JPH07210082A - System for plate making printed map and method for plate making printed map - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To generate plate making information which is high in quality enough for printing from general map digital information such as map information by adding additional information such as necessary note information to map basic information, specifying colors for necessary closed figures, and outputting them. CONSTITUTION:An information read means 29 reads map information out of a storage means 22 and an information segmentation means 30 segments all closed figures such as sections present which are present even partially in a certain area as a target part from the read map information. Then a map basic information generating means 31 deletes the periphery of the target part from the segmented map information to generate the map basic information. Then an information adding means 32 adds the additional information such as necessary note information to the map basic information and a color pattern specifying means 33 specifies the colors for the necessary closed figures and outputs them. Consequently, the printed map plate making process which is high in quality enough for printing is enabled.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and method for making a print map, and more particularly to a print map plate making system and a print map plate making method for making and outputting a print map from map information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, platemaking of printed maps has been done manually. For example, in the case of a printed map made by printing special color plates of about 4 to 12 colors on the basis of a black plate, a light-shielding layer is provided for each color on a two-layer scribe sheet in which a transparent layer and a light-shielding layer are attached. A necessary curve is formed by scraping off with etc. In addition, the title, place name, symbols, etc., which were created by phototypesetting separately, will be attached to a predetermined position on the mount and photographed to form a negative film. Next, the scribe sheet and the negative film are overlaid and exposed in close contact to expose the black plate, and the scribe sheet and the flat screen film are exposed in close contact to expose the sepia plate (contour lines, etc.), blue plate (river, sea area, etc.), green plate. I made a special edition (trees, fields, etc.) and overprinted it to make a printed map.

Also, due to the recent development of computers,
It has also been started to convert the map information itself into digital data and sell the digital data itself. These are digital data in which base map information (roads, railroads, etc.) and annotation information (place names, names, etc.) are stored in a fixed scale.

[0004]

However, when these pieces of map information are used for illustration map printed matter, which is a printed map such as tourist attraction guide, various facility guides, restaurant guides, parking lot guides, etc., they are used as they are. There was a problem that I could not do it. That is, the map information itself is stored in a wide area continuously, and when only a limited fixed area is required like an illustration map printed matter, it is wasteful to output the entire area and use it as an original drawing. It was work. In addition, since map information usually has a data structure that represents a map by arranging closed figures corresponding to sections at predetermined positions, even if only information on a certain area is to be extracted, closed figure units are used. However, there is a problem in that a certain area cannot be taken out in a predetermined shape. Further, since the note information included in the map information is supposed to be displayed on a monitor, there are problems that the dots are rough and the readability is extremely poor when printed. Further, there is a problem that the annotation information included in the map information is only general information, and the illustration map used as a guide to a specific store or facility has a small amount of information. Furthermore, the map information is displayed on the monitor in different colors for each note, section, river, etc., but when used as printed matter, the number of colors is small and it is difficult to understand, and important information such as landmarks is conspicuous like an illustration map. There was a problem that it could not be colored.

In addition, even if the colors are simply designated, when the illustration maps are continuously published every week like a weekly magazine, or in the case of a series of tourist maps, if the colors used are confused, each color will be used for expressways, railways, etc. It is not possible to grasp the outline of the entire illustration map without reading the notes because it does not correspond to the specific meaning of, and especially when workers such as designers change, perform consistent printing map platemaking There was a problem that it became impossible. Furthermore, in the case of an illustration map in which the orderer is different if there is no uniformity, it is possible to create an illustration map of another image by changing the color designation without changing the main part of the basic map information and additional information. In addition, there is a problem that it becomes impossible to carry out a plurality of jobs with different orderers without confusion.

Further, when a printed map is simply created by using colors and notes, one color or a similar color means a plurality of meanings. In that case, for example, if you express parks, trees, fields, etc. in greenish colors, you cannot distinguish which one you see unless you read the additional information when you see the greenish colors. However, there was a problem that it was impossible to grasp the outline of the entire illustration map at a glance.

Further, when the orderers are different, it is necessary to create different printed maps. Even if the basic map information and additional information can be used, an illustration map having a completely different image is created through the changing work. There was a problem that such a very laborious work was required. In addition, in the change work, when performing consistent print map plate making for each orderer, the work load is further increased, and it is impossible to proceed a plurality of jobs of different orderers without confusion. There was a point.

In printing, the print color often changes. For example, in the illustration map of restaurant information, the illustration map of the same area was a color page (4 colors) in the previous year version, but if this year's version is changed to 2 color printing, it is necessary to recreate the whole There was a problem. In particular, in magazines and leaflets, the print color often changes, and in that case, the time to remake is limited due to the delivery date, which is a particularly serious problem.

