JPS61288266A - Document design system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To design and correct efficiently a document by selecting various menus to designate rules of the document design and displaying preliminarily registered character string groups as an element list and selecting them to generate document data. CONSTITUTION:A document design system is provided with a CRT display device 10, an input device 20 consisting of an input mechanism for data input having various menus and a keyboard including a ten key, etc., a file 30, an output device 40, and a computer system 50 which connects devices 10-40 to perform processings. A channel shape menu, an L shape menu, horizontal and vertical equal division menus, a box menu, a copy menu, and an erase menu are selected to designate rules of document design. Preliminarily registered character string groups are displayed on the CRT display device 10 as the element list, and patching, shipping, continuity, patch box copying, group patching, and logographic patching are selected on the screen and are inputted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Technical Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to a form design system for designing and outputting forms using a computer system.

(Technical background of the invention and its problems) When creating a form by printing, lines are drawn with a pencil, etc. on a spacing chart printed with frame ruled lines of a predetermined size, based on the specifications presented by the customer. do the
Since the design of the form is done by humans at every opportunity, and each form is designed individually, there are many types of designs, and in most cases, the form is used as an input/output medium for various devices. For.

There are many restrictions with the design, such as black printing, a seal prohibition zone, a rectangular shaped area inside with a predetermined margin from the reference side, and 4 dimensions etc. are specified in detail. has been done. A form design that is created to satisfy these constraints is used in the first step of creating the draft, which will become the manuscript for printing and platemaking, after obtaining the customer's solution.
The first version that is transferred to the final stage is hand-drawn by a human based on the form design, and one character is drawn on the ruled line and a logotype is pasted on.The version created in this way undergoes a final check by the Toku7a company. . There are many changes, corrections, etc. at this stage, which results in rework and is extremely complicated. Once the client has passed the final check and proofreading, the plate is transferred to the plate making process, where a film master plate is created, and after this, a printing plate is created in the printing plate process and transferred to the printing process. It will be done. The process of passing through many steps before entering the printing process requires a great deal of effort.

On the other hand, as systems for creating drafts of forms, there are systems that use a digitizer as an input means and systems that input a values such as the start and end points of ruled lines. Since the original numerical data is required and the input data is often not visually displayed, there is a drawback that it is difficult to tell whether the design input was successful or not until the drawing is performed.

(Objective of the invention) The object of the present invention is to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks, to improve the efficiency of work such as form design and correction, and to perform the process from form design process to plate making process or printing plate process consistently. We often provide form design systems, especially technology related to logo input.

(Summary of the Invention) The present invention includes a display device, an input device for selecting various operation/processing menus and inputting necessary data, a file in which data can be written or read, and a form design data that has been created. It is equipped with an output device for outputting, and a computer system for processing by combining each of the above devices, displays a spacing chart for form design on the display device, and displays a figure 1 for form design on the display screen by the input device. Generate characters and symbols, design a form while checking the display design and overall design on the display screen, register the designed form data in the file, or output it from the output device. This relates to a form design system that outputs a film original plate or printing plate from an E-format output device, and the form design includes a ruled U-shaped menu, an L-shaped menu, a horizontal and vertical equally divided menu, a box menu, and a copy. This is done by selecting and specifying the menu and erasing menu, and also displays pre-registered character strings as an element list, pasting, barring, continuous, pasting box copy, group pasting, logo pasting, and screen printing. Form data is created by selective input.

(Embodiments of the Invention) The form design system of the present invention was developed for producing business form designs, block copies, and film master plates in an interactive manner with a graphic display. Currently, business forms go through the process of rough manuscript → block copy, cut mask → camera work → plate making → printing plate. Crow mouth.

It is created through a manual process that requires skill, such as drawing squares using a loft ring, a pen, etc., and pasting the letters printed on a typesetting machine. moreover,
Net (screen).

In the case of a form that uses a background pattern, white characters, etc., in addition to the above-mentioned block, we use screen film, a base film for the background pattern film, and a cut mask with the necessary parts cut out in the exposure section for camera work.

It is necessary to perform plate making using film work. Similarly, in the case of forms that use multiple colors, original plates for each color must be created manually using cut masks and camera work.This invention uses computers to perform these complex and highly accurate tasks. It is designed so that anyone can easily do it.

The system of this invention is composed of an input device, an output device, and a conversion device, and first, the characteristics of each device will be described.

(1) Input device: ■ @ Form design; Unlike commercial printed matter, business forms are primarily a medium for transmitting information, and due to this nature, printed matter is used with additional individual information added. . Methods for adding notes include printing by computer, printing by hand using a typewriter, etc.

Designs are created with the above considerations in mind, but conventionally this has been done while exploring using pencils, erasers, and chart paper, and by creating several similar designs that differ only in positional relationship. Selection decisions were often made.

In contrast, the input device of the present invention has the following features.

a) A method is adopted in which the information to be included in the form is entered in a list for each item, along with the label name to be used, additional information (number of digits per line, etc.), addition method (printer, type, handwriting, etc.). This allows the design content to be clearly defined.

b) ), each design unit (
The required area (number of printing digits, number of 9 lines, etc.) is automatically displayed on the screen when selected, so the operator can easily create a well-balanced design by moving these while interacting with the screen. is possible.

C) Underlays (printer printing pitch, etc.) are selectively displayed on the screen as needed.

The above positioning is also automatically determined in relation to this pitch.

It is possible to prevent errors in relation to the printing position.

d) The design area (form size) is also displayed on the screen by inputting it in advance. Furthermore, by designing after determining this, if the design content appears outside the area, it will no longer be possible to input it automatically.

■ Form design make-up: This system, which performs design work based on the design created by the above-mentioned form design function or a rough manuscript obtained from a customer, has the following characteristics.

a) Nu line Line width, line position, line type (solid 1-dot line, negative.

