JPH0736099A - Data imprinting device for camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly perform the input of a voiced consonant character or a geminative consonant character by the simple operation of a single operation member. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with a selection object designating means 1 setting a first selection candidate selected next by a character selection means as a voiced consonant symbol or a geminative consonant symbol in the case that a voiced consonant or a geminative consonant exists on a character set the last time by a character setting switch 6. In the case that the voiced consonant or the geminative consonant exists on the character set the last time, the voiced consonant symbol or the geminative consonant symbol is set as the first selection candidate.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention, for example, selects any one of a plurality of preset imprint contents, adds an arbitrary character to the contents, and copies this as a message on a film. The present invention relates to improvement of a data imprinting device of a camera to be embedded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, one of a plurality of predetermined messages is selected and is imprinted on the film surface, or an arbitrary character is added to the previously selected message and imprinted on the film surface. A data imprinting device of a camera which enables the data to be drunk is known.

[0003]

This type of device has the following problems.

1) In the case of inputting a character, when inputting a hiragana or katakana voiced sound (for example, "ga") or a consonant sound (for example, "pa"), there is no sign of the voiced sound or the consonant sound of the input character. It was necessary to set the characters after inputting the basic characters (“ka” and “ha”), as well as the dakuon and consonant symbols.

For this reason, the operation of inputting a dull sound or a consonant sound has been complicated.

2) When the characters to be input are selected by using the up / down keys or dials, the voiced or consonant symbols are usually set together with other symbols at the end of the Japanese syllabary and selected in that part. In order to move the object, it was necessary to turn on and off the up-down key and rotate the dial many times.

For this reason, many up / down key operations and back and forth operations by rotating the dial have been very complicated.

3) Regarding switching between uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet, there are cases in which a selection means for setting the lowercase mode is provided separately, or a shift key in which a lowercase letter is input only while the key is pressed is set.

In the apparatus having such a structure, it is necessary to separately provide a selecting means, which has problems that the space efficiency of the camera is poor and the cost is increased. Also,
Every time when inputting upper case → lower case → upper case, it was necessary to switch the mode and shift operation, and the operation was complicated.

4) The type of the character input at the time of inputting the character is the one which is configured to be designated as a predetermined type by the initial setting when the power is turned on, and the type of the last input character is stored. There is a configuration specified in.

In this type of device, a portion where only a specific character type is input (for example, "_cm, _kg" portion) or a portion where the input ratio of a certain specific character type is high (for example, "_") is input. When performing, the input character type must be changed each time, and the operation is complicated.

5) When an arbitrary message is set by adding characters to the contents stored in advance,
In the past, no distinction was made between existing and additional parts.

Therefore, the existing part may be erroneously recognized as correctable.

6) When adding characters, even if the characters to be input are numbers, it is necessary to input characters one by one as in the case of setting with other character types.

Therefore, for example, "_cm" or "_kg"
When inputting characters (numerals) in any part of, if you always input one digit at a time, you cannot input characters speedily.
Further, when only a part of the digits that have already been set is to be modified, the cursor must be moved to that digit, which is a complicated operation.

7) When inputting characters, in a word processor or the like, the beginning of a sentence is always displayed.

When the sentence head is always displayed in this way,
When selecting a message in the imprint mode without correction, the display becomes complicated.

(Object of the Invention) A first object of the present invention is to provide a data imprinting device for a camera capable of quickly inputting voiced or consonant characters or extended characters by a simple operation of one operation member. Is to provide.

A second object of the present invention is to specify a character type when adding or modifying a character to an arbitrarily settable part in a selected imprint message without performing a complicated operation. It is to provide a data imprinting device for a camera capable of performing

A third object of the present invention is to make it possible to quickly input a numeral, to easily distinguish the existing imprinted contents from any additional characters, and to display the sentence by displaying the beginning of the sentence only when necessary. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data imprinting device for a camera, which is designed to prevent the complexity of the above.

