KR20240051898A - Method and device for providing color fonts - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of providing a font, comprising: providing a menu for selecting different colors corresponding to a plurality of components constituting the font; determining colors for the plurality of components based on a selection input for the menu; and providing the font including the plurality of components according to the color determined according to the selection input.

Description

{Method and device for providing color fonts}

The present disclosure relates to a method and device for providing a color font, and more specifically, to providing a color font including an existing font determined based on a selection input and a plurality of components (shadow, outline, character interior, and dots). It relates to a method and device for doing so.

As visual expression methods for traditional advertising effects, multi-media production, or message delivery have gradually developed, various expression methods using fonts have been continuously developed. One example of this is the use of fonts that reflect the atmosphere, style, or characteristics according to the medium. Color fonts are provided. These color fonts are produced according to the font type, color, shadow, outline, etc. arbitrarily determined by the creator for mood, style, or characteristics.

However, recently, the social need to create color fonts that can express the atmosphere, style, or characteristics of the medium by reflecting one's personality, expression method, or intention, or to edit the created color fonts, has increased significantly. The lack of technology that allows only creators to edit color fonts and color fonts produced according to expression method or intent is facing limitations in meeting these social needs.

Accordingly, there is an urgent need to provide technology that can create and edit color fonts to reflect the user's intended atmosphere, style, or characteristics.

Korean Patent No. 10-1450435 (2014.10.06)

The purpose of an embodiment of the present disclosure to solve this conventional problem is to select the color corresponding to a plurality of components constituting the font, including at least one of shadow, outline, character interior, and dot, based on user input. The object of the present invention is to provide a method and device for determining a color and providing a font including a plurality of components according to the determined color.

The objectives of the present disclosure are not limited to the objectives mentioned above, and other objectives not mentioned may be clearly understood from the description below.

As a technical means for achieving the above-mentioned technical problem, the method of providing a font according to the first aspect of the present disclosure includes providing a menu for selecting different colors corresponding to a plurality of components constituting the font. step; determining colors for the plurality of components based on a selection input for the menu; and providing the font including the plurality of components according to the color determined according to the selection input.

Additionally, the plurality of components may include at least one of a shadow, outline, character interior, and dot.

Additionally, the menu may include a template menu that provides colors corresponding to the plurality of components in a predetermined manner to correspond to a predetermined topic.

Additionally, determining the colors corresponding to the plurality of components may include receiving an update input for the colors corresponding to the plurality of components determined according to the template menu; and determining a color corresponding to the plurality of components based on the update input.

Additionally, the menu may include a component menu that determines at least one of the number and type of the plurality of components.

Additionally, the plurality of components may further include at least one of a background image and a background color, and the menu may include a masking menu that determines the type and transparency of at least one of the background image and the background color.

Additionally, the masking menu may be used to determine transparency according to an area for at least one of the background image and the background color.

Additionally, the menu may include a style menu that determines a style applied to the plurality of components.

Additionally, the scope of application of the style may be determined depending on at least one of the type of neutral consonant and the presence or absence of final consonant.

Additionally, the menu may include an edit menu for determining at least one of the depth of the shadow, the thickness of the outline, the size of the dot, the shape of the dot, and the density of the dot.

A device providing a font according to a second aspect of the present disclosure provides a menu for selecting different colors corresponding to a plurality of components constituting the font, and selects the plurality of colors based on a selection input to the menu. a processor that determines a color for the component and provides the font including the plurality of components according to the color determined according to the selection input; and a receiving unit that receives the selection input. A device including a can be provided.

Additionally, the plurality of components may include at least one of a shadow, outline, character interior, and dot.

Additionally, the menu may include a template menu that provides colors corresponding to the plurality of components in a predetermined manner to correspond to a predetermined topic.

Additionally, the receiver may receive an update input for the colors corresponding to the plurality of components determined according to the template menu, and the processor may determine the colors corresponding to the plurality of components based on the update input.

In addition, the plurality of components further include at least one of a background image and a background color, the menu includes a masking menu that determines the type and transparency of at least one of the background image and the background color, and the processor The masking menu may be provided.

Additionally, the masking menu may be used to determine transparency according to an area for at least one of the background image and the background color.

Additionally, the menu may include a style menu that determines a style applied to the plurality of components.