(Positive, shaded, etc.), rounded rectangles, polygons, etc. can be determined using the menu selection method, and the line position can be selected from left, right, or center.

b) Screen Specify the screen area (rectangle, rounded rectangle, background, etc.), and add flat mesh (number of lines, angle, percentage), background pattern (registered background pattern, background pattern such as logo), gradation within that area. can be used.

C) A character input Kanikana-Kanji conversion method that allows character strings to be input in advance, and can also be input at the time of pasting if necessary.

Pasting: When the pasting area is specified through interaction with the screen, the maximum input font size is displayed, and the operator can use this as a guide to determine the font size and spacing. The determined character string is displayed on the screen, and the typeface literature collection,
(Negative, positive, shading, etc.) can also be selected at the time of pasting.

d) Logo registration: convert the original logo into data by scanning,
It can be registered on the disc, and the logo can be managed using a unique number.

Pasting: The position and enlargement/reduction ratio can be determined and pasted by interacting with the screen, and the logo can also be selected as net, positive or negative.

e) Frequently used shapes such as fixed parts registration marks can be registered in predetermined shapes.

Pasting: Finishing, sewing machine, punch register marks, etc. will be automatically pasted in the designated position just by entering the top, bottom, left and right sizes,
In addition, you can determine the position and paste by interacting with the screen.

f) Many copy forms are created using the same figure, nine characters, etc., and the input device of the present invention does not have a copy function so that these can be easily performed.

Partial copy: Copy by selecting only the necessary part by interacting with the screen and specifying the location to copy.

Entire copy: The design excluding those for printing management such as registration marks is copied by specifying the copy location.

g) Mobile printer There are many cases where the relationship between finish and design is partially or completely changed due to changes in the relationship with printing, etc., and this input device is equipped with a movement function to facilitate these changes. .

Partial movement: Select only the necessary part by interacting with the screen,
It is moved by specifying the moving location, so that corrections can be made quickly without changing the relative position of the moving figure, character, etc.

Whole movement: You can quickly move the design excluding those for print management such as registration marks by specifying the movement location. This can be used when changing the embossing position on the printer, etc.

b) Copies Many business form forms are copied over several sheets, so when creating designs for these forms, care must be taken to ensure that there is no discrepancy between the printed copy of each sheet and the design. It is necessary to Especially when making corrections.

If you forget to make even one copy, the position of the copy may shift and an accident may occur. This human-powered device uses a special input method to prevent these accidents.

Common part design: Design common parts such as parts that are to be copied on multiple sheets or parts with the same design to prevent mistakes in modifying the copied parts.

Design for each sheet: Only the unique parts are designed for each sheet after the first sheet.

In addition, the data is combined with the common part and each sheet at the time of output, and 6 sheets [
Used as data for 1.

i) In the case of printing M-continuation forms, it is necessary to consider where on the printing plate the plate cylinder can be accommodated.

Currently, this is commonly done during printing plate bending work or printing plate creation. This input? The bite position can be determined by interacting with the screen, which eliminates the complexity of post-processing.

j) For color plates, some documents have a single ruled line, a screen, etc., which are color-coded, and conventional methods have been to overlay a mask on the block and take it out with a camera, or to fill it with negative film. This is a process that requires a great deal of care, as it can sometimes erase ruled lines or leave one character missing.

This input device can output to a separate film simply by specifying color separations for the nine characters in the graphic by interacting with the screen. Therefore, connections such as lines and edges, lines and screens, etc. can be finished very neatly.

k) The map inspection input device is also equipped with a map inspection function, making it easier to conduct a map inspection by selectively highlighting the contrast between ruled lines, the relationship between characters and ruled lines, and the like for each color. .

(2) Output device Consists of a Nidram type laser plotter section and a minicomputer section that controls and manages the output device. The drum-type laser plotter uses a suction system on the inside of the drum, and can use film photographic paper, etc., and also has a scanner function, which can be used to import logo data. Output is positive/negative, front and back of film surface, enlarged/
It is possible to perform reduction, multiple output of the same form, output of multiple forms on the same film, etc. By selecting these functions, it is possible to obtain films suitable for various purposes such as offset, letterpress, and multi-sided printing.

(3) Conversion device: It organizes and converts the data created by the input device into data for the output device, and also performs data storage management, search output when reprinting, etc.

■Verification of ordered items and data The data created by the input device is saved on a floppy disk, and is read and processed during conversion.

This conversion device is a system that converts data after performing verification using order numbers, floppy disk numbers, FDNO, etc., in accordance with the reality of the industry where there are many similar product names.

■Data amount management In order to increase the processing efficiency of the output device, this converter has a system that manages the amount of data for each ordered item and film, and informs the operator of the most efficient output order.

■Proofreading/Proofreading Process It is common practice to not separate colors during proofreading, but to create films for each color upon proofreading.However, by making these selections during conversion, we have developed a system that can automatically handle the process. There is.

■Storage of calibration data For items that have been calibrated, data storage is automatically performed at the same time as data is exchanged, and the operator is required to store the data on storage media such as magnetic tape or magnetic disk, and erase the input floppy disk. It is a system for giving instructions.

■Data conversion The main content is to convert data created by an input device into data that can be read by an output device, but it has the following characteristics.

a) Search the color information of the data to create data for each color and send it to the output device.

b) The common part design created by the multi-part object human-powered device and the design for each sheet are combined, and data for each sheet is created and sent to the output device.

C) The data created by the bite processing input device is calculated using the bite data to create processed data and sent to the output device.

Next, the overall work of form design will be explained.

