JPS61288268A - Document design system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform efficiently the work of design, correction, etc. of a document by selecting an element list to input the data of a register mark and the like required for printing when designed document data is outputted from an output device. CONSTITUTION:A document design system is provided with a CRT display device 10, an input device 20 consisting of an input mechanism for data input having various menus and a keyboard including a ten key, etc., a file 30, an output device 40, and computer system 50 which connects devices 10-40 to perform processings. Patterns, characters, and symbols for document design are generated on the display screen of the CRT display device 10 by the input device 20 to design the document and data is registered in the file 30. When designed document data is outputted from the output device 40, the data of a register mark and the like required for printing is inputted by selection of the element list.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Technical Field of 3iS Akira) This invention relates to a form design system for designing and outputting forms using a computer system.

(Technical background of the invention and its problems) When creating a form by printing, lines are drawn with a pencil, etc. on a spacing chart printed with frame ruled lines of a predetermined size, based on the specifications presented by the customer. do the
Forms are designed by human handwriting, and each item is individually designed, so there are many types of designs, and in most cases they are used as input/output media for various devices. .

There are many design restrictions, such as black printing, a seal prohibition zone, a rectangular handwritten area with a predetermined margin from the reference side, and detailed specifications for one dimension, etc. has been done. The form design that has been created to satisfy these constraints will be transferred to the process of creating the draft, which will become the manuscript for printing and plate making, after obtaining the project's consent. Lines are drawn and logotypes are pasted in by hand by a human.The blocks created in this way undergo a final check by the client. There are many changes, corrections, etc. at this stage, which results in rework and is extremely complicated. Once the client has passed the final check and the proof has been approved, the block is transferred to the plate making process, where a film master plate is created, and after this, a printing plate is created in the printing plate process and transferred to the printing process. . The process of passing through many steps before entering the printing process requires a great deal of effort.

On the other hand, as systems for creating drafts of forms, there are systems that use a digitizer as an input means and systems that input numerical values such as the starting point of ruled lines and viewpoints. Since the input data is often not visually displayed, it is difficult to tell whether the design input was successful or not until the drawing is performed.

(Purpose of the invention) The object of this invention is to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks.

To provide a form design system that achieves high efficiency in work such as form design and correction, and that consistently performs from a form design process to a plate-making process or a printing plate process, and in particular, to provide a technology for inputting registration marks.

(Summary of the Invention) The present invention includes a display device, an input device for selecting various operation/processing menus and inputting necessary data, a file in which data can be written or read, and created form design data. It is equipped with an output device for outputting, and a computer system for processing by combining each of the above devices, displays a spacing chart for form design on the display device, and displays a figure 1 for form design on the display screen by the input device. Generate characters and symbols, design a form while checking the display design and overall design on the display screen, register the designed form data in the file, or output it from the output device. This relates to a form design system that outputs a film original plate or a printing plate from the output device, and when outputting the designed form data from the output device,
The registration mark data required for printing is input by selecting from an element list.

(Embodiments of the Invention) The form design system of the present invention was developed for producing business form designs, block copies, and film master plates in an interactive manner with a graphic display. Currently, business forms go through the process of rough manuscript → block copy, cut mask → camera work → kake plate → printing plate. Crow mouth.

It is created through a manual process that requires skill, such as drawing ruled lines using a loft ring, pen, etc., and pasting letters printed with a phototypesetting machine, etc. moreover,
Net (screen).

In the case of a form that uses background patterns, white characters, etc., in addition to the above-mentioned block, we use a base film such as a screen film or a background pattern film, and a cut mask that allows the necessary parts to be exposed for camera work.

It is necessary to perform plate making using film work. Similarly, in the case of forms that use multiple colors, original plates for each color must be created manually using cut masks and camera work.This invention uses computers to perform these complex and highly accurate tasks. It is designed so that anyone can easily do it.

Is the system of this invention an input? It consists of a tm, an output device, and a conversion device, and the characteristics of each device will be described first.

(1) Input device: ■ Form design; Unlike commercial printed matter, etc., business forms are primarily a medium for transmitting information, and due to this nature, printed matter is used with additional individual information attached. Examples of methods for adding notes include printing by computer, printing by typewriter, and writing.