[0021]

According to the present invention, when a character previously set by the character setting switch has a voiced sound or a consonant, the first character selection means selects the first character.
The selection target designating means for setting the second as the dakuon sign or the consonant sign is provided, and when the previously set character has the dakuon or the consonant, this dakuon or the consonant sign is the first selection candidate.
I'm trying to be the second.

Further, when the character previously set by the character setting switch has an extended character, when the character setting switch is operated again, an extended character setting means for automatically setting the extended character is provided. When the previously set character has an extended character, the extended character is immediately set by operating the character setting switch again, in other words, without operating the character selecting means.

Further, according to the present invention, when an operation of adding or modifying a character to an arbitrarily settable portion of the imprint message selected from the storage means is performed, the selected imprint message is deleted. Depending on the type or the part that can be set arbitrarily, a character type designating unit that specifies the character type that can be set first from a plurality of character types is provided, and characters can be added or modified to the part that can be set arbitrarily. In this case, the character type is automatically specified by judging from the type of the imprinting message at that time and the part that can be set arbitrarily.

Further, according to the present invention, when an operation is performed to input a numeral in a portion in which characters can be arbitrarily set, a numeral is set in units of one digit in accordance with the portion in which the numeral is input. A numeral input mode designating means for designating one of the numeral setting mode 1 and a second numeral setting mode for setting the numerical value up and down in units of blocks is provided, and one digit is input depending on the portion for inputting the numeral. It is automatically set whether to input numbers by the unit or by the block unit.

Further, in the second mode in which an arbitrary character is added to or corrected in a preset imprint content, the content displayed on the display means is stored in advance in the storage means. In the second mode, display control means is provided for differentiating the display form of the imprint content from the display form of the arbitrarily set character, adding an arbitrary character or displaying the effect at the beginning of an arbitrary character. , The difference between the existing imprinted content and the newly set content is made to be different in the display, and only in the second mode, the message to that effect is displayed at the beginning of the newly set content. .

[0026]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a mechanism diagram showing a main part of a camera equipped with a data imprinting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a system controller that controls the entire sequence, 2 is a ROM that stores a data table of programs and character code, 3 is a RAM that stores data, and 4 is a selected message. Dot-matrix LCD for displaying the mode when modifying, 5 LCD driver, 6 dial for selecting message and character for modifying (note that
It is also possible to use an up / down key instead of the dial), and 7 is a substrate on which a dial detection pulse pattern is printed.

Reference numeral 8 is a mode switch for switching a mode for imprinting a date and a mode for imprinting a message, and both modes are switched each time the button is pressed. Reference numeral 9 denotes a correction switch for setting the message correction state. Each time the switch is pressed, the imprint mode and the correction mode are switched. Reference numeral 10 is a deletion switch for deleting the input character, and is configured so that one character is deleted when it is pressed once in the character correction mode. Reference numeral 11 is a space switch for inputting a blank at the time of character input, and 12 is a character type switch for selecting the type of character to be input. Reference numeral 13 denotes a cursor switch which is set to a cursor input state. Each time the switch is pressed, cursor input and non-cursor input are switched. 14
Is a set switch for setting the character selected by the dial 6.

15 is a photographic film, 16 is a film 1
A roller for detecting the movement of the film 5, 17 is a pulse plate which is coaxial with the roller 16 and rotates with the movement of the film 15, 18
Is a transmissive photointerrupter for detecting the light-dark pattern of the pulse plate 17, 19 is a PI (photointerrupter) detection circuit for the transmissive photointerrupter 18, 20 is a lens for imprinting characters on the film 15, and 21 is the film 15
Dot LEDs for character imprinting arranged in a line in a direction perpendicular to the feeding direction of, and 22 are dot LEDs for character imprinting
21 drivers.

Reference numeral 23 is a counter for counting the feeding pulses of the film 15 detected by the PI detection circuit 19. Reference numeral 24 is a font ROM that stores the character shape state of each character to be imprinted.
A lower address (ADRSL) is input from the counter 23 that counts photo interrupter pulses, and an upper address (ADRSH) is input from the system controller 1.
Is configured to be input.