(1) Receipt of submissions This work involves inputting the forms that sales have received from customers (hereinafter referred to as orders) into the form design system of this invention.The submitted orders are new orders,
These are divided into reprint orders, proofreading orders, proofreading orders, and valuable orders. When any order is submitted, the manuscript and floppies for storing design data are collected in an order management binder for each order and flowed through the design system. Design data is recorded only while the order is in progress, and the data for each order is ultimately stored in a form master file or the like. The design data storage floppy is recycled and used again for the next order.

■Collect the new order manuscript and the erased design data storage floppy into an order management binder and send it to the design input subsystem.

■Reprint orders Reprint orders can be divided into two types: cases in which the order is exactly the same as the previous order or only a small portion of the corrections are made, and cases called revisions in which a certain amount of corrections are made. In the former case, the previous plate-making film will be used again, so no further steps will be taken in this system, but only the process of updating the previous order number in the reprint directory for managing the form master file will be performed; in the latter case, , the manuscript and the floppies for storing the erased design data are brought up into an order management binder, and a reprint list is created. This process is a preprocessing process for creating a reprint floppy, and the reprint directory is created using the previous order number as a key. Search for the previous design data indicated by the medium number and file KO in the form master file.

The floppy disk numbers for storing design data are associated with each other, and the data is printed as a reprint list, and at the same time, it is output to a floppy disk as a form master importing operation guide file.

■Proofreading completed/Valuable - Orders under proofreading Calibration completed/Valuable/Orders under proofreading are items that have been calibrated and output once in one system.

These order management binders are stored in the order management binder storage shelf during proofreading. Proofreading orders that have been corrected by customer proofreading, proofreading/valuable order management I select and send to the design input subsystem 6. Proofreading orders are not sent to the design input subsystem and are sent to the form master file. Temporarily stored for data writing.

(2) Send the reprint data import reprint list, form master import operation heavy guide file, and order management binder to the operator and perform the reprint floppy creation process.In this process, based on the reprint list, The operator selects the required form master file medium, while the system sets the form master file medium on the console based on the set form master import operation guide floppy.

A message for the floppy set is displayed, and the system operator proceeds with the work according to this message. In this way, the previous design data is loaded onto the floppy disk for storing design data, and at the same time, the list of loading completions is printed. After importing one batch of data, the floppy number of the floppy for storing design data is checked against the import completion list, and the data is sent to the design input system.

(3) Design input After design input/correction in the design subsystem, orders and proofreading during 1 proofing/11! Keep completed orders separate.

(4) Data input - Data import Input the design data floppy created by the design input subsystem and the proofed design data floppy temporarily stored for writing into the form booster into the system.

Orders that are being proofread are temporarily stored in the order management binder waiting for proof output, orders for proofing/receipt are temporarily stored in the order management binder shelf waiting for plate-making output, and proof orders that are not output on film using the output device are stored as floppy orders waiting to be cleared. Temporarily store it on the management binder shelf.

■Translation of commands for the output device For order data under proofreading, proofreading/valuable order data to be output on film on the output device, translate it into commands for the output device and send the data to the output device.

■Form master writing Copy all proofreading/valuable data to the form master. The medium number on which each data was copied,
File No., Order No.

The floppy NO information is output to the floppy as an erasing operation file.

(5) Data floppy clearing While referring to the clearing operation file, clear the data floppy of the order stored in the floppy clearing order management binder shelf, and at the same time register it in the reprint directory and register the cleared order. Print a list of order NOs and floppy NOs.

From the above, we have created a form convolution system according to this invention! The procedure is as shown in FIG. 1, and in step S1 of submitting a customer's manuscript, the manuscript is checked. In the case of a multi-part product, check the parts that are common to each part and the parts that are not, and prepare a data medium (floppy disk) to store the design data. The character string input in step S2 is performed by separating character strings from the manuscript into words or sentences and recording them on a data medium using a Japanese input method such as the kana-kanji conversion method.The next step S3 is to input management information by item. In order to identify each form, the form name, customer name, finished size, form type, and 9 dimensional units are used.

Individual identification information such as the number of parts (1 classification) is recorded on the data medium. In addition, the element list input (step S5) is a list of the parts that make up the form, and the fixed parts (register marks) in one part are registered in advance. Each word or sentence is automatically registered as one component.

At this stage, you can also add strings, fixed parts, etc.
It is possible to register in the element list using Japanese human power methods such as the kana-kanji conversion method. The form layout work (step S8) is to perform a rough design of the form, and try out the rough design of the borders of the form while selecting basic shapes from the screen interaction method! and record these data on a data medium. Form make-up work (step S7) involves designing the form for each part individually, and in the case of multiple parts, first design a common part that is common to all parts, and then design the parts that have been entered using the item-specific management information. The design takes several minutes for each part. These data are recorded separately on a data medium for each part, and are further processed in step S8, which is performed after the above-mentioned element list input, form layout work, and form make-up work are completed. In the conversion work, the data medium that has undergone the work up to the form makeup work is converted by the data conversion device into a data format that can be processed by the output device, and the data on the data medium is converted in units of parts. In one part, the overlap of all ruled lines, screens, text/logo fixed parts is checked and converted according to the priority.

Note that among the above operations, step St is performed manually, steps 52 to S7 are performed by a manual system, and step S8 is performed by a conversion system.

Next, the present invention will be explained by showing a specific configuration example.

As shown in Figure tJ52, the form design system of the present invention includes a CR7 display device 10 for displaying required messages, design patterns, etc., an input mechanism (tablet) for inputting data with various menus, a numeric keypad, a set button, etc. an input device 20 consisting of a keyboard, a file 30 such as a floppy disk or magnetic tape into which data can be written or read, and an output device (for example, a laser drum plotter) 40 for outputting plate-making film, printing plates, etc. and a computer system 50 that connects and processes each of the devices 10 to 40, and input device 2! Using the i20, input management information such as file number 1 product name and operator name, initialize the computer system 50, open the file 30, and display a spacing chart for design in a grid on the CRT display! 0 or select a form design already registered in the file 30 using the input device 20 and display it on the CRT display device IO. After inputting the form design and completing one task, the data is registered in the file 30, and the input device ff20
Select the form design already registered in file 30 using CiI? In addition to displaying it on the display device 10, a plate-making film or the like of the form design is outputted via the conversion system 41 and the output device 40.

