JPH08272796A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To surely input a desired character even unless a user has knowledge about fonts, character code systems, etc., by accepting information on a font together with a character code when accepting character input. CONSTITUTION: After input from an input device such as a keyboard 9 and a pointing device 10, it is judged whether or not a character code with font information is inputted. When a character code having no font information is passed, information on the current input place and the font previously specified for a document processor main body is taken out to a program memory 3, and the taken-out character code and font information are stored as an inputted character in the program memory 3 and displayed at a display part 13. When the character code with the font information is inputted, the specified font information is taken out to the program memory 3, the taken-out character code and font information are stored as the inputted character in the program memory 3 and displayed at the display part 13 for the next input.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing device such as a word processor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When inputting Japanese characters in a document processing device, a method of inputting characters using a kana-kanji conversion device is generally used as a front-end processor for character recognition and kana-kanji conversion. Used.

However, many recent kana-kanji conversion devices are equipped with functions other than input by kana-kanji conversion, and various inputs are possible.

On the other hand, many document processing apparatuses themselves are compatible with a plurality of typefaces and character code systems. However, in general, typefaces, code systems, etc. have complicated technical and historical backgrounds in the system itself, and include rules that are difficult for users to understand. Otherwise, the desired character may not be input.

In the kana-kanji input device that is often used in the conventional document processing device, it is not possible to input with the designation of the typeface or the character code system.

Although there is a document processing apparatus using a character input device such as a virtual terminal keyboard (virtual keyboard) displayed on the screen of the display means, a typeface or character code system is specified. There was nothing I could enter.

In the kana-kanji conversion device, since a kana-character string is input once and then converted into a kana-kanji mixed character string, characters, symbols, figures, and kanji that cannot be read directly by the keyboard are input. Had the problem of being very difficult.

Therefore, a keyboard of a virtual terminal (virtual keyboard) is displayed on the screen of the display means so that the user can easily understand it, and various characters and symbols are assigned to the keys on the virtual keyboard. Then, let the user perform an operation such as pressing the key of the desired character and select it,
There is known a character processing device which solves the above-mentioned problem by enabling the input of the character.

FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are diagrams showing a schematic configuration of different document processing apparatuses. When entering characters, it is common to use a keyboard, but when entering Japanese, it is unrealistic to have as many keys as there are kanji on the keyboard. Therefore, the user is asked to input a kana or Roman alphabet from the keyboard, which is converted into kana-kanji characters and passed to the document processing apparatus main body for input.

In FIGS. 11 and 12, reference numeral 24 denotes an input device such as a keyboard or a pointing device. Normally, a kana character string or roman character string which is input information from the input device 24 is input to a front end processor or the like. The non-kana-kanji conversion device 25 converts it into a kana-kanji mixed character string,
The document is passed to the document processing apparatus body 26. In this way, Japanese characters are input.

The conventional virtual keyboard 23 is often a part of the kana-kanji conversion device 25, the document processing device main body 26, etc., and the input information from the input device 24 such as a keyboard or pointing device as shown in FIG. And determines the character that the user wants to input based on this, and passes the character code directly to the document processing device main body 26, or as shown in FIG. 12, the input device 24 such as a keyboard or pointing device, or the front device. The input information is received from the kana-kanji conversion device 25 such as an end processor, the character desired by the user is determined based on the input information, and the character code is directly passed to the document processing device main body 26, or the kana-kanji conversion device 25 is used. I am passing it.

Unlike the kana-kanji conversion device 25, the virtual keyboard 23 does not have to be necessarily input with kana. The user can input characters by selecting the characters while viewing them on the screen. You can enter characters and symbols that you cannot read or have never seen before.

[0013]

However, in recent document editing devices, spreadsheet devices, etc., it is common to be able to display and print with a plurality of typefaces, and the character code system differs for each typeface, or the same. An environment in which there are a plurality of meaning characters in one character code system or typeface is common.

In such an environment, the user creates a document using a plurality of fonts while switching the fonts using the font changing function of the document processing apparatus. If you want to enter a character that is only in the character code system of the above, you can change the font of the document processor or the specification of the character code system each time you enter the character, I was performing an operation to restore the system.

