KR102592913B1 - Apparatus and method for providing user-customized font information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a font provision system which generates and provides user-customized fonts. According to the present disclosure, a font provision server: through a first web page receiving a target item for change of a font, receives selection information, which directs at least one of space settings, shape settings, decoration settings, and style settings of the font, from a user terminal; through a second web page receiving changed contents of the font according to the selection information, receives input information, which directs the changed contents, from the user terminal; generates font information regarding the spatial arrangement and shapes of consonants and vowels of a plurality of characters based on the input information; and transmits the font information to the user terminal. Therefore, the font provision system can generate customized font information for the user.

Description

Device and method for providing user-customized font information {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER-CUSTOMIZED FONT INFORMATION}

This disclosure generally relates to a font providing system that generates and provides user-customized fonts. More specifically, it relates to user-customized fonts in terms of spatial arrangement of consonants and vowels, shape, decoration applied to the font, and style. It relates to a device and method for generating and providing.

The Hangul font has the characteristic of using several variations of one letter due to the characteristic of consonants and vowels being written together. Accordingly, the development of Hangul fonts requires considerable time and effort in the process of considering modified alphabets. For example, in the case of 'ㅁ', the shape of the initial consonant and the consonant final consonant are different, so separate fonts must be created depending on where the grapheme is placed, which requires time and effort. It takes a lot.

Because the process of creating a font takes a lot of time and effort, it is difficult for the average user to create the font they want on their own, so they have no choice but to ask a company that specializes in producing fonts to create the font. In other words, when a user transmits the desired font style to a professional company, the font is created through the process of the professional company taking the font style into consideration, producing the font, and distributing it. This method had clear limitations in responding to the shape of fonts that were transformed into various forms, and there was a problem of creating fonts that did not properly take into account the font style desired by the user. In response to this, the development of technology to create user-customized fonts is attracting attention.

The above-mentioned technology is technical information that the inventor possessed for deriving the present invention or acquired in the process of deriving the present invention, and does not necessarily indicate known technology disclosed to the general public before filing the application for the present invention.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2432916 (2022.08.10)

Based on the above-described discussion, this disclosure provides an apparatus and method for providing user-customized fonts.

In addition, the present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for determining the spatial arrangement of consonants and vowels, the shape, decoration, and style applied to the font based on the user's characteristics in a font providing system, and generating font information accordingly. .

Additionally, the present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for generating spatial arrangement information about the size and arrangement of letters in response to detection of a change in the position of a grapheme in a font providing system.

Additionally, the present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for generating font information in consideration of keywords input from a user in a font providing system.

Additionally, the present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for generating modified font information that changes over time using a plurality of keywords in a font providing system.

Additionally, the present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for updating font information in consideration of a user's usage environment in a font providing system.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the operating method of the font providing server includes space setting, shape setting, decoration setting, and style setting of the font from a user terminal through a first web page that receives an input of a font change target item. Receiving selection information indicating at least one, receiving input information indicating change contents from the user terminal through a second web page that receives input of change contents of a font according to the selection information, the input Based on the information, generating font information about the spatial arrangement and shape of the alphabet of a plurality of letters, and transmitting the font information to the user terminal, wherein the second web page displays the font information. Instructs any one of a space setting page related to the arrangement of letters, a shape setting page related to the shape of the letter, a decoration setting page related to decoration applied to the font, and a style setting page related to the style and color of lines in the font. can do.

According to another embodiment, the space setting page includes a space adjustment UI area for adjusting the arrangement and size of letters, and the step of generating the font information includes mixing from first input information through the space adjustment UI area. Detecting a change in size or arrangement of at least one of the initial consonant, first vowel, second vowel, and final consonant of the final consonant, in response to the change in size or arrangement, the horizontal round Min letter and the vertical round Min A step of determining the size and placement of letters, mixed base letters, horizontal base letters, vertical base letters, mixed base letters, and single letters, and spatial arrangement information of the font based on the determined size and arrangement. It may include a creation step.

According to another embodiment, the shape setting page includes a shape selection UI area that determines the basic shape of the letter, and a shape editing UI area that determines the path line of the letter in the basic shape, and the decoration setting page includes a shape selection UI area that determines the basic shape of the letter. A decoration addition UI area for adding end decoration or graphic decoration, wherein the style setting page includes a line style setting UI area for determining the end line style and break style of the alphabet, and a color style setting for determining the color of the alphabet. It includes a UI area, and the step of generating the font information includes determining a alphabet structure regarding a reference point and thickness of the alphabet based on second input information through the shape setting page, and determining a alphabet structure regarding the reference point and thickness of the alphabet through the decoration setting page. 3 Based on input information, determining a style and additional decoration of the end of the line, determining a style for the line and color of the letter based on fourth input information through the style setting page, and It may include generating alphabet shape information of the font using the structure, the added decoration, and the style.

According to another embodiment, a method of operating a font providing server includes receiving a first keyword from the user terminal, and based on the first keyword, selecting the first keyword from among font information created by a plurality of other users. Obtaining a related first font information group, extracting the position of a reference point, line thickness, line style, and color style according to an average operation from the first font information group to generate first keyword alphabet shape information, It further includes generating first keyword font information for a plurality of characters based on spatial arrangement information and the first keyword alphabet shape information, and transmitting the first keyword font information to the user terminal. can do.