The upper address (ADRSH) indicates a character character code, and the lower address (ADRSL).
Is configured to correspond to the column code in the character.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the camera having the above-mentioned structure when viewed from the rear side, and the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the details of the dial 6, various switches, and the dot matrix LCD mounted on the rear surface of the camera.

Here, a dot matrix LCD (hereinafter,
The details of the LCD will be described below.

Numerals 25 to 31 are control state display marks set in the LCD 4 as described below. The meanings of the marks are printed in the vicinity of these marks and the state is shown to the operator when the marks are lit. It is configured like.

Reference numeral 25 is a mark indicating a message imprintable state, 26 is a mark indicating a message correction state, 27 is a mark indicating that "Hiragana" is selected among the character types, and 28 is "katakana" among the character types. A mark indicating that "" is selected, 29 is a mark indicating that "Alphabet" is selected from the character types, and 30 is a mark indicating that "Numeral" is selected from the character types, Reference numeral 31 denotes a display mark when the cursor is moved on the dial 6. Further, 32 is a display unit of the LCD 4.

FIG. 4 shows the correspondence between the message number address (φ to 4) stored in the ROM 2, the contents of the message stored at that address, and the attributes additionally stored for each message. It is a table shown. There are three types of attributes.

The first and second attributes indicate a code of character addition prohibition (CHGINH) for each message and a character type code (PRICHR) that is preferentially specified at the time of modification for a message for which addition is permitted. ing.

In FIG. 4, the contents of the message are shown in characters for the sake of simplicity, but in reality, RO
It is stored in the form of a character code in M2.

In the message, the number indicated by an underscore "_" is a character code indicating a character addition part. When a character is added, the contents set with the number of the added portion as the index (INDEX) are stored in the RAM 3.

The third attribute indicates the designated state of the numeral input mode (NUMINP) for each caption.

Here, the numeral input mode "φ" indicates a mode in which each numeral is set at the time of setting a numeral. On the other hand, the numeral input mode "1" is configured to indicate a mode in which a numeral can be set by an up / down format for each character addition possible portion in the message.

FIG. 5 shows the preferentially designated character type (PRICHR).
9 is a table showing correspondence between codes (φ to 3) and their contents.

FIG. 6 is a table showing the corresponding states of the numeral input format for each character input section.

The number setting when the number input mode (NUMINP) is designated as "φ" is a mode in which one character is input for each digit, and the number setting for "1" is increased for each input block. This is a mode for inputting in the / down format.

FIG. 7 is a table showing the correspondence between the character addition designation character, the numeral range to be set, and the stored contents of the input step when a numeral is set in the character portion.

For example, the portion of the character addition designation character 2 is configured such that input is made in steps of 1 in the number setting range φ to 200. Further, the character addition designation character 3 is configured to be input in 0.1 step increments for the number setting range φ to 20 and in 1 step increments for the setting range 20 to 100.

FIG. 8 is a table showing the presence / absence of extended characters in the character font of the display characters stored in the ROM 2 and their contents.

[0050] For example, "ha" exists both a dull sound and a consonant sound.
Lower case letters do not exist. Although the voiced sound, the consonant sound, and the lowercase letters are shown by characters in FIG. 8, they are actually stored in the character code.

FIG. 9 is a mode transition diagram on the LCD 4.

In FIG. 9, 33 is the beginning display displayed in the correction mode, 34 is the cursor display, and the gray cursor display indicates blinking at a predetermined cycle. In addition, 25 to 30 are marks for various displays described above.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation when the mode switch 8 is pressed, which will be described below with reference to the mode transition diagram of FIG.

When the mode switch 8 is pressed, the system controller 1 starts operation from step 101. [Step 101] The current mode selected by operating the mode switch 8 is determined. If it is the correction mode, the process proceeds to step 102, and if it is the imprinting mode, the process proceeds to step 110. [Step 102] Whether or not the selected message can be added (changed) is determined by determining the first attribute (CHGINH). If the addition of characters is prohibited (CHGINH = 1), the process ends. Otherwise (CHGINH
= 0) Go to step 103. [Step 103] The mark 25 for imprinting is turned off. [Step 104] The mark 26 for displaying the correction mode is turned on to inform that it is in the correction mode. [Step 105] A sentence start mark 33 is turned on at the left end of the display section 32 of the LCD 4 (see FIG. 9).