In addition, since there is a complicated relationship between the typeface and the character code system, and even if the typefaces of the same character code system have different characters, the typeface and the character code system may be different. Detailed knowledge about the code system,
There is a problem that a desired character cannot be input unless the user has detailed knowledge of the relationship between the typeface and the character code system.

Since the kana-kanji conversion device is intended to be used for inputting a kana-kanji mixed sentence to the document processing device, the kana-kanji mixed sentence passed by the kana-kanji conversion device to the document processing device is defined by JIS or the like. In addition, it is only compatible with Japanese character code systems and Unicode (UniCode), etc., and it is generally impossible to input characters in other character code systems.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the above-mentioned conventional technique, and an object of the present invention is to input a desired character with certainty and
An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device that allows an arbitrary character to be input even if the user has no knowledge of the typeface or character code system.

[0018]

In order to achieve the above object, a document processing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention is a document processing apparatus capable of using a plurality of typefaces, and an input is made from a character input means such as a kana-kanji conversion apparatus. When receiving, it is provided with a control means for controlling so that the information of the typeface can be received together with the character code, and it is possible to input the character of the designated typeface or character code system from the character input means. It is what

Further, in order to achieve the same object, the second aspect
The document processing apparatus displays a virtual keyboard that imitates the keyboard of the terminal on the screen of the display means, assigns characters or symbols to the keys of the virtual keyboard, and allows the user to instruct, select and input characters. In the document processing device that performs
When the document processing apparatus main body has a plurality of typefaces or a plurality of character code systems, selection means for allowing the user to select a typeface or character code system to be input to the virtual keyboard in advance,
When the user selects and inputs a character on the virtual keyboard, the character code and the information such as the character code system are simultaneously passed to the document processing apparatus main body at the same time, so that the user can select any typeface or character. It is characterized by comprising an input means for directly inputting characters of the code system.

[0020]

According to the document processing apparatus of the present invention, when the input is received from the character input means such as the kana-kanji conversion device, the control means can control the character code and the typeface information. , You can enter the characters of the specified typeface or character code system.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the case where the main body of the document processing apparatus has a plurality of typefaces and a plurality of character code systems, the user selects a typeface or character code system to be input to the virtual keyboard in advance by the selecting means. When the user selects and inputs a character on the virtual keyboard by the input means, the character code and the information such as the typeface and the character code system are simultaneously passed to the document processing apparatus main body. You can directly enter characters of any typeface or character code system you want.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

(First Embodiment) First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The virtual keyboard referred to in the present invention is an input device that displays characters on the screen and allows the user to select them, and is a generic term for all those that operate at the front end of the document processing apparatus main body. In addition, as long as the functions of the present invention are executed, the processing can be performed by a single device, a system including a plurality of devices, and further through a network such as a LAN (intra-region communication network). It goes without saying that the present invention is applied to a system that is performed.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of a document processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a system bus, and each of the configuration blocks described below is It is connected to this system bus 1.
2 is a CPU (central processing unit) for controlling the entire apparatus, 3
Is a program memory (PMEM) for selecting / reading a program for editing processing from a hard disk 15 which will be described later, and executing it by the CPU 2. Data input from the keyboard 9 described later is stored as code information in the program memory 3 which is also a text memory.

Reference numeral 4 is a communication control unit for controlling communication operation, 5 is a communication port, and 6 is a communication line connecting the communication port 5 and the printer 7. 8 is an input control unit, which is a keyboard 9
Pointing device (PD) consisting of mouse and mouse 1
An input device such as 0 is connected. Then, the operator (user) operates the keyboard 9 to issue an operation command of the system. The pointing device 10 is for instructing processing of image information on the screen of the display unit 13 described later, and a mouse is used in this embodiment, but the pointing device 10 is not limited to the mouse, and an electronic pen or the like. May be used. This pointing device 10
The cursor on the screen of the display unit 13 is arbitrarily moved in the X and Y directions to select a command icon on the command menu to give a processing instruction, and an instruction of a processing target such as editing or conversion and a drawing position. Instructions, etc.

