JPS6342290B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention]

The present invention relates to a notation device suitable for characters, symbols, etc., particularly non-alphabetic characters such as Chinese characters, and particularly relates to improvements in the character input processing device portion thereof. In the specification of Japanese Patent Application No. 51-14280 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 52-97627), a notation operation is performed using a partial form, which is a part constituting a character or symbol, as a unit, and as a result, one or more desired A device for representing characters, symbols, etc. is disclosed in which each character, symbol, etc. is formed and represented by a combination of partial forms. Furthermore, in the same specification, when partial forms are inputted and outputted in sequence according to the order of writing, each character is selected based on the relationship between the partial forms written next to each other. - It is disclosed that the completion of a notation forming a symbol etc. is automatically determined and the spacing between characters is automatically set. This is important when inputting partial forms continuously and automatically determining the completion of each character in the process and automatically controlling the spacing between characters so that each character can be distinguished. The issue is how to judge whether a single character is complete. In the above-mentioned application, the determination of completion of a character is specifically made according to the attributes of the selected partial forms themselves and the relationship in the order of selection instructions among the partial forms. To this end, in the above application, a code (PD ₃ ) for determining the beginning or end of a character is assigned in advance to each partial form, and one-character completion determination control is performed based on this code.
However, in this method of assigning a code to each subform to determine whether a single character is complete, as the number of subforms to be represented increases, the number of codes may increase, and the memory capacity may also increase accordingly. It was hot. The present invention relates to an improvement of the invention disclosed in the above-mentioned earlier application, and classifies subforms by attribute,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a notation device, particularly a character input processing device, which is capable of controlling the output notation position of each partial form according to this attribute and also determining whether a single character is complete. Here, attributes are classified into common terms, such as the size of the partial form at the output stage (modular size) and the parts that the partial form can take in the writing system (for example, kanji). It refers to the quality that one obtains. A part is the relative position of a partial form in a complete character. At the input stage, each partial form is assigned partial form identification information (code) for individual identification, and information representing the attributes of each partial form is included as part of this partial form identification information. It will be done. In the embodiment, attributes are represented by the concept of "area". In the case where kanji are written synthetically by selectively using only a few hundred to less than 1,000 subforms, which enables the synthetic notation of more than 10,000 kanji, the notation control is controlled by an even smaller number of attributes, i.e. It is executed by processing using only the concept of "area". A further feature of the present invention is that it is equipped with a temporary storage means (early input register) for the partial form written immediately before, and the information (particularly area information) of the input partial form is sequentially sent to this temporary storage means. Based on the relationship between the memory of this temporary storage means (that is, the previously inputted partial form) and the currently inputted partial form (that is, the later inputted partial form), the notation control (output notation of the partial form) is performed. This is done by controlling the parts that should be written and controlling the length of each character.
A temporary storage means (later input register) may be further provided for the currently inputted (that is, later inputted) partial form, in which case the two temporary storage means are sequentially rewritten. One temporary storage means (first input register) always stores information on the partial form input first, and the other temporary storage means (last input register) stores information on the next partial form input. be remembered. Information (area information) about one partial form written (for example, printed) immediately before is stored in the temporary storage means for prior input. The temporary storage means for post-input stores information (area information) about one partial form that has just been input, that is, is to be written (printed) from now on. The control commands in the storage device storing the notation control commands are read out according to the storage contents of both temporary storage means, and the notation is controlled according to the read instructions. For example, if one character is completed with a partial form stored in the temporary storage means for first input, a command to set the character spacing is issued, and after the character spacing is set, the partial form stored in the temporary storage means for later input is The partial form to be written that is stored in the storage means is written (printed). Alternatively, if the partial form stored in the temporary storage means for first input does not complete one character, the partial form stored in the temporary storage means for later input is written without providing any character spacing. ((Printed).The commands stored in advance in the notation control command storage device are not limited to those exemplified above, but there are various others.The details will be clarified in the examples described below. Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and a complete series of characters (especially kanji) notation system is widely used. Separately, it consists of three parts 10, 11, and 12.The input device 10 is used to sequentially input the partial forms necessary to represent a desired character.The processing device 11 The output device 12 performs processing for notation control according to the shape and generates a notation control command.
A specific notation operation is performed for each inputted partial form, and a desired completed character is outputted (occurrence notation) as a combination of the inputted partial forms in a predetermined relationship. An important feature of the invention lies in the processing device 11, and in conjunction with this processing device 11, an input device 1.
The attribute classification (area classification) of each partial form in 0 also has characteristics. How the input partial form should be outputted (occurrence notation) is determined at the output stage of the processing device 11. That is, the output device 12 operates according to the control commands issued by the processing device 11. Therefore, the output device 12 may employ any existing or undisclosed character generation method. For example, an impact printer-type character generation method using printed letters, a character generation method using impact and non-impact dot matrix printing, a soft-copy character generation method using an optical display device, and even a so-called electrophotographic method are suitable depending on the application. configurations may be employed in the output device 12. In this embodiment, for ease of understanding, the explanation will be made assuming that the output device 12 employs a character generation method based on the most orthodox method, that is, the printing of letters and letters by impression printing. That is, the output device 12 is prepared in advance with partial form characters that individually correspond to all partial forms that can be input using the input device 11. In response to a control command from the processing device 11, the output device 1
In step 2, the necessary partial type is selected, its printing position is controlled, and it is printed on a writing medium such as paper. Therefore, the operation of the output device 12 is very similar to existing printers. The difference is that the type used is a partial type rather than a single active character, and the print position is not simply controlled (for example, horizontal feed only) but is controlled horizontally, vertically, and vertically. . However, these methods of controlling the left, right, top, and bottom printing positions do not need to be described in detail in this specification, and can be sufficiently performed using existing printer control techniques. To avoid any misunderstanding, please note that any character (kanji) is not always written by combining multiple partial forms, but simple characters are written using only one partial form. There is something that can be done, and such a character is 1
The present invention does not preclude the use of only one partial form. Therefore, a character shape that can constitute a single character by itself is also referred to as a partial character in the present invention. The input device 10 includes a partial form selection instructing device 13 for selecting and instructing various partial forms, a code generating section 14 for generating information (partial form code) representing the selected partial form, and a shift key section. 15 and a solid key portion 16. The partial form selection instructing device 13 is equipped with appropriate switch means (contact type or non-contact type) corresponding to each partial form, and a partial form display panel surface that visually displays each partial form corresponds to these switches. It is equipped with These switch means and the display surface can be composed of a keyboard switch and a keyboard consisting of a set of separate keys with each partial shape displayed on the key top, or they can be composed of an integrated (single) display. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which switch means corresponding to each partial shape are disposed in the lower layer of the board surface, and a desired one is inputted and instructed using an indicator pen. Partial form selection instruction device 1 when using the pentouch method
An example of 3 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the partial form display panel 17 of the partial form selection instructing device 13 has a display section 17a that individually displays all partial forms that can be selected and specified by this device.
are arranged in an appropriate manner. For example, when a notator places the pointing pen 18 held in his/her hand on the display section 17a displaying a desired partial form on the display panel 17, the switch means corresponding to that partial form ( (not shown) is activated. This switch means is disposed below the display panel 17, and the switch means used here is a so-called electrostatic coupling method that forms a connection between the display panel 17 and the indicator pen 18. Alternatively, there is a so-called electromagnetic induction method in which a contact is built into the lower layer of the panel surface 17 and the contact is closed when the indicator pen 18 approaches, a so-called pressure-sensitive method in which the contact is sensed by the indicated pressure of the pen 18, or a push-button switch. ceremony, etc.
An appropriate configuration can be adopted. When arranging the display portions 17a of each partial form on the partial form display board 17, it is convenient to classify and arrange each partial form according to its attributes. As mentioned above, the attributes include the size of the partial form (modularized size) at the output stage (the partial form print generation stage in the output device 12), and the character system to be represented (hereinafter, the character system to be represented). This refers to the properties that can be classified as common terms, such as the positions that the partial form can take in (we will proceed with the discussion focusing on kanji). In other words, and this is the important point, in this notation device, partial forms that can perform common notation control processing are handled together as having the same attribute. The partial form display panel 17 is divided into sections, and the display parts 17a of partial forms with common attributes are classified and arranged in each section. ' is used. That is, in this specification, "area" is a concept that identifies attributes of a set of partial forms that can perform common notation control processing in this notation device. (Although specific areas do not necessarily have to be grouped into one section, in this embodiment, one area is defined as one section.) FIG. This is an example of the arrangement format of 17a limited to "area", and each partial form display section 17a
The illustration of is omitted. The area divided on the display surface 17 (that is, the attribute of the partial form) is coded E1.
There are 15 types from E15 to E15. Among these, the area for kanji is E1 to E13, and E
14 is an area for kana characters, and E15 is an area for Roman alphabet characters.