The process of lighting the sentence beginning mark 33 is performed by giving the character code of the sentence beginning mark 33 to the LCD display character font data in the ROM 2.
4 is a structure for displaying. The description of the data formation of the LCD display character font data is omitted here. [Step 106] The position of the character addition character code "x" is detected in the set caption, and the cursor 34 is displayed at that position (see FIG. 9). The display method is the same as that of the sentence beginning mark 33 described above. [Step 107] The display content of the existing portion of the selected caption that is not added or changed is highlighted (see FIG. 9).

The reverse display method is realized by the system controller 1 performing data reverse processing on the character data read from the LCD display character font data in the ROM 2. Also, the determination of the inverted portion is
This is realized by determining whether the selected message is the part stored in the ROM 2. [Step 108] The priority designated character type (PRICHR) at the time of character correction of the selected message is checked. PRI
CHR is data stored as an attribute in the ROM 2 together with the contents of each message. [Step 109] One of the character type displays (display marks 27 to 30) corresponding to the dominant character type is turned on.

For example, as shown in the mode transition diagram of FIG.
When the message number (MSGNO = 1) is "_", the priority character type is Hiragana (P
Since RICHR = φ), the display mark 27 is illuminated.

On the other hand, the process when it is determined in step 101 that the correction mode is selected will be described. In this case, as described above, steps 101 to 1
Go to 10. [Step 110] It is determined whether the selected message is character addition prohibited. As a result, if the addition of characters is prohibited (CHGINH = 1), the process ends. Otherwise (CHGINH = 0), the process proceeds to step 111. [Step 111] Mark 2 for displaying imprint mode
5 is turned on to inform that the mode is the imprint mode. [Step 112] The correction mode display mark 26 is turned off. [Step 113] The sentence beginning mark 33 displayed at the left end of the display unit 32 of the LCD 4 is turned off. [Step 114] The cursor 34 is turned off. [Step 115] The existing portion in the caption is returned to the normal display. [Step 116] It is determined whether or not a character has been added. If there is a character, the process proceeds to step 117, and if not, the process ends. [Step 117] The character code of the caption character set in the block is stored in the RAM 3 with the additional character block number ( x value of x) as a heading label.

Next, a case where the dial 6 is rotated will be described.

When the dial 6 is operated, a brush (not shown) comes into contact with the pattern on the pulse pattern substrate 7 in FIG. 1, so that the detection signal input terminals (DSWφ to DSW1) connected to the system controller 1 are contacted. Two pulses having different phases depending on the rotation direction are input.

The system controller 1 is constructed so as to detect the rotation angle of the dial 6 based on the direction of rotation of the dial 6 and the number of pulses based on the phase states of these two pulses. Also,
The dial 6 is configured to be mechanically clicked each time one pulse is output.

The process when the dial 6 is rotated will be described below with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 11 and 12.

When the dial 6 is rotated in either direction, the system controller 1 starts operation from step 201. [Step 201] It is determined whether the current mode is the correction mode. If correction mode, step 202
If it is the imprinting mode, the process proceeds to message selection processing.

For the message selection processing, the RAM 2 is used.
In the present embodiment, the value of MSGNO set within is cyclically incremented in the range of φ to 4 to change the value. At this time, since the dial rotation detection processing flow is performed for each click of the rotation of the dial 6, the message is changed one by one for each click of the rotation of the dial 6. . [Step 202] It is determined whether or not the cursor mode is set. If it is in the cursor mode, the cursor 6 is moved by the dial 6. Details of this moving process are omitted. If it is not the cursor mode, the process proceeds to step 203. [Step 203] It is determined whether the previous input character is in the semi-determined state. The semi-determined state means a state immediately after selecting a character with the dial 6 and pressing the set switch 14. As a result, if it is a semi-determined state, step 2
04, step 2 of FIG. 12 if not a semi-determined state
Proceed to 14.

