JPS62105266A - Character processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To know the kind of a graphic which is entered even during document editing operation and to perform compatible character processing by displaying document data, graphic patterns, etc., when they are stored in a buffer. CONSTITUTION:When the input of a keyboard KB is supplied, an interrupt signal is sent to a CPU and various control signals are read out of a ROM to perform various control according to the control signals. A graphic area in a document is recognized and a graphic to be displayed or printed is generated according to the size of the area. The position, the number of lateral characters, and the number of longitudinal characters are inputted to an area R1. A graphic area is secured in the document in the area R6 and the kind of the graphic and the name of a graphic file are entered in the area R1 to generate a graphic pattern on a buffer memory DBUF according to the size of the graphic area.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a character processing device, and more particularly to a character processing device that can input, edit, and output documents containing information other than text, such as graphs, line drawings, and images. be.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of character processing device, for example, [1] a character processing bag that processes American language documents and graphs, processes information consisting of ordinary characters (hereinafter referred to as F Bunzan) and graphs. It existed independently of information consisting of non-characters (hereinafter referred to as F-figures). In other words, a document is a collection of input characters, and a figure is an instruction representing an actual pattern or a straight line to generate that pattern, or a collection of data such as numerical values that are the basis of a graph.

FIG. 2 shows that in a conventional character processing device, a document and a figure exist in the form of independent files, and they are connected by a pointer within the document. Figure 2 (A)
is a format in which one graphic file exists for one document file, and CB) in the same figure is a format in which one graphic file exists for each graphic area in the document.

In the figure, al and a2 are document data, bl, b
2. b3. b4 is the graphic area in the document data, cl, e
2. e3. c4 is bi respectively.

b2. b3. This is graphic data corresponding to b4, and PL,
P2. P3. p4 is a pointer that connects each.

al and a2 are document files alone, and cl and c2
represents that they are collectively one graphic file, and c3 and 04 are each independent graphic files.

In order to connect document data and graphic data, it is necessary to store a pointer in the document, but since the pointer is not a document, it is not stored in the document as normal document data, but rather as a pointer in the document data. was stored in the data that manages the document data (usually added to the beginning of the document data).

Such conventional technology has the disadvantage that it is unclear which graphic file is to be written in the graphic area during document editing.It takes one sentence to know the graphic file to be written in the graphic area. It was necessary to perform operations such as moving to an editing screen (state) different from that of 8 editing and inputting a command not to look at the figure. Furthermore, because the created document contains a pointer to a graphic file, it can only be used on a character processing device that can handle graphics, and lacks compatibility with character processing devices that cannot handle graphics.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the conventional drawbacks. That is, the present invention provides a character processing device that can know the type (file name) of a figure to be entered even while editing a document, and can create a document that is compatible with a character processing bag δ that cannot handle figures. It's about doing.

[Example] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the present invention in detail.

Figures input or edited using the figure creation method in 1-1 are
The information is stored by the storage means 1-2.

The normal characters and functional characters inputted by the first stage of document manpower 1-3 are stored in the fourth stage of document storage 1-4. 1-5 document editing means.

The text inputted from the input means 1-3 is used to edit the document data stored in the document storage means 1-4.

The graphic area recognition means 1-6 recognizes the graphic area in the document data stored in the document storage means 1-4 based on the functional characters. The graphic combination means 1-7 reads a graphic file based on the data read from the graphic area in sentence-I.
The graphic size determining means 1-8 determines the size of the graphic area recognized in 1-6 when output. The figure generating means 1-9 generates the figure size determined in 1-8 based on the figure file read out by the figure combining means 1-7. 1-10 output means, 1
The document composed of normal characters in the first storage level of -4 and the figure generated in step 1-9 are outputted in alignment with the position recognized in step 1-6.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the character processing device of the present invention.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 3, the CPU is a central processing unit in the form of a microprocessor. A position, operations for character processing,
The logic 'r1 is disconnected, etc., and each component connected to these paths is controlled via the address bus AB, control bus CB, and data bus DB.

In addition, the recognition of the graphic area in the text, the determination of the size of the graphic area, and the generation of the figure are based on the contents of the RAM, which will be described later.
Do this with this CPU.

Address bus AB transfers address signals indicating the components to be controlled by the microprocessor CPU. Control bus CB is microprocessor CPU
transfers and supplies the control signals of each component to be controlled. Data/Hess DB is the name component phase L
1iJl of data is transferred.