Additionally, the scope of application of the style may be determined depending on at least one of the type of neutral consonant and the presence or absence of final consonant.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method of the first aspect on a computer can be provided.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a menu for selecting colors corresponding to a plurality of components, a template menu for providing colors corresponding to a plurality of components in a predetermined manner to correspond to a predetermined topic, and the number of the plurality of components. and a component menu that determines at least one of the types, a masking menu that determines the type and transparency for one of the background image and background color, a style menu that determines the style applied to the plurality of components, the depth of the shadow, and the thickness of the outline. , by providing an editing menu for determining at least one of the size of the dot, the shape of the dot, and the density of the dot, a plurality of components can be updated and determined according to the user input, and a color font including them can be provided.

As a result, unlike conventional color fonts produced according to the expression method or intention of the creator, color fonts that are determined and updated in various ways according to the user's selection input are provided, thereby creating an expression method using color fonts that reflects the user's expression method and intention. The effect of diversification and meeting social needs can be provided.

The effects of the present disclosure are not limited to the above effects, and should be understood to include all effects that can be inferred from the configuration of the invention described in the detailed description or claims of the present disclosure.

Figure 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a font providing device according to an embodiment.
Figure 2 is a flowchart illustrating each step of providing a font through a font providing device according to an embodiment.
Figure 3 is a diagram schematically showing a menu provided from a font providing device according to an embodiment.
Figure 4 is a diagram schematically showing a component menu provided from a font providing device according to an embodiment.
Figure 5 is a diagram schematically showing a template menu provided from a font providing device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating a style menu provided from a font providing device according to an embodiment.
Figure 7 is a diagram schematically showing an editing menu provided from a font providing device according to an embodiment.
Figure 8 is a diagram schematically showing a masking menu provided from a font providing device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a font including a plurality of components provided from a font providing device according to an embodiment.
Figure 10 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a font to which a style is applied according to an embodiment.

The terms used in the embodiments are general terms that are currently widely used as much as possible while considering the function in the present invention, but this may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person working in the art, the emergence of new technology, etc. In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the relevant invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of the present invention, rather than simply the name of the term.

When it is said that a part “includes” a certain element throughout the specification, this means that it does not exclude other elements, but may further include other elements, unless specifically stated to the contrary. In addition, “…” stated in the specification. wealth", "… Terms such as “module” refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or as a combination of hardware and software.

Below, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

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

Figure 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a font providing device 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, a font providing device 100 according to an embodiment may include a processor 110 and a receiver 120.

Specifically, the processor 110 may provide a menu 310 for selecting different colors corresponding to a plurality of components 920 constituting the font, and based on the selection input to the menu 310, Colors for a plurality of components 920 may be determined. Additionally, a font including a plurality of components 920 may be provided according to a color determined according to a selection input, and a color corresponding to the plurality of components 920 may be determined based on an update input. Additionally, the processor 110 may provide a masking menu 810.

The receiver 120 according to one embodiment may receive these selection inputs. Such selection input may be obtained from touch input through various devices and display units (not shown) that can apply conventional selection input. Additionally, the receiver 120 may receive an update input for the colors corresponding to the plurality of components 920 determined according to the template menu 510.

In addition, those skilled in the art can understand that other general-purpose components other than those shown in FIG. 1 may be further included in the font providing device 100. For example, the font providing device 100 may further include a memory (not shown) that stores a plurality of components 920. Alternatively, according to another embodiment, those skilled in the art may understand that some of the components shown in FIG. 1 may be omitted.

The font providing device 100 according to an embodiment may be used by a user or worker, and may be equipped with a touch screen panel such as a mobile phone, smartphone, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), tablet PC, etc. It can include all types of handheld wireless communication devices, and in addition, it can include desktop PCs, tablet PCs, laptop PCs, and IPTVs including set-top boxes, which provide a basis for installing and running applications. It may also include devices.

The font providing device 100 may be implemented as a terminal such as a computer that operates through a computer program to realize the functions described in this specification.

The font providing system according to one embodiment may include a font providing device 100 and a server (not shown), but is not limited thereto. The server according to one embodiment may provide an application for providing fonts, and may support additional services related to downloading of fonts provided for each user, usage history management, etc.