[0009] Further, when the information is held in a plurality of hierarchical structures,
There is no problem if the number of layers is small, but there is a problem that the management load increases when the number of layers increases. Especially when correcting the information of a specific layer, it is not possible to specify that layer from the point that you want to correct in the illustration maps that are displayed in an overlapping manner, so the purpose is to call the information list and specify the layer in that list. There was a problem that it was necessary to call a different hierarchy.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is a printing map plate making system for making plate making information having quality that can withstand printing from general map digital information such as map information. And to provide a printing map plate making method.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

According to claim 1 of the present invention, a storage means for storing map information, an information reading means for reading out predetermined map information from the storage means, and a target portion based on the map information read out by the information reading means Information cutting-out means, a map basic information creating means for deleting the periphery of the target part cut out by the information cutting-out means, and creating map basic information, and an information adding means for adding additional information to the map basic information And a color designating means for designating a color for the map basic information, and an output means for outputting the map basic information on which the additional information and the color have been designated. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the color designating means is
2. The printing according to claim 1, further comprising: a color pattern storage unit that stores a color pattern; and a color pattern designation unit that reads out a predetermined color pattern from the color pattern storage unit and designates it in the basic map information. It is a map plate making system.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a design pattern creating means for creating a design pattern, a design pattern color designating means for designating a color for the design pattern, and a design pattern storage for storing the design pattern for which the color is designated. 3. A print map plate making system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: means and a pattern pattern adding means for reading a predetermined pattern pattern from the pattern pattern storage means and adding it to the basic map information. is there.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, map basic information layer storage means for storing the map basic information in a hierarchical structure, and additional information layer storage means for storing an additional information layer in a layer different from the map basic information layer. , A layer pattern designating means for designating a color for each of the map basic information layer and the additional information layer, and a predetermined pattern pattern is read out from the pattern pattern storing means, and a pattern pattern in a layer different from the map basic information layer and the additional information layer. 4. A print map plate making system according to claim 3, further comprising: a pattern pattern layer storage means for storing layers.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is the printing map plate making system according to the fourth aspect, wherein the symbol pattern hierarchy storage means stores the same symbol pattern as the same layer.

According to claim 6 of the present invention, mark adding means for adding a mark to any layer of the map basic information layer, the additional information layer and / or the pattern pattern layer, and the map basic information layer, the additional information layer and / or Display means for displaying the pattern pattern layers together with the mark, mark designating means for designating the mark, and display switching means for independently displaying the layer corresponding to the designated mark,
The printed map plate making system according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising:

A seventh aspect of the present invention is the printing map plate making system according to the sixth aspect, wherein the mark has the same color as the corresponding layer.

According to claim 8 of the present invention, a storing step of storing the numerical map information, an information reading step of reading out predetermined numerical map information from the stored numerical map information, and a reading step of reading the numerical map information. An information cutting step of cutting out a target portion, a map basic information creating step of deleting the periphery of the cut target portion and creating map basic information, and an information adding step of adding additional information to the map basic information A printing map plate making method comprising: a color designating step of designating a color for the map basic information; and an output step of outputting the additional information and the map basic information designated by the color.

In the present invention, the color designating step includes a color pattern storing step of storing a color pattern in advance, and a color pattern designating step of reading out a predetermined color pattern from the stored color pattern and designating the color basic information in the map basic information. And a printing map plate making method according to claim 8.

Furthermore, the present invention further comprises a design pattern creating step for creating a design pattern, a design pattern color designating step for designating a color for the design pattern, and a design pattern storing step for storing the design pattern for which the color is designated. And a pattern pattern adding step of reading a predetermined pattern pattern from the stored pattern pattern and adding the pattern pattern to the map basic information. Have.

Further, the present invention further comprises a map basic information hierarchy storing step of storing the map basic information in a hierarchical structure, an additional information hierarchy storing step of storing an additional information hierarchy in a layer different from the map basic information hierarchy, A layer color designating step of designating a color for each of the map basic information layer and the additional information layer, and reading out a predetermined pattern pattern from the stored pattern pattern, and a pattern pattern layer in a layer different from the map basic information layer and the additional information layer. And a pattern pattern hierarchy storing step for storing.

Still further, the present invention has the structure of the printing map plate making method described in the column 0021, characterized in that the same pattern patterns are stored as the same layer.

Furthermore, the present invention is a mark adding step of adding a mark to any layer of the map basic information layer, the additional information layer and / or the pattern pattern layer, and the map basic information layer, the additional information layer and / or the pattern pattern. A display step of displaying layers together with the marks, a mark specifying step of specifying the marks, and a display switching step of independently displaying the layers corresponding to the specified marks,
Column 0021 or column 0022 characterized by having
It has the configuration of the described printed map plate making method.

Furthermore, the present invention has the structure of the printing map plate making method described in the column 0023, wherein the mark has the same color as the corresponding layer.

[0025]

The printed map plate making system according to claim 1 of the present invention cuts out closed figures such as all sections existing even in a certain area which is a target part from the stored map information, and cut out the cut map. The basic map information is created by deleting the area around the target part of the information. Next, by adding additional information such as required annotation information to the basic map information and specifying the color for the required closed figure and outputting it, it is possible to make a printed map plate with a quality that can withstand printing. .

The printed map plate making system according to claim 2 of the present invention stores a color pattern and uses the color pattern to specify a color. Therefore, in the case of posting illustration maps continuously every week like a weekly magazine, or in the case of series tourist maps, the colors used are limited, and each color corresponds to a specific meaning such as highways and railways. , It is possible to grasp the outline of the entire illustration map at a glance without having to read the notes. In particular, by storing the color pattern, even if the worker such as the designer changes, the printed map can be easily unified. It becomes possible to carry out plate making. Furthermore, even for illustration maps with different orderers, it is possible to create an illustration map of another image by changing the color designation without changing the main part of the basic map information and additional information. Furthermore, if the color patterns are classified and stored for each orderer, it is possible to carry out a plurality of jobs of different orderers without confusion.

