JPH05252493A - Teletext image producing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a device outputting data capable of converting character data into photo graphic data and freely expanding, reducing, and rotating characters like photographic data. CONSTITUTION:A data processor 2 edits character cell data in a character cell data storage section 17 storing character cell data inputted from a keyboard 4, temporarily storing it in a character cell display frame storage section 14 as character cell data capable of being displayed on a display in a display unit. A data conversion instruction from the keyboard 4 is given to the data processor 2, and read the data stored in the section 14 to be converted into photo graphic cell display data. Then the data is synthesized with the photo graphic data inputted from a color camera 7 to be stored in a photo-graphic cell display frame storage section 15. The data is stored in a photographic cell data storage section 18 and outputted from the data processor 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a teletext screen production apparatus, and more particularly to a teletext screen production apparatus for converting character data into data in the same format as image data and outputting the data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When creating a screen for teletext, in a conventional teletext screen production apparatus, character data and image data (hereinafter referred to as "photographic data") have different data types, and character data is Converts the entered characters into a code that is predetermined for each character and stores it.
The photographic data is converted into a bit string corresponding to the image and stored, and the two types of input and stored data are separately edited to output the desired screen, and the two types of edited data are separately stored. It was outputting. The character data is converted into the above-mentioned code, and the data processing (position or size on the screen) is performed with this code as it is. Is output as a bit string corresponding to. Therefore, on the side of the screen display device that receives the data produced by this type of conventional device, when these separately output data are displayed as one screen, the two types of data described above are superposed as if they were one. Was displayed as a screen.

[0003]

In this conventional teletext screen production apparatus, characters are edited as data represented by a predetermined code, and photographic data is represented as a bit map sequence corresponding to an image. Since the data passed through is edited as data of different types, it has a drawback that the character data cannot be subjected to processing such as enlargement, reduction, rotation, and the like, unlike the photographic data.

Further, since it is not possible to generate data in which photo graphic data and character data are combined for one screen, it is possible to display a character data screen on the display device side which receives the output from such a character broadcasting screen production device. It has a drawback in that the device on the display side becomes complicated because it is necessary to display the photo graphic data screen in an overlapping manner.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A teletext screen production apparatus of the present invention is a buffer memory for temporarily storing predetermined data in accordance with an added instruction and outputting the data temporarily stored in the apparatus in accordance with a designated instruction. And a character cell data storage unit for storing the character cell data input via the buffer memory for each information and outputting the stored character cell data to the outside via the buffer memory, and outputting by a color camera or the like. Photographic cell data storage unit for inputting and storing the stored photographic cell data or edited photographic cell data through the buffer memory and outputting the stored photographic cell data to the outside through the buffer memory And storage of character cell data output via the buffer memory Character cell display frame storage unit that temporarily stores the output from the display screen unit, photographic cell display frame storage unit that temporarily stores the photographic cell data in screen display unit, external character cell data and photographic cell Control is performed to capture data and output to the character cell data storage unit or the photographic cell data storage unit via the buffer memory in accordance with an externally applied command, and the character cell display frame storage unit and the photographic cell display frame storage A video processing device having a built-in part,
In accordance with an instruction added from the outside, the character cell data stored in the character cell data storage unit and the data stored in the photo graphic cell data storage unit are processed, edited into data that can be displayed on the screen, and stored again in these storage units, The data is read from the character cell data storage unit on a screen-by-screen basis and is temporarily stored in the character cell display frame storage unit via the buffer memory. The data is stored in the character cell display frame storage unit and the data is read out. Data conversion processing is performed, the photographic cell display frame storage unit is temporarily stored, and the photographic cell display frame is read in advance from the photographic cell data storage unit and the photographic cell display frame storage is performed via the buffer memory. Department The composite process with the stored photographic cell frame data is performed, and the result is output to the photographic cell data storage unit via the buffer memory, stored separately for each information, and converted into the photographic cell data according to an externally added command. And a data processing device for controlling the stored data to be output to the outside.

[0006]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a teletext screen production apparatus of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the teletext screen production apparatus includes a keyboard 4 and a color camera 7 which are peripheral input devices.
And a video processing device 1 which controls input data from the scanner 8 and the like and a screen display on the display 3, and a data processing device 2 which mainly controls editing and storage of screen information and output of data to the outside. Has been done. In the video processing device 1, a character cell display frame storage unit 14 and a photographic cell display frame for temporarily storing information necessary for displaying character cell data and photographic cell data on a screen by screen basis. The storage unit 15 is provided, and the character cell data is temporarily stored in the character cell display frame storage unit 14 and the photographic cell data is temporarily stored in the photographic cell display frame storage unit 15 as display data. In the data processing device 2, a buffer memory 16 that receives input data from a peripheral device and a character cell data storage unit 17 that stores character cell data input via the buffer memory 16.
And a photographic cell data storage unit 18 for storing the photographic cell data. The data edited in a portion (not shown) of the data processing device 2 is stored in each of the character cell data storage unit 17 and the photographic cell data storage unit 18 for each type, managed, and retrieved as necessary. You can

