JPS6043731A - Copying device of font pattern - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain copying for each font pattern between external memory means by reading the photopatterns to a pattern temporary memory part from the 1st external memory means and then writing them to the 2nd external memory means. CONSTITUTION:The addresses of font patterns stored in the 2nd external memory means 10 are fed by means of ten-key provided at an input part 1. At the same time, an execution key is fed. The font patterns stored in the means 10 are read 10 are read out within a pattern temporay memory part 14. Then the address of the stored destination is fed with the ten-key together with the execution key. Therefore the font patterns stored in the part 14 are read out and stored at designated addresses of the 1st external memory means 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION U) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a font pattern copying device that is most suitable for a device having a custom character creation function such as a Japanese word processor.

(c71 Conventional technology Currently, 1 Japanese word processors are becoming widespread.

This type of device must process Japanese, a language with a large number of character types, but it is difficult to say that it is a good idea to have font patterns for all such character types, considering the frequency of use of the characters. Therefore, an external character creation function is added to allow users to create and use their own desired font patterns.

Further, the font pattern of each character is usually stored in an external storage means, such as a floppy disk, called a font file, and the external character pattern is also stored in such a file (in two axes).

However, there are multiple such files for each Japanese word processor, and when trying to store the same external character pattern in all of the files in the current device, It was necessary to create and narrow down the desired external character pattern for the file.

(c) Purpose of the Invention The present invention has been made in view of these points (2), and it is an object of the present invention to provide a device capable of copying font patterns in units of font patterns from external storage means to external storage means.

B) Structure of the Invention The structural features of the present invention include: first, an IM'42 external storage means, a successive position storage section, a pledged position storage means, a pattern temporary storage section, and a control section, and the control section is configured to perform the above-mentioned successive position storage means. The font pattern is read out from the first (second) external storage means based on the contents of the position storage section, and the font pattern is read out from the pattern temporary storage section (second).
The second step is to write the successively generated font patterns into the external storage means based on the contents of the write position storage section ('!4+J2 (first)).

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which (1) is an input section consisting of, for example, a keyboard, and the input section includes an execution key (2), a numeric keypad (3) as shown in FIG. , character keys for inputting each character (4), first and second control keys (6)
It has at least a group of function keys (8) including (7).

(91(1(1)) are first and second external storage means consisting of, for example, a floppy disk, and both storage means (= stores a plurality of font patterns, respectively.

(Ill is a continuation/convolution direction storage unit, (171 is a read position storage unit, (13+ is a write position storage unit, 041 is a pattern temporary storage unit that can store at least one font pattern, and each of the above memories The section is composed of, for example, a semiconductor RAM (random access memory).

aω is a main control section consisting of, for example, a microcomputer, and the control section controls the above-mentioned sections based on a control program stored in advance.

tle is a display control section, and this control section displays and outputs the font pattern stored in the pattern temporary storage section a2 on the CRT display section.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the above control program, and the operation of the apparatus of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be explained below based on this flowchart.

First, in step 81, the input key from the input section (1) is read, and in steps S2 and S3, the input key is
-i it7; Control key (6) or second control key (
7), and when the first control key (6) is pressed, the S4 step (:) continues and the writing direction storage unit (
Let the content of 11J be logical Off, and! &2 control key (7
), the above is converted to logic 1 in step S5.
''.Also, input key in S2 and S3 terminals.
If it is determined that T<) is not present in any of the first and second control keys (6) and (7), the process returns to step S1 (second step).

When the above steps S4 and S5 are completed, the process advances to step S6. In step S6, similar to the S1 nutetsub (the input key signal from the two-man blade part (1) is read, and in step S7 it is determined whether the input key signal is a numerical key from the numeric keypad (3) or the like, When it is a numeric key (-
If the process is not likely to proceed, the process proceeds to 86 steps (- returns.

In step S8, the numerical value inputted in step S6 is stored in the successive position storage section 1211'. When step S8 is completed, the process advances to step S9 (step 2).

The S9 step is the same as the S1 nutetsub (two-man blade part (1)
The input key signal is read from step 810 (-) and it is determined whether the input key is the execution key (2). If it is the execution key (2), the process proceeds to step S11. If not, return to step S9.