By the way, the computer system 50 is operated by software, and includes a spacing chart display routine 51 for displaying a spacing chart in which grid points are arranged on the CR7 display device 10, and an input command from the input device 20. Input via the input controller 52 and the input controller 52! an instruction analyzer 53 for analyzing instructions transmitted from the It station 20;
A menu routine 5 executes the menu according to commands sent from the command analyzer 53 (and a CR7 graphic generation routine 55 displays graphics and data on the CR7 display device 10 according to menu data from the menu routine 54), An input information table 58 that organizes and stores the input information and an input information table 58
The table controller 5B includes a table controller 5B that Mlls the file 30 and the input information table 58 according to the selected output of the menu routine 54, and a file controller 57 that connects the file 30 and the input information table 58. The menu routine 54 is a basic figure menu 54A that processes basic figures such as straight lines and arcs.
and a layout menu 54 for moving and deleting lines, etc.
8 and an application menu 54CJ that processes complex shapes such as rounded rectangles! The application menu 54G has a rectangle with rounded corners, vertical ruled lines, parallel ruled lines with rounded frames, and the like. In addition, there is a character menu 540 for processing characters, and a character information table for processing one character. In addition, the created form design is transferred from the file 30 to the conversion system 41.
The format is converted and sent to the output device 40. This can also be sent online.

Explain the working procedure of the input system.

First, the main title of the input system is the CRT display stirrup l.
0In the state shown in the table, set the data medium for storing the design data (see Figure 3).Next, the item-specific management information input screen as shown in Figure 4 will appear, so enter the necessary items. Enter. In addition to the form name and customer name for identifying individual forms, the items to be input include the following items for specifying form specifications.

Chart category: Specify the type of spacing chart to be displayed on the screen when inputting the design.

Types include spacing charts for 8 OCR sheets, 1/8 inch vertically x 1/10 inch horizontally, 1/8 inch vertically x 1710 inches horizontally, and spacing charts for financial forms.

Number of parts: Number of parts of the form Finished size 2 Sizes of the top and bottom x left and right sides of the form, if the size is different for each part in a multi-part form, the maximum size Progress classification: 1 during proofreading for the classification that indicates the progress of the work on the form This will give instructions on how to convert.

When the entry of item-specific management information is completed, a basic menu screen as shown in FIG. 5 appears. If you select design input l here, the design input work (form layout work, form makeup work) will be performed using element list manual 2.
If you select , you can enter the element list. In addition, by selecting Finish 3, you can finish the input system work. The registration marks and the character string input earlier in the character string input process are included, and the number of zero digits and lines displayed on the element list along with the part classification code, number of digits, number of nine lines, and information on the part used are This is to generate a specific symbol (print mark) at each character string pasting position for 9 lines of digits when creating a form in layout mode.This allows you to include the character string pasting position when designing. You can design forms according to your needs. Further, in specifying the part to be used, this is to prevent mistakes in pasting character strings between parts, and by limiting the parts to be used, it is possible to prevent mistakes in pasting other parts-d.

In the above-mentioned character string inputting process, for character strings that have been forgotten or entered incorrectly, character strings can be added using a Japanese input method such as the kana-kanji conversion method when inputting this element list, or Modifications, deletions, etc. can be made.

This element list is displayed as a list with necessary information when pasting form makeup mode character strings and fixed parts.

When entering the design input work, a parts list as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. The finished size, number of colors, and number of part sheets for each part are displayed in the part list, and each piece of information is displayed for the number of parts specified in the common part and item-specific management information input. At this stage, you can design the specified part, change the finished size of the specified part, copy the specified part, delete the specified part, and change the number of colors and number of parts for the specified part. If you select a design, the main menu for design input as shown in Figure 8 will be displayed.If you select Form Layout 1, you will be able to enter the form layout, and if you select Form Makeup 2, you will be able to create a form makeup! can be done. Further, when the end 9 is selected, the display returns to the part list display shown in FIG.

In form layout mode work, the rough design of the entire form is laid out using basic figures and column print marks. Basic shapes include straight lines, rectangles, horizontally dividing parallel lines,
There are vertically equally divided parallel lines and circles. Among these figures, straight lines and circles are called primitives, and rectangles, horizontally equally divided parallel lines, and perpendicularly equally divided parallel lines can be decomposed into their constituent straight lines. Column print marks are used for the layout of the printer's print position in the form, and the print marks correspond to the number of columns and lines and are displayed on the screen as a zero copy mark.

The printing mark can be input by using one registered in advance in the element list, or by using the column input menu. By setting the definition shape mode when inputting basic shapes, you can create a composite shape that is a combination of basic shapes.
It can be treated as one figure.

The overall flow of the form layout mode is shown in FIG. 9, and the menu of the form layout mode is as shown in FIG. 1θ. When you select the definition menu in form layout mode, it becomes "definition figure mode", and basic figures input during this mode or extracted by extraction of already input basic figures are grouped together as one group. It will be done. This allows a figure with a special shape that is not included in the basic figures to be treated as a single figure. If you select this menu while in the definition figure mode, the "definition figure mode" will end.

On the other hand, the column layout operation is executed according to the flow procedure shown in FIG.

■Items with column specifications on the element list (number of digits,
If you select an item with a specified number of lines), the column layout menu will appear, and the specified print mark will be displayed on the screen.

■By selecting the column layout menu and specifying the number of columns (9 digits), a print mark will be displayed on the screen. As for the print marks, identification marks for books and the like are displayed as shown in FIG. 12, each having a specified number of digits and one line. Figure +2 shows an example of 4 digits and 2 lines.