Designs are created with the above considerations in mind, but conventionally this has been done while exploring with pencils, erasers, and chart paper, and by creating several similar designs that differ only in position and relationship. It was often the case that decisions were made to choose from among them.

In contrast, the input device of the present invention has the following features.

a) We use a method of inputting the information to be included in the form in a list for each item, along with the label name to be used, additional information (number of digits, 9 lines, etc.), addition method (printer, type, handwriting, etc.), etc. , the design content can be clearly defined.

b) Based on the above input data, the required area (number of printing digits per line, etc.) for each design unit (designation field, etc.) is dynamically displayed on the screen at the selected time and date, so the operator can check these while interacting with the screen. You can easily move it around to create a well-balanced design.

C) The underlay S (printing pitch of a printer, etc.) is selectively displayed on the screen as required, and the above-mentioned positioning is also automatically determined in relation to this pitch.

It is possible to prevent errors in relation to the printing position.

d) The design area (form size) is also displayed on the screen by inputting it in advance. Also, by determining this before designing, if the design content goes outside the area, the amount of human effort is automatically eliminated.

■ Form design make-up: This system, which finalizes the design based on the design created by the above-mentioned form design function described in E or the rough manuscript obtained from the customer, has the following characteristics.

d) M line Line width, line position, line type (solid 2-dot line, negative.

(Positive, shaded, etc.), rounded rectangles, polygons, etc. can be determined using the menu selection method, and the line position can be selected from left, right, or center.

b) Screen Specify the screen area (rectangle, rounded rectangle, background, etc.), and add flat mesh (number of lines, angle, percentage), background pattern (registered background pattern, background pattern such as logo), gradation within that area. can be used.

C) Character input: A character string can be input in advance using the kana-kanji conversion method, and can also be input when pasting is performed if necessary.

Pasting: When the pasting area is specified through interaction with the screen, the maximum input font size is displayed, and the operator can use this as a guide to determine the font size and spacing. The determined character string is displayed on the screen, and the typeface literature collection (
Negative, positive, shading, etc.) can also be selected at the time of pasting.

d) Logo registration: convert the original logo into data by scanning,
The logo can be registered on the disc, and the logo can be managed by assigning a unique number.

Pasting: The position and enlargement/reduction ratio can be determined and pasted by interacting with the screen, and the logo can also be selected as net, positive or negative.

e) Frequently used shapes such as fixed parts registration marks can be registered in predetermined shapes.

Pasting: Finishing, sewing machine, punch marks, etc. will be automatically pasted in the specified position just by inputting the vertical and left/right sizes.
In addition, you can determine the position and paste by interacting with the screen.

f) Many copy forms are created using the same figure, nine characters, etc., and the input device of the present invention is provided with a copying function to facilitate these operations.

Partial copy: Copy by selecting only the necessary part by interacting with the screen and specifying the location to copy.

Entire copy: The design excluding those for printing management such as registration marks is copied by specifying the copy location.

g) Movement Due to changes in the relationship with printer printing, etc.

There are many cases where the relationship between finish and design is partially or completely changed, and this input device is provided with a movement function so that this can be easily done.

Partial movement: Select only the necessary part by interacting with the screen,
The graphics can be moved by specifying the location, and corrections can be made quickly without changing the relative positions of the two characters, etc. that are being moved.

Designs other than those for printing management such as two registration marks can be quickly moved by specifying the movement location, and this can be used when changing the embossing position on the printer.

h) Copies Many of the business form forms are copied over several sheets, so when creating designs for these forms, it is necessary to ensure that there is no discrepancy between the printed copy and the design on each sheet. You need to be careful. Especially when making corrections etc.
If you forget to do even one copy, the position of the copy will shift and the number of notes will occur. This input device uses a special input method to prevent these accidents.

Common part design: Design common parts such as parts that are to be copied on multiple sheets or parts with the same design to prevent mistakes in modifying the copied parts.

Only the unique parts are designed for each sheet from the 81st sheet of the 4th buzzer onward.