According to another embodiment, a method of operating a font providing server includes receiving a second keyword different from the first keyword from the user terminal, and font information created by a plurality of other users based on the second keyword. Among them, receiving a second font information group related to the second keyword, extracting the position, thickness, line style, and color style of the reference point according to the average operation from the second font information group, and generating the second keyword alphabet shape information. A step of generating, based on the spatial arrangement information and the second keyword alphabet shape information, generating second keyword font information for a plurality of letters, a first font determined from the first keyword font information and the The method may further include generating modified font information in which second fonts determined from second keyword font information are alternately displayed, and transmitting the modified font information to the user terminal.

According to another embodiment, a method of operating a font providing server includes information about the user's age, gender, interests, purpose of using fonts, design style preference, keyword preference, and usage time of the user terminal from the user terminal. receiving, calculating a threshold time based on the age and gender, if the usage time is greater than or equal to the threshold time, the user's interests, the purpose of using the font, the design style preference, and the keyword preference. It may further include updating the font information based on , and transmitting the updated font information to the user terminal.

Various respective aspects and features of the invention are defined in the appended claims. Combinations of the features of the dependent claims may be combined with the features of the independent claims as appropriate, not just those explicitly set out in the claims.

Additionally, one or more features selected from any one embodiment described in this disclosure may be combined with one or more features selected from any other embodiments described in this disclosure, and alternatives to these features may be used. A combination of the above may at least partially alleviate one or more technical problems discussed in this disclosure, or at least partially alleviate technical problems that can be discerned by a person skilled in the art from this disclosure, and further provide the features of the embodiments ( Unless such a particular combination or permutation of embodiment features is understood by those skilled in the art to be incompatible, the combination is possible.

In any described example implementation of this disclosure, two or more physically distinct components may alternatively be integrated into a single component if such integration is possible, so forming a single component. If the same function is performed by , integration is possible. Conversely, a single component of any embodiment described in this disclosure may alternatively, where appropriate, be implemented as two or more separate components that achieve the same functionality.

It is an object of certain embodiments of the present invention to solve, alleviate or eliminate, at least in part, at least one of the problems and/or disadvantages associated with the prior art. Certain embodiments aim to provide at least one of the advantages described below.

Devices and methods according to various embodiments of the present disclosure can provide user-customized fonts.

In addition, the apparatus and method according to various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a user-customized font by determining the spatial arrangement, shape, decoration applied to the font, and style of consonants and vowels based on the user's characteristics in a font providing system. Allows information to be generated.

Additionally, the apparatus and method according to various embodiments of the present disclosure enable a font providing system to generate spatial arrangement information about the size and arrangement of letters in response to detection of a change in the position of a grapheme.

Additionally, devices and methods according to various embodiments of the present disclosure enable a font providing system to generate font information by considering keywords input from a user.

Additionally, devices and methods according to various embodiments of the present disclosure enable a font providing system to generate modified font information that changes over time using a plurality of keywords.

Additionally, devices and methods according to various embodiments of the present disclosure enable a font providing system to update font information in consideration of the user's usage environment.

Additionally, devices and methods according to various embodiments of the present disclosure enable general users without specialized program utilization knowledge to create customized fonts.

The effects that can be obtained from the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. will be.

The accompanying drawings, which are included as part of the detailed description to aid understanding of the embodiments, provide various embodiments and together with the detailed description describe technical features of the various embodiments.
1 illustrates a system for providing fonts according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
Figure 2 illustrates the configuration of a font providing server in a font providing system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 3 illustrates an example of the spatial configuration of letters according to the way letters are grouped in a system for providing fonts according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a space setting page in a font providing system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 5 illustrates an area of a shape setting page in a font providing system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a decoration setting page in a font providing system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a modified font in a font providing system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a page for selecting a keyword in a font providing system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart of a method of operating a font providing server in a font providing system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Terms used in the present disclosure are merely used to describe specific embodiments and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. Singular expressions may include plural expressions, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as generally understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field described in this disclosure. Among the terms used in this disclosure, terms defined in general dictionaries may be interpreted to have the same or similar meaning as the meaning they have in the context of related technology, and unless clearly defined in this disclosure, have an ideal or excessively formal meaning. It is not interpreted as In some cases, even terms defined in the present disclosure cannot be interpreted to exclude embodiments of the present disclosure.

In various embodiments of the present disclosure described below, a hardware approach method is explained as an example. However, since various embodiments of the present disclosure include technology using both hardware and software, the various embodiments of the present disclosure do not exclude software-based approaches.

Hereinafter, the present disclosure relates to a font providing system that generates and provides fonts customized to users. Specifically, the present disclosure describes a technology for creating and providing a user-customized font with respect to spatial arrangement of consonants and vowels, shape, decoration applied to the font, and style.

Below, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement them. However, since the technical idea of the present disclosure can be modified and implemented in various forms, it is not limited to the embodiments described in this specification. In describing the embodiments disclosed in this specification, if it is determined that detailed description of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the technical idea of the present disclosure, detailed descriptions of the known technologies will be omitted. Identical or similar components will be assigned the same reference number and duplicate descriptions thereof will be omitted.

In this specification, when an element is described as being "connected" to another element, this includes not only the case of being "directly connected" but also the case of being "indirectly connected" with another element in between. When an element is said to “include” another element, this means that it does not exclude another element in addition to the other element, but may further include another element, unless specifically stated to the contrary.