In step S1'l, a pattern is read out.

Specifically, when the content of the continuous/gaze direction storage unit qυ is 0, the font is read from the first external storage unit (9) using the stored numerical value in the reading position storage unit (121) as an address. Read pattern data and store pattern temporary storage unit U:
Store. Further, when the above number is "1" (=, the above data is successively outputted from the second external storage means (10). At this time, the font pattern that is successively outputted from C in the pattern temporary storage section 041 is stored in the display control section (161C). ORT display section (1η
will be displayed and output.

When step S11 is completed, the process proceeds to step 812 (
Go forward two. In step S12, the input key signal from the input section (1) is read as in step S1, and in step 813, as in step 87, it is determined whether the input key is a key or a numeric key.

If the numeric key is ``-'', the process advances to step 814 (2), otherwise (=, the process returns to step 812).

At step 814, the numerical value input at step 812 is stored in the write position storage section a3. When this step is completed, the process proceeds to step C2 at 815.

In the 815 step, the input section (1) is the same as in the 81 step.
In step S16, the input key signal is read from the execution key (2
), and when the execution key (2) is (
2, the process advances to step 817; otherwise (2, returns to step S15).

In step S17, pattern embedding is performed.

Concrete (2) Read/write direction storage section [the contents in υ are “
0, the font pattern stored in the pattern temporary storage section σ4 is written into the first external storage means (9) using the numerical value stored in the writing position storage section (131) as the address; When the above number is "11", the second external storage means (: the above font pattern is stored, therefore, from Sl to $
5 Step C: The successive writing/writing direction is determined, and S6
In steps S12 to 817, font patterns to be copied are successively displayed, and in steps S12 to 817, the font patterns are written.

The operation of the apparatus of this embodiment will be explained based on the following concrete example of C knee.

Now, for example, the address of the second external storage means is 8801 Koji, 1.
A font pattern called 8902 is stored in the first external storage means (9).
Address I: To be copied.

First, since the copying direction is from the second external storage means to the first external storage means (9), when the second control key (7) of the input section (1) is pressed, 81.82, S3, S5 steps are Processed, the content of the continuation/write direction storage unit αB is logical'
It will be one wheel.

Then 1. @, no fo, to 2, ter 7, stored i
.

Enter the address "8801" of the second external storage means using the numeric keypad (3) of the input section (1) (: If you then enter the execution key (2), 86 to S11
The step is processed and the “@1” stored in the pattern temporary storage unit I at address 8801 of the second external storage means GO
font pattern is read out.

After that, use the numeric keypad (3) again to enter the numerical value "8902." and press the execution key (2) to enter the number 8902.
Steps 12 to 817 are processed, and the font pattern stored in the pattern temporary storage section I is read out and the first
It is stored at address 8902 of the external storage means (9).

In this embodiment, the continuous writing/writing direction is configured so that it can be selected arbitrarily, but it is also possible to configure such a direction to be fixed in advance to one direction ζ2.

Furthermore, the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present application. The successive/write direction storage section aυ and the pattern temporary storage section (14) may be constructed of a one-chip microcomputer.

(f) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention C2, since it is possible to copy font patterns in units of font patterns from external storage means to external storage means, it can be applied to devices having a function of creating external characters such as Japanese word processors, and can be used to You can get the following effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show embodiments of the present invention, with Figure 1 being a block diagram and Figure 2 being a block diagram.
The figure is a schematic diagram, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An apparatus having first and second external storage means and capable of copying a font pattern from the first (second) external storage means to the second (first) storage means C in units of two characters, The font pattern includes a successive position storage section in which the storage position of the font pattern to be written is temporarily stored, a writing position storage section in which the writing position of the font pattern is temporarily stored, a pattern temporary storage section, and a control section that controls the above-mentioned parts. , the control unit reads the contents of the successive position storage unit (10th second based on 2) from the external storage means to the pattern temporary storage unit, and also stores the successively read font pattern in the write position memory. A font pattern copying apparatus characterized in that a font pattern is written into a second (first) external storage means based on the content of the part.