JPH1055359A - Camp generating method using dummy character and camp using dummy character - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily generate a layout and a design by making good use of expressions of Japanese characters for camp or a requested document by arraying dummy characters, consisting of dummy HIRAGANA(cursive form of Japanese syllabary) characters, dummy KANJI(Chinese character) characters, and punctuation marks which can not be read, between figures and designed characters. SOLUTION: A composing means 124 an information processing part 12 puts a generated document, and images and a dummy character document together. A character appearance rate setting means 161 of a dummy character processing part 15 can vary the appearance rates of HIRAGANA and KANJI in a document used as an information medium, a random number generating means 162 gives irregularity for an array giving the same impression with an ordinary document with a small number of dummy characters, and a dummy character attribute setting means 163 sets the size or font of the dummy characters. Then a dummy character document assembling means 164 creates the dummy character document by arraying the dummy characters by referring to the character appearance rates, irregularity, and dummy character attributes.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information medium including an advertisement medium such as a flyer or a pamphlet including characters and / or figures and text, and temporarily prints a layout or design in consideration of a character string to be posted on the information medium. The present invention relates to a comp creation method using pseudo characters and a comp using pseudo characters. The term "comp" used in the present specification is an information medium such as a flyer or a pamphlet composed of characters and / or figures and text, and a layout or a designed temporary print in which a designer considers a character string posted on the information medium. To the customer. In this specification, an information medium refers to a medium for transmitting certain information to many people, including an advertisement medium such as a flyer or a pamphlet. In this specification, pseudo-characters are pseudo-hiragana characters, pseudo-kanji characters,
It consists of punctuation marks, pseudo-symbols that can be read vertically and horizontally. In this specification, the “graphic” includes a graphic, an image, an image, a design created by a designer, and the like input from the information processing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An information medium such as a flyer or a pamphlet includes text, designed characters, figures, photographs, images, and the like. Such an information medium is initially attracted by an overall impression other than a sentence, and thereafter, the sentence which is the content of the advertisement is often read. Therefore, in the information medium as described above, the layout and design that give the first impression rather than the sentence are emphasized, and the current situation is that the layout and design take time. For this reason, there is a case where a customer orders a layout or design from a designer by designating only the arrangement of sentences before the sentences are completed. Further, there are cases where a customer informs a designer only of the purpose of an information medium and proposes a layout or design in consideration of a space in which the designer can enter sentences.

[0003] If a designer creates an information medium by giving priority only to the layout and design, there is a problem that a different impression is created depending on the later sentence, and a good work cannot be made. Therefore, the customer or designer prepares a symbol having substantially the same size as the text at the position where the text will be put in the future. For example, “………” or “/////// ………… //////// ...・ "////////" In addition, instead of the above-described symbols, the character is turned upside down, and a copy close to the final one is created, and a design request is made.

[0004]

When creating a layout or design of an information medium, if there is no sentence,
A space is created at that position, and the impression is different from the final one. Also, when designing a request manuscript in which a provisional text is inserted, the designer may understand the text of the text and may design the text in accordance with the text of the text. In any of the above cases, there is a drawback that the designer cannot show its true value because the sentence has not been determined. Even if a symbol or back letter is inserted in place of the above sentence, it takes a lot of time and effort, but it has a different impression from the letter, so the designer designs with an impression different from the above, and the determined sentence is later It has the drawback that it cannot produce the same impression as when it is inserted from the ground.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a layout or design can be easily created by using pseudo-characters which are not legible and utilize Japanese characters in a comp or request manuscript. It is an object of the present invention to provide a comp creation method using pseudo characters and a comp using pseudo characters. Another object of the present invention is to provide a comp using pseudo-characters having different character appearance rates and pseudo-character attributes depending on the type of information medium.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for creating a comp using pseudo-characters, by using an information medium such as a flyer or a pamphlet consisting of text and / or figures and texts. A tentative printing of a layout or a design in consideration of a character string to be posted on a medium.Pseudo-characters consisting of unreadable pseudo-hiragana characters, pseudo-kanji characters, and punctuation marks stored in advance in a storage device as an outline font are used as information. Considering character strings by arranging the pseudo-characters between figures and designed characters according to the appearance rate and irregularity of hiragana and kanji based on ordinary sentences using a processing device It is characterized by being able to create customized layouts and designs.