That is, the notation device of this embodiment is designed to be able to write sentences containing kanji and kana, Roman alphabetic characters, and the like. Area E1-E
15, the partial form composition notation system according to the present invention is applied to areas E1 to E13 for kanji.
, and is not applied to areas E14 and E15. However, for kana characters with voiced or handakuten marks, the partial form composition notation system is applied. Further, in this embodiment, there is an area that is not displayed on the display panel surface 17. It is area EC, and if you press shift key 15 at the same time when selecting a subform of area E5, E6 or E7, these areas E5, E6 or E7 become area
Converted to EC. The reason why area EC is not provided on the display panel 17 is to save the area of the panel 17. The shift key 15 is used to share the partial form display section 17a in a certain area with two types of partial forms. When the shift key 15 is not pressed, one of the partial shapes is selected, and when it is pressed, the other partial shape is selected. The areas to which shift key 15 is applied are E5, E6, E7 and E.
14, E15. As mentioned above, area E5,
Selection of partial forms in E6 and E7 and shift key 15
Area conversion is performed when the above operations are combined, but
In the case of areas E14 and E15, there is no area conversion. These details will become clear from the description of each area. Before explaining the attributes of the partial shapes separated into areas E1 to E15, the size module of the partial shapes will be explained with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, there are seven size modules of the partial shapes shown in FIG. 4a to g. The size module is defined by the width in the horizontal (left and right) and vertical (up and down) directions. First, assuming a virtual body, the horizontal and vertical widths of this virtual body are each 1, and the width of each size module is expressed as a ratio (classification) to the width of this virtual body. In FIG. 4, the virtual body is shown with broken lines, and the module portions are shaded. Module M1 shown in Figure 4a is 2/2 in length and 1/3 in width.
It is the size of The parts are on the left and right of the letters,
It can also be located in the center. The module M2 shown in FIG. 4b has a size of 1/8 in length and 2/3 in width, and a portion protrudes above the virtual body. The module M3 shown in FIG. 4c has a size of 2/2 in length and 2/3 in width, and the parts are located on the outer periphery as shown by diagonal lines, and the inside is blank. The module M4 shown in FIG. 4d has a size of 1/2 in length and 2/3 in width, and is located in the upper half of the virtual body. The module M5 shown in Fig. 4e is 1/2 length,
The size is 2/3 horizontal and the part is located in the lower half of the virtual body. The module M6 shown in Fig. 4f is 2/2 in length,
It is two-thirds the width, and the parts can be placed on the left or right of the character, and can form a character by themselves. The module M7 shown in FIG. 4g has a size of 2/2 in height and 1/2 in width, and can be positioned either to the left or to the right of the letters.
However, as will be described later, the parts of the modules M4 and M5 may be changed so that they are located at the center of the virtual body when entering the module M3. In this embodiment, each partial form is set so that it necessarily belongs to any one of a to g in FIG. 4. In the output device 12, each partial type is
It is assumed that the left end is located at the reference position when printed. In other words, it is assumed that the characters are formed as so-called left-handed type. Further, it is assumed that a partial type type character such as module M4 or M5 is formed as a superscript type or a subtype type according to the part thereof. Further, it is assumed that the partial type type that can be shared by both modules M4 and M5 is formed as subscript type. Therefore, if you want to print the partial form of module M4 using subscript type, such as module M5, you must shift the type upward by 1/2 the size before printing. Must be. In addition, when expressing size or dimensions, "corner"
We will use the unit . For example, the size of 1/2 is called 1/2 square. Next, the attributes of partial forms classified into areas E1 to E15 will be briefly explained. It is assumed that the instruction input order for partial forms is the order of strokes, that is, from top to bottom and from left to right within one character. E1: This is a partial form of module M1, and the input of one Kanji character will never be completed (one character is completed) with this partial form. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the shift key 15 is not used together. Same below. (Example)...The left-hand partial form of "word". "衍"
The left and center partial forms ``彳'' and ``〓''. The lower left partial form of ``wisteria'' is ``tsuki.'' E2: This is a partial form of module M2, and when this partial form is input, the synthesis of one Kanji character begins. In other words, it is entered only at the beginning of a character.
Therefore, it is highly unlikely that a kanji will end with this partial form. It cannot be used in combination with shift key 15. (Example)...The upper part of "Wisteria" is "〓". "Xun"
"〓". E3: A partial form of module M3, with another partial form always included in its center. In other words, this partial form never completes a single character. When input next to the partial form in area E1, it is located immediately to the right of it. There are also kanji that start with this partial form of E3. It cannot be used in combination with shift key 15. (Example) ``勹'' in ``Xun''. ``口'' of ``Country'' E4: A partial form of module M4, which is not used in combination with shift key 15. All kanji that require this partial form are never completed with this partial form (entered at the end of a single-character complete character). There are also kanji characters whose first character starts with a partial form in this area E4. (Example)...The partial form of the upper half of "tome" is "〓".
The partial form “〓” is the upper right half of “Tame”. E5: Although similar in appearance, a partial form that should originally belong to area E4 and a partial form that should belong to main body area EC are shared in one input partial form display section 17a. This selection is made by operating the shift key 15. When shift key 15 is off, it is used as a partial form of area E4. Area when shift key 15 is on
Used as a subform of EC. (Example)... "Chi" is displayed in the partial form display section 17a, and when the shift key 15 is off, it is used as the partial form "Chi" of the upper half of "Chi",
When the shift key 15 is on, it is used as a single kanji character "chi". E6: Similar in appearance, but the module is M4
Or, a partial form different from M5 or M6 is shared in one input partial form display section 17a. In the case of module M6, it is treated as a partial form that should belong to area EC. shift key 1
When 5 is off, it is used as a sub-form of module M4 or M5. When the shift key 15 is on, it is used as a partial form of area EC. The proper use of module M4 or M5 is determined from the previous/succeeding input relationship of the partial forms. If the subscript type that can be shared by module M4 or M5 is a subscript type as described above, when used as module M5, it is handled as a subtype that should belong to area E8. Further, in that case, when used as module M4, it is treated as a partial form belonging to the new area E4'. Area E4' is almost the same as area E4, but while the partial type for area E4 is superscript, the partial type for area E4' is subscript (the partial type for area E8 is (because they are shared), the carriage feed operation after printing is different. (Example)...The lower half of the partial form of ``yi'', ``Mado'', is processed as area E8, and the upper half of ``忽'', the partial form of ``Mado'', is processed as area E4', and the shift key 15 is processed as area E4'. When is turned on, it is processed as area EC and used as the right partial form ``mado'' of ``thing'' or the left partial form ``mado'' of ``刎''. E7: Although similar in appearance, a partial form that should originally belong to area E8 and a partial form that should originally belong to area EC are shared in the input partial form display section 17a. When the shift key 15 is off, it is used as a partial form of area E8, and when it is on, it is used as a partial form of area EC. (Example)... "Sun" is displayed in the partial form display section 17a, and when the shift key 15 is off, it is used as the partial form "Sun" for the lower half of "Tera",
When the shift key 15 is on, it is used as the right partial form of the individual kanji characters ``sun'' and ``tsuke''. E8: This is a partial form of module M5 and is located below, so it is input immediately after the partial forms of areas E4, E5, and E6. There are also kanji that complete in this area E8. However, there is absolutely no kanji that starts in this area E8. It cannot be used in combination with shift key 15. (Example)...The partial form "〓" of the lower half of "den" and "〓" of "kama". E9; It is a partial form of module M6, and may be located immediately to the right of the partial form of area E1, or may be input immediately before and located to the left of the partial form of areas E10 and E11. It may be located immediately below the partial form of area E2, or it may constitute a kanji by itself. Shift key 15 is not used together. (Example)... "Ri", "Sword", partial form "〓" of "〓"
Such. EC: This area EC is, as mentioned above, area E.
This is the area when the shift key 15 is used in combination with 5, E6, and E7. It is a partial form of module M6 and has the same attributes as area E9. E10; partial form of module M7. When this partial form is input, the kanji is always completed. In other words, it has the property of being input only at the end of a character to be combined. It cannot be used in combination with shift key 15. (Example)...The partial form "〓" on the right side of "column". The right-hand partial form of ``yaku'' is ``殳''. E11: A partial form of module M1, which has the property of being input only at the end of a kanji. It cannot be used in combination with shift key 15. (Example)...The partial form "〓" on the right side of "phantom". The right-hand partial form of "hiki" is "〓". E12: A partial form of module M6, which has the property of being input only at the end of one kanji that is necessarily composed. Such as “〓” in “Ryo”. E13: A partial form of module M6 that can never be combined with other partial forms to compose a single kanji. In other words, it is used only as an independent kanji. It cannot be used in combination with shift key 15. (Example)..."vessel", "convex", etc. E14: A single kana or katakana character, not a partial form. Its size is the same as Module M6. When the shift key 15 is off, the characters are kana characters, and when the shift key 15 is on, the characters are katakana characters. E15; is a single English alphabetic character,
When the shift key 15 is off, the letters are lowercase; when the shift key 15 is on, the letters are uppercase. Its size is the same as Module M7. Further, numbers and the like are also included in this area E15. In addition, "Niyou-type" such as "Shinniyo" and "Enniyo"
It is assumed that the partial form corresponding to "sauce" and the partial form corresponding to "sauce" are included in area E1.