It should be noted that the data is combined with the common part for each page at the time of output, and used as data for each page.

i) When printing a continuous report, it is necessary to consider where on the printing plate the plate cylinder can be covered.Currently, this is done when bending the printing plate or creating the printing plate. Common.

This input device can determine the bite position by interacting with the screen, and can eliminate the complexity of post-processing.

j) For color plates, there are documents with one ruled line and a color-coded screen, etc. Conventionally, methods were used such as placing a mask on the plate and removing it from the camera, or filling it with negative film. This is a process that requires a great deal of care, as ruled lines may be erased or characters may be missing.

This input device can output to a separate film by simply specifying two graphic characters for each color plate in an interactive manner with the screen. Therefore, connections such as ``N'' and ``B'' and ``B'' and screen can be finished very neatly.

k) The map inspection input device is also equipped with a map inspection function, making it easier to conduct a map inspection by selectively highlighting the contrast between ruled lines, the relationship between characters and ruled lines, and the like for each color. .

(2) Output device Consists of a Ni-drum laser plotter section and a minicomputer section that controls and manages the output device. The drum-type laser plotter uses a suction system on the inside of the drum, and can use film photographic paper, etc., and also has a scanner function, which can be used to import logo data. The output is positive 9, S side front and back, enlarged
It is possible to perform reduction, multiple output of the same form, output of multiple forms on the same film, etc. By selecting these functions, it is possible to obtain films suitable for various purposes such as offset, letterpress, and multi-sided printing.

(3) Conversion device: It organizes and converts the data created by the input device into data for the Yamao device, and also performs data storage management, search output when reprinting, etc.

■Verification of ordered items and data The data created by the input device is saved on a floppy disk, and is read and processed during conversion.

This converter uses a system that converts data after checking using order numbers, floppy disk numbers, FDNO, etc., in accordance with the industry reality where there are many similar product names.

■Data Management In order to increase the processing efficiency of the output device, this conversion device has a system that manages the amount of data for each ordered item and film, and informs the operator of the most efficient output order.

■Proofreading Disputes Proofreading Completion Processing It is common that color separation is not performed during proofreading, and separate color films are created upon proofreading.However, by making these selections during conversion, the system can automatically handle the process. There is.

■Storage of calibration data For items that have been calibrated, data storage is automatically performed at the same time as data is exchanged, and the operator is required to store the data on storage media such as magnetic tape or magnetic disk and erase the input floppy disk. It is a system for giving instructions.

■Data conversion The main content is to convert data created by an input device into data that can be read by an output device, but it has the following characteristics.

a) Search the color information of the data to create data for each color and send it to the output device.

b) The common part design created by the multi-part object input device and the design for each sheet are combined, and data for each sheet is created and sent to the output device.

C) Biting process input! The data created by 1c2t is calculated using bite data to create processed data and sent to the output device.

Next, the overall work of form design will be explained.

(1) Receipt of submissions This work involves inputting the forms that sales have received from customers (hereinafter referred to as orders) into the form design system of this invention.The submitted orders are new orders,
These are divided into reprint orders, proofreading orders, proofreading orders, and valuable orders. When any order is submitted, the manuscript and floppies for storing design data are collected in an order management binder for each order and flowed through the design system. Design data is recorded only while the order is in progress, and the data for each order is ultimately stored in a form master file or the like. The design data storage floppy is recycled and used again for the next order.

■Collect the newly ordered manuscript and the floppy diskette for storing the design data already stored in the order management binder and send it to the design input subsystem.

■Reprint orders Reprint orders can be divided into two types: cases in which the order is exactly the same as the previous order or only a small portion of the corrections are made, and cases called revisions in which a certain amount of corrections are made. In the former case, the previous plate-making film will be used again, so no further steps will be taken in this system, but only the process of updating the previous order number in the reprint directory for managing the form master file will be performed; in the latter case, , the manuscript and the floppy diskettes for storing the stored design data are brought together, the order management binder is started, and a reprint list creation process is performed. Search for the previous design data indicated by the medium number and file number of the form master file, and the design data storage floppy N to store it.
o, and print it as a reprint list, and at the same time output it to a floppy disk as a form master importing operation guide file.