In the printed map plate making system according to claim 3 of the present invention, the pattern pattern and its color are stored in the pattern pattern storage means, and the pattern pattern is added to the basic map information. Therefore, specific facilities, parks, rivers, etc. of the illustration map are expressed by pattern patterns and colors, and the expressions correspond to specific meanings, so even if you do not read the notes, the overview of the entire illustration map at a glance. It becomes possible to grasp, and in particular, by storing the pattern and color, it becomes possible to easily carry out uniform printing map plate making even if the worker such as a designer changes.

In the printed map plate making system according to claim 4 of the present invention, the map basic information and the additional information are stored in a hierarchical structure, respectively, and at the same time, the pattern patterns are stored in another layer,
It is easy to change the pattern pattern, and it is possible to create an illustration map having a completely different image by using another pattern pattern while using the same basic map information and additional information. Therefore, it is possible to deal with different illustration maps of different orderers by simply changing the pattern and color. Further, by classifying each orderer and storing the pattern patterns and colors, it is possible to proceed a plurality of jobs of different orderers without confusion. In addition, even when the same color is often used in parks and forests, rivers and sea areas, it is possible to distinguish the differences at a glance by adopting different pattern patterns.

The printed map plate making system according to claim 5 of the present invention stores the same symbol pattern in the same layer. Therefore, specific facilities, parks that use the same pattern,
There is a hierarchy for each river, etc., and it is possible to easily respond to color changes in printing. For example, when the printed map information for plate making for four-color printing is made to correspond to single-color or two-color printing,
Only by changing the color designation of the hierarchy, it is possible to change the pattern pattern to a single color or a color compatible with two-color printing. Also, different pattern patterns that use the same color such as parks and forests, rivers and sea areas are stored in different layers, so it is easy to change only one color, especially when the number of colors printed is small Even when it is difficult to distinguish between forests, rivers, and sea areas, it is possible to easily deal with it by simply changing the color of the hierarchy.

A printed map plate making system according to claim 6 of the present invention adds a mark to an arbitrary layer of the map basic information layer, the additional information layer and / or the pattern pattern layer,
These are overlaid and displayed. When a mark is specified, the corresponding layer is switched to a single display, which makes it easy to add or change information for each layer. Even if the layer is composed of more layers, you can easily select the target layer. Is possible.

In the printed map plate making system according to claim 7 of the present invention, since the color of the mark is the same color designated for each layer, it is possible to easily specify the designated mark from the color of the displayed map. Therefore, it becomes possible to easily switch to the single display of the hierarchy.

In the method for producing a printed map plate according to claim 8 of the present invention, the closed figures of all the sections which are present even in a certain area which is a target part are cut out from the stored map information, and the cut out map is cut out. The basic map information is created by deleting the area around the target part of the information. Next, by adding additional information such as required annotation information to the basic map information and specifying the color for the required closed figure and outputting it, it is possible to make a printed map plate with a quality that can withstand printing. .

[0033]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a device block diagram of the entire print map plate making system according to the present invention.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 is an FDD which is an input means.
(Floppy disk drive) 2, FDD interface, 3 HDD which is a readable / writable storage means
(Hard disk drive), 4 is an interface for HDD, 5 is a pointing device for inputting work instructions, 6 is an interface for pointing device,
Reference numeral 7 is a monitor which is a display means, 8 is a monitor interface, 9 is a printer which mainly outputs a sample by one of output means, 10 is a printer interface, 11
Is a plate making output device which mainly outputs to a plate making film by one of the output means, 12 is an interface for the plate making output device, 1
3 is a CPU that controls the entire system, and RO of 15
It operates according to the program stored in M (read-on memory). Also, 14 RAMs (random access memories) are used as work areas during this processing operation.

The map information read from the FDD 1 which is the input means is stored in the HDD 3 or the RAM 14 which is the storage means as necessary and is processed by the program stored in the ROM 15. At that time, the monitor 7 displays necessary information, and while watching the display, the worker inputs a work instruction from the pointing device 6 and causes the CPU 13 to perform a processing operation, and if necessary, the HDD 3 which is a storage unit.
A color pattern and a pattern pattern, which will be described later, are read out and used. After finishing the processing operation, when it is desired to see a sample, the printer 9 outputs the proof paper, and when outputting the printing plate, the plate making output device 11 outputs the plate making film.