The number of digits of the print mark can be changed using the 0 digit number change menu, the number of lines of the print mark can be changed using the line number change menu, and the print mark can be moved using the movement menu.

Set the print mark using the reset menu.

By selecting the print mark that has already been input on the screen, the column layout menu will be displayed and the state shown in (■) above will be displayed.

As shown in Figure 13, the form make-up work is divided into the following steps: inputting ruled lines, pasting one character/logo input on the screen, manpowering fixed parts, and defining attribute tables.The above five tasks can be performed arbitrarily from the menu on one screen. Select and perform each task, and select the exit menu to exit the form makeup mode.

1. Attribute definition; In this attribute definition mode, select 3. from the menu shown in FIG. ! ! It is possible to define attribute items of the same type. One is to specify the line width, and specify the line width f required when creating a form. The other is the screen specification, and the halftone me and angle 2% required when creating the form are specified ti.
It is p-capable. The last attribute item that can be specified is the specification of the rounded corner value. If you do not select the 0 menu that allows you to specify the rounded corner value required when creating a form, create a form - L. Attribute term [Set to 1 as initial value.

The initial values for the line shapes are solid lines, broken lines, and double lines, but these can also be changed, and the initial values for the line positions are also set in advance.

2. ``B Line Manually; By selecting this ruled line menu and combining the necessary graphic elements, you can design the ruled line part of the form (first
(See Figure 5).

(1) U-shaped menu (Ml-M4) By specifying two diagonal points on the tablet of the input device 20, a U-shaped figure is generated. Also, if necessary, by using the various attribute values specified in the attribute definition above, it is possible to shade the ruled lines, change the line width in the vertical and horizontal directions, and change the width of the lines in the vertical and horizontal directions. can perform corner rounding. It is also possible to change the line shape and line position.

(2) L-shaped menu (M5-11B) An L-shaped figure is generated by specifying two diagonal points on the tablet. Also, if necessary, as with the U-shaped menu, it is possible to specify line width in the vertical and horizontal directions, shading and rounding of ruled lines, as well as change the line shape and line position. It is possible.

(3) Horizontal, @ direct answer split menu (19~MIO) When this menu is selected, as shown in Figure 18, the area surrounded by the two points (+) specified by the tablet 1: will be the specified number of points. , generate line segments equally divided horizontally and in the river direction.

Also, if necessary, there may be a starting first line segment and a final line segment,
You can make it exist or not. By using the various attribute values specified in the attribute definition described above, line width change specification and shading specification can be performed. It is also possible to change the designation of the line shape and the line position.

(4) Box menu (Mll) A rectangle is generated by specifying two diagonal points on the tablet. By using the various attribute values specified in the attribute definition above, the vertical and horizontal line widths can be changed, borders can be shaded, and corners can be rounded. can be attached. It is also possible to change the designation of the line shape and the line position.

(5) Straight line menu (M2) By specifying two points on the tablet, a line segment with these two points as end points is generated. Further, by using various attribute values specified in the attribute definition described above, line width can be changed, and ruled lines can be shaded. It is also possible to change the designation of the line shape and the line position.

(8) Circle menu (M13) By specifying two points with Tablet 4H, a circle with the diameter of these two points is generated. Furthermore, by using various attribute values specified in the attribute definition, it is possible to change the line width and shade the ruled lines.

(7) Pick Menu ([1B) Changing Attributes and Delete Processing of Already Input Figures 2 When transforming or moving a figure, select this pick menu after specifying the target figure. This puts the target figure in an editing state, making it possible to perform the above-mentioned processes. If this pick menu is selected during the ruled line menu, only the ruled line shapes will be valid.

(8) Copy menu (M2S) Create a new shape from an already input shape with the same shape and attributes.
If more than one occurrence occurs, select this copy menu after specifying the target figure group (more than one can be specified, and there is no problem between ruled line, screen, and pasting modes). . Thereafter, by specifying a reference point of the target figure and specifying one or more installation points of this reference point, the target figure group is copied.

(9) Erase Menu (M14) When erasing some or all of the shapes that have already been input, specify the target shape and erase each shape.For example, use the menu on the left in Figure 17. When erasing a part of a rectangle such as , by using a straight line, the result will be as shown in the figure on the right.

3. Screen; By selecting Screen from the main menu,
The system enters the Meclean mode as shown in the tjSlB diagram.

(1) Logo area (designation of logo background area) (M22) When creating a form, if you want to specify a background pattern of the logo for a certain area, specify that area in this menu.

By changing the attribute values of the screen as needed, it is possible to shade the logo or shade outside the logo frame. The operation example of specifying the logo area is shown in the second example.
0. Select the menu in the logo area (
Step 541) Then, in the first step S42, the logo number etc. are input. The logo reduction rate specifies the reduction rate in both the horizontal and vertical directions, and the screen number is from “1” to
If you specify '4'', the logo will be shaded and patterned,
If you specify ``5'' to ``8'', the logo will be positive and the area will be shaded to form a background pattern. If you specify 9'' to ``12'', the logo will be negative and the area will be shaded. In addition, the designation of a background pattern area (step 54) is performed.
Step 3) is performed by specifying two diagonal points as shown in FIG.

(2) Specifying the built-in background pattern area (designation of the built-in background pattern area) ([21] When creating a form, internal pattern selection (registered background selection) for a certain area
If you want to use , specify the area in one menu. By changing the screen's attribute values as required.

It is possible to shade the part of the picture on the built-in background, or to shade the outside of the picture. An example of the operation for specifying the built-in tint block area is shown in FIG. 21. When the built-in tint block area menu is selected (step 551), the screen number is input in the next step S52. in this case,
If you specify '0', the built-in background pattern will be output as positive, and 'l' to '
If you specify 4", the built-in background pattern will be screened, and "5" will be applied.
If you specify ~8'', the area will be covered with a screen. Also, the built-in tint block area is specified by specifying two points on the diagonal, as described above.