The rising part on the left side of "Niyou Rui" or the falling part on the left side of "Tare Rui" corresponds to module M1, and the so-called "foot" part extending to the right at the bottom or the upper part of "Sauce" is virtual. It is ignored in the notation control process as it protrudes below or above the body. Therefore, in the present invention, the principle of input order for partial forms is to follow the general stroke order, but ``Niyo-sui'' is an exception to this, and ``Niyo-sui'' should originally be input at the end of the kanji. is designed so that instructions are input first. It should be noted that the above area description is not complete and is only preliminary knowledge for understanding the following description. A complete area description is provided in Table 6 below. In each area of the partial form display surface 17 shown in FIG.
7a are arranged individually. When viewed from the entire board surface 17, each partial shape display section 17a is arranged in a matrix (X-Y
The positions of the individual partial shape display portions 17a are distinguished by the intersections of the matrix (X-Y coordinates). Partial form selection instruction device 1 configured as above
3, when the notator wishes to input a desired partial form, he or she refers to the display on the partial form display panel 17 (or on the key tops of the keyboard) and indicates the desired partial form display area 17a with the pointing pen 18. (or by pressing with a finger or the like) to actuate the switch means corresponding to that partial shape. The code generation unit 14 detects the operation of the switch means in the selection instruction device 13, and generates a matrix (X-Y) of the activated switch means.
A code signal, that is, a partial form code PC, corresponding to the coordinate position (that is, the selected partial form) is generated. The partial form code PC is supplied to the partial form type selection command generation section 19 and area detection section 20 of the processing device 11. In addition to the partial form code PC, the output from the shift key 15 is also supplied to the partial form type selection command generation section 19. Partial print selection command generation unit 1
9 contains data O1 which instructs which partial form type (or single character type for areas E14 and E15) to be selected on the output device 12 in response to the partial form code PC and the output of the shift key 15. Occur. Areas E1, E2, E3, E4, E8, E9, where shift key 15 is not used together
Regarding the partial forms E10, E11, E12, and E13, partial form type selection command data O1 uniquely determined according to the contents of the partial form code PC is generated.
Areas E5 and E where shift key 15 is used together
Regarding the partial forms of 6, E7, E14, and E15,
Shift key 15 on/off and partial code
Partial type print selection command data O1 determined depending on the contents of the PC is generated. In other words, area E
5, E6, E7, E14, and E15, depending on whether the shift key 15 is turned on or off, even if the same partial form code PC is input, completely different partial form type selection command data O1 is generated. for example,
In area E5, the partial form ``Chi'' in the upper half when the shift key 15 is off and the partial form ``chi'' which can be a single character when the shift key 15 is on are respectively printed in completely different partial forms. In order to be printed, it is necessary to generate different partial type selection command data O1 for each type. The area detection unit 20 detects the area to which the currently inputted partial form belongs based on the contents of the partial form code PC supplied from the input device 10. Area detection can be easily performed by setting the code assignment of the partial form code PC to each partial form in a manner convenient for area detection. This can be done using conventional techniques. For example, a predetermined upper bit of the partial code PC may represent the area to which it belongs. Alternatively, the partial code PC may be configured by a combination of a code representing the X-coordinate position and a code representing the Y-coordinate position, and the area may be detected based on the X-coordinate position and the Y-coordinate position. As an example, the coordinate range of each area is also shown in FIG. 3 using symbols xa to xj and ya to yp. X
The area detection table of the area detection unit 20 when the area detection unit 20 is configured to detect an area based on the coordinate position and the Y coordinate position is as follows. It is assumed that the area arrangement on the partial shape display panel 17 is as shown in FIG.

【table】

[Table] For example, if the X coordinate position of the input partial form code PC falls within the range from xa to xb, area E1 is detected. Data representing the area detected by the area detection section 20 is supplied to the primary area conversion section 21 . The data output from the area detection unit 20 is E1 to
This is a code signal (for example, a 5-bit binary code) for identifying 15 types of areas of E15, and this code signal takes a value corresponding to one detected area. If the detected area is E5, E6, or E7 and the shift key 15 is turned on, the primary area conversion unit 21 converts these areas into EC.
Perform the operation of converting to . That is, the primary area conversion section 21 includes a code detection circuit 21A that detects whether the area code supplied from the area detection section 20 corresponds to E5, E6, or E7, and this detection circuit 21A. and an AND circuit 21B that takes the AND of the output of the shift key 15 and the ON signal of the shift key 15, and E5, E6, or E7 that is input when the output of the AND circuit 21B is "1".
The code conversion circuit 21C converts the code representing the area EC into a code representing the area EC. Therefore, the input/output relationship of the primary area converter 21 is as shown in the table below.

[Table] The first area converter 21 includes circuits 21A, 21
It is not necessary to separately provide B and 21C, and it is also possible to configure a ROM (abbreviation for read-only memory; the same applies hereinafter) that operates as shown in Table 2 above. The area code output from the primary area converter 21 is supplied to the secondary area converter 22.
If the area code supplied from the primary area conversion unit 21 represents area E5 or E7, the secondary area conversion unit 22 converts E5 into an area code of E4, and converts E7 into an area code of E8. Convert to The reason for this is that, as mentioned earlier in the explanation of the areas, when the shift key 15 is off, area E5 is treated the same as area E4, and area E7
This is because it is treated the same as area E8. Furthermore, if the area code supplied from the primary area converter 21 indicates area E6, it is converted to area E4' or E8 according to the area of the partial form inputted immediately before. The reason is,
As mentioned earlier in the area description, when the shift key 15 is off, the subforms belonging to area E6 are the same subform type because the same subform type is shared by both modules M4 or M5, and It is natural from the principle of kanji stroke order that if the partial form of module M4 (immediately before) has been input as a command, then the subform input next will be the partial form of module M5. If the partial form of the area E6 is not specified and input, the partial form of the area E6 naturally becomes the partial form of the module M4. Therefore, the second
In the case of area E6, the next area conversion unit 22 converts the area of this area E6 if the area code stored in the previous input register 23 represents area E4 or E4' (that is, a partial form of module M4). Convert the code to area E8 (ie, subform of module M5), otherwise to area E4' (ie, subform of module M4). The area E4' is as described above. That is, the secondary area converter 22 includes a code detection circuit 22A that detects whether the area code supplied from the primary area converter 21 corresponds to area E5, E6, or E7, and a previous input register 23. The area code stored in is Area E.
A code detection circuit 22B detects whether the detection result corresponds to area E6 or E4', and a logic that takes the AND of the output when the detection result of the code detection circuit 22A corresponds to area E6 and the detection output of the code detection circuit 22B. If the detection results of the product circuit 22C and the code detection circuit 22A correspond to area E5, the input code is converted to the code of area E4, and the circuit 22
If the detection result of A corresponds to area E7, the input code is converted to the code of area E8, and if the output of the AND circuit 22C is "1", the input code is converted to the code of area E8. , and a code conversion circuit 22D that converts the input code to the code of area E4' when the output of the circuit 22c is "0". Therefore, the input/output relationship of the secondary area converter 22 is as shown in the table below.

【table】

[Table] The secondary area converter 22 includes circuits 22A to 2.
It is not necessary to separately provide the 2D, and a ROM configured to operate as shown in Table 3 above may be used. The area code output from the secondary area converter 22 is stored in the post-input register 24. The last input register 24 and the first input register 23 are each 1
It is used to temporarily store the area code of a word, and the post-input register 24 stores the code representing the area to which the partial form that is currently being input (that is, to be printed) is stored, and the first-input register 23 stores its code. A code representing the area to which the partial form most recently inputted (that is, most recently printed) is stored. However, as will be described later, the pre-input register 23 may store a spaced code LS instead of the area code.