Next, the ROM is a read-only fixed memory, and stores the -L order controlled by the microprocessor CPU, which will be described later, for example, the 1 order shown in FIGS. 6A and 6H.

Further, the RAM is a random access memory having a structure of 1 word and 16 bits, and is used for temporary storage of various data from each component. The data to be stored includes a data area R1 that determines the size of the document, such as character spacing, and an intermediate data area R2 that is used to generate figures.
, a pattern area R3 of generated figures, etc. It also has an area R6 for storing documents.

The KB is a keyboard, including alphanumeric keys, kanji keys, katakana keys, character keys for specifying graphic areas, keys for inputting character symbols, and keys for specifying the start and end of kanji conversion, as well as keys for character processing. It is equipped with various function keys for instructing various parts of the device.

DEUF is a buffer memory that stores document information etc. input from the keyboard KB.

DISK is a magnetic disk device that serves as external storage for created documents.

CR is a cursor register, the contents of which can be read and written by the CPU. CRT controller CRT described later
C displays a cursor at the position of the display device cRrt- corresponding to the address stored here.

A CRT is a display device using a cathode ray tube or the like, and the display of dot-structured character patterns, graphic patterns, and a cursor on the display device, IcRT, is controlled by a CRT controller CRTC.

The CRT controller CRTC has a cursor register CR.
and displays the contents stored in buffer DBUF on display device C.
Display on RT.

CG is a character generator and 1 display device CRT.
Generates character signals such as characters, symbols, and cursors to be displayed on the screen.

The character processing of the present invention is composed of each of these constituent elements! In position A, it operates in response to various inputs from the keyboard KB, and when the input from the keyboard KB is supplied, an interwoven signal is first sent to the central processing unit cPU, and the central processing unit CPU stores in ROM,
Various control signals are read out, and various controls are performed according to these control signals.

Note that the display means for displaying the contents of the buffer DBUF in correspondence with the position of the display device CRTI- is well known, so its explanation will be omitted, and the display can be done simply by storing document data, graphic patterns, etc. in the buffer DBUF. It will be done.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, the entire process of combining graphic data into a document and generating a graphic pattern by the character processing apparatus of the present invention will be explained.

FIG. 4 is an example of writing a simple map as a graphic in a document being created, and shows that the document being created and edited is displayed on one display device cRTl.

Part a in FIG. 4(A) is a document area in which characters that have already been input and characters to be input will be input.

The part within the dotted line is the part that is desired to be a graphic area.

In FIG. 4 CB), the user points the cursor at the left position of the graphic area and indicates the number of characters in the width and the number of lines in the vertical direction of the graphic area by inputting from the keyboard KB.

In FIG. 4(C), the CPU has written function characters (") indicating the graphic area on the left and right sides of the part corresponding to the graphic area in sentence-2.

Figure 4 (D) shows that the type of figure (it is called "Zukei" because it is a line drawing map) and the name of the figure file (the name "Esamae") are added to the figure area defined in Figure 4 (C). The following information is entered. The type of figure and the name of the figure file are entered using the same editing means used to enter normal characters.

If you want to change the size or position of the graphic area, you can do so by changing the position of the seven characters in the document.

In Figure 4 (E), the graphic area was enlarged by moving the column of functional characters on the left side of the graphic area in Figure 4 (D), as well as the graphic type name and graphic file name written therein. It is something.

Although not shown, the graphic area can be reduced by a similar 1,111 ft.

In FIG. 4(F), the graphic area is moved by moving the entire graphic area in FIG. 4(D) to another position in the document.

This movement of the functional characters and change of the position of the graphic area can be performed in the same manner as the basic editing processing performed by the first editing stage f, provided that the editing means is capable of handling functional characters.

FIG. 4(G) shows a case where the graphic-containing document created in FIG. 4(D) is outputted (printed), and a map is drawn in the portion corresponding to the graphic area in the zero document.

FIG. 5 is a diagram 1j of a process for recognizing a graphic area in a document and generating a graphic for display/printing according to its size in the case shown in FIG. 4(G).

FIG. 5(A) shows a document created with a certain character spacing φ line spacing, where the portion a is a normal character area and the portion b is a graphic area. The actual size (number of dots) of portion b is determined by the character spacing and line spacing of the document. t, that is, the number of horizontal dots (c) in area b is determined by the character spacing and number of characters in the part where the graphic area is located, and the number of vertical dots (d) is determined by the line spacing and number of lines in the part where the graphic area is located.