11 is a video image memory (VRA
M) and 12 are display output control units, and 13 is a display unit including a CRT (cathode ray tube). The data displayed on the screen of the display unit 13 is expanded on the video image memory 11 as bitmap data. For example, in the case of character data, the character pattern corresponding to the code is developed on the video image memory 11, and the cursor is directly generated in the display area of the video image memory 11 by software control. It is possible to display. Reference numeral 14 is an external storage device control unit for controlling the external storage device, 15 is a hard disk (HD) as an external storage device for data files, and 16 is a floppy disk (FD) as an external storage device for data files. These are controlled by the external storage device controller 14.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a part of a document editing screen on the screen of the display unit 13 when the user uses the kana-kanji conversion device. In the figure, 17 is a place called a menu bar that calls a menu for instructing a user to perform a work instruction during editing or the like, by which the user selects various functions of the document processing apparatus. Give instructions. 1
Reference numeral 8 denotes a work area in which a document which is an actual work target is displayed. Reference numeral 19 is a line where the user is currently inputting a sentence or character. Reference numeral 20 is a cursor, which is a mark indicating the place where the user is currently inputting characters. Reference numeral 21 denotes a virtual keyboard (character input device), which is displayed on the screen imitating a keyboard for a real computer, and a plurality of keys 22 are arranged. By allowing the user to select this key 22, Character input is performed. A character is assigned to each key 22, and a state in which the key 22 of the virtual keyboard 21 is pressed by performing an operation of instructing the key 22 with the input device such as the keyboard 9 and the pointing device 10 in FIG. Becomes Then the virtual keyboard 21
Passes the code information corresponding to the character assigned to the key 22 to the main body of the document processing device, and the character is input as if the user had input it using the kana-kanji conversion device or the like.

Reference numeral 23 is a portion for displaying the name of the typeface in which the current character is displayed, and at the same time, this portion 23 is a menu, and the user operates this to display the desired typeface of the typeface. Can be changed. Virtual keyboards generally have multiple keyboard surfaces, which cause the letters on the keys to differ. Here, an example in which the virtual keyboard 21 is used as an input device is shown, but this is only given as a typical example of an input device that operates in response to designation of a typeface, and an input device such as a kana-kanji conversion device. But it doesn't matter. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to any of these input devices.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, 27 is an input device such as the keyboard 9 and the pointing device 10 in FIG.
A Kana-Kanji conversion device 28 such as a front-end processor uses a Kana-Kanji character string that is input information from the input device 27 as a "Kana-Kanji mixed character string" and a "character code with information (or character code string)". , ”And passes it to the document processing apparatus main body 29. Further, the “input information” from the input device 27 is sent to the virtual keyboard 21, and as the output from the virtual keyboard 21, the “character code string” and the “typeface information-attached” which is information about the typeface selected by the user. And the character code (or character code string) ”are also passed at the same time, the document processing apparatus main body 29 can receive these, and by interpreting and displaying the characters according to this typeface information, Enables users to enter characters in any typeface. In this way, the user can select a typeface to display the character and select the character. Therefore, even if the design is different for each typeface, the user can see the character to be input and then select it.

Next, the operation of the document processing apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of the operation of the document processing apparatus of this embodiment. First,
In step S401, an input from the input device 27 such as the keyboard 9 and the pointing device 10 in FIG. 1 is waited, and it is determined in step S402 whether or not the character code with typeface information is passed. Here, when the character code without the font information is passed, the information of the font currently designated in step S403 and the font designated in advance in the document processing apparatus main body 29 is stored in the program memory 3 of FIG. Then, in step S404, the extracted character code and typeface information are stored in the program memory 3 or the like as input characters and displayed on the screen of the display unit 13 in FIG. 1, and then the process returns to step S401.

On the other hand, when the character code with typeface information is passed in step S402, step S40
In step 5, the information of the typeface designated from the input device 27 is extracted into the program memory 3, and in step S404, the extracted character code and typeface information is stored in the program memory 3 or the like as the input character, Display 13
Screen, the process returns to step S401 and waits for the next input.