In principle, the area code stored in the last input register 24 is transferred (shifted) to the first input register 23 at a certain timing (except when the character spaced code LS is stored or in the case of an error). As a result, the contents of the first input register 23 are rewritten (the contents of the second input register 24 are transferred and stored), and the contents of the second input register 23 become empty. The timing is when the processing related to the currently input partial form is completed in the processing device 11, or when the printing operation of the currently input partial form is completed, or when a new partial form is specified by the input device 10. Any of the above cases may be used, such as at the moment of input, and in short, this is when the precedence and successor relationship of the partial form instruction input is switched. The shift timing control from the rear input register 24 to the first input register 23 can be controlled in any way using existing digital technology, so a detailed circuit is not shown. Of course, like a normal digital system, this device is also provided with a device that controls the operation timing of the entire system. In addition, turn on the power switch of this marking device,
When starting up this device, the character spacing completed code LS is stored in the pre-input register 23. This is because when the area code of the first inputted partial is stored in the later input register 24, if the earlier input register 23 is empty, printing control cannot be determined. The area code temporarily stored in the first input register 23 and the second input register 24 is supplied to the one-character completion judgment control section 25 and the print position judgment control section 26. The one-character completion judgment control unit 25 and the printing position judgment control unit 26 control the mutual printing positions of partial forms that are inputted continuously, complete one character by a combination of these partial forms, and complete one character. Performs judgment and control to distinguish between characters. In other words, for the partial form that was printed immediately before (the area code of which is stored in the first input register 23), the currently specified partial form that is to be printed (the area code of which is stored in the second input register 24) is The area code (in which the area code is stored) is determined and controlled in what positional relationship it should be printed. The print position judgment control unit 26 prints the currently inputted partial form (its area code is stored in the post-input register 24) based on the type selection command data 01, and then prints it on the print head or on the output device 12. The printer carriage device (both not shown) is moved by an amount and direction commensurate with the size of the subform type just printed to free up the printing point by the print head for the next unknown subform to be printed. put,
This control is performed. The specific substance of print position control varies depending on the character (partial form) generation method adopted by the output device 12. However, no matter which character (partial form) generation method is adopted, the positional relationship (partial position) of the partial forms that are printed (in a broader sense) one after another (within a complete kanji) ) is determined by this print position judgment control section 26. The one-character completion judgment control unit 25 continuously inputs partial forms and inputs them to the printing position judgment control unit 26.
In the process of sequentially printing in a predetermined mutual positional relationship based on the control of Then, in order to visually distinguish each kanji (letter in a broad sense) from each other, the output device is set so that a predetermined space (real space between characters) is set between each printed character. This is for automatically controlling 12 printing operations. In this specification, the space (blank area) set between each character to distinguish each character (kanji) will be referred to as a "space between characters." In order to facilitate understanding of the specific judgment control contents of the print position judgment control section 26 in this embodiment, the printing method in the output device 12 of this embodiment will be explained in advance. The size module of the partial type type (including single character type) used is as shown in FIG. That is, the size of the partial type characters prepared in the output device 12 is necessarily classified into one of the modules shown in FIG. These typefaces are so-called "left-handed typefaces," and the print head (not shown)
When printing at a predetermined printing point, the left side positions of the printed characters are aligned. In other words, it has become the standard. That is, the virtual body indicated by the broken line in FIG. 4 can be considered to be the reference printing point. For example, module M2 (Fig. 4b)
When printed, the left side is aligned with the reference (left side of the virtual body) and printed on the top of the virtual body. Furthermore, when the type letters of module M5 (FIG. 4e) are printed as they are, their left side is aligned with the reference and printed on the lower half of the virtual body. As already noticed from the above description, module M
1 (Figure 4 a) after printing (next),
For example, when printing the letters of module M1 again, if the print position is not controlled (without changing) and printed as is, the two letters will be printed overlapping each other. Therefore, after printing the previous module M1 type, shift the print position to the right by 1/3 of its width (that is, move the reference printing point parallel to the right by 1/3), and then print the next type If you print , the two characters will be printed next to each other without overlapping. In short, the above control is the control that should be performed by the print position judgment control section 26. Various types of print position control mechanisms are known. The present invention can be applied to any of these methods. For example, you can move the platen horizontally and vertically without moving the print head, or if you want to shift the print position horizontally, you can move the platen and print vertically. If you want to change the position somewhat, you can move the print head, or move the platen (in a broader sense, the writing medium, i.e. paper support) only when feeding the paper, and shift the print position horizontally and vertically (vertically). In some cases, a method of moving the print head or a method of appropriately combining the above-mentioned methods may be used. For the purpose of unifying the description, in this embodiment, the print position control in the horizontal direction and the vertical (vertical) direction will be described as exclusively moving the print head. The print head includes a type selection (or pick-up) mechanism that pulls out one partial type character selected based on the partial type selection command data O1 to a predetermined reference printing point, and a printing device that prints the selected type character at the reference printing point. For example, it is equipped with a hammer mechanism, etc. Of course, other configurations may also be used. In addition, the printing mechanism for partial type is based on a patent application.
No. 51-14280 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 52-97627) or Japanese Patent Application No. 52-145829, and the mechanism shown therein can be preferably used in the apparatus of the present invention. As mentioned above, the print position control in this embodiment is performed by moving the print head, so the print position control data O2 generated from the print position judgment control section 26 is controlled by the print head feeding operation (that is, the feeding direction). This is data that specifically instructs the feed amount (and feed amount). That is, after printing (or before printing) the partial print character selected by the partial print selection command data O1 using the print head,
Print position control data O2 instructs how to move (feed) this print head. This print head feeding operation (that is, print position control operation) is mainly determined by the "size module" of the partial form (later input, that is, currently input) represented by the partial form type selection command data 01, and furthermore, In special cases, the partial form "size module" input and printed immediately before (previously input) is also taken into account when determining the size module. As is clear from what has already been explained, the size module of a partial form can be determined by the "area", so
It is not necessary to input the partial form code PC representing the partial form itself to the printing position judgment control unit 26, and the previously input partial form and the later input partial form stored in the first input register 23 and the second input register 24 are input. All you have to do is enter the area code of the partial form (that you are about to print). The print position judgment control section 26 includes a ROM 26A in which a plurality of pieces of print position control information (print head feed control data) are stored in advance, and a temporary storage section 26B that temporarily stores the print position control data read out from the ROM 26A. Contains. ROM26A
There are eight types of print position control information stored in the
For convenience of explanation, these are S0, S1, S2, S3,
They are indicated by symbols S4, S5, S6, and S7. The relationship between the symbols S0 to S7 representing print position control information and the control contents commanded by them, that is, the print head feed control contents, is shown in the table below.

[Table] In Table 4, "t" indicates that the type selected by the partial type type selection command data O1 is printed. “→” represents temporal precedence.
That is, for example, in the case of "t→1/3 right", it means that the "1/3 right" process is performed after the process of "t". "1/2 right", "1/3 right", "2/3 right", "1/2 top",
"1/2 down", "1/4 up", and "1/4 down" represent the contents of print head feed control. "1/2 right" means print head is 1/2
Indicates a parallel movement (shift) of only one corner to the right. In other words, the printing position is shifted to the right by 1/2 square. "1/3 right" means to shift the print position by 1/3 corner to the right. "2/3 right" sets the print position to 2/3
Indicates to shift only the corner to the right. "1/2 up" means to shift the printing position up by 1/2 corner. "1/2
"Down" means to shift the printing position down by 1/2 square. "1/4 top" or "1/4 bottom" changes the printing position by 1/4
Indicates shifting up or down by four corners. For example, the print control information S5 is "1/2 up → t → 1/2 down", so the print head is moved up 1/2 corner, then the type is printed, and then moved down 1/2 corner ( i.e. undo). In addition, in the case of S6, "1/4 top → t → 1/4
"Down → 2/3 right", so move the print head up 1/4 corner, print the type, then move it down 1/4 corner (that is, return to its original position), then move it up 2/3 corner. move it only to the right. The print position control information S0 is sent from the ROM 26A in accordance with the area code of the previously input partial form and the area code of the last input (that is, the currently input) partial form supplied from the first input register 23 and the second input register 24. ~S7 is read. The read information (one of S0 to S7) is temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 26B, and is controlled by the control section 25B of the one-character completion judgment control section 25 and output as print position control data O2. ROM26
The area codes of the first and second inputs added to the address input of A and the information read out accordingly (S
0 to S7) are shown in Table 6 below. The one-character completeness judgment control unit 25 determines whether the partial form currently being input (that is, its area code is stored in the post-input register 24, the printed character is specified by the data O1, and the character is specified by the data O2). It is determined which of the following applies to the partial form whose print position control content has been specified, and based on this judgment, the printing timing and character spacing setting timing are controlled, and the character assembly using the partial form ( synthesis). One character is completed by the currently specified subform (the subform is the last input of one character). One character is completed by the partial form input immediately before that partial form (its area code is stored in the first input register 23) (in other words, the currently specified partial form is input at the beginning of one character). ). The partial form does not fall under any of the above. The character completion determination control unit 25 has a ROM 25A that stores a plurality of control pattern information, and a ROM 25A that stores a plurality of control pattern information.
The control section 25B controls printing timing, character space setting timing, etc. based on control pattern information read from the ROM 25A. The ROM 25A makes the above determination based on the area codes written in the first input register 23 and the second input register 24. The following five types of control patterns are stored in the ROM 25A, and for convenience of explanation, these control patterns are designated by symbols E, TS,
Indicated by TW, STS, STW.