Some embodiments may be described in terms of functional block configurations and various processing steps. Some or all of these functional blocks may be implemented as any number of hardware and/or software configurations that perform specific functions. For example, the functional blocks of the present disclosure may be implemented by one or more microprocessors, or may be implemented by circuit configurations for certain functions. Functional blocks of the present disclosure may be implemented in various programming or scripting languages. The functional blocks of this disclosure may be implemented as algorithms running on one or more processors. Functions performed by a functional block in the present disclosure may be performed by a plurality of functional blocks, or functions performed by a plurality of functional blocks in the present disclosure may be performed by a single functional block. Additionally, the present disclosure may employ conventional technologies for electronic environment setup, signal processing, and/or data processing.

In addition, in the present disclosure, the expressions greater than or less than are used to determine whether a specific condition is satisfied or fulfilled, but this is only a description for expressing an example and excludes descriptions of more or less. It's not about doing it. Conditions written as ‘more than’ can be replaced with ‘more than’, conditions written as ‘less than’ can be replaced with ‘less than’, and conditions written as ‘more than and less than’ can be replaced with ‘greater than and less than’.

FIG. 1 illustrates a font providing system 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

The font providing system 100 instructs a system that provides user-customized fonts to users. Specifically, the font providing system 100 instructs a system that assists the user in creating a desired font based on user input. The font production service provider may provide the user with at least one web page for creating the font, and the user can view the space arrangement and shape of the font, the decorations added to the font, and the color and style of the lines through the at least one web page. You can choose etc. Here, at least one web page may indicate an intuitive user interface (UI) for allowing a user to set a font. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the font providing system 100 may include a user terminal 110, an external server 130, a font providing server 150, and a network 170.

The user terminal 110 instructs the electronic device operated by the user 111 to request the creation of a font. The user terminal 110 can be equipped with an application for creating a font, and the user 111 can externally provide information for creating a font through a web page displayed through the application through the user terminal 110. . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user terminal 110 may include a fixed terminal implemented as a computer device or a mobile terminal. Specifically, the user terminal 110 may indicate a smart phone, a mobile phone, a navigation device, a computer, a laptop, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), or a tablet PC. The user terminal 110 may communicate with at least one of the external server 130 and the font providing server 150 through the network 170 using a wireless or wired communication method.

The external server 130 is a computer device or a plurality of computer devices that communicates with at least one of the user terminal 110 and the font providing server 150 through the network 170 to provide commands, codes, files, content, services, etc. can be implemented with The external server 130 can store reference data necessary for creating a font in a database, and can transmit the stored information to the user terminal 110 or the font providing server 150.

The font providing server 150 instructs an electronic device operated by a font production service provider. The font providing server 150 may be implemented as a computer device or a plurality of computer devices, and may generate font information in consideration of user input and provide it to the user 111. Specifically, the font providing server 150 may generate web pages for creating fonts and transmit them to the user terminal 110, and may generate font information according to user input through the web pages. Additionally, the font providing server 150 may update font information in consideration of keywords or the user's usage status.

As shown in FIG. 1, components of the font providing system 100 may be connected through a network 170. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network 170 refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between nodes such as a plurality of terminals and servers. Examples of such networks include RF, 3GPP (3rd generation partnership project) network, LTE (long term evolution) network, 5GPP (5th generation partnership project) network, WIMAX (world interoperability for microwave access) network, Internet, LAN (local area network), Wireless LAN (wireless local area) network), WAN (wide area network), PAN (personal area network), Bluetooth network, NFC network, satellite broadcasting network, analog broadcasting network, DMB (digital multimedia broadcasting) network, etc., but are not limited thereto. .

According to the font providing system 100, when the font providing server 150 provides a web page to the user, the user 111 can input information related to the desired font through the web page. In response to this, the font providing server 150 may generate font information using user input and provide it to the user. Here, the font providing server 150 can generate integrated font information according to a change in the arrangement of one letter for convenience and unity in font production, and can change the font to suit the keyword by considering the keyword, and the usage environment. The font can be updated taking this into account. Below, specific operations of the font providing server 150 are described in detail.

FIG. 2 illustrates a configuration 200 of the font providing server 150 in the font providing system 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Terms such as '... unit' and '... unit' used hereinafter refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which can be implemented through hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. there is. The font providing server 150 may include a memory 210, a processor 220, a communication unit 230, an input/output interface 240, and a display unit 250.

The memory 210 temporarily or permanently stores data such as basic programs, applications, and setting information for the operation of the font providing server 150. The memory 210 may include a non-permanent mass storage device such as random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and a disk drive, but the present invention is not limited thereto. These software components may be loaded from a computer-readable recording medium separate from the memory 210 using a drive mechanism. Such separate computer-readable recording media may include computer-readable recording media such as floppy drives, disks, tapes, DVD/CD-ROM drives, and memory cards. Depending on the embodiment, software components may be loaded into the memory 210 through the communication unit 230 rather than a computer-readable recording medium. Additionally, the memory 210 may provide stored data upon request from the processor 220. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the memory 210 may store selection information indicating at least one of space settings, shape settings, decoration settings, and style settings of the font, and input information indicating changes to the font. . Additionally, the memory 210 may store generated font information.

The processor 220 controls the overall operations of the font providing server 150. For example, the processor 220 may control signals to be transmitted and received through the communication unit 230. Additionally, the processor 220 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Commands may be provided to the processor 220 by the memory 210 or the communication unit 230. For example, processor 220 may be configured to execute received instructions according to program code stored in a recording device such as memory 210. For example, the processor 220 may control the font providing server 150 to perform operations according to various embodiments described later.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 220 receives at least one of font space settings, shape settings, decoration settings, and style settings from the user terminal through a first web page that receives an input of a font change target item. Receives input information indicating change from the user terminal through a second web page that receives selection information and inputs changes to the font according to the selection information, and based on the input information, selects a plurality of characters. It is possible to generate font information about the spatial arrangement and shape of the letters and control the font information to be transmitted to the user terminal.