(3) Grab area (gradation area specification) (M2
O) When creating a form, if you want to use gradation for a certain area, specify that area in this menu. A gradation can be created by specifying the density of the gradation at the start point and end point r at the same time as specifying the area. An example of how to specify a gradation area is shown in Figure 22. After displaying the gradation area menu (step S$1), select whether to specify a gradation in the horizontal direction or in the vertical direction. At the same time, specify the halftone percentage of the starting point and ending point of the gradation by entering a number on the keyboard (step 982), and then specify the gradation area by specifying two points on the diagonal. (step 513).

(4) Corner screen (N23) The above figure is generated by selecting this menu and specifying two diagonal points on the tablet. By using this menu, a rounded corner screen can be performed, the corner radius is determined from the two specified points, and various screens can be used by using the attribute values specified in the attribute definition.

(5) Box screen figure Select this menu and specify two diagonal points on the tablet to generate a box screen figure.

Also, by using the screen attribute values specified in the attribute definition, various types of shading can be performed, and by specifying rounded corners, a box screen figure with rounded corners is generated.

, (6) Triangular screen figure (N25) By selecting this menu and specifying three points on the tablet, at least one of which is not on the straight line connecting the other two points, a triangular screen figure is generated. Also, by using the screen attribute values specified in the attribute definition, various types of shading can be performed.

(7) Circle screen figure (M2B) By selecting this menu and specifying two points on the tablet, a 1 circle screen figure is generated. Also, by using the screen attribute value specified in the attribute definition, various kinds of meshing can be performed.

4. Paste mode; (1) Paste When this mode is selected, the previously input character string group is displayed on the CR1 display device 10 as an element list. The number of character strings displayed on the CRTIO at one time is 9, and "1" to "" on the menu as shown in Figure 19.
Compatible with 9”.

Select the character string to be pasted from the element list L and input the key corresponding to that item number. After specifying two diagonal points on the tablet and determining the area for pasting one character string,
A second box is generated within this area that displays the actual character string frame. Targeting this second box, change the number of points, change the interval between nine characters, and specify the reference point when changing the number of points and character spacing.As a result, the second box will be transformed to the specified size. , set when the optimal second box is determined. Furthermore, by using the screen attribute value specified in the attribute definition, various types of shading can be applied to the character string. Furthermore, by changing the font code, which is a single character attribute, any font can be set. If you enter "0" from the keyboard for character strings that are not registered in the element list and enter the character string using the kana-kanji change function, you can paste the character string in the same way as above. be able to.

(2) Stamping Specify the character string to be pasted from the element list using the above character string designation method, designate one reference pasting position on the tablet, designate the number of points 9 character intervals, and set. Further, by using the screen attribute value specified in the attribute definition, various types of shading can be applied to one character string.

(3) Continuous (horizontal/vertical continuous pasting, horizontal/vertical item number designated pasting) When this menu is selected, a submenu is displayed on the CRT display W110.

- Continuous specification (horizontal/vertical) This menu is a method for pasting specified character strings (m number of characters) continuously in the specified area horizontally and vertically. After selecting this menu, specify the first item number and number of character strings to be pasted consecutively in the horizontal and vertical directions from the element list. Then, specify two points in the pasting area on the tablet. At this stage, this area is divided equally into the number of character strings, and for the first pasting box, change the number of points, specify the 9-character spacing, and specify the reference point when changing the number of points or character spacing. Then, determine and set the size of the second pasting box displayed within the pasting box. The size of this second box is continued to the next character string pasting box, and the text is pasted continuously. Other changes to attributes are the same as pasting.

- Item number specification (horizontal/vertical) This menu specifies the speed element list and character string from 0# to the specified area.

This is a method of pasting multiple character strings in the horizontal and vertical directions. After selecting this menu, specify the number of character strings you want to paste continuously. After that, when you specify the area on the tablet, the area will be divided equally into this number. Determine the pasting box, −
Paste each string by specifying the item number.

(0 Paste Box Copy The pasting box that was last pasted using the pasting menu is memorized, and this pasting box is reused when pasting a new string. This allows you to input the pasting box. This reduces the number of times, leading to improved work events.Also, the size can be changed by entering numerical values from the keyboard.

Note that when pasting one character string, when you specify two points on the diagonal with Tabley / ), a rectangle created by these two points and a second rectangle with a certain margin inside are generated. . This prevents one character string from overlapping a ruled line.

Also, at this time, the computer system 50 specifies a reference point for expanding or reducing the zero-order character string, where the maximum number of points that can be pasted is determined, and from now on, the number of points will be changed or reduced around this reference point. When increasing or decreasing the character spacing or pasting a character string into a box with rounded corners, by using the R input function, it is possible to paste without worrying about characters overlapping the rounded corners.

(5) Group pasting This is a method of automatically pasting character strings (sentences) input continuously in multiple stages by specifying the pasting area and the number of lines. Specify the number of character strings from the element list and at the same time specify the number of lines to paste. 6.Next, just specify two points on the diagonal of the pasting area on the tablet to set the number of points 9 to 1 character spacing between lines. This is a method of automatically determining and pasting in multiple stages. Alternatively, after specifying the number of points,
Specify the width per line. This determines the number of characters to be pasted per line and at the same time determines the number of lines. Also, the line spacing is given a certain initial value, and character strings are pasted in several columns, and if necessary, it is possible to change the number of points and change the distance between nine lines.