Hereinafter, the description will focus on an embodiment in which the font providing device 100 independently provides fonts, but as described above, font provision may also be performed through interworking with a server. That is, the font providing device 100 and the server according to one embodiment may be integrated in terms of their functions, and the server may be omitted, and it can be seen that the font providing device 100 and the server according to one embodiment are not limited to any one embodiment.

The contents described above with reference to each configuration will be described in more detail later with reference to the drawings below.

FIG. 2 is a step diagram illustrating each step of providing a font through the font providing device 100 according to an embodiment.

In step S210, the font providing device 100 according to an embodiment may provide a menu 310 for selecting different colors corresponding to a plurality of components 920 constituting the font, and in step S220, the font may be selected. The providing device 100 may determine colors for the plurality of components 920 based on the selection input for the menu 310.

Additionally, in step S230, the font providing device 100 may provide a font including a plurality of components 920 according to the color determined according to the selection input.

In one embodiment, the font providing device 100 may receive a selection input for a conventionally provided existing font (eg, Gungseo font, Myeongjo font, etc.). In addition, a plurality containing at least one of a shadow expressing a shadow applied to a letter according to an existing font, an outline expressing an outline applied to a letter, and a dot applied to be placed inside and on the letter applied to the inside of the letter. A selection input for the component 920 may be received.

The font providing device 100 may provide a color menu 310, which is a menu 310 for selecting different colors corresponding to the determined plurality of components 920. Accordingly, when a user selection input for any one color of the plurality of components 920 (or one or more components) and the color menu 310 determined based on the user input is received, the selected color is selected from the plurality of components ( 920) can be determined by the color. That is, the color for the plurality of components 920 may be determined based on the plurality of components 920 and the selection input for the color menu 310 provided to correspond to the plurality of components 920. A plurality of components 920 may be provided as shown in FIGS. 3 and 9 .

In addition, referring to FIG. 4, the font providing device 100 may provide a component menu 410 that can determine at least one of the number and type of a plurality of components 920 based on user input, and FIG. 7 Referring to , an edit menu 710 can be provided that can determine at least one of the depth of the shadow, the thickness of the outline, the size of the dot, the shape of the dot, and the density of the dot, which is the degree to which the dots are crowded, based on the user input. there is. In this way, the plurality of components 920 can be freely selected in various numbers and shapes according to user input, and accordingly, the shape and shape of the font (hereinafter referred to as 'color font') including the plurality of components 920 Since this can be determined, it is possible to more easily provide a color font according to the user's intention.

In another embodiment, the font providing device 100 may additionally provide a gradient menu 310 (not shown) through which a gradient effect for a color selected to correspond to a plurality of components 920 can be selected and applied. The gradient menu 310 may provide an interface for selecting the type, direction, angle, application point, color, position, transparency, and brightness of the gradient effect applied to the color selected for the plurality of components 920. Colors corresponding to the plurality of components 920 to which the gradient effect determined according to the input is applied may be determined.

The menu 310 according to one embodiment may include a template menu 510 that provides colors corresponding to a plurality of components 920 in a predetermined manner to correspond to a predetermined topic. Regarding this, referring to FIG. 5, a plurality of predetermined 'topics' such as freshness, tradition, summer, etc., sensations, emotions, objects, seasons, etc. can be provided from the template (pre-designed form) menu 310, and the topics Colors corresponding to the plurality of components 920 may be provided in a predetermined manner. Here, the predetermined method may be a type of template method in which colors corresponding to a plurality of components 920 according to a plurality of topics are predetermined, stored, and provided by the font providing device 100 or an administrator.

For example, in the template 910 method, referring to Figure 5, when one of the plurality of topics is 'refreshing', the font providing device 100 or the manager selects a plurality of colors represented by 'watermelon' corresponding to freshness. It can be determined as the color corresponding to the component 920 (e.g., the color of the watermelon outer and inner skin is the color of the shadow and outline, the color of the watermelon flesh is the color of the inside of the letter, and the color of the watermelon seed is the color of the dot). color), the color and color font corresponding to the determined plurality of components 920 are pre-stored and provided in the form of a template 910. In this way, by providing the colors and color fonts of a plurality of components 920 pre-stored to correspond to a topic as a template 910, difficulties that a user may experience when selecting a color corresponding to a topic can be minimized.