■Proofread Y/Blue Finish/Orders under proofreadingProofreading/Receipt/Orders under proofreading have been proofread and output once in one system, so these order management binders are stored in the order management binder storage shelf under proofreading. has been done. Select the orders under proofreading and the order management binder of proofs/receipts that have been corrected by customer proofreading and send them to the design input subsystem. 1. For proofreading orders, data is transferred to the form master file without sending it to the design input subsystem. Temporarily stored for writing.

(2) Reprint data import The reprint list, form master import operation guide file, and order management binder are all sent to the operator and the reprint floppy creation process is performed.In this process, the operator Select the required form master file medium, and on the other hand, the system sets the form master file medium on the console based on the set form master import operation guide floppy.

A message for the floppy set is displayed, and the system operator proceeds with the work according to this message. In this way, the previous design data is loaded onto the floppy disk for storing design data, and at the same time, the list of loading completions is printed. After one batch of data has been imported, the floppy number of the floppy for storing design data is checked against the list of import completions, and then sent to the design input system.

(3) Design input After design input/correction is performed in the design subsystem, orders under one proofreading and orders for proofreading/receipt are stored separately.

(4) Data manual ■ Data import The design data floppy created by the design manual subsystem and the proofread design data floppy that was temporarily stored for writing the form master are input into the system.

Orders that are being proofread are temporarily stored on the order management binder shelf waiting for proof output, 1 proofing/valuable orders are temporarily stored on the order management binder shelf waiting for plate-making output, and proofing orders that are not output on film using the output device are placed on floppy storage waiting orders. Temporarily store it on the management binder shelf.

■Translation of commands for the output device Translate order data during proofreading and proofread/no-go order data to be output to film on the output device into commands for the output device and send the data to the output device.

■Writing to the form master Copy all proofreading/receipt data to the form master. The medium number on which each data was copied,
File No. 1 Order No.

The information of floppy No. is stored on floppy disk as overnight operation file.

(5) While referring to the data floppy accommodation operation file, erase the data floppy of the order stored in the floppy accommodation waiting order management binder shelf, and at the same time register it in the reprint directory and delete the erased order. Print out the accommodation list for order no. and floppy no.

From the above, the work procedure of the form composing system according to the present invention is as shown in FIG. 1, and in step St of submitting a customer's manuscript, the manuscript is checked. In the case of a multi-part product, check the parts that are common to each part and the parts that are not, and prepare a data medium (floppy disk) to store the design data. The character string input in step S2 is performed by separating character strings from the manuscript into words or sentences and recording them on a data medium using a Japanese input method such as the kana-kanji conversion method.The next step S3 is to input management information by item. In order to identify each form, the form name, customer name, finished size, form type, and one dimension unit are used.

Individual identification information such as the number of parts (1 classification) is recorded on the data medium. In addition, the element list input (step S5) is a list of parts that make up the form, and the fixed parts (register marks) among the parts are registered in advance. Each word or sentence is automatically registered as one component.

At this stage, you can also add strings, fixed parts, etc.
It can be registered in the element list using a Japanese input method such as a kana-kanji conversion method. Form layout work (
Step S8) is for performing a rough design of the form.

A rough design of the ruled lines of the form is performed by trial and error while selecting basic shapes from a menu using the screen interactive method, and these data are recorded on a data medium. Form makeup work (step S7) involves designing the form for each part individually, and in the case of multiple parts, first design a common part that is common to all parts, then design the parts entered in the item-specific management information. Several minutes of design is carried out for each part. These data are recorded on a data medium separately for each part, and step S8 is carried out after the completion of the element list input, form layout work, and form makeup work X. In the conversion work, the data medium on which the work up to the form makeup work has been completed is converted by the data conversion device into a data format that can be processed by the output device, and the data on the data medium is converted in the first place for each part. Check the overlap of all ruled lines, screens, text/logo fixing parts in one part.
and convert according to priority.

Note that among the above operations, step S1 is performed manually, steps S2 to S7 are performed by an input system, and step S8 is performed by a conversion system.

Next, the present invention will be explained by showing a specific configuration example.