The communication unit 230 performs functions for transmitting and receiving signals through a wireless channel. All or part of the communication unit 230 may be referred to as a transmitting unit, a receiving unit, or a transmitting/receiving unit. The communication unit 230 may provide a function for the font providing server 150 and at least one other node to communicate with each other through a communication network. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the processor 220 of the font providing server 150 generates a request signal according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 210, the request signal is sent to the communication unit 230. Depending on the control, it may be transmitted to at least one other node through a communication network. Conversely, control signals, commands, content, files, etc. provided under the control of a processor of at least one other node may be received by the font providing server 150 through the communication unit 230.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication unit 230 can transmit a web page to the user terminal 110 and receive selection information and input information through the web page. Additionally, the communication unit 230 may transmit the generated font information to the user terminal 110.

The input/output interface 240 may be a means for interfacing with an input/output device (not shown). At this time, the input device may be, for example, a device such as a keyboard or mouse, and the output device may be provided in the form of a device such as a display unit for displaying images. As another example, the input/output interface 240 may be a means for interfacing with a device that integrates input and output functions, such as a touch screen. Specifically, the processor 220 of the font providing server 150 processes commands of a computer program loaded in the memory 210, and provides a service screen or content constructed using data provided by the server through the input/output interface 240. It can be displayed on the display through . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the input/output interface 240 may include means for interfacing with the display unit 250. The input/output interface 240 may receive a user input for a web browsing window displayed on the display unit 250, and output data to be output through the display unit 250 in response to the above-described user input from the processor 220. It can be delivered. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the input/output interface 240 may directly receive a control signal for generating font information from a font production service provider.

The display unit 250 indicates a display module including one or more displays. Each of the one or more displays included in the display unit 250 may individually display independent content, and the one or more displays described above may be combined to display a single content. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, one or more displays included in the display unit 250 may include multiple physically separated displays, or may be multiple physically combined displays, and one screen may be divided and used. It may be a display that can be used. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the display unit 250 may display information regarding the production status of the font on the display.

Users can enter information about the font they want through web pages that are displayed step by step. Specifically, when the font providing server 150 provides a first web page for selecting an item to be changed in a font, the user 111 selects any one of the space, shape, decoration, and style of the font on the first web page. You can choose.

Thereafter, when the font providing server 150 provides a second web page for changing the font in detail in the selected change target item, the user 111 can input changes in the second web page. Accordingly, the font providing server 150 can generate user-customized font information based on the input content. The second web page is one of a space setting page related to the arrangement of letters in a font, a shape setting page related to the shape of the letters, a decoration setting page related to decoration applied to the font, and a style setting page related to the style and color of the lines in the font. You can indicate one thing. That is, when the user 111 selects a space on the first web page, the font providing server 150 may provide the user 111 with a space setting page. Likewise, the font providing server may provide the user with a shape setting page in response to shape selection, a decoration setting page in response to decoration selection, and a style setting page in response to style selection.

The font providing server 150 may generate font information according to the user's selection information and input information and then change the font using a keyword. When one font information is created, a keyword corresponding to the font information can be input, and the font providing server 150 can store the font information and the corresponding keywords created by a plurality of users in a database. The font providing server 150 can extract the characteristics of the corresponding keyword using the font information and keywords stored in the database, and can change the user's font information by considering the characteristics of each keyword.

When a plurality of keywords are input, the font providing server 150 may provide a modified font in which letters are transformed in real time according to the plurality of keywords. The font providing server 150 can extract features for each keyword and generate modified font information in which fonts according to the features are displayed alternately.

When a user inputs keywords or character characteristics, the font providing server 150 may recommend a customized font corresponding thereto. The font providing server 150 stores font information and corresponding keywords in a database. When a user creates a new font and inputs character characteristics, the font providing server 150 extracts keywords corresponding to the character characteristics and stores the keywords. You can create customized recommended font information corresponding to .

The font providing server 150 can change the size and shape of the font in consideration of the user's usage environment. In other words, the font providing server 150 can determine the threshold time by considering eye fatigue according to the user's age and gender, and when the user uses the user terminal 110 for more time than the threshold time, the user's interests, font utilization, etc. User convenience can be improved by adjusting the font size, decoration, and line style in consideration of purpose, design style preference, and keyword preference.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example 300 of the spatial configuration of letters according to the way letters are grouped in the font providing system 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to Figure 3, the shape of a letter can be determined depending on the direction of the combination of consonants and vowels and the presence or absence of a consonant. In other words, one letter is composed of a combination of consonants and vowels, and each consonant and vowel can be composed of different models depending on the direction of combination or the presence of a consonant. Here, the reference model 310 may indicate a model in which all possible consonants and vowels are arranged, such as '?'. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the reference model 310 may be composed of an initial consonant 301, a first vowel 303, a second vowel 305, and a final consonant 307.

The gathering method indicates how the initial consonant (301), first vowel (303), second vowel (305), and final consonant (307) are combined to form a letter, and the gathering form depends on the gathering method of the letters. Indicates the classified font. The letters according to the gathering form are horizontal gathering minor letters (321), vertical gathering forming letters (322), mixed gathering forming letters (323), horizontal gathering concluding letters (324), vertical gathering concluding letters (325), and mixed gathering concluding letters. (326), and may contain single letters.