As described above, the colors corresponding to the plurality of components 920 according to the plurality of topics may be pre-stored by the font providing device 100 or the administrator, but in another embodiment, the topic indicated by the letters according to the user input is An analysis algorithm capable of analysis may be pre-stored in the font providing device 100. When the font providing device 100 receives letters representing a topic according to a user input, the font providing device 100 may determine the topic represented by the letters by analyzing the letters received from the user through an analysis algorithm. In addition, if the subject represented by the analyzed character is a subject that is not stored in the font providing device 100, the font providing device 100 may provide a plurality of components 920 according to the previously determined subject through a pre-stored subject-color determination algorithm. The corresponding color may be determined as a color corresponding to a plurality of components 920 according to the topic (e.g., when the determined topic is 'sea', a 'blue' color corresponding to the sea is determined). In this way, corresponding colors can be provided even for topics that are not registered in the font providing device 100, providing users with the opportunity to select a wide range of colors for various topics.

The font providing device 100 according to an embodiment may receive an update input for colors corresponding to the plurality of components 920 determined according to the template menu 510. Regarding this, referring to FIG. 5, the font providing device 100 changes the color (hereinafter referred to as 'template color') corresponding to the plurality of components 920 determined according to the theme provided in the template menu 510 to another color. An interface that can be updated can be provided. This interface may further include various types of additional, updateable colors in addition to the colors for update provided.

When the font providing device 100 receives an update input for a color provided from an interface, the template color may be updated to a color according to the update input. In this way, the color corresponding to the plurality of components 920 can be updated to a new color according to the user's update input, thereby providing a color font that reflects the user's intention.

Additionally, the colors and color fonts corresponding to the plurality of components 920 determined according to the update input can be saved as a user form, and when the subject is selected, the user form is provided through a list or the color is updated according to the update input. It can be.

The font providing device 100 according to an embodiment may provide a masking menu 810 that can determine the type and transparency of at least one of the background image and background color included in the plurality of components 920.

The masking menu 810 may be included in the menu 310 as shown in FIG. 8 and provided. For example, the background image and background color include a pattern representing the background of the text provided according to a color font containing a plurality of components 920, a gradient, an image according to an image file that can be uploaded or loaded, etc. It can be an image and color. The type and transparency of these background images and background colors can be determined through the masking menu 810.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 8 , the font providing device 100 may determine transparency according to an area for a background image and/or background color based on a user input. For example, the font providing device 100 may determine transparency to be applied continuously or discontinuously in the up, down, left, right, and diagonal directions to the area where the background image and/or background color is expressed based on the user input. Transparency applied continuously may be applied linearly in the up, down, left, right, and diagonal directions, as shown in the drawing, while transparency applied discontinuously may be non-linear, that is, changes in transparency are applied separately. It may be possible. In addition, the font providing device 100 may further determine brightness, contrast, saturation, etc. according to the area for the background image and/or background color. In this way, the user can determine the transparency, contrast, shadow, and saturation of the background image and/or background color for the color font and the area where the color font is provided, so that a color font more suitable for the user's intent can be created. can be provided.

The font providing device 100 according to an embodiment provides a style menu 610 that can determine the style 1010 included in the menu 310 and applied to a plurality of components 920, as shown in FIG. 6. can do.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 10 , in one embodiment, the style 1010 is determined so that the number, type, shadow, outline, character interior, dots, and color of the plurality of components 920 correspond to the theme. It can be understood as a saved format. Additionally, the plurality of components may include shadows, outlines, text interiors, dots, and styles. The scope of application of this style 1010 may be determined depending on the type of neutral consonant and/or the presence or absence of final consonant included in letters according to an existing font. For example, if the theme of the style 1010 is 'Summer Christmas', referring to Figure 10, the range to which the style 1010 is applied varies depending on the type of neutral consonant and the presence or absence of the final consonant included in the letters according to the existing font. You can check it. In particular, in the case of 'Summer', the type of neutral consonant included in 'Some' and 'Mer' is the same, but it can be seen that the range to which the style (1010) is applied is different due to the difference in the presence or absence of the final consonant. In another embodiment, when letters according to an existing font include vertical neutral consonants such as ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅔ, ㅖ, ㅐ, ㅒ, ㅣ, ㅢ, only the neutral consonants excluding the initial and final consonants of the letters are styled ( 1010) may be applied. Also, on the contrary, if a letter according to an existing font includes a horizontal neutral consonant such as ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡ, the style (1010) can be applied only to the initial consonant excluding the middle consonant and final consonant of the letter. Additionally, when the style 1010 is applied only to the initial consonant, the applied style 1010 and the range to which the style 1010 is applied may differ depending on the form of the initial consonant. For example, 'Ju' and 'Su' in the drawing both contain horizontal neutral consonants, but because the initial consonant forms are different, the applied style (1010) and the range to which the style (1010) is applied may be different. .