In FIG. 2, 1 is not limited to FDD but H
It may be appropriately selected from a DD, a magnetic tape reader, a CD-ROM reader, an optical disk reader, a magneto-optical disk reader, a communication line, etc., and may be used together. Further, 3 is not limited to an HDD, and may be appropriately selected from FDD, a magnetic tape writer (reader), an optical disk writer (reader), a magneto-optical disk writer (reader), etc., and may be used together. Furthermore, 5 is not limited to a mouse, a trackball, a digitizer, a touch pen or the like as a pointing device, and may be appropriately selected from a keyboard or the like and used together. Furthermore, 7 has a CRT as a monitor, a liquid crystal display device and the like. Furthermore, 9 is a printer such as a laser printer, a thermal printer, a thermal transfer printer, a pressure sensitive printer, a pressure sensitive transfer printer, an electrostatic printer, an electrostatic transfer printer, an ink jet printer, etc., and monochrome and color are appropriately selected. You can. Furthermore, 11 has an image setter or the like as a plate making output device, but an output drum of a plate making scanner or the like may be adopted. The plate-making output device 11 mainly exposes halftone dots on a silver salt photosensitive film and a non-silver salt photosensitive film, but may output in continuous tone if necessary, and line drawing output is also possible.

In FIG. 2, the output device is not limited to the printer 9 and the plate-making output device 11, and a storage medium writing means appropriately selected from FDD, a magnetic tape writer, an optical disk writer, a magneto-optical disk writer, or the combination thereof. May be adopted. In that case, the output is once written in a storage medium, input offline into a known printing plate making system such as a layout scanner, and output by the output means of the layout scanner. At this time, the layout scanner may be used to edit the photograph, characters, illustrations, logo, etc. using the editing function of the layout scanner and directly output in a printable state. This is because when the photographs, characters, illustrations, logos, etc. are printed in addition to the illustration map such as magazines and pamphlets, the editing function is limited by the function of the printing map plate making system alone, and the plate making film from the plate making output device 11 is This is to reduce the time and effort for manually composing with a plate-making film on which other photographs, characters, illustrations, logos, etc. have been exposed to create a directly printable film. Further, the plate making output device 11 may be replaced with a communication means, and may be connected to a printing plate making system such as a layout scanner online through a communication line. Conversely, the print map plate making system of the present invention may be incorporated in the printing plate making system such as a layout scanner. It is possible.

Next, the function of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 5 to 11. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the entire print map plate making system according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 21 is input means such as FDD,
Reference numeral 22 is a storage unit such as an HDD or RAM for storing map information from the input unit, 23 is a work instruction input unit such as a pointing device, 24 is a display unit such as a monitor,
Reference numeral 25 is an output unit such as a printer or a plate making output device, 26 is an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU, RAM, or ROM, and 27 is an HDD.
Alternatively, a color pattern storage means such as RAM, 28 is a symbol pattern storage means such as HDD or RAM.

The arithmetic processing section 26 includes an information reading means 29 for reading out necessary map information from the storage means 22, an information cutting means 30 for cutting out a target portion from the read map information, and a surrounding area of the cut out target portion. Map basic information creating means 31 for deleting and creating map basic information, and information adding means 3 for adding additional information such as notes to the map basic information
2. There is a color pattern designating means 33 for selecting a color from the color pattern storing means 27 and designating a color for the basic map information.

Further, in the arithmetic processing section 26, a pattern pattern creating means 36 for creating a pattern pattern and storing it in the pattern pattern storage means 28, and a pattern pattern created by the pattern pattern creating means, are stored in the color pattern storage means 27. Designated color pattern is designated and stored together with the color pattern in the pattern pattern storing means 28. A pattern pattern color designating means 35, and a pattern pattern adding means 34 for reading out the design pattern and color from the design pattern storing means 28 and adding them to the basic map information. There is.

Further, in the arithmetic processing unit 26, a mark is added to an arbitrary layer of the map basic information layer, the additional information layer and / or the pattern pattern layer, and the color is the same as the color designated in the layer of the mark. The mark adding means 37, the mark designating means 38 for designating a mark as one function of the work instruction inputting means, and usually, the map basic information hierarchy, the additional information hierarchy and / or the pattern pattern hierarchy are displayed on the display means in an overlapping manner, and the mark is designated. In this case, there is a display switching means 39 for switching to display the layer.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing processing from map information to basic map information. In FIG. 5, 40 is a part of the map information read by the information reading means 29, 41 is a target portion used for the illustration map, 42 is map information cut out by the information cutting means 30, 43 is basic map information. This is the basic map information whose periphery has been deleted by the creating means 31.

The map information has a hierarchical data structure, and a large number of closed figures such as sections 44 are arranged in each layer to form a map. When the target portion 41 is designated for this map information, the information cutting means 30 causes
The map information 42 is cut out. In the map information, closed figures are arranged to form a map, and the information clipping means 30 compares the area coordinates of the target portion 41 with the coordinate values of each section, and one point of the coordinate value of each section is the area of the target section 41. If present, cut out the entire compartment.

Next, the map basic information creating means 31 deletes the periphery of the target portion from the cut map information 42,
Create basic map information. At this time, each section is not only simply divided into line segments, but the divided portion is complemented by a new line segment 45 to create a section 46 that is a new closed figure. In the processing, first, the intersections of the line segments that form each section of the cut out map information 42 and the line segments that form the target portion are obtained. If there is no intersection, that is, if the entire section is within the target part, it is directly set as the section for basic map information,
If there are intersections, separate the points inside and outside the points, delete the points outside, and use the line segment that constitutes the target portion between the intersections as a new line segment To be adopted as. If the line segment that constitutes the target part between the intersections is a straight line, a straight line is adopted, but if it is not a straight line like a corner part, then multiple line segments in the corresponding part are adopted. To be done.

FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 are conceptual diagrams showing the hierarchical structure of the basic map information. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 50 is a map in which each layer is displayed in an overlapping manner, and a plurality of marks 5 are provided on the right side of the map.
1 is displayed in a position where it does not overlap. FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing an overlapping state of a plurality of layers. In FIG. 7, there is a base frame layer 52 at the bottom layer, and a street division layer 53, a river layer 54, a station layer 55, a railroad layer 56, a building layer 57, a station name layer 58, and a building name layer 5 in that order.
9, target A pattern layer 60, target B pattern layer 61
Overlap to form a map.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of each layer. Base frame level 52, street division level 53, river level 54, station level 5
5, the track level 56 is basic map information, of which the base frame level 52 has no particular description, only the color pattern is specified, and the color pattern becomes the color of the road in the overlayed map. Street division level 53, river level 5
4, the station layer 55, and the track layer 56, the information corresponding to each name is described in the closed figure, the color pattern of the layer is specified for the closed figure. The building level 57, the station name level 58, the building name level 59, the target A pattern level 60, and the target B pattern level 61 are additional information, which is the annotation information added as a new level by the information adding means 32. The building level 57 has a closed figure imitating the shape of a main building, the station name level 58 and the building name level 59 have name characters, and the target A pattern level 60 and the target B pattern level 61 are illustrations. It describes the goals the map will guide.

In FIG. 8, marks are provided one by one on the right side of each layer, and the positions of the marks are slightly shifted so as not to overlap each other as shown in FIG. In addition, the same color pattern as the color pattern specified for the layer is specified as the color.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing the data structure of the color pattern storage means 27 for storing the color pattern designated for each layer. In FIG. 9, 70 is a group name classified by the orderer, 71 is a color pattern NO, 72 is a color name,
73 is another name, 74 is a halftone dot percentage when printing, Y, M, C, BL (yellow, magenta, cyan, black) halftone percentage set, 75 is a monitor display color (R, G, B) is there. The stored color patterns are about 20 to 100 representative colors, preferably about 40 to 60 patterns for each group. This is because the map becomes difficult to understand if too many colors are used. It should be noted that Y, M, C, BL printing basic four colors and R,
Only one of G and B may be stored and the other may be calculated as necessary using a known conversion formula or conversion table. In that case, the amount of information can be compressed.
There is a one-to-one correspondence between the color pattern NO and the color name,
There is a one-to-one correspondence with Y, M, C, BL and / or R, G, B.

In the case of the data structure shown in FIG. 9, there is an alias 73 in the name for the color pattern, and it is possible to specify a unified color pattern in the map by referring to this alias, and further, the same color pattern for each group. Another alias for 73
Is added, it is possible to avoid confusion by referring to the group name when carrying out the work of a plurality of orderers, and to specify a uniform color pattern for each orderer on the map.
This group can be added as the number of orderers increases, and initially only one group is required. Further, instead of the classification for each group, a data structure in which a plurality of orderers and aliases are added to the color pattern NO71 may be adopted, in which case the amount of information can be compressed. In that case, the same effect such as maintaining uniformity can be obtained by searching for each orderer and displaying the data rearranged. Further color name 7
2. Even if a data structure in which a plurality of other names are stored for the alias 73 is used, the same amount of information can be compressed, and at the same time, similar effects such as maintaining uniformity can be obtained by searching and rearranging when displaying. Is possible. That is, as for the data structure of the color pattern storage means 27, a plurality of methods can be adopted for the data structure if the alias corresponding to the hierarchy is stored in some form, and the orderer can also form a group in some form. If they are classified, it is possible to adopt a plurality of methods for the data structure.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing the data structure of the symbol pattern storage means 28 for storing the symbol pattern. In FIG. 10, 80 is a group name classified by the orderer, 81 is a color pattern NO, 82 is an alias, and 83 is a pattern pattern. A plurality of color patterns 81 are stored corresponding to the group name 80, and an alias 82 and a pattern pattern 83 are stored corresponding to the color pattern 81. Even if the same color pattern is redundantly stored as the color pattern 81, the alias 82 and the pattern pattern 83 may be different. This is because even if the color patterns 81 are the same, different images can be used if the pattern patterns 83 are different. Similarly, different color patterns 81 may correspond to the same pattern pattern 83.

In the case of the data structure shown in FIG. 10, the name for the color pattern has an alias 82. By referring to this alias, the unified color pattern 81 and the pattern pattern 83 can be added to the map. A different alias 82 for each combination of the color pattern 81 and the pattern pattern 83
Is assigned, it is possible to avoid confusion by referring to the group name when carrying out the work of multiple orderers, and to add a uniform color pattern 81 and pattern pattern 83 to each map for each orderer. Becomes This group can be added as the number of orderers increases, and initially only one group is required. Also, instead of the classification for each group, the color pattern NO8
A data structure in which a plurality of orderers and aliases are added to the combination of 3 and the pattern pattern 83 may be adopted, in which case the amount of information can be compressed. In that case, the same effect such as maintaining uniformity can be obtained by searching for each orderer and displaying the data rearranged. Furthermore, even if a data structure in which a plurality of other names are stored for the alias 82 is used, the same amount of information can be obtained while compressing the amount of information and, at the same time, searching and rearranging the images for display while maintaining uniformity. It is possible. That is, the data structure of the pattern pattern storage means 28 can employ a plurality of methods as long as the alias 82 and the group name 80 are stored in some form corresponding to the color pattern 81 and the pattern pattern 83. is there.