Specifically, the horizontal min character (321) indicates a letter composed of a combination of the initial consonant (301) and the second vowel (305), such as 'ma', and the vertical min letter (322) indicates a letter, such as 'mo'. It indicates a letter composed of a combination of the initial consonant (301) and the first vowel (303), and the mixed letter mingeulja (323) has the initial consonant (301), the first vowel (303), and the second vowel, such as 'Moe'. Indicates a letter composed of a combination of vowels (305). In addition, the horizontal consonant letter (324) indicates a letter composed of a combination of the initial consonant (301), the second vowel (305), and the final consonant (307), such as 'mam', and the vertical consonant letter (325) indicates a letter composed of a combination of the initial consonant (301), the first vowel (303), and the final consonant (307), such as 'body', and the mixed final consonant (326) is an initial consonant ( 301), refers to a letter composed of a combination of the first vowel 303, the second vowel 305, and the final consonant 307, and a single letter refers to a letter composed of one grapheme.

The font providing server 150 can generate spatial arrangement information about the size and arrangement of graphemes using the initial consonant 301, the first vowel 303, the second vowel 305, and the final consonant 307. there is. The space setting page may include a space adjustment UI area for changing the placement and/or size of the consonants, and the user 111 may use drag, click, and touch in the space adjustment UI area to select the initial consonant 301. , the arrangement and/or size of at least one of the first vowel 303, the second vowel 305, and the final consonant 307 can be changed.

Horizontal small letters (321), vertical small letters (322), mixed small letters (323), horizontal round consonants (324), vertical round consonants (325), and mixed round consonants (326) are all, It may be composed according to a combination of the initial consonant (301), the first vowel (303), the second vowel (305), and the final consonant (307), and a single letter consists of the initial consonant (301) and the first vowel (303). , and the second collection 305. Therefore, when the user 111 changes the placement and/or size of the initial consonant 301, the first vowel 303, the second vowel 305, and the final consonant 307, the consonant font including the changed consonant The arrangement and/or size may change. For example, when the size of the first vowel (303) is changed, vertical group min letters (322) including the first vowel (303), mixed group min letters (323), vertical group consonant letters (325), mixed The size of the first vowel 303 in the final consonant letter 326 can be changed.

The font providing server 150 selects the initial consonant (301), first vowel (303), second vowel (305), and final consonant (307) of the mixed consonant letter from the first input information through the space adjustment UI area. Detects a change in size or placement of at least one of the following, and based on the placement change, horizontal small letters (321), vertical small letters (322), mixed small letters (323), and horizontal consonant letters (324) , the size and placement of vertical group concluding letters (325), mixed group concluding letters (326), and single letters can be determined. Accordingly, the font providing server 150 may generate font space arrangement information based on the determined size and arrangement. Through this, the font providing server 150 divides the letters into grapheme units, and when the arrangement or position of the graphemes changes, the size, spacing, and arrangement of the graphemes can be uniformly managed across the entire font by changing them.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example 400 of a space setting page in the font providing system 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

The font providing server 150 may transmit to the user terminal 110 a first web page for receiving input of an item the user wishes to change in the font. The user 111 can select a space setting through the first web page, and the user terminal 110 can transmit selection information indicating the space setting to the font providing server 150. In response to this, the font providing server 150 may provide a space setting page to the user. Figure 4 shows an example of a space setting page displayed on the user terminal 110.

Referring to FIG. 4, the space setting page may include a selection item UI area 410 and a space adjustment UI area 420. The selection item UI area 410 indicates an area where items selectable by the user 111 are displayed through the first web page, and the space adjustment UI area 420 is displayed when the user 111 selects space settings. Indicates the area where Additionally, the user 111 can input sample letters to check the font sample, and the space adjustment UI area 420 can display the sample letters 421.

The user 111 may change the size or arrangement of at least one of the initial consonant, first vowel, second vowel, and final consonant included in the sample letter 421 in the space adjustment UI area 420. In response to this, the font providing server 150 responds to changes in size or arrangement by creating horizontal small letters, vertical small letters, mixed simple letters, horizontal round base letters, vertical round base letters, mixed round base letters, and You can determine the size and placement of single letters and generate spatial arrangement information to indicate changes. In other words, if the size or arrangement of one grapheme is changed, the font space arrangement for all fonts can be determined.

FIG. 5 illustrates an area 500 of a shape setting page in the font providing system 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

The user 111 can select a shape setting through the first web page, and the user terminal 110 can transmit selection information indicating the shape setting to the font providing server 150. In response to this, the font providing server 150 may provide a shape setting page to the user 111. Figure 5 illustrates an area of the shape setting page displayed on the user terminal 110.

Referring to Figure 5, the shape setting page includes a letter selection UI area 510, a shape selection UI area 520 that determines the basic shape of the letter, and a shape editing UI area 530 that determines the path line of the letter in the basic shape. , and a double consonant setting UI area 540.

The user 111 selects a grapheme through the letter selection UI area 510, selects the basic shape of the selected grapheme through the shape selection UI area 520, and selects the shape of the selected letter through the shape editing UI area 530. can be changed specifically. Here, the shape editing UI area 530 can display the reference point 531 and thickness, which are the standards for constructing the alphabet, and the user 111 can display the alphabet structure regarding the reference point and thickness through the shape editing UI area 530. can be decided.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example 600 of a decoration settings page in the font providing system 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

The user 111 can select decoration settings through the first web page, and the user terminal 110 can transmit selection information indicating decoration settings to the font providing server 150. In response to this, the font providing server 150 may provide a decoration setting page to the user. Figure 6 shows an example of a decoration settings page displayed on the user terminal 110.

