JPH09223136A - Method for inspecting character and output device for inspected character - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the efficiency of character inspection and the accuracy of inspection. SOLUTION: A file of characters to be inspected, a file of reference characters and the easiness of inspection are inputted by designating means 3, 4. A retrieving processing means 1 reads out a table of inspection easiness and the files from storage means 8, 9, extracts the character identifier(ID) of a character to be inspected having the specified inspection easiness by the use of the read inspection easiness table and retrieves the character to be inspected having the extracted character ID from the file of characters to be inspected. The retrieved character to be inspected and its corresponding reference character are displayed in parallel by output means 5, 6, 7, 10. Since characters to be inspected are displayed in each inspection easiness, a character group to be easily inspected can be inspected within comparatively short time and a character group not to be easily inspected can be carefully inspected.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character data inspection method and an inspection character output device used for implementing the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, DTP (Desk Top Pu) has been developed.
The development of output devices such as word processors and laser printers is remarkable along with the development of blushing. In such a system, character data is used for printing and displaying characters. These character data having different typefaces, character shapes, and sizes are stored in a storage means such as a memory or a magnetic disk. With the development of DTP, users' needs for characters are becoming more sophisticated. Among them, there are remarkably many needs for design and shape. For example, the character "to" in "Todana" is also 6 in Fig. 6.
As shown in Nos. 3 and 64, there are various character shapes, and the needs of users are various. When designing characters, it is necessary to inspect these designs and glyphs.

Conventionally, as to the inspection for such a design and character shape, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-29783, character data is printed and the character data is printed in a "new character source" or a "daikanwa dictionary". And the like, and a method of manually collating character data and a standard character pattern with the same size and on the same paper and collating manually.

[0004]

By the way, considering the inspection of individual characters, there are some characters that are easy to inspect and some characters that are difficult to inspect. For example, the above-mentioned "to" is a character that has a large change in character shape and is relatively easy to inspect, and the time required for the inspection is also a moment. In such an example, there is a character "A" of "Asia" shown in 61 and 62 of FIG. But "flower"
As shown in Fig. 7, it is necessary to recognize the subtle difference in the shape of the kusakanmuri for characters such as. The inspection must be done very carefully. The time required for the inspection naturally increases.

In the conventional inspection method, these characters, which are different in ease of inspection, are inspected without any consideration. For this reason, all characters were carefully inspected, which took a considerable amount of inspection time. Further, since the inspection is monotonous, there is a problem that the inspection accuracy is lower than the time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the problems of the prior art and to improve the efficiency of character inspection and the accuracy of inspection. The problem is to output characters according to the ease of inspection, so that easy-to-inspect characters can be inspected relatively quickly, and difficult-to-inspect characters can be inspected more carefully. It is achieved by making it possible.

[0007]

The character inspection method of the present invention is a method for inspecting the shape and design of a character by outputting character data. It is characterized in that an inspection easiness table is prepared in which the inspection easiness indicating the degree of the above is associated with the character identifier, and character data is output for each inspection easiness using the table. According to this method, the character data of the standard font and the corresponding font to be inspected is displayed or displayed by printing using the inspection ease table, and the displayed or printed characters are displayed. By the inspector comparing and inspecting,
Character groups that are easy to inspect can be inspected in a relatively short time, and character groups that are difficult to inspect can be inspected more carefully, which can improve the efficiency of inspection and improve the accuracy of inspection. it can.

Further, the inspection character output device used for carrying out the above character inspection method includes an inspection target character file, a standard character file, and an inspection ease indicating the degree of ease of inspection for each character. And a storage means for storing an inspection ease table in which character identifiers are associated (8 and 9 in FIG. 1)
And a file for the character to be inspected, a file for the standard character, and a specifying means (3, 4 in FIG. 1) for specifying the inspection ease,
Retrieval processing means for obtaining the character identifier of the inspection target character having the inspection ease designated by the designating means by referring to the inspection ease table and searching for the inspection target character having the character identifier from the inspection target character file. And (1 in FIG. 1), and an output unit (5, 6, 7, 10 in FIG. 1) for outputting at least the former of the searched character to be inspected and the corresponding standard character. And In the operation, first, the file of the character to be inspected, the file of the standard character, and the inspection ease are input by the designating means. The search processing means reads the inspection ease table and each of the files, extracts the character identifier of the inspection character having the specified inspection ease using the read inspection ease table, and extracts the character identifier. Search for the character to be inspected from the file of inspected characters. The output means arranges the retrieved character to be inspected and the corresponding standard character side by side as shown in FIG. If no standard character is specified, only the check font is output. As a result, it is possible to obtain an output such as a display display or printing for implementing the above inspection method.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of an output device for inspecting a character pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention. This device includes a processing device 1, a main memory 2 in which various processing data such as character pattern information is stored, a keyboard / mouse 3 for inputting a character to be output, a keyboard control device 4 for controlling the keyboard / mouse 3, a character and A display device 5 for displaying graphics, an output memory 6 for storing point sequence information to be displayed on an output device, an output control device 7 for controlling the output device, a secondary disk device 8 for holding character data, and a secondary disk device 8. Control 2
A next disk control device 9 and a printing device 10 for printing out characters are provided.

