JPS63208160A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display document information of a storage means on a designated display output position by storing each character and symbol of the document information, and the display output position by allowing them to correspond to each other. CONSTITUTION:Document information is inputted from an input means 1, and a display output position of each character and symbol of the document information is indicated by a position indicating means PTN. A storage means RAM 4 stores each character and symbol TXT of the document information and the corresponding display output position POS by allowing them to correspond to each other. As for the document information TXT of the storage means RAM 4, pattern information is stored, based on a character generator CG by an output means, and displayed on a display part 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document processing device that registers and outputs document information.

[Prior Art] In conventional word processors, document information such as characters and symbols is registered based on the position according to a matrix of rows and columns determined according to the output screen such as display or printing. It is stored as code information, and only one matrix can be stored for each output screen defined by formatting and other operations.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, in the conventional example described above, the registration positions of character symbols on the output screen are defined by a defined matrix of rows and columns, and there is no freedom in document expression.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional example, and it is possible to specify the position information corresponding to the code information of input characters and symbols,
An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device that increases the degree of freedom in arranging document information by storing it together with code information.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the document processing device of the present invention has the following configuration. That is, an input means for inputting document information manually, a position instruction means for instructing the display output position of each character/symbol of the document information, and a correspondence between each character/symbol of the document information and the corresponding display output position. and an output means for outputting the document information in correspondence with the position.

[In the above configuration, inputting document information by manual means,
The display output position of each character/symbol of the document information is indicated by the position indicating means. The storage means stores each character/symbol of the document information in association with the corresponding display output position. The document information in the storage means is output by the output means in correspondence with the display output position.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Description of Word Processor (FIG. 1)] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the word processor of the embodiment.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a central processing unit (CPU) such as a microprocessor, which performs various calculations and logical judgments in accordance with control programs and data stored in the PA of the ROM 3 to control the entire apparatus. 2 is a keyboard for manually inputting document information; a key CAR for manually inputting character (including symbols) data; a position designation key PNT for specifying the coordinate position on the display screen of character data input with the key CAR;
It is provided with a registration key OK for instructing confirmation and registration of the position coordinates designated by the position designation key PNT.

ROM3 is a program area PA that stores a control program according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

It includes a character generator CG that stores pattern data corresponding to character codes. RAM4 is CPU
A text area TXT that stores character data strings as code information in a memory used as a work area of 1;
Registers manually input position information using the position designation key PNT, which corresponds to each piece of character data.2] Includes an address counter C that indicates the data storage address of the coordinate area pos, text area TXT, and coordinate area PO3, which are registered by pressing the OK key. I'm here.

The video memory 5 stores pattern information for the character code of the text area TXT based on the character generator CG, and displays it on the display section 6. Each character code in the text memory TXT is developed into a pattern at an address in the video memory 5 corresponding to the coordinate position indicated in the coordinate area PO3. The display section 6 is a display section such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display, and outputs the image data expanded into a dot pattern in the video memory 5 for display. Incidentally, by connecting an image printer such as a dot printer, a printout of the image data in the video memory 5 can be obtained.

[Explanation of Text Area and Coordinate Area (Fig. 2) Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the memory arrangement of the text area TXT and coordinate area PO3.

The text area TXT is allocated from address number T to address number (T+E), and the coordinate area PO3 is allocated from address number P to address number (P+E). The address counter C indicates the address where the character code or position data is stored, respectively, as T+ (C).
, P+ (C). However, (C) means the contents of address counter C.

When the value of address counter C is "a", key CAR
The character code 20 manually generated by (T + a)
The position data 21 of the position designation key PNT stored in the address and registered by the registration key OK at this time is (P+a)
Stored in address. In this way, the address counter C associates the character code 20 of the text area TXT with the position data 21 of the coordinate area PO5.

[Description of Document Input Processing (Fig. 3) Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the document information input processing in this embodiment.

When input processing of document information is instructed, first, in step 1, address counter C of RAM 4 is initialized (°°0"). In step S2, character code is input manually using key CAR of keyboard 2. Wait, and when the character code is entered manually, proceed to step S3 and enter the text area TXT.
The character code manually entered in step S2 is stored in the address (T+(C)). Here, (C) indicates the contents of address counter C.

In step S4, it is checked whether the registration key OK on the keyboard 3 is pressed, and if the registration key OK is pressed, step S4 is performed.
Proceeding to step 5, the position data designated by the position designation key PNT is stored at address (P+(C)') in the coordinate area POS.

The position specifying key PNT may be a cursor key on the keyboard 2 or a coordinate manual device such as a mouse, or the coordinate position M may be manually specified using the numerical keys of the keyboard 2. Furthermore, this position specification may be such that the deviation of the input character relative to the character position within one page determined by the number of lines and the number of characters can be specified in units of dots.

In either case, these positions are displayed with a cursor or the like on the display screen, and the display of the coordinates and cursor is always executed in steps 52 to S4. Therefore, the operator checks the input position on the screen, moves the cursor to the desired position, and presses the registration key OK in step S4.

In step S6, the address counter C is updated by, for example, incrementing it by +1. In step S7, a pattern is developed to display the character data input in step 2 on the display screen of the display unit 6.

According to the address of the video memory 5 corresponding to the position data input in step S5, pattern data of the corresponding character code is read out from the CG of the ROM and stored.

In step S8, it is determined whether the end of inputting one page is instructed by the page break key or the like on the keyboard 2, or whether one or more pages have been inputted, that is, whether (C)>E. When the manual labor for one page is completed, the document manual processing is terminated, but if the manual labor for one page is not completed, the process returns to step s2 again and the above-described operations are executed.

As explained above, according to this embodiment, by setting the coordinate position of each input character/symbol, characters/symbols can be placed at any position on the display output or printout screen, which is different from the conventional line. You will be able to express your writing freely without being restricted by the boundaries of columns and columns.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention has the effect of increasing the degree of freedom in arranging document information.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a RAM text area TXT and coordinate area P.
FIG. 3, which is a diagram showing the memory allocation of O5, is a flowchart of document information input processing in the embodiment. In the figure, 1... CPU, 2... Keyboard, 3...
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Claims (1)

[Claims] An input means for inputting document information, a position indicating means for instructing a display output position of each character/symbol of the document information, and a correspondence storage of the display output position corresponding to each character/symbol of the document information. A document processing apparatus comprising: a storage means for storing the document information; and an output means for outputting the document information in correspondence with the position.