Referring to FIG. 6, the decoration settings page may include a decoration addition UI area 610 and a preview UI area 620. Here, the decoration addition UI area 610 may indicate an area for adding the shape or graphic decoration of the end of the letter, and the preview UI area 620 may indicate a preview area according to addition of decoration.

The user 111 can select the style of the end of the line through the decoration addition UI area 610, and place it inside the space surrounded by the line, such as 'ㅁ', 'ㅇ', 'ㅂ', 'ㅎ', and 'ㅍ'. You can choose additional decorations. A sample image selected by the user 111 may be displayed in the preview UI area 620.

Although not shown in FIG. 6, the user 111 can select style settings through the first web page, and the user terminal 110 can transmit selection information indicating style settings to the font providing server 150. . In response to this, the font providing server 150 may provide a style setting page to the user.

The style setting page may include a line style setting UI area that determines the end line style and break style of the alphabet, and a color style setting UI area that determines the color of the alphabet. The user 111 can select the roundness of the ends or bends of the line through the line style setting UI area and select the color of the line through the color style setting UI area. A sample image selected by the user 111 may be displayed in the preview UI area of the style setting page.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example 700 of a modified font in the font providing system 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

A font creation service provider can provide users with a font creation service using keywords. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user 111 can input a keyword related to the characteristics of the font, and the font production service provider can create new font information matching the keyword and provide it to the user. To this end, the font providing server 150 may store font information and corresponding keywords created by a plurality of other users in advance.

When receiving a keyword, the font providing server 150 extracts features related to the font shape related to the keyword from fonts created by a plurality of other users, uses alphabet shape information reflecting the extracted features, and generates keyword font information. can be created.

The font providing server 150 may receive a keyword from the user terminal 110. Here, keywords may be classified based on any one of mood, purpose, typography classification, industry, genre, theme, era, and technique. Specifically, keywords can be classified as shown in <Table 1>.

The font providing server 150 may obtain a font information group related to the keyword from among fonts created by a plurality of other users in response to receiving the keyword. The font information group may indicate font information indicating a specific keyword, and each font information may include the position of the reference point, line thickness, line style, and degree of transformation compared to the standard values for the color style.

The font providing server 150 may extract keyword alphabet shape information using the average degree of deformation for each of the reference point location, thickness, line style, and color style within the font information group. Thereafter, the font providing server 150 may generate keyword font information to include keyword alphabet shape information and transmit the keyword font information to the user terminal 110.

The font providing server 150 may generate customized font information for the keyword by considering the font creation information of a plurality of other users related to the keyword by adding a statistical operation.

Additionally, the font providing server 150 may generate modified font information in which a plurality of fonts change over time rather than a fixed font. That is, the font providing server 150 may generate modified font information in which fonts according to a plurality of keywords are displayed alternately. To this end, the font providing server 150 can receive a plurality of keywords input from the user 111, generate font information corresponding to each of the keywords, and synthesize the font information to generate modified font information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the font providing server 150 may receive a first keyword and a second keyword. Thereafter, the font providing server 150 may generate first keyword font information in response to receipt of the first keyword, and generate second keyword font information in response to receipt of the second keyword. Thereafter, the font providing server 150 generates and transmits modified font information in which the first font 710 determined from the first keyword font information and the second font 760 determined from the second keyword font information are displayed alternately. You can.

Additionally, the font providing server 150 may receive usage information from the user terminal 110. Here, the usage information may include the user's age, gender, user's interests, purpose of using font, design style preference, keyword preference, and usage time of the user terminal. The font providing server 150 may calculate the threshold time by adding the recommended usage time by age group and the recommended usage time by gender from the usage information. Here, the recommended usage time by age group and the recommended usage time by gender can be stored in advance in table form. Additionally, the font providing server 150 can change the threshold time by adjusting the usage time according to eyesight.

Thereafter, the font providing server 150 may update font information based on the purpose of font use, design style preference, and keyword preference when the usage time is longer than a threshold time. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the font providing server 150 may update font information by increasing the size of the font and changing the line style to a smooth shape excluding decoration. Here, the degree of change in the shape of the letters may be determined based on the purpose of using the font, design style preference, and keyword preference, and the degree of transformation according to the purpose of using the font, design style preference, and keyword preference may be stored in advance.

In other words, the font providing server 150 updates font information according to the user's age, gender, user interests, purpose of font use, design style preference, keyword preference, and user terminal usage time, thereby increasing user convenience. can be created.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example 800 of a page for selecting a keyword in the font providing system 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 8, the keyword selection page includes a first area 810 where the user's input is displayed, a second area 820 where detailed options for keyword selection are displayed, and a third area where an example of keyword classification is displayed ( 830) may be included.

The font providing server 150 can directly receive keywords from the user 111. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user 111 may type and input at least one keyword in the first area 810 of the keyword selection page, and the font providing server 150 may input at least one keyword. You can check. Additionally, the user 111 can select at least one keyword in the third area 830 of the keyword selection page, and the font providing server 150 can confirm the at least one selected keyword.