The font providing device 100 may receive an update input for the style 1010 provided from the style menu 610. These update inputs include the color of the plurality of components 920 according to the style 1010, the number and type of the plurality of components 920, the depth of the shadow, the thickness of the outline, the size of the dot, the shape of the dot, and the density of the dot. May include update input for . The font providing device 100 can provide a color font with an updated style 1010 applied according to the received update input, and store and manage it as a user format. In this way, the applied style 1010 and the range to which the style 1010 is applied are determined differently depending on the type of initial consonant, middle consonant, and the presence or absence of final consonant, making it possible to provide a color font that is more suitable and adaptive to each letter.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a menu 310 provided from the font providing device 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to the drawings, the font providing device 100 may receive a selection input for a conventionally provided font (eg, Gungseo font, Myeongjo font, etc.). In addition, a plurality containing at least one of a shadow expressing a shadow applied to a letter according to an existing font, an outline expressing an outline applied to a letter, and a dot applied to be placed inside and on the letter applied to the inside of the letter. A selection input for the component 920 may be received.

The font providing device 100 may provide a color menu 310, which is a menu 310 for selecting different colors corresponding to a plurality of components 920 determined based on a selection input. Accordingly, when a user selection input for any one color of the plurality of components 920 (or one or more components) and the color menu 310 determined based on the user input is received, the selected color is selected from the plurality of components ( 920) can be determined by the color. That is, the color for the plurality of components 920 may be determined based on the plurality of components 920 and the selection input for the color menu 310 provided to correspond to the plurality of components 920. Additionally, the colors for the determined plurality of components 920 may be provided in a preview manner. Accordingly, users can receive personalized, customized color fonts by directly selecting the color they want to express.

In addition, since the plurality of components 920 and color fonts may, for example, have different shapes of letters depending on the font for each type of existing font, color fonts of different shapes may be determined for the same letter depending on the type of existing font. there is. Additionally, the same embodiment can be applied to numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet, etc.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a component menu 410 provided from the font providing device 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to the drawing, the font providing device 100 may provide a component menu 410 that can determine at least one of the number and type of a plurality of components 920 based on user input. To provide an appropriate color font, the number and type of components that can be selected for each component 920 may be different.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a template menu 510 provided from the font providing device 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to the drawing, the menu 310 provided from the font providing device 100 may include a template menu 510 that provides colors corresponding to a plurality of components 920 in a predetermined manner to correspond to a predetermined theme. You can. From the template menu 510, a plurality of predetermined 'topics' such as freshness, tradition, summer, etc., such as senses, emotions, objects, and seasons, can be provided, and colors corresponding to the plurality of components 920 can be selected to correspond to the topics. It may be provided in a predetermined manner. Here, the predetermined method may be a type of template method in which colors corresponding to a plurality of components 920 according to a plurality of topics are predetermined, stored, and provided by the font providing device 100 or an administrator.

For example, in the template method, when one of the plurality of topics is 'freshness', the font providing device 100 or the manager sets the color indicated by 'watermelon' corresponding to freshness to the plurality of components 920. It can be determined by color (e.g., the color of the watermelon's outer and inner skin is determined by the color of the shadow and outline, the color of the watermelon flesh is determined by the color of the inside of the letters, and the color of the watermelon seeds is determined by the color of the dots), and the plurality of determined This may be a method in which the color and color font corresponding to the component 920 are pre-stored and provided in the form of a template 910. In this way, by providing the colors and color fonts of a plurality of components 920 pre-stored to correspond to a topic as a template 910, difficulties that a user may experience when selecting a color corresponding to a topic can be minimized.