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[Table] The meaning of the above pattern is easy to understand if you think about it as follows. That is, "S" is a space, "T" is a type, and "W" is a wait.
"TS" corresponds to the above judgment. "TW" corresponds to the above judgment. "STS" corresponds to the above combination. "STW" corresponds to the above judgment. "E" or "error processing" occurs when a combination of a previously entered subform and a later entered subform is an impossible combination. That is, it means that an incorrect instruction was input. In addition, an error display section 2 is provided on the input device 10 for "error display".
7 (buzzer, lamp, etc.). From Table 5 above, it will be possible to understand how to control the storage of area codes in the first input register 23. That is, the storage method in the pre-input register 23 is determined depending on whether the last of the control pattern is "S" or "W". That is, if it is "W" after processing "T", the area code stored in the rear input register 24 is shifted to the first input register 23. That is, the area code of the partial form that has just been printed is stored in the pre-input register 23. This is the "first input" for the subform that will be input next.
This is the relationship. After processing “T”, if “S” is detected, the spaced code LS is stored in the first input register 23. This is because the space between characters has been set next to the partial form that was just printed.
For the next input (partial form of post-input), if you give information that the "character space" has been set,
This is because there is no problem in determining whether a single character is complete. The area code of the partial form input first and the area code of the partial form input later (currently being input) are supplied to the address input of the ROM 25A from the first input register 23 and the second input register 24. Predetermined control pattern information E to STW is read out according to the combination of area codes. The relationship is shown in Table 6 below. The control unit 25B performs control according to the contents of the pattern information read from the ROM 25A.
In other words, when "E", the control section 25B controls each device to perform the error processing shown in Table 5, and when "TS", the control section 25B controls the temporary storage section 26B to temporarily store data therein. The information (one of S0 to S7) is supplied to the output device 12 as print position control data O2 to perform pattern "T" processing, that is, printing processing, and then the character spacing is determined based on pattern "S". The space setting command data O3 is supplied to the output device 12 to set the inter-character space, and the inter-character space complete code LS is supplied to the first input register 23. In addition, in the case of "TW", the temporary storage unit 26B is controlled as described above to supply data O2 to the output device 12 to perform the processing of "T", and then the processing of "W", that is, the post-input register. 24 is shifted to the first input register 23. Of course, in this case, data O3 is not generated. In addition, in the case of "STS", after supplying the character space setting command data O3 to the output device 12 to set the character space, the temporary storage unit 26B
The information (S0 to S7) that is temporarily stored by controlling the
) is supplied as data O2 to the output device 12 to process "T", and then the inter-character space setting command data O3 is generated again to set the inter-character space and also output the inter-character space completed code.
LS is stored in the first input register 23. In the case of "STW", after generating data O3 and setting the inter-character space, processing of "T" is performed based on data O2, and then processing of "W" is performed. Table 6 shows the input/output relationship in ROM25A and ROM26A.The horizontal column shows the area code (stored in the subsequent input register 24) of the partial form to be printed, and the vertical column shows the area code (stored in the subsequent input register 24). The area code stored in the pre-input register 23 is shown in the column. Codes E to STW and S0 to S7 shown in the squares where the area code of the last input and the area code of the first input intersect are information read from the ROM 25A and the ROM 26A. For example, if the area code of the last input is for area E1 and the code stored in the first input register 23 is "code with space between characters LS", the ROM
Control pattern information TW is read from 25A,
Print position control information S1 is read from the ROM 26A. In Table 6, the symbols E to STW written at the top of each square are the storage tables of the ROM25A, and the symbols S0 to S7 written at the bottom are the memory tables of the ROM25A.
Needless to say, this is a storage table of the ROM 26A.

[Table] In Table 6, areas E5, E6, and E7 are not present because they have been converted to other areas by the primary area converter 21 and the secondary area converter 22. In addition, areas E10 to E are added to the first input section.
The reason why there is no 15 is that when subforms belonging to these areas are input later, they are always “TS” or “STS”.
is the control pattern for the character spaced code.
This is because, since LS is stored in the first input register 23, these area codes E10 to E15 are not shifted from the second input register 24 to the first input register 23. Spaced code
The reason why LS is stored in the pre-input register 23 is to prevent character spacing from being set twice. ROM25A and ROM2 as shown in Table 6
By configuring 6A, it is possible to perform complete character completion judgment control, and combine one character or one character by combining one or more partial forms so that each character is automatically distinguished. be able to. The reason why the one-character completeness judgment control pattern and the print position control table are set as shown in Table 6 is because of the explanation of the areas E1 to E15 already mentioned and the
It can be easily understood by referring to and examining the contents of the table. Therefore, a detailed explanation of all the entries in Table 6 will not be given. This is because it repeats what has been said so far. As a reference when examining Table 6, a case will be described in which a partial form of area E1 is input as a subsequent input (current input). I would like you to look at the post-input E1 column in Table 6 vertically. As mentioned above, area E1 is module M1
Since this is the partial form of (FIG. 4a), the print position control information is "S1" in all cases except for errors, regardless of the previous input. As is clear from Table 4 above, "S1" is "t→1/3 right".
After printing a partial type character of the size of module M1, the printing position (printing head) is moved to the right by 1/3 square. Then, the printing position of the print head moves to the right side of the partial form of module M1, which has a width of 1/3 square that was just printed, and the next (unknown) partial form to be input is moved to the right side of the partial form of module M1 that has just been printed.
It becomes possible to print adjacent to the right side of the partial form. Further, as is clear from the above description of area E1, a single character is never completed by the partial form of area E1. Therefore, the end of all one-character complete judgment control patterns is "W". Here, when the first input is "LS", one character is completed with the previously input partial form, and furthermore, the space between characters has been processed, so "S" does not come at the beginning of the control pattern. In other words, the inter-character space "S" is not set twice. Therefore, the pattern is "TW". When the first input is "E1",
Since "E1" cannot be a single character, "S" does not come at the beginning of the control pattern. Therefore, the pattern is "TW". If the first input is "E2",
As mentioned above, one character is never completed in area E2, so "S" does not come at the beginning of the control pattern of "E1" which is the last input, and the pattern is "TW".
It is. If the first input is "E3", this area E
The partial form of 3 is module M3, and the next input partial form is required to be printed in the "front" of module M3 (FIG. 4c).
However, area E1, which is the later input, is module M
The control pattern is an error "E" because it is not printed in the "Kame" of No. 3. Incidentally, in such a case, the error display unit 27 will display an error and the post-input E1 will be cleared, so immediately specify the appropriate partial form (for example, the partial form in area E9) that will fit into the "Kamae" of module M3. Just enter it. First input is "E4" or "E4'"
In this case, this area E4 or E4' is a partial form of module M4 (Fig. 4d), and the next partial form to be input is module M5 (area E
It must be a partial form of 8). However, in this case, since the subsequent input is E1, the control pattern is error "E". When the first input is "E8", the partial form of area E1 is classified so that E1 does not come after E8 in one kanji, so the first input is "E8". has been completed. In other words, the last input E1 is input at the beginning of the next character. Therefore, "S" comes at the beginning of the control pattern, resulting in a "STW" pattern. For the same reason, when the earlier input is "E9" or "EC", the control pattern for the later input "E1" is "STW". By the way, as is clear from Table 6, when areas "E8", "E9", and "EC" are input first, "E8" and "E9" are input for each area input later.
"EC" is subject to common control. In this case, the control pattern is "TS" only when the subsequent input is "E10" or "E11", and otherwise is "STW" or "STS". This means that only when a partial form of area "E10" or "E11" is input next to a partial form of area "E8", "E9", or "EC", they will be combined and contribute to the composition of one kanji. This means that if the area of the next input partial form is other than "E10" or "E11", it will be separated as a composite of another kanji (that is, a space will be provided between the characters). are doing. Furthermore, for reference, when the first input is "E1" and the second input is "E4", when the first input is "E3" and the second input is "E4", and when the first input is "E1" and the second input is The case where is "E10" will be explained with reference to Table 6. When the first input is "E1" and the second input is "E4",
The control pattern is "TW" and the print position control content is "S0". This means that the partial form in area E4 is printed to the right of the already printed partial form (module M1) in area E1 (without providing any inter-character space). The partial form of area E4 is module M4, which is printed at the upper half (1/2 corner) position. Since it is "S0", the print head (print position) does not move after printing. This is because module M4 is always followed by module M.
5 (area E8) is printed, and in this example, the type in module M5 is printed at the position of the module, that is, when it is typed in its normal position without shifting the print head, it is printed under the virtual body. This is because it is designed to be printed on half (one corner). Therefore, if the characters of module M5 are printed after printing the characters of module M4 and the characters of module M5 are printed without shifting the position of the print head, the characters of module M5 will be printed just below module M4. Of course, if the type of module M5 is installed in the same position as the type of module M4, the print position control content of module M4 or M5 will be the same as the number 6.