In the example of this embodiment, character data is normally stored in the secondary disk device 8 in the format as shown in FIG. That is, the character code information 21, the character width information 22, and the character data storage position information 23 indicating the storage position of the actual data are stored at the beginning of the character data as an index. The actual character data 24 is stored at the position indicated by the character data storage position information 23.

FIG. 3 shows a specific example of character data. This is the character code order "A", "Flower",
“Door” and “ear” are stored. To obtain actual actual data, the character code is used as a key to search the character code information 311, 312, ... Of the index, and the character data corresponding to the matched character code information is searched. Storage location information 331, 33
2, ... Can be extracted to obtain the storage position of the actual character data of the desired character. The actual character data 341, 342, ... Stores information representing the character outline in a language that can express various character outlines such as a page description language. A code indicating the end of the actual character data is stored at the end of the character contour information.

The secondary disk device 8 also stores an inspection ease table for character data. This is shown in FIG.
It is a table in which character identifiers such as character codes and character names are paired with inspection ease. In the example of FIG. 4, FIG.
Inheriting the example of ",""a","flower",
The inspection ease of "door" and "ear" is expressed by a level of 1 to 5 (the larger the inspection, the easier the inspection). In the example, “A” and “door” are easier to inspect, and “flower” and “ear” are more difficult to inspect.

Now, as shown in FIG. 3, "A", "flower",
A process for character-inspecting "door" and "ear" will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG. First, in the case of such character inspection, a standard font file storing standard characters similar to the font file to be inspected is prepared. Input these two font file names and the output level to be inspected using the keyboard / mouse 3 (step S
1). In this example, a case in which a character that is relatively easy to inspect (with an inspectability of 5 or 4) is output is taken as an example. Then, the character output is instructed (step S2).

The processing device 1 is based on the specified contents 2
A character identifier corresponding to the inspection ease is searched from the inspection ease table stored in the next disk device 8 (step S3). In the case of the embodiment, the character identifiers (character codes) 3021 and 384D of "A" and "Do" whose inspection ease is 4 are searched.

Next, using this character identifier as a key, the actual character data is searched by the two font files stored in the secondary disk device 8, that is, the standard font file and the inspection font file (step S4). Then, a character outline having a desired size is output from the actual character data. The standard characters and the characters to be inspected are printed out (or displayed) in parallel on the printing paper 6 (or the display 5) as shown in FIG.

As described above, in this embodiment, the inspection ease table as shown in FIG. 4 is prepared, and the table is used to output and display the character data for each inspection ease.
By visually inspecting the characters output in this way, it is possible to inspect characters that are easy to inspect relatively quickly, and to inspect characters that are difficult to inspect more carefully. Therefore, the efficiency of inspection and the accuracy of inspection can be improved. In addition, although the character code is used in the example for the character identifier of the inspection ease table,
Any identifier such as a character name other than the character code can be used as long as the character can be uniquely recognized and the character data can be searched using the identifier as a key. Further, it does not matter whether the inspection is easy or difficult. Further, in the present embodiment, the font to be inspected and the standard font are compared with each other. However, "no standard font", that is, without instructing the standard font, by instructing only the font to be inspected and the inspection ease table, There is also an embodiment which is used for the inspection of the design of the inspection font alone.

[0018]

According to the character inspection method of the present invention, an inspection ease table is prepared, and character data of standard fonts and corresponding fonts to be inspected are displayed or printed by using the table. , By inspecting the characters displayed or printed by the inspector, the characters that are easy to inspect are inspected relatively quickly, and the characters that are difficult to inspect are more carefully examined. The inspection can be performed, and the inspection efficiency can be improved and the inspection accuracy can be improved. Further, according to the inspection character output device of the present invention, it is possible to obtain an output display such as a display display or printing for implementing the above-mentioned inspection method, thereby improving the efficiency of inspection and the improvement of inspection accuracy. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an inspection character output device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure of character data.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of the structure of character data.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an inspection ease table.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow of processing of the inspection character output device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of output characters.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a character with low inspection ease.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Processing device, 2 ... Main memory, 3 ... Keyboard / mouse, 4 ... Keyboard control device, 5 ... Display device, 6 ... Output memory, 7 ... Output control device, 8 ... Secondary disk device, 9 ... Secondary disk Control device, 10 ... Printing device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a method of inspecting a character shape or design by outputting character data, a character identifier is associated with an inspection ease indicating the degree of ease of inspection for each character. A character inspection method characterized in that an inspection ease table is prepared and character data is output for each inspection ease using the inspection ease table. 2. A storage for storing an inspection target character file, a standard character file, and an inspection easiness table in which character identities are associated with the inspection easiness indicating the degree of easiness of inspection for each character. Means, specifying means for specifying the inspection target font, standard font, and inspection ease, and a character identifier of the inspection target character having the inspection ease specified by the specifying means by referring to the inspection ease table, and It is characterized by further comprising: a search processing unit that searches the file of the inspection target character having a character identifier from the file of the inspection target character; and an output unit that outputs at least the former of the searched inspection target character and the corresponding standard character. Check character output device.