(8) Logo (logo pasting) There are two main types of logos: commonly used punctuation marks and company names and marks unique to each company. Both have numbers for identification, but in the case of the latter, it is managed with a number that is a combination of the customer code entered in the item-specific management information and the ago number, while the former is managed with only the logo number. There is. Select this menu and select the logo number
Enter. Specify the reference point on the tablet to specify the pasting position. It is possible to expand and reduce this logonization.

It is possible to specify an arbitrary size, and it is also possible to shade the logo by using the screen attribute value specified in the attribute definition.

(7) Screen (screen 0N10FF menu)
When pasting a character string onto a screened figure, it is difficult to identify the existence of a single character string, so by selecting this menu.

The purpose is to temporarily turn off the screen display and measure the improvement in work efficiency when pasting text strings.

5. Fixed parts mode; When this menu is selected, a list of parts (register marks) is displayed in the element list as shown in Figure W46. 0 Items that are displayed include colored beads, center register marks, horizontal perforation register marks, etc. Enter the item number indicating the above-mentioned parts from the keyboard, and if you want to set the parts in the standard position, they will be displayed in a fixed position, and if you want to set them in an arbitrary position, you can specify that position with the tablet L. Also, if you specify the corner cut item number, a submenu will be displayed on CRTIO. Also, input and set the necessary information regarding each registration mark from the keyboard.

(1) W Menu (Window Menu) Depending on the type of dragonfly, they may be outside the finished size and cannot be recognized on the screen. Therefore, if you select this W menu,
The outside of the finished size is also displayed on the screen to prevent forgetting to input registration marks.

(2) Biting position menu Select this menu and enter a point indicating the bite position.

The bite convergence can also be changed if necessary, and based on this bite designation, the conversion system performs conversion taking the bite position into consideration.

(3) Color plate ψ Screen attribute display menu Common to ruled line, screen, and pasting modes, this is a menu for extracting and displaying specified attributes. 1 color plate attribute, screen attribute, and font attribute can be extracted and 0 colors. If you want to extract a plate attribute, press a certain key on the keyboard and a figure with the same attribute as the specified attribute will be displayed in a predetermined color on the graphic display. Scree. - The same applies to the font attribute and typeface attribute, and by using this menu, it is possible to prevent errors in attribute specification.

(4) The attribute display menu for checking the relationship between line width and line placement has the same attribute value as the line width and line placement specified for checking the relationship between line width and line placement in ruled line mode. This is for displaying ruled lines with a certain color on a graphic display. By using this menu, it is possible to prevent mistakes in specifying 1m gender.

6. Menu common to all modes; (1) Screen enlargement display menu If you select this menu and then specify two points in the area you want to enlarge, that part will be enlarged and displayed. This allows detailed designs to be performed in an enlarged display state, leading to improved work efficiency.

(2) All menu Once the all menu is selected, move to CRTIO,
Copy, delete, and attribute submenus are displayed. To move, group all the shapes you want to specify and move them all at once. To copy, group all the specified shapes and delete them all at once. For attributes, change all the attributes of the specified shapes to any attribute at once. change.

(3) Pitch switching menu When this menu is selected, a predetermined pitch unit can be arbitrarily selected, and when creating a graphic design, coordinate values are rounded to the specified pitch unit.

(4) OCR character frame menu Select this menu and input the necessary information (character frame width, 9 character frame height, 9 character frame height, number of digits, 1 character frame spacing). Also, by specifying the base point for OCR character frame generation, an OCR character frame is automatically generated.

(5) Cursor movement There are the following methods for moving the cursor.

l) Cursor jump Specify the moving point using relative coordinates from the reference point.

Step movement in specified units or direct movement by numerical input is possible.

2) Moving the absolute coordinate value Move the cursor by specifying the absolute coordinate from the origin.

3) Move the cursor by specifying the moving point using the moving point designation tablet 1.

(8) Finished size check function During design, such as inputting figures, moving figures, copying one figure, etc., items exceeding the finished size are checked and are not displayed on the screen.

Based on the above, the entire form design of this invention can be summarized as follows.
The process will be explained using flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3(A) to 3(G).

When the form design work is started by operating the keyboard provided on the input device 120, a start screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed (step 510G).
After that, the input screen for item-specific management information shown in FIG. 4 appears (step 510f), and the item-specific management information is input using a tablet, etc. (step 3102). 0 When the input of item-specific management information is completed, the screen shown in FIG. When element list input is selected, a part list as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed (steps 5103 to 810B), and the size is changed (step 511).
2) When design input is selected from the part list after copy (step 5113) and delete (step 8114) are processed, a mode selection menu screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed (step 9101).Here,
When form layout is selected, the layout mode shown in FIG. 23(C) is entered (step 5ill), and when form makeup is selected, the makeup mode is entered as shown in FIG. At 9148, the operations of steps SlO to 518 explained in FIG. 9 are performed,
In steps 5120 to 5132 of the makeup mode, the operations of steps 331 to N535 explained in FIG. 13 are performed. Furthermore, when "Exit" is selected on the main menu screen, the design is registered to be stored in the file 30 (step 5122), and the conversion system 41
is performed according to the flow shown in FIG. 24, and the following processing is performed.

(1) Batch input By inputting one or more data media created by the input system into the conversion system one by one, the conversion system creates a file corresponding to each data medium, and creates design data. to be kept.

(2) Multi-part processing conversion processing, in which design data for one data medium is sequentially processed.There are multiple part data in one design data, and these part data are common parts.

■There are parts, 2 parts, 1O parts. When processing part data, the conversion system always combines the data of the common part and the data of each one box and converts it as data of one part. As a result, data designed using a common part in the input system is converted as data for all parts. The conversion system repeats the above process for the specified parts.

(3) Superimposition processing The part data for one part is further decomposed into the following four subfiles.