The fact that it should be different from what is shown in the table is easily understood as a design issue. If the first input is "E3" and the second input is "E4",
The control pattern is "TW" and the dissemination of print position control information is "S7". This means that the partial form of area E4 is printed in the "kamae" of the partial form of area E3 (module M3) that has already been printed. In this case, by setting the print position control of area E4 to "S7", the module of area E4 becomes slightly different from M4. The print position control content of area E3 that was input earlier is “S
0'', and when printing the partial form in the later input area E4, the print head faces the position where the previously input partial form in the area E3 is printed. In this state, the process of "T" is performed according to "S7".
In other words, as shown in Table 4, "S7" is 1/4 lower →
Since t → 1/4 top → 2/3 right, first, the partial form type (data) of area E4 corresponding to module M4 is
The selected printhead (selected by O1) is moved down by a quarter corner to position the partial type in area E4 in the vertical center of the virtual body. Type the partial type at that position. Then, exactly
The partial form of module M4 can be printed in the center of the "kamae" content of module M3. After printing, move the print head up 1/4 corner to return it to its normal position. Then move the print head 2/3 of an angle to the right. That is, the next input (unknown)
Wait for the partial form to be printed on the right side of the "kamae" of module M3. Note that control similar to the above is performed also in the case of the earlier input "E3", the later input "E4'" or "E8". In this case, the print position control content is "S6". When the first input is "E1" and the second input is "E10", the control pattern is "TS" and the print position control content is "S3". In this case, area E1 is adjacent to the right side of the partial form of area E1 that has already been printed.
Print the partial form of 0 (no intercharacter space between E1 and E10, because the pattern in area E1 ends with W, and the pattern in E10 ends with T
After printing, move the print head to the right by 1/2 square according to the contents of "S3" (because the width of the partial shape in area E10 is 1/2 square),
After that, the "character space" is set according to "S" at the end of the pattern. Therefore, the partial form of the area E1 input earlier and the area E10 input later
When combined, the partial forms of contribute to the composition of a single kanji,
Furthermore, one kanji is completed by the partial form in area E10. The above is an explanation of the essential notation control operation in the notation device of the present invention. Next, solid key 16
The control when is operated will be explained. The solid key 16 is used when a part of the preprogrammed printing control operation based on the one-character completion judgment control pattern and printing position control table shown in Table 6 above is changed by the writer's free will. be operated on. The solid key 16 has two functions. One is a function that invalidates the inter-character space setting in the output device 12 and performs control to print without providing any actual inter-character space between each character. The other function is to change the automatic print position control contents stored (programmed) in the ROM 26A and to control the print position of each part according to the writer's free will. Due to the above-mentioned two functions, the output of the solid key 16 acts as an interrupt signal to the one-character completion judgment control section 25 and the print position judgment control section 26. For the former function, the output of the solid key 16 is applied to the control section 25B of the one-character completion judgment control section 25. In the control section 25B, the control pattern "STS"
Then, the "S" at the beginning of "STW", that is, the character space setting command, is deleted to prevent the generation of the character space setting command data O3. Also, "STS", "TS"
Regarding the character space setting command "S" at the end of , only the character space completed code LS is stored in the pre-input register 23 to prevent the generation of the character space setting command data O3. As a result, the character completion determination process in the processing device 11 is executed and it is determined that each character is complete, but the specific process of setting the inter-character space in the output device 12 is not executed. In addition, character space setting command data
Rather than blocking O3 at all, intercharacter space setting command data O3 for solid printing may be generated. Of course, in that case, the amount of space between characters for solid printing should be narrower than the amount of space between normal characters. In the manner described above, control for not providing spaces between characters is executed by operating the solid key 16. For the latter function, the output of the solid key 16 is also applied to the ROM 26A of the print position determination control section 26. For ROM26A, solid key 16
Based on the operation, print position control contents when the area of the first input partial type is E3 and the area of the last input partial type is E4, E4' or E8 in the print position control table shown in Table 6 above. Change as shown below.

[Table] Print position control data S7 and S6 include print position control in 1/4 corner, but solid key 16
1/4 angle control is eliminated by turning on (ON). In other words, originally, only one partial shape with a height of 1/2 square was placed in the center of the partial shape (frame) in area E3 (for that purpose, 1/4 square corner control was performed), but instead of By operating the key 16,
Two 1/2-square height partial shapes can be placed one above the other according to the module in the partial shapes in area E3, thereby allowing unplanned kanji to be synthesized. In this way, the composite notation of characters (kanji) that was not originally planned with the notation device of the present invention,
In other words, it is possible to perform "external character processing" for the notation device of the present invention. Furthermore, since the writing device of the present invention represents Chinese characters by combining partial forms, many of the Chinese characters that required "external character processing" in conventional devices can be easily represented by the normal processing in the writing device of the present invention. In addition, "external character processing" for the notation device of the present invention is such that the output of the solid key 16 is ROM
This can be done not only when acting on the control section 26A but also when acting on the control section 25B as described above. In other words, glyphs that should originally have been printed separately (by setting spaces between characters) as separate kanji are printed next to each other, resulting in a new unplanned kanji being synthesized. Ru. Next, an embodiment of programming the notation device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 13. The programs shown in FIGS. 5 to 13 are installed inside the processing device 11. The programs shown in FIGS. In other words, the processing device 11 can be replaced by a computer (or microcomputer) that executes the programs shown in FIGS. 5 to 13. In the following description, each device in the input device 10 and the previous input register 23 will be described using the same symbols as in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the key input detection program. When the program is started based on the power being turned on, a character space is first set, the first input register 23 is cleared, and the character space completed code LS is stored in the first input register 23. next. A key input determination is made. In this key input determination, it is determined whether any part has been designated and input by the partial form selection designation device 13, and whether the line feed key 28 has been pressed, for example. Note that the line feed key 28 is a key that is pressed when performing line feed processing, and is provided on the input device 10. If the key input is “YES”,
Next, it is determined whether it is the line feed key 28 or not. If the line feed key is ``YES'', line feed processing is executed. In other words, a predetermined space indicating the beginning of a paragraph of text is set by changing the line. When the line feed process is completed, the process returns to ``'' in FIG. 5, that is, ``character spacing setting''. And code LS is register 2
3 is stored. If the line feed key is "NO", the end of one character flag is determined. As will be described later, a constant end flag is set when processing "S", that is, setting a space between characters, at the end of a character completion determination control pattern. In other words, when a character space for the end of a character is set immediately before a key input (partial form instruction input), a character end flag is set. If the one-character end flag is "YES", it is determined whether the solid key 16 is pressed. If the solid key 16 is pressed, the print head is moved back by the amount of inter-character space and the previously set inter-character space is invalidated. When the one-character end flag is set to ``NO,'' or the solid key is set to ``NO,'' or the processing for returning the space between characters is completed, the process moves to the area determination program shown in FIG. As is clear from the above, the program shifts to the area determination program when some partial form (or character) is inputted in the partial form selection and instruction device 13. In the area determination program shown in FIG. 6, it is first determined whether the area of the currently input partial form (or character) belongs to any of areas E5, E6, and E7. If "YES", it is determined whether the shift key 15 is ON or not. If "NO", it is determined whether or not it belongs to areas E14 and E15. If the shift key ON is "YES", perform the first area conversion, that is, convert the input partial form area E5, E6, or E7 to area EC, and shift the partial form type selection. ...Changes depending on the key ON. shift key
If ON is “NO”, processing of secondary area conversion,
In other words, area E5 is converted to E4, E7 is converted to E8, and regarding area E6, E6 is converted to E4' or E8 depending on whether the contents of the first input register 23 are E4 or E4'. Let's do it. On the other hand, if the determinations in E14 and E15 are ``YES'', the selected printed characters are changed, such as from hiragana to katakana, or from lowercase letters to uppercase letters, in accordance with the shift key ON. After the above processing, the area code is stored in the post-input register 24, and the partial form type selection command data is
Generates O1. Next, the program moves to individual character completion determination control and print position control programs shown in FIGS. 7 to 12. The programs shown in Figures 7 to 12 are programs based on the above-mentioned Tables 6 and 7, and there is no need to explain the details of the procedure further, but it can be easily understood from what has already been explained. . Among the programs shown in FIGS. 7 to 12, the first input register 2
Different programs are selected depending on the contents of the area code included in 3. First input register 23
If the character space code LS is included, the program shown in Figure 7 is used. If the code for area E1 is stored in the first input register 23, the program shown in FIG. 8 is used. If the code for area E2 is stored in the first input register 23, the program shown in FIG. 9 is used. If the code for area E3 is stored in the first input register 23, the program shown in FIG. 10 is used. If the pre-input register 23 contains the code for area E4 or E4', the program shown in FIG. 11 is used. As can be seen from Table 6, when the previously input partial form is in area E4 or E4', the same processing is performed, so the same program can be used.