FIG. 11 is a diagram in which a symbol pattern is added. In FIG. 11, 84 is basic map information, 85 and 86 are aliases 82 with a pattern pattern of a park, and 87 is an alias 8
2 has a river pattern pattern added. In addition to the map basic information of the base frame hierarchy 52, the street division hierarchy 53, the river hierarchy 54, the station hierarchy 55, and the track hierarchy 56, the map basic information 84 is overlaid with the building hierarchy of the additional information, and the other additional information hierarchies are deleted. is there. In FIG. 11, since the pattern patterns 85 and 86 both represent a park, they are shown in separate layers, and the pattern pattern 87 is shown in another layer. In this case, the design itself has the same color as the designated color pattern.

In the present embodiment, since the design is the designated color pattern, only one color pattern NO is stored in the design pattern storage means of FIG. However, a hierarchy in which the symbols of the pattern patterns 85 and 86 are described and a hierarchy in which only the corresponding section is described (the color pattern NO
May be separated into two layers. In that case,
When designating the color of the design, the color pattern NO
Two columns are added and stored, and one of them becomes the designated color of the design.

When the number of colors is changed in printing,
This designated color pattern is changed to another color pattern. That is, the number of colors of the color pattern corresponds to that after the change. For example, when changing from four-color printing to single-color printing, the color pattern of four-color printing is changed to a flat-color halftone dot color pattern. At that time, since the pattern pattern and the flat screen overlap and the pattern pattern and the flat screen have the same color, a pattern pattern that is extremely difficult to distinguish when overlapped is often formed. Therefore, the same pattern pattern is set as the same layer, or the same pattern layer and the corresponding color pattern are set as two layers of designated layers, and when the layer designated by this color pattern is overlapped with the pattern. This can be handled by changing to a single color pattern (flat screen) that can be distinguished. At that time, if the patterns are different, the single color pattern (flat screen) that can be discriminated when overlapping is different depending on the patterns, so it is easy to respond to changes in the number of colors by storing each pattern pattern in a different layer. I have to. This easiness of correspondence is effective in the same manner as in the case of changing to four-color printing and single-color printing, and it is also possible to support other numbers of colors, for example, two-color printing and six-color printing.

Next, the flow of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 are flowcharts of the entire print map plate making system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow of creating the basic map information in the first half of the flowchart. The program starts at 91, and at 92, map information is read from the storage means. The map information is once displayed on the monitor at 93, and the operator designates the area coordinates of the target portion, that is, the cut-out portion with the pointing device. This area is generally rectangular, but not limited to this, and may be any closed figure such as circle, triangle, polygon, parallelogram, and free closed figure. Next, at 95, the section of the map information, that is, the coordinate value of the closed figure is read out, and at 96, the area coordinate of the target portion and the section coordinate are compared. In 97, it is determined whether or not one of a plurality of vertex coordinates forming the partition coordinate is inside the area coordinate, and if even one point is in the area, in 98, the partition coordinate is temporarily stored and listed. If there is no point, it is judged that the whole section is out of the area, and the process moves to 99. 99 determines whether all the partitions have been compared, and if there is an uncompared partition, the processing from 95 is repeated, and when the comparison of all the partitions is completed, the process moves to 100.

At 100, the area coordinates of the target portion and at 98
The section coordinates listed in step 1 are compared again. 10
If there is all the division coordinates in the area at 1, it is determined that there is no portion to be deleted in the division, and the division coordinates are stored at 102. If there is also one point of the division coordinates outside the area at 101,
Calculate the intersection of the area line segment and the division line segment at 103. 10
In 4, the coordinates of the section outside the area are deleted, in 105, the section is complemented by the area line segment between the intersections, the area coordinates between the intersections including the intersection coordinates are set as a part of the section, and the new section is set to 102. Remember in. In 106, it is judged whether or not the comparison of all the sections listed in 98 is completed. If completed, the process proceeds to 107. If not completed, 10 is executed.
Return to 0 and repeat the process. 1 when it reaches 107
In 02, basic map information is stored.

The same processing can be performed by performing the processing of 100 to 105 instead of 98. In that case, it is possible to reduce the comparison between the area coordinates and the sections at one time.

FIG. 4 shows the flow up to the end of the latter half of the flowchart. After proceeding from FIG. 3 at 107, 108
Determines whether to add information. If not performed, the process proceeds directly to the color designation work 116. When it is determined that the information addition work is to be performed in 108, first, it is determined in 112 whether the information to be added is a new layer or an existing layer, and if it is a new layer, a new layer is added in 111, and the existing layer is added. In the case of, the layer is designated by 110. Next, at 112, the information addition work is performed, then at 113, it is judged whether the information addition work is completed, and when it is completed, at 114, it is judged whether or not the mark is added. If it is an existing layer (mark has been added) or a layer that does not require a mark, the process proceeds to 116, and if it is a new layer or a layer that needs a mark, a mark is added at 115.