Here, it is assumed that the semi-determined state is reached and the process proceeds to step 204. [Step 204] The previous input character that was in the semi-determined state is confirmed. The confirmation is performed by storing the character code of the character selected by the dial 6 in the storage area of the additional message in the RAM 2. [Step 205] Since the previous input character is confirmed, the blinking of the previous input character is stopped. [Step 206] Insert one character to input the next character of the previous input character. If no character is added to the next character part of the previous input character or there is no existing part, it will not be inserted on the display. [Step 207] It is determined whether or not there is a voiced sound in the previously input character. The presence or absence of dull sound is determined by the RO shown in FIG.
The attribute is determined for each character in the display character table stored in M2 by referring to the stored data. As a result, if the dull sound is present, the process proceeds to step 211, and if not, the step 2
Go to 08. [Step 208] It is determined whether or not a consonant sound is present in the previous input character. If yes, the process proceeds to step 213, and if not, the process proceeds to step 209. [Step 209] The character code number (CHRCODE (N)) selected by the dial 6 is LC
It is displayed on the display unit 32 of D4. [Step 210] The character displayed in step 209 is blinked.

If it is determined in step 207 that there is a dull sound, the process proceeds to step 211 as described above. [Step 211] It is determined whether or not the voiced sound symbol is already being displayed. If it is being displayed, the previous step 208
Go to step 212, if not displayed. [Step 212] Display the voiced sound symbol and proceed to the previous step 210.

If it is determined in step 208 that there is a consonant character, the process proceeds to step 213 as described above. [Step 213] The consonant symbol is displayed, and the process proceeds to the previous step 210.

If it is determined in step 203 that the previous input character is in the semi-determined state, as shown in FIG.
Proceed to 14. [Step 214] The set character type is determined. As a result, if it is a number, the process proceeds to step 215, and if it is not a number, the process proceeds to step 218.

First, the case where it is first determined as a numeral will be described. [Step 215] Numeric input mode (NUMINP)
To determine. The determination of the numerical input mode is performed by the R shown in FIG.
This is done by discriminating the attribute of each message stored in the OM2. As a result, if the number input mode is input for each character (NUMINP = φ), step 218
If the block input mode (NUMINP = 1), the process proceeds to step 216. Here, it is assumed that the block input mode is determined and the process proceeds to step 216. [Step 216] The rotation direction of the dial 6 is detected. Here, it is assumed that one of the rotating directions of the dial 6 is the up direction and the other is the down direction. Here, it is assumed that the up direction is detected first and the process proceeds to step 217. [Step 217] The setting range and the setting step for the character code x of the additional character block are determined, and the number is incremented.

The determination of the setting range and the setting step value is made in FIG.
This is done by discriminating the data table stored in the ROM 2 shown in FIG. The set data is ROM3
It is configured to be stored in a predetermined area inside.

A case where it is determined in step 216 that the dial rotation direction is the down direction will be described. In this case, as described above, steps 216 to 22
The operation proceeds to 1. [Step 221] The setting range and the setting step value for the character code x of the additional character block are determined, and the number is decremented.

The determination of the setting range and the setting step value is the same as the case of the increment in step 217.
The set data is stored in a predetermined area in the RAM 3.

Next, a case will be described in which it is determined in step 214 that the character type is other than numeric, or in step 215 that the numeric input mode is character-based. [Step 218] The rotation direction of the dial 6 is detected. If the result is up, the process proceeds to step 219,
If it is down, the process proceeds to step 220. [Step 219] Character code (CHRCOD
E) is incremented. [Step 220] Character code (CHRCOD
Decrement E).

Next, the processing when the set switch 14 is pressed will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. [Step 301] The current mode is determined. As a result, in the correction mode, the process proceeds to step 302, and in the imprint mode, the process ends. [Step 302] It is determined whether or not the previous input character is being semi-determined. If it is not half-determined, this operation is ended, and if it is half-determined, the operation proceeds to step 303. [Step 303] It is determined whether or not the voiced symbol is being displayed. If it is being displayed, the process proceeds to step 306, and if it is not being displayed, the process proceeds to step 304.