If the pre-input register 23 contains a code for area E8, E9 or EC, the program shown in FIG. 12 is used. As can be seen from Table 6, the same processing is performed when the first input is in areas E8, E9, and EC, so the same program can be used. In Figures 7 to 12, area code E
Judgment blocks 1 to E15 (blocks indicated by diamonds) judge whether the area code of the partial form of the subsequent input (i.e., the current input) corresponds to any of the areas written in that block. . For example, "E8, E10, E11?" at the beginning of Figure 7.
In the judgment block marked, if the area code input later (in the later input register 24) corresponds to any of areas E8, E10, or E11, it is judged as "YES", and if it does not correspond, it is judged as "YES". Decide "NO". Also, “Betta key ON?”
In the decision block marked , it is determined whether the solid key 16 is pressed. In the processing block labeled "Error", processing corresponding to error "E" in the control pattern described above is performed.
The "error" processing program is shown in FIG. 13e. That is, an error display is performed using a lamp, a buzzer, etc. in the error display section 27, and all data (such as O1 and the area code stored in the post-input register 24) related to the subform inputted later (currently inputted) are cleared. Then the fifth
Jump to the key input detection program shown in the figure. That is, it waits for the next key input (partial form instruction input). In FIGS. 7 to 12, in the blocks in which print position control information S0 to S7 is written, the print position control information (S0 to S7) written in the block is
7) is temporarily stored. Single character completion judgment control pattern
In blocks marked with TS to STW, print control processing is performed according to the control pattern written in the block. Processing programs for each control pattern are shown in FIGS. 13a to 13d. FIG. 13a shows a processing program for the control pattern TS. In the case of "TS", according to the temporarily stored print position control information (any of S0 to S7),
Prints (indicates) the typeface corresponding to the last input (currently input) partial form. Next, a character end flag is set. Then, it jumps to the key input detection program ((Fig. 5). By this jump, the character spacing setting process is performed, and the character spacing completed code LS is stored in the previous input register 23. Of course, , at the same time clears the memory of the post-input register 24. Fig. 13b shows a processing program for the control pattern "TW". In the case of "TW", first, the temporarily stored print position control information (any of S0 to S7 is ), the partial form of the subsequent input (current input) is printed.Next, the area code of the subsequent input (current input) is stored in the previous input register 23.Of course, at the same time, the memory of the subsequent input register 24 is It is cleared.Then, the one-character end flag is reset.Next, it jumps to the key input detection program (Fig. 5).Fig. 13c shows the processing program for the control pattern "STS"."STS" In the case of , the character space setting process is first performed, and then the same process as for "TS" shown in Figure 13a is performed.Figure 13d
shows the processing program for the control pattern "STW". In the case of "STW" as well, the character space setting process is first performed, and then the same process as in "TW" shown in FIG. 13b is performed. The one-character end flag is "S" at the end of the control pattern.
In other words, it is set only when the character spacing setting comes. If "S" comes at the beginning of the control pattern, it will not be set. Looking at the program in Figure 5, the solid key is turned on when the character end flag is set to ``YES''.
When ``YES'' is selected, the character spacing is returned and the previously set character spacing is invalidated. That is, in this program, the "S" at the end of the control pattern is disabled by the solid key 16. A program for invalidating the "S" at the beginning of the control pattern when the solid key is ON is included in the program shown in FIG. In other words, when the solid key is ON "NO", the control pattern "STW" or "STS" is selected,
In the case of "YES", the leading "S" is invalidated by selecting the control pattern "TW" or "TS". The processing method regarding the solid key 16 is slightly different between the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and the program shown in FIGS. 5 to 13. However, the actual processing is the same. In other words, changes in detailed procedures can be made in any way as a matter of program design. Next, an example of kanji composition using partial forms will be explained with reference to the programs shown in FIGS. 5 to 13. For example, a case where a person's name "Ikuo" is printed will be explained. The writer selects the partial form of the upper half of "Iku" from the partial form display panel 17 (see Figure 3) of the partial form selection instruction device 13 (see Figure 14a),
The lower half partial form (see FIG. 14b), the left partial form of "male" (see FIG. 14c), and the right partial form (see FIG. 14d) are selected in order and instructions are input.
Note that Figures 14a to 14d do not represent the displayed figures of each partial shape on the partial shape display surface 17, but are shown in accordance with the size module, that is, to make it easier to understand the state in which they are printed as typefaces. It is something. The figures of each partial form displayed on the partial form display panel 17 are designed to be easy to use (ease of inputting instructions and transcribing). For example, the partial form shown in Fig. Therefore, measures such as displaying it closer to the right side of the display frame are taken. The area of each subform in Figures 14a to d is E
4, E7, E9, and E10, and the size modules are M4, M5, M6, and M7. As shown in the key input detection program shown in FIG. 5, a character space completed code LS is stored in advance in the first input register 23 when the program is started. The partial form shown in FIG. 14a is input as the first input. Since this is not an input of the line feed key 28 and the one-character end flag has not yet been set, the program moves to the area determination program shown in FIG. Since the partial form in FIG. 14a is area E4, the area code of E4 is stored in the post-input register 24 without area conversion. Since the content of the first input register 23 is "LS", the program shown in FIG. 7 is selected. "E2, E3, E4, E4'?" in Figure 7
Since the determination is "YES" and the determination "E4'?" is "NO", the print position control information S0 is stored. Then, the "TW" process is executed.
That is, the print character of the partial form shown in FIG. The program then jumps to the state shown in Figure 5. FIG. 15a shows the state after the first printing is performed based on the first input. Since the print position control information is S0, the print point (print reference indicated by a broken line) by the print head is not moving. When the partial form shown in FIG. 14b is inputted as the second input, "Key input?" in FIG. 5 becomes "YES" and the program moves to the program in FIG. 6. Since this area is E7, "E5, E5" in Figure 6
6,E7? ” is “YES” and the shift key
Since ON is "NO", area E7 is converted to E8. Then, the code of E8 is stored in the rear input register 24. E4 is in the first input register 23.
is stored, so the program shown in FIG. 11 is selected. In FIG. 11, "E8?" is "YES", so "S2" is stored and "TW"
processing is performed. That is, after printing the type shown in FIG. 14b, the print head is moved 2/3 of the way to the right. Also, the memory of the first input register 23 is changed to E8.
Update to. The characters in area E8 are "subscripted", that is, they are printed normally and printed on the lower part, so they are printed as shown in FIG. 15b. By moving the print head 2/3 angle, the print point moves to the position shown by the dashed line. When the partial form of area E9 shown in FIG. 14c is input as the third input, since E8 is stored in the first input register 23, the program shown in FIG. 12 is selected. In Figure 12, "E9, EC?"
is "YES" and the solid key ON is "NO", so "S2" is memorized,
"STW" processing is performed. That is, the inter-character space is first set, and the printing point by the print head is moved to the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. 15c. Thereafter, after printing the type shown in FIG. 14c, the printing head is moved to the right at the 2/3 corner. and,
The memory of the previous input register 23 is updated to E9. The print point of the print head is moved to the position indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 15c. Area E10 shown in FIG. 14d as the fourth input
When the partial form of is input, since E9 is stored in the first input register 23, the program shown in FIG. 12 is selected. In Figure 12, "E10?"
becomes “YES”, “S3” is memorized, and “TS”
processing is performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 15d, the partial shape shown in FIG. 14d is printed immediately to the right of the partial shape shown in FIG. The point moves to the position shown by the dashed line. The program then jumps to FIG. 5, the character spacing is set, and the print point of the print head is moved to the position shown by the dashed line. Further, the character spaced code LS is stored in the first input register 23. As described above, by inputting four times (by inputting instructions for the four partial forms only), the word "Ikuo" is automatically separated and printed so that the characters can be distinguished. . In this way, continuous sentences can be automatically printed by inputting the desired partial forms continuously. Next, special processing using the shift key 15 and solid key 16 will be explained. For example, if you press the shift key 15 at the same time when inputting the partial form shown in FIG.
ON "YES" is established, and area E7 is converted to EC. Here, if the previous input is a partial form of area E4 as shown in FIG. 14a, error processing is performed. However, for example, if the pre-input register 23 contains the character spaced code LS,
The partial form converted to area EC is printed. That is, by pressing the shift key 15, the character "month" in module M6 is selected instead of the partial character shown in FIG.
Printed according to the program shown in the figure. Therefore, when the partial forms shown in FIGS. 14c and d are inputted in sequence, the two characters "tsukio" are automatically separated and printed. Also, press the shift key 15 to
Input the partial form shown in , then press the solid key 16.