At 116, it is judged whether or not the color designation work is to be carried out. If not, the process proceeds directly to the graphic pattern addition work 120. If you want to specify the color in 116, 1
In step 17, a color pattern is selected from the color pattern storage means, the color pattern to be specified is determined, and in step 118, the layer for specifying the color is selected. At 119, it is determined whether the color designation work is finished. If it is finished, the process proceeds to 120 for adding a graphic pattern, and if not finished, the process returns to 117 to repeat the process.

At 120, it is determined whether or not the graphic pattern adding work is to be performed. If not, the process directly proceeds to the end of 128. When the figure pattern addition work is performed in 120, it is first determined in 121 whether the figure pattern to be added is a new layer or an addition to the existing layer. If it is a new layer, a new layer is added in 123 and the existing layer is added. In this case, the layer is designated by 122. Next, at 124, the graphic pattern addition work is performed, and then at 125, it is determined whether the graphic pattern addition work is completed. In the case of the existing layer (mark already added) or the layer not requiring the mark, the process proceeds to 128, and in the case of the new layer or the layer requiring the mark, the mark is added at 127.

At 128, the end of the work is determined. For example, correction of information addition. When it is necessary to specify a color or the like to the figure pattern hierarchy, it is possible to go back to 107 and repeat each work. If you select 128 to finish the work, 129
The information regarding the completion of each work is stored in step 130, and it is determined in step 130 whether or not to output the information. If the output is performed, the output is performed in 131 and then the flow is ended in 132. If the output is not performed, the flow is directly ended in 132.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be appropriately modified within the scope of the invention. That is, 108-115, 116-119, 120-12 of the flow
The order of each work process in 7 can be changed,
5, 116 to 119 and 120 to 127 may be arranged in parallel and a work selection judgment may be made above the work, and a work end judgment may be made below the work, and the process may be repeated.

[0065]

As described above, the map plate making system according to claim 1 of the present invention creates closed figures such as all sections that are present even in a certain area, which is a target part, from stored map information. The map basic information is created by cutting out and deleting the periphery of the target portion from the cut out map information. Next, by adding additional information such as required annotation information to the basic map information and specifying the color for the required closed figure and outputting it, it is possible to make a printed map plate with a quality that can withstand printing. Has the effect.

The map making system according to claim 2 of the present invention stores the color pattern and uses the color pattern to specify the color. Therefore, in the case of posting illustration maps continuously every week like a weekly magazine, or in the case of series tourist maps, the colors used are limited, and each color corresponds to a specific meaning such as highways and railways. , It is possible to grasp the outline of the entire illustration map at a glance without having to read the notes. In particular, by storing the color pattern, even if the worker such as the designer changes, the printed map can be easily unified. It becomes possible to carry out plate making. Furthermore, even for illustration maps with different orderers, it is possible to create an illustration map of another image by changing the color designation without changing the main part of the basic map information and additional information. Furthermore, if the color patterns are categorized for each orderer and the color patterns are stored, it is possible to perform a plurality of jobs of different orderers without confusion.

In the map making system according to claim 3 of the present invention, the pattern pattern and its color are stored in the pattern pattern storage means, and the pattern pattern is added to the basic map information.
Therefore, specific facilities, parks, rivers, etc. of the illustration map are expressed by pattern patterns and colors, and the expressions correspond to specific meanings, so even if you do not read the notes, the overview of the entire illustration map at a glance. It becomes possible to grasp the above, and in particular, by storing the pattern pattern and color, it is possible to easily carry out uniform printing map plate making even if the worker such as a designer changes.

Further, in the map making system according to claim 4 of the present invention, the map basic information and the additional information are respectively stored in a hierarchical structure, and at the same time, the pattern patterns are stored in another layer, so that the pattern patterns can be easily changed. , It is possible to create an illustration map having a completely different image by using another pattern pattern while using the same basic map information and additional information. Therefore, it is possible to deal with different illustration maps of different orderers by simply changing the pattern and color. Further, by classifying each orderer and storing the pattern patterns and colors, it is possible to proceed a plurality of jobs of different orderers without confusion. In addition, even when the same color is often used in parks and forests, rivers and sea areas, etc., different pattern patterns are adopted, and the difference can be identified at a glance.

In the map making system according to claim 5 of the present invention, the same symbol pattern is stored in the same layer.
Therefore, there are layers for specific facilities, parks, rivers, etc. that use the same design pattern, and it is possible to easily deal with color changes in printing. For example, when the printed map information made for four-color printing is changed to a single-color or two-color printing, by changing the color designation of the hierarchy, when changing it to the single-color or two-color printing. Is possible.
Also, different pattern patterns that use the same color such as parks and forests, rivers and sea areas are stored in different layers, so it is easy to change only one color, especially when the number of colors printed is small Even when it is difficult to distinguish between forests, rivers, and sea areas, it is possible to easily deal with the problem by simply changing the color of the hierarchy.

