JPH0511319B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Technical Field> The present invention provides a method for inputting kana characters into Roman characters, converting them into corresponding kanji or sentences mixed with kanji according to a kanji conversion dictionary, and creating a desired document or displaying it on a tablet. The present invention relates to a Japanese language document processing device (word processor) in which kana and kanji keys are arranged and a desired document is created by inputting predetermined kana and kanji.

<Prior Art> Recently, Japanese document processing devices (Japanese word processors) have become popular for the purpose of improving document processing efficiency.

This Japanese document processing device inputs characters using a full character array such as a kanji keyboard or a kanji tablet, or inputs from a kana keyboard and converts the characters into kana and kanji, but the input characters are displayed on a display device. The document is displayed on the screen for confirmation, the control device performs editing processing, and the printer device creates the document.

In such Japanese document processing devices, conventionally all characters displayed on the display device or printed on the printer device were limited to block script. For this reason, when it is desired to create a document in cursive or cursive writing, such as a New Year's card or other information card, the current situation is that the device cannot be used to create the document.

<Purpose> In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention is intended to enable a Japanese document processing device to create documents not only in cursive or cursive, but also in cursive or cursive. The aim is to be able to support a variety of fonts, regardless of Gyosho.

<Embodiment> Fig. 1 shows the external configuration of a Japanese document processing device according to the present invention, and 1 is a control unit of the device, and inside there is an editing control section, a kana-kanji conversion control section, and a floppy disk. 2 disk devices etc. are built-in.

3 is a keyboard unit provided with various input keys such as alphabet keys, numeric keys, and control keys. The control keys include a font conversion instruction key for instructing a font change. In this case, if the font conversion instruction key is not operated, normal script is specified, and if this is specified, conversion to cursive or line script is specified.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a CRT display device on which created text data, etc. are displayed, and the text is displayed in cursive or lined script in addition to regular script according to a font conversion instruction.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a printer device, in which created text data is printed and documents are created. As with the CRT display device 4, this document is printed in cursive or line script in addition to block script.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a circuit configuration block of the same device, and this FIG. 2 will be explained.

A keyboard 10 corresponds to the keyboard unit 3 in FIG. 1, and includes various character keys and control keys.

These control keys include an edit mode setting key for editing text, a conversion key, a no-conversion key, and a kanji or kanji-starting sentence candidate read from the dictionary memory during the kana-kanji conversion process if it is the desired one. These include an OK key to instruct a selection, a next candidate key to call up other homophone candidates, a font conversion key to instruct font conversion, and an end gear to instruct completion of inputting a kana sentence.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a key control circuit, which takes in the operated key signal, judges various key signals, and controls the main control unit 1.
Supply to 2.

The main control section 12 controls the device according to the flow shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a code generation unit that generates character codes and symbol codes corresponding to various keys input from the keyboard 10, and generates codes according to, for example, JIS codes.

14 is an editing buffer that stores text data converted from kana text to kana-kanji, which will be described later.
Output to the CRT control unit and printer control unit.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a format buffer for storing a text format when creating a text, and the text is edited according to the format information of this format buffer.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a kana-kanji conversion control unit, which is provided with a conversion buffer, and supplies the kana sentence of one clause or word input to this buffer to the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 17 to convert the corresponding kanji or kanji-starting sentence. All the output and corresponding candidate converted sentences are stored in the result buffer 18.

The result buffer 18 is sent to the main control unit 12 in the order of candidates.
It is displayed on a CRT display device.

19 is a control unit of the floppy disk device 20, which semi-permanently stores the edited text.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a control section of a CRT display device 22 corresponding to the CRT display device 4 shown in FIG.
3 and displayed on the CRT display device 22. There are two types of pattern generators, namely, a pattern generator (ROM) for block script and a pattern generator (ROM) for cursive or line script, and these ROMs are selected based on the font conversion instruction key. It has become a uniform choice.

24 is a control section of a dot printer 25 corresponding to the printer device 5 in FIG.
The character code of this printer buffer is converted into a dot signal by a pattern generator and the dot printer 2
5 to print. The pattern generator includes a pattern generator (ROM) for block script and a pattern generator (ROM) for cursive or line script, and these ROMs are selectively selected based on the font conversion instruction key.

Next, to explain this operation (see the flowchart in Figure 3), when creating a document, after setting the edit mode, kana character data is input from the keyboard 10, and each input is introduced into the conversion buffer to create one word. Or, when the input of the kana sentence of the bunsetsu is completed, the conversion key or the no-conversion key is operated on the keyboard 10 to perform the kana-kanji conversion process or the no-conversion process, and the input data is displayed on the CRT display device 22 in a regular font. It is displayed and also input to the editing buffer.