First, the case where the dakuon sign is not being displayed will be described. [Step 304] It is determined whether or not the consonant symbol is being displayed. If it is being displayed, the procedure proceeds to step 308, and if it is not being displayed, the procedure proceeds to step 305. [Step 305] The blinking display is prohibited, and it is displayed that the character is set.

Next, the case where it is determined in step 303 that the voiced sound symbol is being displayed will be described. In this case, as described above, the process proceeds from step 303 to step 306. [Step 306] The previous input character (the character input before the voiced sound symbol) is made into a voiced sound.

The voicing is performed by picking up the character code of the voicing from the character code table stored in the ROM 2 shown in FIG. [Step 306] Since one voiced character becomes a voiced sound, the voiced sound symbol selected here is turned off, and the process proceeds to the previous step 305.

If it is determined in step 304 that the consonant sign is being displayed, the process proceeds to step 308 as described above. [Step 308] The previous input character (character input before the phonetic symbol) is phoneticized. The method of making a phonological sound is the same as the method of making a sound mute shown in step 306. [Step 309] The consonant sign is turned off, and the process proceeds to the previous step 305.

Here, a method of imprinting the selected message or the added message on the film 15 will be briefly described.

The characters are imprinted on the film 15 by detecting the movement of the film 15 by the roller 16, the pulse plate 17 and the transmissive photo interrupter 18 during the feeding period of the film 15. In synchronization with the detected movement of the film 15, a plurality of dot LEDs for imprinting are arranged vertically to the traveling direction of the film 15.
Characters are formed by blinking 21 chronologically.

The dot LED 21 for imprinting is a FONT
According to the data output from the ROM 24, the LED driver 22
Is lit via. The system controller 1 gives character codes as upper address data (ADRSH) of the font ROM 24 in order from the character at the end of the message according to the content of the selected message.

On the other hand, the feed pulse of the film 15 output from the PI detection circuit 19 is counted by the counter 23,
The count value is used as the column address of the font data, and the lower address data (ADRS
L). The counter 23 is configured so as to advance by the horizontal dot numerical value of the font character data.
The font ROM 24 outputs predetermined font data to the LED driver 22 for the given address value.
The enable input (LEDDRVEN) for controlling the lighting time of the LED 21 is input from the system controller 1, and the lighting time of each dot is controlled.

The method of discriminating the content of the selected message and giving the character code to the FONTROM 24 is as follows.

First, when a message containing no additional characters is selected, the character code is picked up from the message memory area in the ROM 2 to carry out. On the other hand, if there are additional characters, RO
The character code is picked up from within M2, and when the additional character character code "x" is detected therein, the value is used as an index to search in the RAM3.

As described above, the additionally set contents are stored in the RAM 3 together with the block character code of that portion.

In the imprint mode, the dial 6
Although the message can be selected by rotating, in this case, it goes without saying that the additional character portion is also displayed on the dot matrix display unit 32 of the LCD 4 by searching the content of the additional character in the RAM 3.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the processing when the set switch 14 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is turned on.

In the first embodiment, the voiced sound or the consonant sound is inputted by separately selecting the voiced sound symbol or the consonant sound symbol by the dial 6, whereas in the second embodiment, the character is input. By pressing the set switch 14 in the semi-determined state, it is possible to select, as an extended character for the basic character, a hiragana or katakana voiced consonant / prompted sound or input lowercase letters of the alphabet.

This process will be described below.

When the set switch 14 is pressed, the operation starts from step 401. [Step 401] The current mode is determined. As a result, in the correction mode, the process proceeds to step 402, and in the imprint mode, the process ends. [Step 402] It is determined whether or not the previous input character is being semi-determined. If it is not semi-determined, this process is ended, and if it is semi-determined, the process proceeds to step 403. [Step 403] It is determined whether or not the extended character is currently displayed. This determination is made by referring to the character code table stored in the ROM 2 shown in FIG. As a result, if it is determined that the extended character is being displayed, the process proceeds to step 404, and if it is not displayed, the process proceeds to step 406. [Step 404] It is determined whether or not there is another extended character. If so, the process proceeds to step 405, and if not, the process proceeds to step 407. [Step 405] Another extended character is displayed.

