the necessity of printing input from the input means And a print information storage unit that stores the information corresponding to each assigned element, and a print information storage unit that receives print instructions and sets information that requires printing. Selectively and print control means for outputting, printing means and postcard printing function character processing device including a printing a selectively outputted elements from the print control unit.