In this way, the input kana character string is sequentially converted into kana-kanji characters, and when a predetermined sentence is input, the end key is operated.

Based on the end key operation, a determination is made as to whether or not there is a font change instruction.

In other words, when you wish to use regular script as the font, the font conversion instruction key on the keyboard 10 is not operated.
Therefore, this font designation flag is in the OFF state, and if cursive or cursive writing is desired, the font conversion designation key is operated to turn this flag into the ON state. The font conversion instruction key may be operated on the kana input string, or may be operated after the kana input is performed and before the end key is operated.

In addition, at the stage of text input operation until the end key is operated, all display on the CRT display device 22 is in block font, regardless of the state of the font conversion instruction.

Next, in the instructions for changing the font,
Since the flag is in the ON state when there is a font change, the font change process is performed based on the ON state of this flag.

In this process, text data is supplied from the editing buffer to the control unit of the CRT display device via the main control unit 12, and a pattern generator for cursive or cursive writing generates a pattern, which is displayed on the CRT display device 22. Layout processing is performed while checking on the CRT display device 22.

In this way, the regular script is converted to cursive or gyosho, and the text layout processing is performed to convert them.
This is confirmed on the CRT display device 22, and if the font is changed back to the block font again, the font conversion instruction is canceled, and if the cursive or cursive font is acceptable, the font conversion instruction is left as is.

Then, after the text layout processing is completed, the font change is judged again, and here it is checked whether there has been any change to the previous instruction, and if there is no change to the previous instruction ( The text data in the editing buffer 14 is transferred to the printer control unit 24 via the main control unit 12.
Then, a pattern generator for cursive or cursive writing is selected, and a pattern is generated by the generator to create a document using the dot printer 25 in accordance with the instructed layout.

Also, if there is a change to the previous page and a block script instruction is issued, the font change process and text layout process are performed again, and then the printer control unit 24 generates a pattern using the block script pattern generator from the transferred text data. Then, the dot printer 24 creates a document in normal block letters according to the instructed layout.

Note that if there is no font change instruction before operating the end key, and if there is no font change after the text layout processing, the document is created in normal block letters.

In the above embodiment, a device using a kana-kanji conversion method has been described, but the present invention can be similarly implemented in a device that inputs a full character arrangement, such as a kanji keyboard or a kanji tablet.

Further, in the above embodiment, a pattern generator for a block script and a pattern generator for a cursive or line script are provided for the display and the printer, respectively, but one set of pattern generators may be used for the display and the printer. You can also do that. Furthermore, for a display, only a pattern generator for block letters can be provided to display only block letters, and for a printer, a set of pattern generators for block letters and cursive or line letters can be provided.

Further, in the above example, the font is changed for the entire sentence, but it is also possible to change the font partially by specifying the position of the sentence to be changed.

Furthermore, although we have talked about regular calligraphy, cursive calligraphy, or line calligraphy here, it goes without saying that the types of fonts are not limited to these.

<Effects> As described above, according to the Japanese document processing device of the present invention, when the editing control means is in the process of editing document data, it is possible to display a specific font regardless of the stored content of the designated font storage means. If editing is not in progress, the font is displayed in the specified font storage means, so the document layout in the specified font can be checked before printing, allowing efficient document creation.
When editing document data, only key operations related to the processing are required, thereby reducing processing time and simplifying the processing. In addition, if there are various fonts in a document during editing, it will be difficult to see the display and the processing will take time. Therefore, displaying the desired font after the editing process is completed improves operability. The time will also be shorter.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the device of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the device, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Control unit, 2... Floppy disk, 3... Keyboard, 4... CRT display device, 5... Printer device, 10... Keyboard, 12... Main control section, 14... Edit buffer,
16...Kana-kanji conversion control unit, 21...CRT control unit, 22...CRT display device, 24...Printer control unit, 25...Printer.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Input means for inputting document data; Document storage means for storing the document data input by the input means; Edit control means for editing the document data stored in the document storage means. and has character patterns of at least two types of fonts,
Character pattern generation means for outputting a character pattern corresponding to the document data stored in the document storage means; Display means for displaying the character pattern output from the character pattern generation means; A font for indicating the output font of the document. an instruction means; an instruction font storage means for storing instruction contents of the font instruction means; and a case where the document data stored in the document storage means is in an editing state by the editing control means when the document data is output to the display means. causes the display means to output the document data stored in the document storage font in a specific font regardless of the contents stored in the instruction font storage means, and when the editing control means is not in the editing state, the instruction 1. A Japanese language document processing device comprising: display control means for controlling the display means to output document data stored in the document storage means in the designated font stored in the font storage means.