As shown in FIG. 2, the form design system of the present invention is a computer that displays required messages, design patterns, etc.
An input device 20 consisting of an RT display device 10, an input mechanism (tablet) for inputting data with various menus, a keyboard including a numeric keypad, a set button, etc., and a floppy disk, m memory, on which data can be written or read. File 30 such as tape, plate making film,
An output wave W1 (for example, a laser drum plotter) 40 for outputting a printing plate, etc., and a computer system 50 for processing by combining the above-mentioned devices 10 to 40 are provided. In addition to inputting management information such as, the computer system 50
Initialize and open file 30.

CR design spacing chart in grid form
Display on the T display device IO, or select a form design already registered in the file 30 using the input device 20 and display it on the CR7 display device 10, and in any of the above cases, the CR7 display device 10 and the input device 20 The input device 1720 performs interactive form design input and registers the data in the file 30 after completing one work, selects the form design already registered in the file 30 using the input device 1720, and displays it on the CR7 display device 10. , a conversion system 41 and an output device 40 are used to output a plate-making film or the like of the form design.

Incidentally, the computer system 50 is operated by software, and includes a spacing chart display routine 51 for displaying a spacing chart in which grid points are arranged on a CRT display 710, and an input command from the input device 20. λ power controller 52 that controls M
, a command analyzer 53 that analyzes commands transmitted from the input device 2!20 via the input controller 52, a menu routine 54 that executes the menu according to the commands transmitted from the command analyzer 53, and GRT rI for displaying figures and data on the CRT display device lO according to the menu data of
! 1 type generation routine 55, an input information table 58 for organizing and storing input information, a table controller 56 for controlling the input information table 58 according to the selected output of the menu routine 54, a file 30 and an input information table. File controller 5 that combines 58
7. Note that the menu and routine 54 are basic r! 4# menu 54A, layout menu 54B for moving and erasing lines, etc., and application menu 54G for processing complex shapes such as rectangles with rounded corners. = Chive,
The application menu 54c has a rectangle with rounded corners, vertical ruled lines, parallel ruled lines with rounded frames, and the like. In addition, there is a character menu 540 for processing one character, and a character information table for processing one character. Also 1
The created form design is format-converted from the file 30 by a conversion system 41 and sent to an output device 40. This can also be sent online.

Explain the working procedure of the input system.

First, the main title of the input system is CR7 display device 1
0In the state shown in the table, set the data medium for storing design data (see Figure 3).Next, the item-specific management information input screen as shown in Figure 4 will appear, so enter the necessary information. Enter the following items. Items to be input include form names for identifying individual forms, customer names, and primary items for specifying form specifications.

Chart category: Specify the type of spacing chart to be displayed on the screen when inputting the design.

The types include spacing charts for OCR forms such as 1/8 inch vertically x 1/lo inch horizontally, 1/8 inch vertically x 1/10 inch horizontally, and spacing charts for financial forms.

Number of parts: Number of parts of the form Finished size: The top of the form J1! I x left and right size, if the size is different for each part in a multi-part form, the maximum progress division: The division that indicates the progress division of the form work has 1 proofreading completed, which instructs the conversion method at the time of conversion. .

When the entry of item-specific management information is completed, a basic menu screen as shown in FIG. 5 appears. If you select Design Human Power 1 here, the design human labor work (form layout work, form makeup work) will be performed in Element List Human Power 2.
If you select , you can enter the element list. Furthermore, by selecting End 3, the work of the human system can be ended and the design-in data medium can be removed.

The element list shown in Fig. 6 is a list of parts for configuring a form, and includes various dragonflies and character strings input earlier in the character string input process as parts. The number of zero digits and the number of lines that are displayed above along with the part classification code, number of digits, number of nine lines, and information on the part used are specified by a specific symbol (printed mark) for one line of digits.

With this, it is possible to design a form including the character string pasting position at the time of design. Also, when specifying the parts to be used, this is to prevent mistakes in pasting character strings between parts.

By limiting the parts used, mistakes in pasting in other parts can be prevented.

In the above-mentioned character string inputting process, for character strings that have been forgotten or entered incorrectly, character strings can be added using a Japanese input method such as the kana-kanji conversion method when inputting this element list, or Modifications, deletions, etc. can be made.