The character data to be displayed on the screen is input from the keyboard 4, added to the buffer memory 16 via the video processing device 1 as character data represented by a code corresponding to the character, and an instruction added from the keyboard 4. By this, the character cell data storage unit 17 is made to store each information.
The character cell data stored in the floppy disk by another device is output from the floppy disk drive 10 and stored in the character cell data storage unit 17 via the buffer memory 16. When reading photographic data with the color camera 7 or the scanner 8, a predetermined command is input to the video processing device 1 from the keyboard 4, and the above-mentioned photographic data is buffer memory 16 via the video processing device 1. And writes it in the photographic cell data storage unit 18 from the buffer memory 16. Character cell data storage unit 17
Is assigned a file name as an information unit as a code corresponding to each character, and character data is stored for each file. In the photo graphic cell data storage unit 18, a file name is given in information units and the photo graphic data is stored as a bit pattern. To edit data in these information units, the data processing device 2 is operated by a predetermined command input from the keyboard 4, and a character cell data storage unit 17 and a photo graphic cell are stored in a work area (not shown) in the data processing device 2. Data storage unit 18
Is read out and the edited data is stored again in the character cell data storage unit 17 and the photo graphic cell data storage unit 18.

After performing the above-described processing, a predetermined command is input from the keyboard 4, the command is added to the data processing device 2 via the video processing device 1, and the character cell data storage unit 17 is operated to display each screen. The data is converted into displayable data for each read screen and temporarily stored as character cell display frame data in the character cell display frame storage unit 14 via the buffer memory 16. Then, a data conversion command is added from the keyboard 4 and the character cell display frame storage unit 14 is transmitted by the data processing device 2 via the video processing device 1.
The data stored in is read and the character cell display frame data is converted into the photo graphic cell display frame data. That is, when the code data character corresponding to the character and the photo graphic data are mixed, the code data character is converted into the same bitmap information as the photo graphic cell display frame data. The data processing device 2 controls the converted information to temporarily store it in the photographic cell display frame storage unit 15. Here, when it is desired to combine the data with the data already stored in the photographic cell data storage unit 18, a predetermined command is output from the keyboard 4 to the data processing device 2 via the video processing device 1. 2 reads the data stored in the photographic cell data storage unit 18, and separately reads the data in the character cell display frame storage unit 14
The character cell display frame data once stored in the memory is read and combined with the data converted into the photographic cell display frame data and stored in the photographic cell display frame storage unit 15. When synthesizing, the photographic cell data component at the position where the data converted from the character cell display frame data is synthesized is deleted. Subsequently, the data processing device 2 reads the data stored in the photographic cell display frame storage unit 15 into the photographic cell data storage unit 18 via the buffer memory 16 according to a predetermined command input from the keyboard 4. Separately name and store it.

In this way, the data stored in the photo graphic cell data storage unit 18 can be enlarged, reduced, rotated, etc. as an image. Therefore, the data processing unit 2 reads the data once stored in the photographic cell data storage unit 18 by an instruction from the keyboard 4, re-edits the above-described image enlargement, reduction, rotation, etc. It can also be stored in the storage unit 18. It is possible to add a predetermined output command from the keyboard 4 to the data processing device 2 and read out the data stored in the photo graphic cell data storage unit 18 to the outside as the teletext screen data.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, a portion for converting character cell data into photo graphic cell data is provided in the telecasting screen production apparatus so that existing character cell data or newly input character cell data can be stored. Since it can be converted into photo graphic data, there is an effect that data processing such as enlargement, reduction, and rotation can be performed. Therefore, the screen display device that receives such data does not need to display the character data and the soft graphic data indicating the image in a superimposed manner on the same screen, which has the effect of simplifying the configuration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a teletext screen production apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Video Processing Device 2 Data Processing Device 4 Keyboard 14 Character Cell Display Frame Storage Unit 15 Photographic Cell Display Frame Storage Unit 16 Buffer Memory 17 Character Cell Data Storage Unit 18 Photographic Cell Data Storage Unit

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A buffer memory for temporarily storing predetermined data according to an added command and outputting the data temporarily stored in a device according to a specified command; and character cell data input via the buffer memory. A character cell data storage unit that stores character cell data stored by information and outputs the stored character cell data to the outside through the buffer memory, and photographic cell data output by a color camera or edited photographic cell data. A photographic cell data storage unit for inputting and storing via the buffer memory and outputting the stored photographic cell data to the outside through the buffer memory, and character cell data storage output through the buffer memory Character cell table that temporarily stores the output from each department in display screen units Display frame storage unit, a photographic cell display frame storage unit for temporarily storing photographic cell data in screen display units, and a buffer memory in accordance with an externally added command for taking in character cell data and photographic cell data from the outside. A video processing device for controlling the output to the character cell data storage unit or the photo graphic cell data storage unit via the video processing device and incorporating the character cell display frame storage unit and the photo graphic cell display frame storage unit; In accordance with the command, the character cell data stored in the character cell data storage unit and the data stored in the photo graphic cell data storage unit are processed, edited into data that can be displayed on the screen, and stored again in these storage units. The character cell data storage unit The data is read out from the character cell display frame storage unit via the buffer memory, temporarily stored in the character cell display frame storage unit, and stored in the character cell display frame storage unit. The data is read out and converted into photo graphic cell data. A photographic cell that is temporarily stored in the graphic cell display frame storage unit and is previously read from the photographic cell data storage unit in the photographic cell display frame and stored in the photographic cell display frame storage unit via the buffer memory. The synthesizing process with frame data is performed, and the result is output to the photographic cell data storage unit via the buffer memory, stored for each information, and the photographic cell data is responsive to an externally applied command Teletext screen producing unit, characterized in that it comprises a data processing unit for performing control to output to the outside the data stored.