Additionally, when the user 111 inputs a character feature other than a preset keyword, the font providing server 150 may extract at least one keyword from the character feature. That is, the user 111 can input a term other than a keyword through the first area 810. At this time, the font providing server 150 may analyze the meaning of the input term through text extraction and extract a keyword whose meaning is closest to the meaning of the extracted text. Thereafter, the font providing server 150 may update the font classification by creating a database of the characteristics of the characters entered by the user 111 and the user font information.

For example, the user 111 may input 'neat' through the first area 810. The font providing server 150 can search for the meaning of 'neat' through the network and confirm that the font is 'smooth and clean in appearance, etc.' In this case, the font providing server 150 may determine 'clean', which has the closest meaning to 'neat', as the keyword.

After determining the keyword, the font providing server 150 may recommend a customized font corresponding to the keyword by combining the keyword with weight information regarding the result weight, width weight, and thickness weight set in the second area 820. . The font providing server 150 extracts font information corresponding to a keyword, applies weight information to the extracted font information, and adjusts the shape, width, and thickness of the end line, thereby generating recommended font information.

FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart 900 of a method of operating the font providing server 150 in the font providing system 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 illustrates a method of operating the processor 220 of the font providing server 150.

Referring to FIG. 9, in step 901, the font providing server 150 sets the space, shape, decoration, and style of the font from the user terminal through the first web page that receives the font change target item. Receive selection information indicating at least one of the following. The font providing server 150 may transmit a first web page for receiving an input of an item to be changed to the user terminal 110. The user terminal 110 may generate selection information based on the user input and transmit it to the font providing server 150.

In step 903, the font providing server 150 receives input information indicating change content from the user terminal through a second web page that receives input of change content of the font according to the selection information. The font providing server 150 may transmit a second web page to the user terminal 110 to receive input of detailed changes to the font. The user terminal 110 may generate input information based on the user input and transmit it to the font providing server 150.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second web page includes a space setting page related to the arrangement of letters in the font, a shape setting page related to the shape of the letters, a decoration setting page related to decoration applied to the font, and a line style in the font. You can specify one of the style setting pages related to and color.

In step 905, the font providing server 150 generates font information regarding the spatial arrangement and shape of the alphabet of a plurality of letters based on the input information. The font providing server 150 may generate spatial arrangement information and alphabet shape information using input information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the space setting page may include a space adjustment UI area that adjusts the arrangement and size of letters. In this case, the font providing server 150 changes the size or arrangement of at least one of the initial consonant, first vowel, second vowel, and final consonant of the mixed consonant letter from the first input information through the space adjustment UI area. Detects and responds to changes in size or placement, the size and placement of horizontal small letters, vertical small letters, mixed small letters, horizontal round final letters, vertical round final letters, mixed round final letters, and single letters. can be determined, and spatial arrangement information of the font can be generated based on the determined size and arrangement.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the shape setting page includes a shape selection UI area that determines the basic shape of the letter, and a shape editing UI area that determines the path line of the letter in the basic shape, and the decoration setting page includes a shape selection UI area that determines the basic shape of the letter. It includes a decoration addition UI area for adding end decorations or graphic decorations, and the style setting page includes a line style setting UI area for determining the end line style and break style of the alphabet, and a color style setting UI area for determining the color of the alphabet. can do. In this case, the font providing server 150 determines the alphabet structure regarding the reference point and thickness of the alphabet based on the second input information through the shape setting page, and based on the third input information through the decoration setting page, Determine the style and additional decoration of the end, determine the style of the line and color of the alphabet based on the fourth input information through the style settings page, and determine the alphabet shape of the font using the alphabet structure, added decoration, and style. Information can be generated.

In step 907, the font providing server 150 transmits font information to the user terminal. The font providing server 150 may transmit font information including spatial arrangement information and alphabet shape information to the user terminal 110.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the font providing server 150 receives a first keyword from a user terminal and, based on the first keyword, selects a font related to the first keyword from among font information generated by a plurality of other users. 1 Obtain a font information group, extract the location of the reference point, line thickness, line style, and color style according to the average operation from the first font information group, generate the first keyword alphabet shape information, spatial arrangement information and the first Based on the keyword alphabet shape information, first keyword font information for a plurality of characters may be generated, and the first keyword font information may be transmitted to the user terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the font providing server 150 receives a second keyword that is different from the first keyword from the user terminal, and based on the second keyword, selects the font information generated by a plurality of other users. 2 Receive a second font information group related to a keyword, extract the location, thickness, line style, and color style of the reference point according to the average operation from the second font information group, generate second keyword alphabet shape information, and space arrangement Based on the information and the second keyword alphabet shape information, second keyword font information for a plurality of letters is generated, and a first font determined from the first keyword font information and a second font determined from the second keyword font information It is possible to generate modified font information in which are displayed alternately and transmit the modified font information to the user terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the font providing server 150 receives usage information about the user's age, vision, and usage time of the user terminal from the user terminal, and sets a threshold time based on the age and vision. It is possible to calculate , compare the usage time and the threshold time, update the font information, and transmit the updated font information to the user terminal.

Methods according to embodiments described in the claims or specification of the present disclosure may be implemented in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

When implemented as software, a computer-readable storage medium that stores one or more programs (software modules) may be provided. One or more programs stored in a computer-readable storage medium are configured to be executable by one or more processors in an electronic device (configured for execution). One or more programs include instructions that cause the electronic device to execute methods according to embodiments described in the claims or specification of the present disclosure.