This element list is displayed as a list with necessary information when pasting form makeup mode character strings and fixed parts.

When entering the design input work, a parts list as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. The finished size, number of colors, and number of part sheets for each part are displayed in the part list, and each piece of information is displayed for the number of parts specified in the common part and item-specific management information input. At this stage, you can design the specified part, change the finished size of the specified part, copy the specified part, delete the specified part, and change the number of colors and number of parts for the specified part. If you select a design, the main menu for design input as shown in Figure 8 will be displayed.If you select form layout 1, you will be able to input the form layout, and if you select form makeup 2, you will be able to input the form makeup. I can do it. Further, when the end 9 is selected, the display returns to the part list display shown in FIG.

In form layout mode work, the rough design of the entire form is laid out using basic figures and column print marks. Basic shapes include straight lines, rectangles, horizontally dividing parallel lines,
There are vertically equally divided parallel lines and circles. Among these figures, one straight circle is called a primitive, and rectangles, parallel lines that divide horizontally evenly, and parallel lines that divide vertically equally can be decomposed into their constituent straight lines. Column print marks are used for the layout of printer print positions in a form, and print marks correspond to the number of columns and lines, and are displayed on one screen as a book mark.

The printing marks can be input by using those registered in advance in the element list, or manually by using the column input menu. By setting the definition shape mode when inputting basic shapes, you can create a composite shape that is a combination of basic shapes.
It can be treated as one figure.

The overall flow of the form layout mode is shown in FIG. 9, and the menu of the form layout mode is shown in FIG. 1O. When you select the definition menu in form layout mode, the mode becomes "definition figure mode," and basic figures input during this mode or extracted by extraction of already input basic figures.

be grouped together. Due to this,
A figure with a special shape that is not included in the basic figures can be treated as a single figure. If you select this menu while in the definition figure mode, the "definition figure mode" will end.

On the other hand, the column layout operation is executed in the float order shown in FIG.

■Items with column specifications on the element list (number of digits: 1)
If you select an item with a specified number of lines), the column layout menu will appear, and the specified print mark will be displayed on the screen.

■By selecting the column layout menu and specifying the number of digit rows, a print mark will be displayed on the screen. As for the print marks, identification marks for books, etc., with the specified number of digits and two lines are displayed as shown in FIG. FIG. 12 shows an example of 4 digits and 2 lines.

The number of digits of the print mark can be changed using the 0 digit number change menu, the number of lines of the print mark can be changed using the line number change menu, and the print mark can be moved using the movement menu.

■Set the print mark using the set menu.

By selecting a print mark that has already been input on the screen, the column layout menu will be displayed, and the state shown in J2 (■) will be displayed.

As shown in Figure 13, the form make-up work is divided into the following steps: inputting ruled lines, pasting the 9 characters and logo input on the screen, inputting fixed parts, and defining the attribute table.You can perform the above five tasks arbitrarily from the menu on the screen. Select and perform each task, and select the exit menu to exit the form makeup mode.

1. Attribute definition; In this attribute definition mode, three types of attribute items can be defined from the menu shown in FIG.

One is the specification of line width, which specifies the line width value required when creating a form.

The other is to specify the screen, and the number of halftone dots and angle of 9% required when creating a form can be specified. The last attribute item that can be specified is the specification of the rounded corner value.If you do not select the 0 menu that allows you to specify the rounded corner value required when creating the form, the attribute values that are frequently used when creating the form will be set for each attribute. Set as the initial value for the item. The line shape is given as a solid line, a broken line, and a double line as initial values, but these can also be changed, and the initial values of the line positions are also set in advance.

2. Manual ruled line; By selecting this ruled line menu and combining the necessary graphic elements, you can design the ruled line part of the form (first
(See Figure 5).

(1) U-shaped menu (Ml~N0) A U-shaped figure is generated by specifying two diagonal points on the tablet/tablet of the human-powered device 20. By using various attribute values, it is possible to shade the ruled lines and change the line widths in the vertical and horizontal directions.

Corners can be rounded. It is also possible to change the line shape and line position.