By doing so, it is possible to directly input characters of any typeface from the input device 27 such as the keyboard 9 and the pointing device 10 shown in FIG.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The basic configuration of the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
Since it is the same as FIG. 3, these figures will be diverted and described.

In the present embodiment, the document processing apparatus main body 2 with respect to the typeface or character code system designated by the input device 27.
When 9 is not available, the document processor main body 29 automatically selects another typeface or character code system corresponding to the instructed one.

By doing so, even when a typeface or character code system that cannot be used by the document processing apparatus main body 29 is designated, the possibility of garbled characters or input errors can be suppressed and character input can be performed. Become.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of the operation of the document processing apparatus according to this embodiment. Note that FIG.
Since Steps S501 to S504 are the same as Steps S401 to S404 in FIG. 4 described above, description thereof will be omitted, and processing steps specific to this embodiment will be described. If it is determined in step S506 that the typeface or code system specified in step S505 cannot be used in the document processing apparatus main body 29, a step similar to the typeface, character code system, and character indicated by the character code is searched for in step S507. After storing the program in the program memory 3, the process of step S504 is executed. If it is determined in step S506 that the typeface or character code can be used in the document processing apparatus main body 29, the process of step S504 is directly executed.

By doing so, even when a typeface, a character code system, a character code, or the like which cannot be used in the document processing apparatus main body 29, or a combination thereof is designated, it becomes possible to input a character.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The basic configuration of the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
Since it is the same as FIG. 3, these figures will be diverted and described.

In each of the above-described embodiments, all of the typefaces and character code systems that can be designated by the user's instructions from the input device 27 can be designated, but in the present embodiment, the document processing device main body 29 is actually used. It is designed to give the user information about the typeface and character code system that can be input into. By doing so, the user can input only the typefaces and the like that can be used in the document processing apparatus main body 29, so that problems such as garbled characters do not occur.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the schematic arrangement of a document processing apparatus according to this embodiment. In FIG. 6, the same parts as those in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals.

6 is different from that of FIG. 3 in that the document processing apparatus main body 29 is added to the configuration of FIG. 3 to transmit information about usable typefaces and character codes to the virtual keyboard 21 and the kana-kanji conversion apparatus 28. That is.

By doing so, the virtual keyboard 21 and the kana-kanji conversion device 28 can obtain information on the typeface, character code system, and character code that can be input.

(Fourth Embodiment) Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the basic configuration of the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of FIGS. 1 to 3 of the above-described first embodiment, these figures will be used for the description.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 7, the same parts as those of the above-mentioned first embodiment shown in FIG. .

A kana-character string or roman character string which is input information from the input device 27 is converted into a "kana-kanji mixed character string" by a kana-kanji conversion device 28 such as a front end processor, and is passed to the document processing device main body 29. Further, the “input information” from the input device 27 is the virtual keyboard 21.
Is sent to the virtual keyboard 21, and not only the character code but also the typeface information which is the information about the typeface selected by the user at the same time, that is, “the character code with the typeface information (or a character code string) ".
Further, the input information is passed from the kana-kanji conversion device 28 to the virtual keyboard 21. Therefore, the document processing apparatus main body 29 that has received the “character code with typeface information (or character code string)” interprets and displays the characters according to this typeface information, so that the user can input characters in any typeface. To enable. In addition, since it is possible to select a typeface and display the characters on the screen of the display unit 13 to select the typeface, even if the design is different for each typeface, the user can see the type of character to be input and then make a selection. it can.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of the operation of the document processing apparatus according to this embodiment. First, in step S801, an input from the input device 27 such as the keyboard 9 and the pointing device 10 is awaited, and in step S802, it is determined whether or not the key of the virtual keyboard 21 is pressed. Here, when the key of the virtual keyboard 21 is pressed, the code of the character displayed on the pressed key and the information of the typeface currently displaying the character are extracted to the program memory 3 in step S803. ,
In step S804, the extracted character code and typeface information are sent to the document processing apparatus main body 29, and then the step S804 is performed.
Return to 801 and wait for the next input.

On the other hand, if the key of the virtual keyboard 21 is not pressed in the step S802, the user selects the typeface desired to be used in the step S805, and the characters are displayed again with the typeface selected in the step S806. The process returns to step S801 and waits for the next input.