The comp using the pseudo-character of the present invention is a flyer or pamphlet composed of text and / or graphics and text, and is usually composed of a layout and / or design in consideration of a character string drawn on paper. Due to the appearance rate and irregularity of hiragana and kanji based on the sentence of, unreadable pseudo-hiragana characters, pseudo-kanji characters, and pseudo-characters consisting of punctuation marks arranged between figures and designed characters It is characterized by comprising. The comp using the pseudo-characters according to the present invention is characterized in that the pseudo-characters include pseudo-symbols that can be read vertically and horizontally, and the number of pseudo-characters is smaller than the number of alphabets.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An information medium such as a flyer or a pamphlet composed of text and / or graphics and text is laid out or designed before the text to be posted on the information medium is determined or by estimating the layout of the text. In many cases. The present applicant has developed pseudo-characters that are not legible even when viewed, but give the same impression as a sentence written in Japanese.

[0009] By reducing the number of the pseudo-characters and arranging them in an irregular manner, the present applicant has proposed a pseudo-information medium that is an excellent information medium that gives the same impression that a layout or design contains actual sentences. I discovered that comps using letters could be created. Applicants have found that, for example, seven pseudo hiragana characters, two punctuation marks, and 15
By arranging the pseudo-kanji characters at the appearance rate of hiragana and kanji based on ordinary sentences, and by arranging irregularities between figures and designed characters, it is good for creating information media Found to bring results.

[0010] The manuscript containing the pseudo-letter sentence cannot be interpreted by the designer, so that even after the design is completed, even if the manuscript is inserted, the manuscript is not affected by the contents of the sentence, but is as intended by the designer. Can be obtained.
Further, since the number of pseudo characters can be made smaller than the number of alphabets, it is possible to reduce the trouble of creating outline fonts or the memory capacity for storing pseudo characters.

[0011] Comp composers using pseudo characters include:
There is provided a character appearance rate setting means that can change the appearance rate of hiragana and kanji depending on the type of information medium. For example, an information medium with many hiragana or numbers has a different character appearance rate from an information medium with a high degree of specialty. Pseudo character sentences are arranged irregularly by using the character appearance rate and the random number function provided in the computer. Further, the pseudo-character has a pseudo-character attribute setting means, and can set the number of points and the typeface.
For example, the pseudo-characters are Mincho style, Gothic style, and round character style, and several to several tens of pseudo characters can be selected. Furthermore, the pseudo character text can be set by the format item setting means such as character spacing, line spacing, and the number of lines, and can be enlarged or reduced or rotated as necessary. After the comp thus produced is presented to the customer, the actual text is inserted, but the resulting information medium does not change the impression intended by the designer.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a comp making apparatus using pseudo characters. In FIG. 1, an information processing apparatus includes an information processing apparatus control unit 11 that controls each unit when creating a comp.
An information processing unit 12 for performing normal text creation and the like; an output unit 13 for displaying or printing the text and the like created by the information processing unit 12; an image processing unit 14 for processing images and the like; It comprises pseudo character storage means 15 for storing outline fonts, and a pseudo character processing unit 16 for creating sentences of pseudo characters.

The information processing section 12 determines, for example, what part of the paper is to be formed on which part of the paper, how many lines and what characters,
A format item setting unit 121 that can set format items such as line spacing for a normal text and a pseudo character text described below, a normal character text creation unit 122 for generating a normal text, and a normal text and a pseudo character text. It comprises a character enlargement / reduction / rotation setting means 123 for setting character enlargement / reduction or rotation, and a synthesizing means 124 for synthesizing a created text and an image or a pseudo-character text described later. Note that the normal character text creating means 122 is obtained by a well-known technical means, so that a typeface storage means for storing various outline fonts and the like are omitted.

The image processing unit 14 includes an image storage unit 141 in which various images are stored, an image creation unit 142 that creates an image as needed, and an image processing unit that processes the stored image or the created image. And means 143. The pseudo-character processing unit 16 is provided with a character appearance rate setting unit 161 that can change the appearance rate of hiragana and kanji in a sentence used for an information medium, and arranged so as to give the same impression as a normal sentence with few pseudo characters. Random number generating means 162 for giving irregularities, pseudo character attribute setting means 163 for setting the size of a pseudo character, or a font, etc., and referring to the character appearance rate, irregularity, and pseudo character attribute. A pseudo character text assembling means 164 for arranging pseudo characters to generate a pseudo character text, and a pseudo character number counter 165 for counting the total number of pseudo characters used in generating the pseudo character text.