(2) L-shaped menu ([5 to [8]) An L-shaped figure is generated by specifying two diagonal points on the tablet. Also, if necessary, as with the U-shaped menu, it is possible to specify the line width in the vertical and horizontal directions, shading and rounding of ruled lines, and it is also possible to change the line shape and line position. It is.

(3) Horizontal and vertical equal division menu =, - (M9 to MIO) When this menu is selected, as shown in Figure 16, the area surrounded by the two points (◆, ri) specified on the tablet can be , generates line segments equally divided in the horizontal and vertical directions.

Start again if necessary! B1111 minute, the final line segment can be present or absent. By using the various attribute values specified in the attribute definition described above, line width change specification and shading specification can be performed. It is also possible to change the designation of the line shape and the line position.

(4) Box menu (111) A rectangle is generated by specifying two diagonal points on the tablet. By using the various attribute values specified in the attribute definition above, the vertical and horizontal line widths can be changed, borders can be shaded, and corners can be rounded. can be attached. It is also possible to change the designation of the line shape and the line position.

(5) Straight line menu (M2) By specifying two points on the tablet/tablet,
A line segment with the point as an endpoint is generated. Further, by using various attribute values specified in the attribute definition described above, line width can be changed, and ruled lines can be shaded. It is also possible to change the designation of the line shape and the line position.

(8) Circle menu ([13) By specifying two points on the taglet, a circle whose diameter is the two points is generated. Also, by using various attribute values specified in the attribute definition, it is possible to change the line width and shade the ruled lines.

(7) Pick Menu (MlB) When changing or deleting attributes of a graphic that has already been manually performed 9. When transforming or moving a graphic, select this big menu after specifying the target graphic. As a result, the target figure is put into an editing state, and each of the processes described in 1 above becomes possible. If you select this big menu in a ruled line menu, only the ruled line shapes will be valid.

(8) Copy menu (M2S) Create a new shape from an already input shape with the same shape and attributes.
If you want to generate more than one figure, select this copy menu after specifying the target figure group (multiple figures can be specified, and there is no problem between ruled line, screen, and pasting modes). Thereafter, by specifying a reference point of the target figure and specifying one or more installation points of this reference point, the target figure group is copied.

(9) Erase Menu (M14) When erasing some or all of the shapes that have already been input, specify the target shape and erase each shape.For example, use the menu on the left in Figure 17. When erasing a part of a rectangle such as , by using a straight line, the result will be as shown in the figure on the right.

3. Screen; By selecting Screen from the main menu,
The screen mode will be as shown in FIG. 18.

(1) Logo area (designation of logo tint area) (M22) When creating a form, if you want to specify a logo tint pattern for a certain area, specify that area in this menu.

By changing the attribute values of the screen as needed, it is possible to shade the logo or shade outside the logo frame. The operation example of specifying the logo area is shown in the second example.
0. Select the menu in the logo area (
Step 541) Then, in the next step S42, the logo number etc. are input. The logo reduction rate specifies the reduction rate in both the horizontal and vertical directions, and the screen number is "l" ~
If you specify ``4'', the logo will be shaded and background pattern will be created.
If you specify "5" to "8", the logo will be positive and the area will be shaded and patterned, and if you specify ta 9 n to "1"
If 2'' is specified, the logo is negative and the area is shaded to form a background pattern. Also, to specify the logo background pattern area (step 543), specify two diagonal points as shown in Figure 16. It is done by

(2) JII squeezing area (designation of built-in squeezing area) (M2
1) When creating a form, if you want to use the built-in area (registered area) for a certain area, specify that area in this menu. By changing the screen's attribute values as required.

It is possible to shade the part of the picture on the built-in background, or to shade the outside of the picture. An example of the operation for specifying the built-in tint block area is as shown in FIG. 21. When the built-in tint block area menu is selected (step 551), the screen number is input in the first step S52. in this case,
If you specify "0", the built-in background pattern will be output as a positive output, if you specify "l" to "4", the built-in background pattern will be screened, and if you specify "5"
~ If you specify "8", the screen will cover the area. Further, the built-in tint block area is specified by specifying two points on the diagonal, as described above.