If it is determined in step 403 that the extended character is not displayed, the process proceeds to step 406 as described above. [Step 406] The presence / absence of extended characters is determined. As a result, if there is an extended character, the process proceeds to step 405, and if not, the process proceeds to step 407. [Step 407] The basic characters of extended characters are displayed.
For example, if it is "ba", it is returned to "wa".

According to the above first and second embodiments, the following effects can be obtained.

1) Input characters are, for example, "ha" and "he"
When there is a voiced sound or a consonant sound like the above, the voiced sound symbol or the consonant sound is displayed at the beginning of the next selection target, so that the voiced sound or the consonant sound can be input speedily (step 212 in FIG. 11). , 213).

2) When the input character has an extended character, for example, a lower case character, the set switch 14 for setting the selected character is turned on again to change to the extended character. It becomes easy. Further, since it is not necessary to set a switch or the like for the extended character input setting, the camera can be downsized and the cost can be reduced (steps 402 to 407 in FIG. 14).

3) It is not necessary to change the character type each time since the character type first specified in the correction mode when adding a character by the message is specified by the input block (215 to 217 in FIG. 12). , 22
1).

4) When the message is modified, the display form of the modified part and the existing part is changed to be displayed, so that the part that can be modified or changed and the part that is not modifiable can be clearly understood, and recognition is small (FIG. 10). Step 10
7,115).

5) Since the initial mark of the message is displayed only at the time of correction, the display is not complicated when the imprinting mode is selected (step 105 in FIG. 10). In addition, the beginning mark of the message is lit up at the time of correction, so the beginning of the message can always be confirmed (step 11 in FIG. 10).
3).

6) When a number is set in the character settable portion of the message, the input unit specifies the one-character unit input mode and the block unit (up / down) input mode. Therefore, for each input block. The optimum method enables speedy number setting (steps 215 to 221 in FIG. 12).

[0099]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the character previously set by the character setting switch has a voiced sound or a consonant sound, a selection target designating means for providing the first candidate of the selection by the next character selection means as the voiced sound symbol or the consonant sound symbol is provided and set previously. If there is a voiced sound or a consonant sound in the character, the voiced sound or the consonant sound symbol is set as the first selection candidate.

Further, when the character previously set by the character setting switch has an expansion character, when the character setting switch is operated again, an expansion character setting means for automatically setting the expansion character is provided. When the previously set character has an extended character, the extended character is immediately set by operating the character setting switch again, in other words, without operating the character selecting means.

Therefore, it is possible to quickly input the voiced sound or the consonant sound character or the extended character by a simple operation of one operation member.

Further, according to the present invention, when an operation of adding or correcting a character to an arbitrarily settable portion in the imprint message selected from the storage means is performed,
Depending on the type of imprinted message selected or the part that can be set arbitrarily, a character type designating unit that specifies the character type that can be set first from a plurality of character types is provided, When an addition or correction operation is performed, the character type is automatically designated by judging from the type of the imprinting message at that time and the part that can be arbitrarily set.

Therefore, it is possible to specify a character type when adding or modifying a character to an arbitrarily settable part in the imprint message to be selected, without performing a complicated operation.

Further, according to the present invention, when an operation is performed to input a numeral in a portion where characters can be arbitrarily set, a numeral is set in units of one digit in accordance with the portion in which the numeral is input. A numeral input mode designating means for designating one of the numeral setting mode 1 and a second numeral setting mode for setting the numerical value up and down in units of blocks is provided, and one digit is input depending on the portion for inputting the numeral. It is automatically set whether to input numbers by the unit or by the block unit.