The font providing device 100 according to an embodiment may receive an update input for colors corresponding to the plurality of components 920 determined according to the template menu 510. Regarding this, referring to FIG. 5, the font providing device 100 may provide an interface that can update the template color according to the theme to a different color. This interface may further include various types of additional, updateable colors in addition to the colors for update provided.

When the font providing device 100 receives an update input for a color provided from an interface, the template color may be updated to a color according to the update input. In this way, the color corresponding to the plurality of components 920 can be updated to a new color according to the user's update input, thereby providing a color font that reflects the user's intention.

Additionally, the colors and color fonts corresponding to the plurality of components 920 determined according to the update input can be saved as a user form, and when the subject is selected, the user form is provided through a list or the color is updated according to the update input. It can be.

In one embodiment, the font providing device 100 may provide recommended templates 910 according to weather, season, and region. The priority at which the template 910 is recommended may be determined based on a high weight given in the order of weather, season, and region.

For example, when a plurality of topics and corresponding templates 910 are provided to the user, selection may be more difficult as the number of templates 910 increases. However, if the template 910 is recommended to reflect the variability over time, an easier selection environment can be provided to the user along with a fresh feeling.

If the current weather according to the user's location received from a server (not shown) indicates that it is snowing, the font providing device 100 may preferentially recommend a template 910 that is highly related to snow. As such, weather may be given the highest priority because it is more variable than seasons and regions. In addition, because it may be desirable to recommend templates corresponding to seasons with higher volatility than the region (e.g., if the season according to the user's location is summer, templates related to watermelon, the sea, etc.), the season is given a higher second place weight. Region has the lowest volatility, but if it fluctuates, it may be given a high weighting of 3rd place in that it is desirable to provide a template that suits regional characteristics (e.g. template related to Jeju Island, etc.).

As described above, the font providing device 100 may determine the priority based on differently assigned weights, and recommends the template 910 based on the priority, thereby reflecting the variability of time and giving the user a fresh feeling. Together, it is possible to provide an environment in which templates 910 according to topics can be more easily selected.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a style menu 610 provided from the font providing device 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to the drawing, the font providing device 100 according to an embodiment may provide a style menu 610 that can determine a style 1010 included in the menu 310 and applied to a plurality of components 920. there is.

In one embodiment, the style 1010 can be understood as a pre-stored format in which the number, type, shadow, outline, character interior, dots, and color of the plurality of components 920 are determined to correspond to the theme. The scope of application of this style 1010 may be determined depending on the type of neutral consonant and/or the presence or absence of final consonant included in letters according to an existing font. For example, if the theme of the style 1010 is 'Summer Christmas', referring to Figure 10, the range to which the style 1010 is applied varies depending on the type of neutral consonant and the presence or absence of the final consonant included in the letters according to the existing font. You can check it. In particular, in the case of 'Summer', the type of neutral consonant included in 'Some' and 'Mer' is the same, but it can be seen that the range to which the style (1010) is applied is different due to the difference in the presence or absence of the final consonant. In another embodiment, when letters according to an existing font include vertical neutral consonants such as ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅔ, ㅖ, ㅐ, ㅒ, ㅣ, ㅢ, only the neutral consonants excluding the initial and final consonants of the letters are styled. (1010) can be applied. In this case, the range to which style 1010 is applied may differ depending on the type of neutral consonant and the presence or absence of final consonant. Also, on the contrary, if a letter according to an existing font includes a horizontal neutral consonant such as ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡ, the style (1010) can be applied only to the initial consonant excluding the middle consonant and final consonant of the letter. Likewise, the range to which style 1010 is applied may vary depending on the type of neutral consonant and the presence or absence of final consonant. Additionally, when the style 1010 is applied only to the initial consonant, the applied style 1010 and the range to which the style 1010 is applied may differ depending on the form of the initial consonant. For example, 'Ju' and 'Su' in the drawing both contain horizontal neutral consonants, but because the initial consonant forms are different, the applied style (1010) and the range to which the style (1010) is applied may be different. .

In this way, the applied style 1010 and the range to which the style 1010 is applied are determined differently depending on the type of initial consonant, middle consonant, and the presence or absence of final consonant, making it possible to provide a color font that is more suitable and adaptive to each letter.