The applicant has analyzed the characteristics of hiragana and kanji as outline fonts of pseudo-characters stored in the pseudo-character storage means 15, and designed an unreadable typeface while making use of the expression of Japanese characters. I have. In addition, as a result of examining the composition ratio between hiragana and kanji in ordinary text, the applicant found that the appearance ratio of hiragana and symbols was 67%.
%, But 33% of kanji characters. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the appearance rates of pseudo-hiragana characters and pseudo-kanji characters can be set by pseudo-text sentences for normal sentences and pseudo-text sentences for special sentences. Also, the pseudo-character sentences are
The total number can be counted by the pseudo character number counter 165. The number of pseudo characters may be specified by the customer or the designer may notify the customer. The sentence creator can create a sentence of an expression including necessary items in accordance with the number of pseudo characters counted by the pseudo character number counter 165 without counting the number of pseudo characters in the pseudo character sentence.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for creating a comp original according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
The creation of a comp manuscript is started by a menu (not shown) in the information processing apparatus (step 211).
The message of the display device in the information processing device is an inquiry as to whether or not to use pseudo characters (step 21).
2). If the customer or designer uses pseudo-characters, set the use of pseudo-characters. With this setting, the message becomes an inquiry as to whether the hiragana and the kanji appearance rate need to be specially set (step 21).
3). If the customer or designer wants to change the appearance rate of Hiragana and Kanji, he or she sets it to the desired appearance rate. With this setting, the message becomes an inquiry as to whether to set the attribute of the pseudo character (step 214).

When changing the size or the font of the pseudo character, the customer or designer sets the desired number of points and the font. With this setting, the message becomes an inquiry as to whether or not to set a format item (step 21).
5). When the customer or the designer sets the format items, an inquiry is made as to whether or not the message performs enlargement / reduction / rotation of characters (step 216). Step 213
From step to step 216, when the setting is not performed, a message prompting the user to perform the setting or skipping without setting can be made.

[0018] The customer or designer proceeds to step 212.
Select Do Not Use Pseudo-Characters For Messages In. By this selection, the message of the display device in the information processing device becomes an inquiry as to whether or not to use normal characters (step 221). After that,
Steps 214 to 216 are the same as those described above, and a description thereof will not be repeated. The customer or designer chooses not to use regular characters for the message in step 221. By this selection, the message of the display device in the information processing device becomes an inquiry as to whether or not to use the image (step 231).

In step 217, the pseudo-character sentences for which all the settings have been completed are automatically created in accordance with the setting conditions. In step 225, the text of the ordinary character is created by the input means of the customer or the designer.
In step 232, the customer or designer creates an image or, if there is an image stored in the image storage unit 141, sets this as an image processed by the image processing unit 143. In steps 217, 225, and 232, the created pseudo character text, normal character text, and image are assembled as one image by the combining unit 124.

The designer devises a layout and a design by the image processing means 143 and the like, and creates a comp to meet the customer's request. Also, the designer
It is also possible to create only the layout of the normal characters and the pseudo-character sentences by the information processing device and synthesize the handwritten design.

Next, pseudo characters developed by the present applicant will be described. FIG. 3A shows an example of the pseudo-character, and shows a pseudo-character text written horizontally, and FIG. 3B shows the type of the pseudo-character used in FIG. FIG. 4A is FIG.
Is a diagram in which the pseudo-character text is vertically written, and (b) is a diagram showing the type of the pseudo-character used in (a). FIG.
4 (b) and FIG. 4 (b), the numbers 1 to 7 are hiragana pseudo characters, the numbers 8 and 9
Is a punctuation mark, numerals 10 to 24 are pseudo-kanji characters, and numeral 25 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the pseudo character text is preliminarily processed by the pseudo character processing unit 16 in the size of the pseudo character, and, if necessary, the typeface, character spacing, line spacing, number of characters in the line, number of lines, horizontal writing, vertical writing, By setting the writing and the like, the pseudo-character sentence assembling means 164 is referred to while referring to the character appearance rate and the random number.
Are assembled irregularly. Then, the total number of the assembled pseudo character sentences is displayed by the pseudo character number counter 165. When a pseudo character sentence is changed to a normal sentence after the comp is created, the number of pseudo characters counted by the counter serves as a reference when creating a normal sentence, and it is not necessary to count the number of pseudo characters each time.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a comp including a halftone image displayed on a display according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, the comp is roughly divided into a designed character area, an image area including a halftone image, and a pseudo character text area. The designer creates the comp shown in FIG. 5 and presents it to the customer. The customer looks at the comp and examines the quality of the image, the content and design of the designed character, the placement of the pseudo-character text containing the text, and the like, and if there is a portion to be corrected, corrects the portion. If there is no portion to be modified, the designer receives a formal sentence for the pseudo-character sentence area and performs actual printing to complete the information medium.