Further, in the second mode in which an arbitrary character is added to or corrected in a preset imprinting content, the content displayed on the display means is previously stored in the storage means. In the second mode, display control means is provided for differentiating the display form of the imprint content from the display form of the arbitrarily set character, adding an arbitrary character or displaying the effect at the beginning of an arbitrary character. , The difference between the existing imprinted content and the newly set content is made to be different in the display, and only in the second mode, the message to that effect is displayed at the beginning of the newly set content. .

Therefore, it is possible to quickly enter a numeral and easily distinguish the existing imprinted content from any additional characters.
In addition, it is possible to prevent the complexity of the display by displaying the sentence head only when necessary.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a mechanism diagram showing a main part of a camera according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the back side of the camera having the configuration of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of the LCD, various switches and dials of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing correspondence between message numbers, their contents, and their attributes in the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a correspondence between a priority designated character code and its contents in the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a correspondence between a numeric input code and its contents in the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing correspondence between a character addition designation character designated by block unit numeric input, respective numeric value setting ranges, and steps in the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a character code table that defines the presence and content of a dull sound, a consonant sound, and an extended character in this embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a mode transition diagram in the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation when the mode switch 8 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is turned on.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation when a dial operation is performed in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a continuation of the operation of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an operation when the set switch is turned on in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an operation when the set switch is turned on in the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 System Controller 4 LCD 6 Dial 8 Mode Switch 9 Correction Switch 12 Character Type Selection Switch 14 Set Switch

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A character selection means for selecting a character by operating an up / down key or a dial, a display means for displaying the selected character, and a character setting switch for setting the character displayed on the display means. Further, in a data imprinting device of a camera capable of imprinting an arbitrary character, when a character previously set by the character setting switch has a voiced sound or a consonant sound, the first candidate of selection by the next character selecting means is selected. A data imprinting device for a camera, characterized in that a selection target designating means is provided, the second being a dakuon sign or a consonant sign. 2. A data imprint of a camera capable of imprinting an arbitrary character, comprising a character selecting means for selecting a character by operating an up / down key or a dial, and a character setting switch for setting the selected character. In the device,
If an extended character is present in the character previously set by the character setting switch, an extended character setting means for automatically setting the extended character when the character setting switch is operated again is provided. The data imprinting device of the camera. 3. The data imprinting device for a camera according to claim 2, wherein the extended character is a lowercase character of a selected character. 4. The data imprinting device for a camera according to claim 2, wherein the extended character is a voiced character or a consonant character of the selected character. 5. A data imprinting apparatus for a camera, comprising: a memory means for storing at least one imprinting message forming one message by additionally setting arbitrary characters to predetermined contents. If characters are added or modified to any part of the imprint message that can be selected, the type of imprint message selected or the part that can be set to any value will be used. A data imprinting device for a camera, comprising a character type designating unit for designating a character type which can be set first among a plurality of character types. 6. A data imprinting device of a camera, comprising a storage means for storing preset imprinting content, which forms one message by adding arbitrary characters, wherein a character can be arbitrarily set. When an operation is performed to input a number on the, the first number setting mode that sets the number in 1-digit units and the up / down format of numbers in block units according to the part where the numbers are input. A data imprinting device for a camera, comprising a numeral input mode designating means for designating one of the second numeral setting modes to be set. 7. The data imprinting device for a camera according to claim 6, wherein the minimum input unit in the second numeral setting mode is set to a predetermined value in accordance with a portion for character setting. 8. A storage unit for storing preset imprint contents, which form one message by adding arbitrary characters, and the imprint contents stored in the storage unit and arbitrarily set. A display means for displaying characters,
A data imprinting device for a camera having a first mode for imprinting a message to be set and a second mode for adding or correcting arbitrary characters to preset imprint contents. In the mode, display control means is provided for changing the display form of the imprinted contents previously stored in the storage means from the display form of the contents displayed on the display means and the display form of the arbitrarily set characters. A data imprinting device for a camera, which is characterized in that 9. The display control means, in the second mode,
9. The data imprinting device for a camera according to claim 8, which is means for adding an arbitrary character or displaying the effect at the beginning of the arbitrary character.