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing an edit menu 710 provided from the font providing device 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to the drawing, the font providing device 100 may determine at least one of the depth of the shadow, the thickness of the outline, the size of the dot, the shape of the dot, and the density of the dot, which is the degree to which the dots are crowded, based on the user input. A menu 710 may be provided. In this way, the plurality of components 920 can be freely selected in various numbers and shapes according to user input, and the shape of the color font can be determined accordingly, so the font providing device 100 provides a color font that reflects the user's intention. It can be produced and provided more easily.

FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a masking menu 810 provided from the font providing device 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to the drawings, the font providing device 100 may determine transparency according to an area for a background image and/or background color of a color font based on a user input. For example, the font providing device 100 may determine transparency to be applied continuously or discontinuously in the up, down, left, right, and diagonal directions to the area where the background image and/or background color is expressed based on the user input. Transparency applied continuously can be applied linearly in the up, down, left, right, and diagonal directions, as shown in the drawing, and transparency applied discontinuously can be applied non-linearly, that is, changes in transparency can be applied separately. . In addition, the font providing device 100 may further determine brightness, contrast, saturation, etc. according to the area for the background image and/or background color. In this way, the user can determine the transparency, contrast, shadow, and saturation of the background image and/or background color for the color font and the area where the color font is provided, so that a color font more suitable for the user's intent can be created. can be provided.

FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a font including a plurality of components 920 provided from the font providing device 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to the drawing, the font providing device 100 includes a plurality of components 920 with colors corresponding to a predetermined theme as shown in the drawing, and the color is based on a provided template 910 and user input. Updated color fonts can be provided.

The user can relatively easily receive a color font through the provided template 910, or receive a color font desired by the user through an update input for the colors of a plurality of components 920 included in the color font. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively solve the conventional problem of providing only color fonts that reflect the creator's intention and expression method.

FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a font to which a style 1010 is applied according to an embodiment.

Referring to the drawing, the style 1010 can be understood as a pre-stored format in which the number, type, shadow, outline, character interior, dots, and color of the plurality of components 920 are determined to correspond to the theme. The scope of application of this style 1010 may be determined depending on the type of neutral consonant and/or the presence or absence of final consonant included in letters according to an existing font.

Additionally, the font providing device 100 may receive an update input for the style 1010 provided from the style menu 610. These update inputs include the color of the plurality of components 920 according to the style 1010, the number and type of the plurality of components 920, the depth of the shadow, the thickness of the outline, the size of the dot, the shape of the dot, and the density of the dot. May include update input for . The font providing device 100 can provide a color font with an updated style 1010 applied according to the received update input, and store and manage it as a user format.

In this way, the applied style 1010 and the range to which the style 1010 is applied are determined differently depending on the type of initial consonant, middle consonant, and the presence or absence of final consonant, making it possible to provide a color font that is more suitable and adaptive to each letter.

Meanwhile, the above-described method can be written as a program that can be executed on a computer, and can be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer that operates the program using a computer-readable recording medium. Additionally, the data structure used in the above-described method can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium through various means. The computer-readable recording media includes storage media such as magnetic storage media (e.g., ROM, RAM, USB, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and optical read media (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD, etc.) do.

The description of the present invention described above is for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. For example, each component described as single may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims described below rather than the detailed description above, and all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

100: Font providing device
110: Processor 120: Receiving unit
310: Menu 410: Component Menu
510: Template menu 610: Style menu
710: Edit menu 810: Masking menu
910: Template 920: Multiple Components
1010: Style

Claims (11)