Figure 5 (B) reads the graphic file name written in the graphic area of Figure 5 (A), opens file 7, and converts its contents to the size determined in Figure 5 (A). It is enlarged (or reduced in some cases).

Figure 5(C) is the output of the document part of Figure 5(A), and Figure 5(D) is the output of Figure 5(C) with the graphic pattern generated in Figure 5(B) added. .

FIG. 6 shows the process of creating a graphic area during document editing according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of generating a figure according to the size of a figure area in z.

FIG. 6(A) shows the processing when creating a graphic area.

In step 56-1, the position in the document that is the reference of the graphic area is input from KB to area R1. In the embodiment, the cursor position 21 (CR) is used to input a command to secure the figure J area.

In step 56-2, the number of horizontal characters and the number of vertical lines constituting the graphic area are input into area R1 using KB.

In step 6-3, a graphic area is secured in the R6 document. In the embodiment, an area of the size input in step 56-2 from the reference position input in step 56-1 is written in the sentence S in such a manner that it is sandwiched between function characters ("'') representing a graphic area.

In step 56-4, data necessary for combining figures in one figure area, ie, the type of figures and the name of the figure file, are entered in R1. Here, the size of the graphic area can be changed by moving the functional character representing the graphic area, and the position of the graphic area can be changed by moving the entire graphic area.

FIG. 6(B) shows the process of generating a graphic pattern according to the size of the graphic area in the sentence.

In step 56-5, graphic areas in the R6 document are recognized. This is recognized by a collection of functional characters that represent graphic areas within a document. Here, the type of figure in the figure area and the name of the figure file written therein are also recognized.

In step 56-6, the specific size of the graphic area recognized in step 56-5 is determined. This is expressed by the sentence to which the graphic area corresponds, the number of vertical dots found from the line spacing and number of lines of 8, and the number of horizontal dots found from the character spacing and number of characters.

In step 56-7, line drawings, graphs, etc. are drawn on the DBUF according to the size determined in step 56-6, based on the graphic data written in the graphic area recognized in step 56-5. to be generated.

In the above embodiment, input is performed from the keyboard, but
Input devices include tablet, optical character reader (OCR),
You can also use online character recognition, etc.Also, although the reference point of the graphic area is shown with a cursor, you can also use a light bar or mouse to indicate it.Similarly, the size of the graphic area can be input from the keyboard. Although this may sound strange, you can also directly specify the range of the graphic area using a cursor or the like in the displayed document.

In the operation for creating a figure, in the above embodiment input is made sequentially starting from the reference point of the figure area, but by specifying the figure data that has been written in advance in the form of a table etc. in the document, the figure can be created. You can do this all at once, or vice versa, input the function wheels 7' representing the graphic area one by one,
You can also create a graphic area by

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, depending on the size of the graphic area,
The actual shape to be filled in is generated, but the size can be determined at the time the shape file is created and edited, and the size can be output according to the size of one shape area.For example, when the shape area is filled in. If it is smaller than the figure, omit part of the figure; if it is larger, write it in the center of the area. Particularly when writing an image as data, there is an advantage that there is no need to enlarge or reduce one image pattern.

As is clear from the above description, the present invention makes it possible to clearly and easily specify a graphic area in a document, and to confirm the names of graphic files to be combined in the same way as in the document. Furthermore, since the graphic file name in the document is written in normal characters, it was possible to realize a character processing device that is compatible with documents even with character processing devices that cannot handle J-shapes.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

f: fS1 is an overall configuration diagram of the character processing device of the present invention, the second
Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between document data and graphic data, Figure 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the character processing device of the present invention, and Figure 4 outlines the process of creating a graphic area by the device of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the outline of the process of creating a graphic area by the apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of generating a figure according to its size. RAM--11--Memory ROM--Memory CPU U-----1 Processing section Fig. 2 Fig. 1 (A) (B) Fig. 4 (A) (B)
(C) (D
)(E)(F
) Figure 5 (A) (B)

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A graphic storage means for storing graphic files made up of data other than text, such as line drawings and images; and a document input means for inputting normal characters constituting a normal document and functional characters indicating graphic areas. , a document editing means that can handle functional characters in the same way as normal characters, a document storage means that stores the edited document, a recognition means that interprets the functional characters and recognizes graphic areas in the document, and a graphic storage means. A character processing device comprising: combining means for combining a saved graphic file with a document.