■Screen sub file ■Ruled line sub file a) Character, logo sub file ■Fixed parts sub file conversion system performs processing in the order of ■→■→■→■ As a result of conversion within each subfile, figures or characters If the data overlaps, priority will be given to the data created later. Similarly, if data overlaps between subfiles, that is, if there are ruled lines in the screen area, ■→■→■→[
Stocks] are processed so that the later they are, the higher the priority is.

(Conversion of 0 fixed parts For fixed parts, data registered in the conversion system in advance is input from the input system (data medium-L
code) and set it as data for the output device 940. With this method, even if the specifications of the fixed parts (mainly the register mark ta) are changed, it can be handled by simply modifying the registered data.

(5) Color plates are processed according to the instructions of the management information for each processing item.
Normally, color separation is not performed, so the color attributes of each data are ignored and converted.

In this method, data for 1 part is processed as output data for 1 sheet for output @ position 4G. On the other hand, if a color is specified in the item-specific management information, the conversion is done keeping in mind the color attribute of each piece of data. Therefore, the data for one part is converted to the output device 40 as multiple autumnal equinox data (color plate data) equal to the number of colors existing in that part. Conventionally, color plate separation was done manually during the plate-making process, but with this system, it is automatically done based on numerical data during conversion, so it is possible to obtain color plates of extremely high quality.
This also helps prevent color misalignment, white spots, etc. in printed matter.

(8) Stitching process After the conversion process for all subfiles is completed, the entire data is moved according to the instructions from the input system to match the stitching position at the time of printing.
Jl) (!2172)... (xn, ym) is compared with the point (xp, yp) designated as the bite position. As a result, if Np≦ln, then 7n←(yn
yp) If lp>Yn! n←(yn÷(Y-yp)
) Y: Coordinate transformation of vertical finishing size is performed.

In the past, processing of the gripping position was done manually when preparing the plate just before printing, but with this system it can be done automatically at the time of conversion.

(7) Creating a list For all the data media input at once, a list is created in descending order of the amount of data after conversion so that the processing efficiency at the output device M4G is improved when the conversion is completed.

FIG. 25 shows the configuration of the output, based on the data created by the conversion system 41 described above.

The output device 140 outputs an image 4 of a plate-making film, a printing plate, etc.
Generate 2. A laser drum plotter can be used as an output system, and a conversion system 41 or a file 30 can be used.
The data from the output device 0 is temporarily stored in the output device 0, and is selectively output according to the operator's instructions. The image data for output is processed within the output device 4θ, and as shown in FIG. 26, the on/off of the laser light from the laser oscillator 44 is controlled. The laser beam is sent to the rotating mirror 47 via the reflection mirrors 45 and 4B. The zero-rotating mirror 47 exposes an output medium 48 such as a film to the laser beam while moving in the direction of the yam inside the output medium support 43. As a result, an image is recorded on the output medium 48, and a plate-making film or the like is obtained.

(Effect of the invention) In this invention, after inputting one character string and item-specific management information, inputting the element list, form layout work, and form makeup work are performed, and after all the work is completed, the image Since the information is converted for output, it is possible to design a form easily and quickly, and the designed form can be immediately sent to the printing process and printed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of this invention, and FIG.
Figure 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the present invention, Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of displaying the main title, Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of the item-specific management information input screen, and Figure yS5 is an example of the basic menu screen. Figure 6 is a list showing an example of parts, Figure 7 is a diagram showing an example of a parts list, Figure 8 is a diagram showing the main menu, and Figure 9 is a flowchart showing an example of operation in form layout mode. , FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the menu, FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of column layout operation, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of displaying identification marks, and FIG. 13 is an example of form makeup operation. 14, 15, 18, and 19 are examples of menus, FIG. 16 is a diagram showing how to design a line segment, and FIG. 17 is a diagram showing how to erase figures. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an example of operation for specifying a logo area. Fig. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of specifying the built-in gradation area, and Fig. 22 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of specifying the gradation area), p! S23 Figures (A) to (C) are flowcharts showing the overall flow of form design, No. 24
The figure is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the conversion system.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the output configuration, and FIG. 2B is a configuration diagram showing an example of the output device. lO...CR7 display device, 20...Input Vt position, 3
0...File, 4G...Output device, 50...
Computer system, 51... Spacing chart display routine, 52... Input controller, 53...
・Instruction analyzer, 54...Menu routine, 55
... CR7 figure generation routine, 5B... Table controller, 57... File controller, 58.
...Input information table. Applicant's agent Yu Angata San1's Jyoyu (no change in content) Sheep f Vice No. 3 Zuna 4 Figure 9 Zuzoku t2 Figure 22 20z 21 Figure 22 Hand 24 Figure 25 Figure 1981 1985 Patent Application No. 129427 dated 1985 (1986), Patent Application No. 129427 2, Name of the Invention Form Design System 3, Relationship with the Amendment Person Case Patent Applicant: 1-1-1 Ichigaya Kagacho-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (289) Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. 4, Agent: September 4, 1985 (Delivery date: September 24, 1985) 6. Drawings subject to amendment 7, Contents of amendment

Claims (1)

[Claims] A display device, an input device for selecting various operation/processing menus and inputting necessary data, a file in which data can be written or read, an output device for outputting created form design data, and each of the above devices. a computer system that combines and processes a spacing chart for form design on the display device, and displays figures, characters, and text for form design on the display screen by the input device.
In a form design system in which a symbol is generated, a form is designed while checking the display design and the overall design on the display screen, and the designed form data is registered in the file, a film original is sent from the output device. Alternatively, output a printing plate, set the borders of the form design by selecting and specifying the U-shaped menu, L-shaped menu, horizontal and vertical equal division menu, box menu, copy menu, and erase menu, and The group of character strings in the list is displayed as an element list, and form data can be created by pasting, punching, continuous, pasting box copy, group pasting, logo pasting, and selective input on the screen. Featured form design system.