By doing so, it is possible to directly input characters of any typeface with the virtual keyboard 21.

(Fifth Embodiment) Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. Since the basic configuration of the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of FIGS. 1 to 3 of the above-described first embodiment, these figures will be used for the description.

In the above-described fourth embodiment, the character display typeface is also determined by the virtual keyboard 21 only by the user's instruction, but in the present example, the typeface can also be specified from the document processing apparatus main body 29. It is the one.

By doing so, the document processing apparatus main body 29 sets an appropriate typeface according to the state of the document processing apparatus main body 29, so that the user can set the same character or symbol according to the situation inside the document. You can enter it in the typeface.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 9, the same parts as those of FIG. 7 of the fourth embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals. 9 is different from FIG. 7 in that a character code string is passed from the virtual keyboard 21 to the document processing apparatus main body 29, and typeface information is passed from the document processing apparatus main body 29 to the virtual keyboard 21.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the control procedure of the operation of the document processing apparatus according to this embodiment. First, in step S1001, an input from the input device 27 such as the keyboard 9 or the pointing device 10 or the document processing apparatus main body 29 is waited for, and in step S1002, it is determined which type of input. Here, when the key of the virtual keyboard 21 is pressed, the code of the character displayed on the pressed key and the information of the typeface currently displaying the character are extracted to the program memory 3 in step S1003. In step S1004, the extracted character code and typeface information are sent to the document processing apparatus main body 29, and then the process returns to step S1001 to wait for the next input.

If an instruction to change the font is given in step S1002, the user is allowed to select the font to be used in step S1005, and step S1006 is selected.
After the characters are displayed again using the typeface selected in step S1001, the process returns to step S1001 and waits for the next input.

Further, when the typeface is designated in the document processing apparatus main body 29 in the step S1002, the step S1005 is skipped and the step S100 is executed.
The process of 6 is executed.

By doing so, the virtual keyboard 21
The typeface can be specified also from the document processing device main body 29, and if the document processing device main body 29 specifies the typeface at the input position, the typeface according to the input situation can be automatically selected.

[0057]

As described above in detail, according to the document processing apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the character input means can be used to specify the typeface, the character code system, etc., so that the user can input the desired character. The effect that the characters of the typeface and character code system can be directly input is achieved. In addition, claim 2 of the present invention
With this document processing device, it is possible to input while checking the characters of any available typeface for use in the environment such as a document editing device or spreadsheet device that can use multiple typefaces. Therefore, since the characters of the typeface are actually input to the document processing apparatus main body, even if the user is unfamiliar with the typeface and character code system, it is possible to input characters easily and reliably. Play.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a document processing apparatus according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen in the document processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a document processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of operation of the document processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of operation of the document processing apparatus according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a document processing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a document processing apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of operation of the document processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a document processing apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of operation of the document processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional document processing apparatus.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional document processing apparatus different from that of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 CPU (Control Means) 9 Keyboard (Character Input Means, Selection Means, Input Means) 10 Pointing Device (Character Input Means, Selection Means, Input Means) 13 Display (Display Means) 21 Virtual Keyboard 22 Keys 29 Document Processing Device Body

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A document processing apparatus capable of using a plurality of typefaces, comprising control means for controlling so that when input is received from a character inputting means such as a kana-kanji conversion device, the typeface information as well as the character code can be received. A character processing device, wherein characters of a designated typeface or character code system can be input from the character input means. 2. A virtual keyboard simulating the keyboard of the terminal is displayed on the screen of the display means, characters and symbols are assigned to the keys of the virtual keyboard, and this is instructed to the user.
In a document processing apparatus for selecting and inputting characters, when the main body of the document processing apparatus has a plurality of typefaces or a plurality of character code systems, a selection for allowing a user to select a typeface or character code system to be input to the virtual keyboard in advance Means, and when the user selects and inputs a character on the virtual keyboard, the character code and the information such as the typeface and the character code system are simultaneously passed to the document processing apparatus main body so that the user can select any character desired. A document processing apparatus comprising: an input unit for directly inputting a font or characters of a character code system.