These programs (software modules, software) may include random access memory, non-volatile memory, including flash memory, read only memory (ROM), and electrically erasable programmable ROM. (electrically erasable programmable read only memory, EEPROM), magnetic disc storage device, compact disc-ROM (CD-ROM), digital versatile discs (DVDs), or other types of disk storage. It can be stored in an optical storage device or magnetic cassette. Alternatively, it may be stored in a memory consisting of a combination of some or all of these. Additionally, multiple configuration memories may be included.

In addition, the program may be distributed through a communication network such as the Internet, an intranet, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or a storage area network (SAN), or a combination thereof. It may be stored on an attachable storage device that is accessible. This storage device can be connected to a device performing an embodiment of the present disclosure through an external port. Additionally, a separate storage device on a communication network may be connected to the device performing an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In the specific embodiments of the present disclosure described above, elements included in the disclosure are expressed in singular or plural numbers depending on the specific embodiment presented. However, singular or plural expressions are selected to suit the presented situation for convenience of explanation, and the present disclosure is not limited to singular or plural components, and even components expressed in plural may be composed of singular or singular. Even expressed components may be composed of plural elements.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present disclosure, specific embodiments have been described, but of course, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the patent claims described later, but also by the scope of this patent claim and equivalents.

111 user 110 user terminal
130 External server 150 Font provision server
170 Network 210 Memory
220 Processor 230 Communication Department
240 input/output interface 250 display unit
301 Initial consonant 303 First vowel
305 Second vowel 307 Final consonant
310 Standard Model 321 Horizontal Gathering Min Letters
322 Vertical group small letters 323 Mixed group small letters
324 Horizontal concluding letters 325 Vertical concluding letters
326 Mixed Meeting Supplementary Letter 410 Selected Item UI Area
420 Space adjustment UI area 421 Sample letters
510 Letter selection UI area 520 Shape selection UI area
530 Shape editing UI area 540 Double consonant setting UI area
610 Add decoration UI area 620 Preview UI area
710 1st font 760 2nd font
810 1st area 820 2nd area
830 3rd domain

Claims (6)

In the operation method of the font providing server,
Receiving selection information indicating at least one of space settings, shape settings, decoration settings, and style settings of the font from a user terminal through a first web page that receives an input of a font change target item;
Receiving input information indicating the change in font from the user terminal through a second web page that receives the change in font according to the selection information;
Based on the input information, generating font information about the spatial arrangement and shape of the alphabet of a plurality of letters; and
A step of transmitting the font information to the user terminal,
The second web page includes a space setting page related to the arrangement of letters in the font, a shape setting page related to the shape of the letters, a decoration setting page related to decoration applied to the font, and a decoration setting page related to the style and color of lines in the font. Directs one of the style settings pages,
The decoration settings indicate a setting method for changing the end shape of the line of the font and a setting method for adding graphic decoration to the alphabet,
The decoration setting page specifies a page for setting a change in the end shape of the line or adding the graphic decoration,
The graphic decoration refers to the shape decoration placed inside the space surrounded by lines in the alphabet,
The space setting page includes a space adjustment UI area that adjusts the placement and size of the letters,
The step of generating the font information is,
Detecting a change in size or arrangement of at least one of the initial consonant, first vowel, second vowel, and final consonant of the mixed consonant letter from the first input information through the space adjustment UI area;
In response to the change in size or placement, determine the size and placement of horizontal small letters, vertical small letters, mixed small letters, horizontal round final letters, vertical round final letters, mixed round final letters, and single letters. step; and
Generating spatial arrangement information of the font based on the determined size and arrangement,
The shape setting page includes a shape selection UI area for determining the basic shape of the letter, and a shape editing UI area for determining the path line of the letter from the basic shape,
The style setting page includes a line style setting UI area that determines the end line style and break style of the alphabet, and a color style setting UI area that determines the color of the alphabet,
The step of generating the font information is,
determining a letter structure regarding a reference point and thickness of the letter based on second input information through the shape setting page;
determining an end decoration of the line and an additional decoration among the graphic decorations, based on third input information through the decoration setting page;
determining a style for lines and colors of the letter based on fourth input information through the style setting page; and
Generating alphabet shape information of the font using the alphabet structure, the terminal decoration, the additional decoration, and the style,
Receiving a first keyword from the user terminal;
Based on the first keyword, obtaining a first font information group related to the first keyword from font information created by a plurality of other users;
A first font indicating the average degree of deformation of the reference point position, the average degree of deformation of the line thickness, the average degree of deformation of the line bending style, and the average degree of deformation of the color value using the font information in the first font information group. calculating an average result and generating first keyword alphabet shape information corresponding to the first average result;
generating first keyword font information for a plurality of letters based on the spatial arrangement information and the first keyword alphabet shape information; and
The method further includes transmitting the first keyword font information to the user terminal.
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Receiving a second keyword different from the first keyword from the user terminal;
Based on the second keyword, receiving a second font information group related to the second keyword from among font information created by a plurality of other users;
A second font indicating the average degree of deformation of the reference point position, the average degree of deformation of the line thickness, the average degree of deformation of the line bending style, and the average degree of deformation of the color value using the font information in the second font information group. calculating an average result and generating second keyword alphabet shape information corresponding to the second average result;
generating second keyword font information for a plurality of letters based on the spatial arrangement information and the second keyword alphabet shape information;
generating modified font information in which a first font determined from the first keyword font information and a second font determined from the second keyword font information are displayed alternately over time; and
The method further includes transmitting the modified font information to the user terminal.
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