Although the present embodiment has been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the appended claims. The present applicant has discovered that even with a small number of pseudo characters, it is possible to create the same expression as a sentence using actual Japanese characters, and if the expression of Japanese characters is not changed,
It goes without saying that the shape of the pseudo character can be changed. The technology in the block shown in FIG. 1 can be achieved by a known technology, and details are omitted.

[0025]

According to the present invention, by analyzing the characteristics as characters and developing pseudo-characters utilizing the expressions of Japanese characters, pseudo-character sentences can be included in comps when presented to customers. After the design is completed, even if ordinary text is inserted, an information medium as expected by the designer can be obtained. According to the present invention, even though the number of pseudo characters is smaller than the number of alphabets, by arranging them irregularly, it is possible to give the same impression as a sentence composed of ordinary characters. Further, since the pseudo characters have a small number of characters, it is possible to reduce the trouble of creating an outline font for the pseudo characters or the memory capacity for storing the pseudo characters.

According to the present invention, a character appearance rate setting means capable of changing the appearance rate of hiragana and kanji is provided in a comp making apparatus using pseudo-characters. A pseudo character text with a different impression can be created by changing the character appearance rate depending on the information medium having a strong character. According to the present invention, the impression intended by the designer does not change even if an actual sentence is put in a comp formed of a layout or a design in consideration of a character string and a pseudo character.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for creating a comp using pseudo characters according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for creating a comp original in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a pseudo-character sentence in horizontal writing according to an embodiment of the pseudo character, and FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating the type of the pseudo character used in FIG.

4A is a diagram in which the pseudo character sentence in FIG. 3 is written vertically, and FIG. 4B is a diagram showing the type of the pseudo character used in FIG. 3A.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a comp including a halftone image displayed on a display according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Information processing device control means 12 Information processing unit 121 Format item setting means 122 Normal character text creation means 123 Character enlargement / reduction / rotation setting means 124 Synthesis means 13 Output Means 14 ... Image processing unit 141 ... Image storage means 142 ... Image creation means 143 ... Image processing means 15 ... Pseudo character storage means 16 ... Pseudo character processing unit 161 ... Character appearance rate setting means 162 random number generating means 163 pseudo character attribute setting means 164 pseudo character text assembling means 165 pseudo character number counter

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method for creating a comp, which is a temporary print of a layout or design in consideration of a character string to be posted on an information medium, such as a flyer or a pamphlet including characters and / or figures and text, Using an information processing device, the appearance rate of hiragana and kanji based on ordinary sentences using unreadable pseudo-hiragana characters, pseudo-kanji characters, and punctuation marks previously stored in a storage device as a font. By arranging the pseudo-characters in the space between figures and designed characters due to irregularities and irregularities, it is possible to create layouts and designs in consideration of character strings. How to make. 2. A comp, which is a temporary print of a flyer or pamphlet made up of characters and / or figures and text, and a layout and / or taking into account a character string drawn on paper.
Or, depending on the design and the appearance rate and irregularity of hiragana and kanji based on ordinary sentences, unreadable pseudo-hiragana characters, pseudo-kanji characters, arranged between figures and designed characters,
A comp using pseudo-characters, which are composed of pseudo-characters consisting of punctuation marks and punctuation marks. 3. A comp using pseudo-characters according to claim 2, wherein the number of pseudo-characters composed of the pseudo-hiragana characters, pseudo-kanji characters, and punctuation marks is smaller than the number of alphabets.