JPH0358899A - Conversion of writing brush graphic data - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an address or the like to be written fair, by a method wherein when a half-size character is selected, the character is converted into a full-size character, whereas when a half-size space is selected, the space is made to be valid as it is without conversion. CONSTITUTION:An external input means k1 and a data-reading means (h) are provided separately from an internal input means (a). Further, a converting means l1 for converting data sent from the external input means k1 is provided. Thus, half-size characters are absent in an output. That is, when half-size characters are inputted, the characters are converted into full-size characters, before being outputted as a graphic image.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention uses a brush to write the address, address, etc. on a postcard or envelope.
The present invention relates to data conversion of application software for a calligraphy brush drawing device that allows a sender to be drawn.

In the Japanese language drawing device that is the subject of the present invention, when handling Japanese kanji, the processing data is handled as all μJ characters, and when half-width characters are input, they are usually converted to full-width characters. It is.

Data is read out from the data creation means described with reference to the data conversion flowchart of FIG. 1, and if it is a kanji character, the data is transferred as is and drawn with a brush block. Next, if it is not a kanji character, look for a full-width space or a half-width space, transfer the data of the full-width or half-width space, and move the data by the space.

If it is not a full-width or half-width space, check whether it is a half-width alphabet, number, symbol, or katakana, and if it is, convert it to full-width, transfer the data, and draw with a brush stroke.

If it is not a half-width alphabet, number, symbol, or katakana, it is displayed as an error, the full-width space signal is transferred, and the data is moved by the full-width space.

The operation will be explained below according to FIG. 2. Internal input means a
is equipped with numeric keys, and input the characters to be drawn using the character code.

The drawing information reading means b is the drawing information storage means c (RO
Reads the X, Y, Z coordinate data written on the M or magnetic disk, etc. Since these coordinate data are absolute coordinates and are written in the drawing information storage means C, they are converted into relative coordinates by the drive calculation means d, and a movement signal is given to the drive means including the drive unit such as the stepping motor.

This allows the brush holder f to be moved to draw letters or pictures on postcards, envelopes, etc., using the brush g.

In addition to this series of tasks a-H, steps h, k, and 9 are tasks that read and draw data created externally.

In particular, address management, etc., is often done using a personal computer, word processor, etc., and the data is rearranged in alphabetical order and classified by stratification.

If this management is classified in detail, it will be as shown in Fig. 3. Data is created by the external input means K1, displayed and stored by
After displaying them, rearrange them or layer them and store them on a floppy disk, etc.

It is conceivable to use a general database processing system for the work up to this point.

Data such as addresses created in the above operations often contain a mixture of half-width characters and full-width characters.

Therefore, in the kanji drawing processing system of the present invention, there are no half-width characters, and if the characters are half-width characters, they are converted into full-width characters in advance before being drawn.

However, if you convert half-width spaces to full-width spaces and write the addressee's address, it will look like the one shown in Figure 4, with too much space between the first and last name, making it look elongated. Figure 5 is a drawing example in which one half-width character is inserted, giving a good kanji character.

Figure 6 is an example of a drawing without inserting anything, and although it is better than Figure 4, it is difficult to distinguish between surnames and first names.

(Effects) As described above, half-width spaces between characters are extremely important when writing addresses etc. neatly, and there is an advantage that using two half-width spaces can be reduced to one full-width space. Also, full-width spaces are used as they are.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a flowchart of data conversion, Figure 2 is a block diagram of the present invention, Figure 3 is a detailed block diagram of the K to Odor sections in Figure 2, and Figure 4 is a full-width space between first and last names. Figure 5 shows an example where one half-width space is inserted between the first and last name, and Figure 6 shows an example where nothing is inserted.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A drawing information storage means c that stores character data selected by an internal input means a for selecting drawing information, a control program, etc., a drawing information reading means b that reads out drawing information from the drawing information storage means c, A brush type brush g is used, which is mounted on a brush holder f by a driving calculation means d that calculates the drawing information read out by the information reading means and a driving means e that drives the X, Y, and Z axes. In the brush drawing device, an external input means K_1 and a data reading means h are provided separately from the internal input means a, and a conversion means l_1 for converting data from the external input means K_1 is provided, so that when a half-width character is selected, a full-width character is selected. , and when a half-width space is selected, it remains valid without being converted.