Suppose that the user presses , and inputs the partial form shown in FIG. 14c. In that case, the memory code of the first input register 23 is EC, and the program shown in FIG. 12 is selected. Since the area of the post-input partial form is E9, the control pattern "TW" is selected when the solid key is ON "YES". Therefore, no space is set before the partial form in Figure 14c, and "肱"
The characters will be printed. In the case of horizontal writing as shown in FIG. 15, the space between characters is set by moving the print point to the right by a predetermined amount. The programs shown in FIGS. 5 to 13 are for horizontal writing. Vertical writing can be achieved by a simple change in design. In the case of vertical writing, the space between characters can be set by rotating the platen by a predetermined amount and moving the printing position downward by a predetermined amount. Note that the post-input register 24 is not essential. When receiving the partial form code PC output from the input device 10 into the processing device 11, a buffer register is provided on the input side of the processing device 11,
During one processing cycle, the code PC of the subform currently being processed (i.e. the subsequent input or current input subform)
It is a common practice in circuit technology to store this in the buffer register. In that case, since the area code of the partial form of the subsequent input (that is, the current input) is continuously supplied from the secondary area converter 22 for one processing cycle, there is no need to specially provide the subsequent input register 24. . Also,
If it is assumed that the desired partial form is continuously inputted using the partial form selection instructing device 13 during one processing cycle, the buffer register for storing the code PC as described above is no longer necessary. Since one processing cycle is a short period of about one second, it is not impossible to omit the buffer register as described above. Furthermore, the first input register 23 may store not the area code but the entire code PC of the first input partial form. However, this is nothing effective and is just a detour. In view of the gist of the present invention, the shift key 15,
The solid key 16 is also not essential. That is, if an extra key (partial form display section 17a) corresponding to the partial form character selected based on the operation of the shift key 15 is provided on the partial form display panel 17, the shift key 15 becomes unnecessary. . However, the shift key 15 is effective for reducing the size of the partial form display panel 17 in the input device 10 and for reducing the effort of searching for a desired partial form. Furthermore, since the solid keys 16 are useful for expanding the total number of kanji characters that can be printed by the small-scale input device 10 as much as possible, they can be omitted if such an expansion is not desired. be. The output device 12 is not limited to the one configured to print a single character by a combination of partial letters, but also the well-known type that selects one character from a large number of prepared kanji characters and prints it. A common character generator or printer can be used. In that case,
The input device 10 and processing device 11 of the present invention function as an effective Kanji input device (or Japanese text input device) for existing character generators or printers. In that case, the one kanji that should be printed is
It is specified by a combination of one or more partial form type selection command data 01 generated at the generation interval of character spacing setting command data O3. Therefore,
The apparatus shown in FIG. 1 may be modified as shown in FIG. 16, for example. That is, partial form type selection command data 01 is sequentially stored in multiple stages of shift registers 29, and when character space setting command data 03 is generated, data 01 stored in each stage of this shift register 29 is latched. Latch to circuit 30. In this way, this latch circuit 30 has
Data representing one or more partial forms constituting one kanji (one character) is stored. Character generation memory 3
1 is a dictionary, so to speak, and each kanji that can occur
Character data is stored in advance. Partial type selection command data latched in the latch circuit 30
Data of one kanji (character) is read from the character generation memory 31 using the combination of 01 as an address signal. Output device (character generator or printer) 1
2', one Kanji (character) corresponding to the data supplied from the character generation memory 31 is printed (or visually displayed). Note that, if necessary, a shift register and a latch circuit for sequentially storing data 02 may be provided. In the above embodiment, the partial print selection instruction data
01, print position control data 02, and character space setting command data 03 are sent from the processing device 11 to the output device 12, these data 01, 02, and 03 are sent in parallel, but this is not limited to this. First, these data 01, 02, and 03 may be transmitted serially. That is, data 01, 02, and 03 are sent out serially in accordance with the temporal operation order on the output device 12 (printer) side. For example, Figure 14,
When sending the printed data of the word "Ikuo" shown in Figure 15, the printed data of Figure 14a is
01 → Data 02 with content S0 → Data 01 of the type in Figure 14 b → Data 02 with content S2 → 1st
4c's type data 01 → intercharacter space setting command data 03 → data 02 with content S2 → type data 01 of FIG. 14 d → data 02 with content S3 → intercharacter space setting command data 03. data
Send 01, 02, 03 serially. By the way, as can be easily understood from the previous explanation, printing (notation) data of characters including kanji, that is, sentences or lexical phrases, can be examined in partial form or in full form (one character corresponds to one character). If these are interwoven and sent out (transmitted) continuously (serially) according to the time order of the printed notation, the inter-character space setting command data ( One feature of the present invention is that 03) is inserted. This is something that has not been seen in conventional text information transmission methods (regardless of inline or offline). The configuration of the partial form display panel 17 is not limited to one in which one key corresponds to one piece of information as shown in FIG. 12 or FIG. 3, but also one key corresponding to multiple pieces of information (multiple partial forms). Of course, it is also possible to adopt a system in which one piece of information (one partial form) is input by multiple key operations including the shift key. As a modification of the present invention, it is also possible to sequentially store in the previously input register not only information (area code) regarding one partial type input immediately before, but also information regarding a plurality of previously input partial types.
However, since it is more efficient and sufficient to memorize just one pre-populated subform, such a modification is only a detour of the invention. As explained above, according to the present invention, the information on the partial form input just before (printed) is stored in the first input register, and the information on the partial form currently input (later input) is stored. Since it determines the completion of each character from
By simply inputting the desired partial form in sequence (with a few exceptions) following the normal stroke order, a series of characters, kanji, or sentences can be automatically created character by character. They are distinguished and displayed in the output.
At this time, since the one-character completeness determination process is performed based only on the attributes (areas) of partial forms and the sequential relationship of their input order, the configuration of the processing device can be simplified. In other words, compared to the large number of kanji characters that can be synthesized, it can be realized using a small-capacity storage device (ROM) and a small number of peripheral control circuits.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an external view showing an example of the partial form selection instruction device in the input device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the size module of a partial shape; FIGS. 5 to 13 are flowcharts showing an embodiment of the program processing of the present invention; Figure 14 is a diagram showing the partial forms and their input order used when inputting the word "Ikuo" in the present invention, and Figure 15 is a diagram showing how characters are printed according to the input example in Figure 14. Figure 16 is a block diagram showing the modified part (additional device) of Figure 1 when a character generation method that outputs one character (one kanji) that has been completed in advance is adopted as an output device. , is. 10... input device, 11... processing device, 12...
...Output device, 13...Partial form selection instruction device, 17
. . . Partial shape display board surface, 17a . . . Display section for individual partial shapes, 20 . . . Area detection section, 21 .
3...First input register, 24...Last input register, 25A...One character completion judgment control pattern
ROM, 26A... Print position control information ROM, E
1 to E15... Codes representing attributes of partial forms, that is, areas, S0 to S7... Codes representing print position control information, E, TS, TW, STS, STW... Codes representing one-character completion determination control patterns.

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[Scope of Claims] 1. In a character input processing device that inputs characters consisting of one or more combinations of partial forms that constitute a character by sequentially inputting instructions in a predetermined order of partial forms, comprising: an instruction input means for classifying all partial forms to be input according to attributes for printing position control judgment and one-character completion judgment, and placing partial forms with the same attribute in the same area; A first-input storage means and a second-input storage means for storing attribute information regarding partial forms inputted one after the other from the input means in accordance with the order of inputting the instructions, and corresponding to two partial forms inputted one after the other. memorizes information about completeness and incompleteness of one character,
one-character completeness determination means having a table for determining whether one character is complete or incomplete based on the partial form input earlier and the partial form input later; For partial forms that are determined to complete one character with the partial form by the shift means for shifting the stored contents in the storage means and the one-character completion judgment means, the attribute information of the partial form is replaced with "space between characters completed". A character input device comprising a means for storing information, and a character is specified from one or more partial forms inputted until the one character completion determination means determines that one character is complete. Processing equipment. 2. The character set forth in claim 1, wherein the one-character completeness determining means further determines whether or not the later designated partial form of the two consecutively designated partial forms is incorrectly input. Input processing device. 3. The first input storage means and the second input storage means are:
In principle, the memory is sequentially updated in accordance with the sequential input of partial forms, but if the one-character completion determining means determines that an incorrect input has been made, the memory content is not updated and is retained in the memory. The character input processing device according to item 2. 4. Any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a print position determination means for determining the content of print position control for a partial form inputted later among two partial forms inputted in succession. Character input processing device described in . 5. In principle, the printing position determining means determines the print position control content of the partial form based on the partial form that is inputted later, and exceptionally, the printing position determination means determines the content of the printing position control of the partial form that is inputted later, and exceptionally, the printing position determination means 5. The character input processing device according to claim 4, wherein the character input processing device is means for determining the print position control content of the partial form based on both the specified partial form and the subsequently inputted partial form.