In the method of providing fonts,
providing, by a processor, a menu for selecting different colors corresponding to a plurality of components constituting the font;
determining, by the processor, a color for the plurality of components based on a selection input for the menu received by a receiver; and
Comprising: providing, by the processor, the font including the plurality of components according to a color determined according to the selection input,
The plurality of components include at least one of a shadow, outline, character interior, and dot,
The menu includes a topic selection input box for one of freshness, tradition, summer, sensation, emotion, object, and season, and a template menu that provides a plurality of colors for the plurality of components corresponding to the topic according to the topic selection input. Including,
The step of the processor providing the menu is
Obtaining, by the processor, information about weather, season, and region corresponding to the user location based on the received user location; and
Providing, by the processor, a recommended template menu that reflects variation over time based on the acquired weather, season, and region,
The recommended template menu is determined based on a weight given higher in the order of the template menu corresponding to the weather, the template menu corresponding to the season, and the template menu corresponding to the region, according to the size of the volatility over time,
The template menu corresponding to the region is determined according to regional characteristics,
The template menu that provides the plurality of colors is
When the topic according to the topic selection input is freshness, it includes the plurality of colors determined based on the watermelon corresponding to the freshness,
The plurality of colors include the color of the outer and inner skin of the watermelon being determined by the color of the shadow and the outline, the color of the flesh of the watermelon being determined by the color of the inside of the letter, and the color of the seeds of the watermelon being It is determined by the color of the dot,
The plurality of components further include at least one of a background image and a background color,
The menu includes a masking menu that determines the type and transparency of at least one of the background image and the background color,
The masking menu is used to determine region-dependent transparency for at least one of the background image and the background color,
The method wherein the transparency is discontinuously applied to the top, bottom, left, right, and/or diagonal directions of the area and applied non-linearly, thereby distinguishing transparency changes in the background image and the color of the background.
According to claim 1,
The step of the processor determining colors for the plurality of components
receiving, by the receiving unit, an update input for colors corresponding to the plurality of components determined according to the template menu; and
Method comprising: determining, by the processor, a color corresponding to the plurality of components based on the update input.
According to claim 1,
The method, wherein the menu includes a component menu that determines at least one of the number and type of the plurality of components.
According to claim 1,
The method of claim 1, wherein the menu includes a style menu that determines a style applied to the plurality of components.
According to claim 4,
The scope of application of the style is determined by at least one of the type of neutral consonant and the presence or absence of final consonant,
The method wherein the range is determined as the neutral area when the neutral is vertical, and is determined as the stroke area at the top of the initial consonant when the neutral is horizontal.
According to claim 1,
The menu includes an edit menu for determining at least one of the depth of the shadow, the thickness of the outline, the size of the dot, the shape of the dot, and the density of the dot.
In a device that provides fonts,
Providing a menu for selecting different colors corresponding to a plurality of components constituting the font, obtaining and obtaining information on weather, season, and region corresponding to the user location based on the received user location. Provides a recommended template menu that reflects variation over time based on the weather, season, and region, determines colors for the plurality of components based on a selection input for the menu, and determines colors for the plurality of components based on the selection input. a processor providing the font including the plurality of components according to the determined color; and
It includes a receiving unit that receives the selection input,
The plurality of components include at least one of a shadow, outline, character interior, and dot,
The menu includes a topic selection input box for one of freshness, tradition, summer, sensation, emotion, object, and season, and a template menu that provides a plurality of colors for the plurality of components corresponding to the topic according to the topic selection input. Including,
The recommended template menu is determined based on a weight given to the weather, the season, and the region in that order according to the magnitude of the variability over time,
The template menu corresponding to the region is determined according to regional characteristics,
The template menu that provides the plurality of colors is
When the topic according to the topic selection input is freshness, it includes the plurality of colors determined based on the watermelon corresponding to the freshness,
The plurality of colors include the color of the outer and inner skin of the watermelon being determined by the color of the shadow and the outline, the color of the flesh of the watermelon being determined by the color of the inside of the letter, and the color of the seeds of the watermelon being It is determined by the color of the dot,
The plurality of components further include at least one of a background image and a background color,
The menu includes a masking menu that determines the type and transparency of at least one of the background image and the background color,
The masking menu is used to determine region-dependent transparency for at least one of the background image and the background color,
The device wherein the transparency is discontinuously applied non-linearly to the top, bottom, left, right, and/or diagonal directions of the background image, thereby distinguishing transparency changes in the background image and the color of the background.
According to claim 7,
The receiving unit receives an update input for colors corresponding to the plurality of components determined according to a template menu,
The device determines a color corresponding to the plurality of components based on the update input.
According to claim 7,
The device, wherein the menu includes a style menu that determines a style applied to the plurality of components.
According to clause 9,
The processor determines a range to which the style is applied based on at least one of the type of neutral consonant and the presence or absence of final consonant,
The device wherein the range is determined as a neutral area when the neutral is vertical, and is determined as a stroke area at the top of the initial consonant when the neutral is horizontal.
A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 6 on a computer.