Further, in the map making system according to claim 6 of the present invention, a mark is added to an arbitrary layer of the map basic information layer, the additional information layer and / or the pattern pattern layer, and these layers are superposed and displayed. When a mark is specified, the corresponding layer is switched to a single display, which makes it easy to add or change information for each layer. Even if the layer is composed of more layers, you can easily select the target layer. The effect is that it becomes possible.

Further, in the map making system according to claim 7 of the present invention, since the color of the mark is the same color designated for each layer, the designated mark can be easily specified from the color of the displayed map. This makes it possible to easily switch to the single display of the hierarchy.

Further, in the map plate making method according to claim 8 of the present invention, the closed figures such as all sections which are present even in a certain area which is a target part are cut out from the stored map information and cut out. The map basic information is created by deleting the periphery of the target portion with respect to the map information. Next, by adding additional information such as required annotation information to the basic map information and specifying the color for the required closed figure and outputting it, it is possible to make a printed map plate with a quality that can withstand printing. Has the effect.

[0073]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a map plate making system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a device block diagram of a map plate making system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the first half of the print map plate making system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a second half flowchart of the print map plate making system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing processing from map information to map basic information of the printed map plate making system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram in which each layer of map basic information of the printed map plate making system according to the present invention is displayed in an overlapping manner.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing a hierarchical structure of map basic information of the print map plate making system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing a hierarchical structure of map basic information of the print map plate making system according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing a data configuration of a color pattern storage means of the print map plate making system according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing a data configuration of a pattern pattern storage unit of the print map plate making system according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram in which a pattern pattern of the print map plate making system according to the present invention is added.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... FDD (floppy disk drive), 2 ... FD
D interface, 3 ... HDD (hard disk drive), 4 ... HDD interface, 5 ... Pointing device, 6 ... Pointing device interface, 7 ... Monitor, 8 ... Monitor interface, 9 ... Printer, 10 ... Printer interface, 11 ... plate making output device, 12 ... plate making output device interface, 13 ... CPU, 14 ... RAM (random access memory), 15 ... ROM (read-on memory), 21 ... input means, 22 ... storage means, 23 ...
Work instruction input means, 24 ... display means, 25 ... output means,
26 ... Arithmetic processing section, 27 ... Color pattern storage means, 28 ...
Symbol pattern storage means, 29 ... Information reading means, 30 ...
Information cut-out means, 31 ... Map basic information creation means, 32 ...
Information adding means, 33 ... Color pattern designating means, 34 ... Design pattern adding means, 35 ... Design pattern color designating means, 3
6 ... Design pattern creating means, 37 ... Mark adding means, 3
8 ... Mark designating means, 39 ... Display switching means

Front page continued (72) Inventor Shoichi Arakawa 1-5-1 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. Storage means for storing map information, information reading means for reading out predetermined map information from the storage means, and information cutting means for cutting out a target portion from the map information read by the information reading means. , Map basic information creating means for deleting the periphery of the target portion cut out by the information cutting means and creating map basic information, information adding means for adding additional information to the map basic information, and the map basic information A print map plate making system, comprising: a color designating unit for designating a color to the output unit; and an output unit for outputting the basic information on the map to which the additional information and the color are designated. 2. The color designating means comprises a color pattern storage means for storing a color pattern, and a color pattern designating means for reading out a predetermined color pattern from the color pattern storage means and designating it in the basic map information. The printed map plate making system according to claim 1, wherein 3. A design pattern creating means for creating a design pattern, a design pattern color designating means for designating a color for the design pattern, a design pattern storage means for storing the design pattern for which the color is designated, and the design pattern The print map plate making system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a pattern pattern adding means for reading a predetermined pattern pattern from the storage means and adding it to the map basic information. 4. A map basic information hierarchy storing means for storing the map basic information in a hierarchical structure, an additional information hierarchy storing means for storing an additional information hierarchy different from the map basic information hierarchy, and the map basic information hierarchy. And a layer color designating means for designating a color for each additional information layer, a predetermined pattern pattern is read out from the pattern pattern storing means, and a pattern pattern for storing the pattern pattern layer in a layer different from the map basic information layer and the additional information layer 4. A printing map plate making system according to claim 3, further comprising: a hierarchical storage means. 5. The print map plate making system according to claim 4, wherein said symbol pattern hierarchy storage means stores the same symbol pattern as the same layer. 6. The map basic information layer, the additional information layer and / or the pattern pattern layer, and the mark adding means for adding a mark, and the map basic information layer, the additional information layer and / or the pattern pattern layer are overlapped. The display means for displaying together with the mark, the mark designating means for designating the mark, and the display switching means for independently displaying the hierarchy corresponding to the designated mark. The printed map plate making system according to claim 5. 7. The printing map plate making system according to claim 6, wherein the mark has the same color as the corresponding layer. 8. A storing step of storing map information, an information reading step of reading out predetermined numerical map information from the stored map information, and an information cutting step of cutting out a target portion from the read map information. , A map basic information creating step of deleting the periphery of the cut out target part and creating map basic information, an information adding step of adding additional information to the map basic information, and a color designation to the map basic information And a step of outputting the basic information on which the additional information and the color have been specified, the printed map plate making method.