(3) Grab area (gradation area specification) (M2
O) When creating a form, if you want to use a gradation for a certain area, specify that area using the single menu. You can create a gradation by specifying the gradation density at the start and end points at the same time as specifying the area. An example of the operation of specifying a gradation area is shown in Figure 22. After displaying the gradation area menu (step 581), select whether to specify the gradation in the water direction or in the vertical direction. is specified by entering a number on the keyboard (step 582), and at the same time, the halftone percentage of the starting point and ending point of the gradation is specified, and then the gradation area is specified by specifying two points on the diagonal. (step 583).

(0 Corner Screen (M23)) The above figure is generated by selecting this menu and specifying two diagonal points with the tab ylk. By using this menu, you can round the corner screen, and the corner radius is determined from the two specified points, and various screens can be used by using the attribute values specified in the attribute definition.

(5) Box screen figure Select this menu and specify two diagonal points on the tablet to generate a box screen figure.

Also, by using the screen attribute values specified in the attribute definition, various types of shading can be performed, and by specifying rounded corners, a box screen figure with rounded corners is generated.

(6) Triangular screen figure (125) A triangular screen figure is generated by selecting this menu and specifying three points in which at least one point is not on the straight line connecting the other two points with the tag left. Also, by using the screen attribute values specified in the attribute definitions.

Various types of shading can be performed.

(7) Circle screen figure (12B) By selecting this menu and specifying two points on the tablet, a double screen figure is generated. Also, by using the screen attribute values specified in the attribute definition, various types of shading can be performed.

4. Paste mode; (1) Paste When this mode is selected, the previously input character string group is displayed on the CRT display @10 as an element list. The number of character strings displayed on the CRTIO at one time is 9, and the number of character strings displayed on the CRTIO at one time is 1" to 1" on the menu as shown in Figure 1I1.
It corresponds to “9”.

Select the character string to be pasted from the element list and enter the key corresponding to that item number. After specifying two diagonal points on the tablet and determining the area for pasting one character string,
A second box is generated within this area that displays the actual character string frame. For this second box, change the number of points, change the spacing between characters, and specify the reference point when changing the number of points or character spacing.As a result, the second box will be transformed to the specified size. , set when the optimal second box is determined. Furthermore, by using the screen attribute value specified in the attribute definition, various types of shading can be applied to the character string. Furthermore, by changing the font code, which is a single character attribute, any font can be set. If you enter "0" from the keyboard for character strings that are not registered in the element list and enter the character string using the kana-kanji changer, you can paste the character string in the same way as above. can be included.

(2) Stamping Specify the character string to be pasted from the element list using the above character string designation method, designate one reference pasting position on the tablet, designate and set the point number one character interval. Further, by using the screen attribute value specified in the attribute definition, various types of shading can be applied to the character string.

(3) ill continuation (horizontal/vertical continuous pasting, horizontal/vertical item number specified pasting) When this menu is selected, a submenu is displayed on the CR7 display device 1G.

・Continuous specification (horizontal/vertical) This menu displays the specified character string (#1) in the specified area.
This is a method of pasting the number ff1) continuously in the horizontal and vertical directions. After selecting this menu, specify the first item number and number of character strings to be pasted consecutively in the horizontal and vertical directions from the element list. Then, specify two points in the pasting area on the tablet. At this stage, this area is divided equally into the number of character strings, and for the first pasting box, you can change the number of points, specify the interval between characters, and specify the reference point when changing the number of points or the character interval. Then, determine and set the size of the second pasting box displayed within the pasting box. The size of this second box is continued to the next character string pasting box, and the text is pasted continuously. Other changes to attributes are the same as pasting.

- Item number specification (horizontal/vertical) This menu is a method for specifying the element list and character strings starting from number 0 in the specified area one by one, and pasting multiple character strings in the horizontal and vertical directions. After selecting this menu, specify the number of strings you want to paste consecutively.

After that, when you specify an area on the tablet, the area will be divided equally into this number of areas. Decide the first pasting box in the same way as above, specify the item number for each character string, and paste. Then, reuse this paste box when pasting a new string. This reduces the number of inputs in the pasting box and improves work efficiency. The size can also be changed by inputting numerical values from the keyboard.

Note that when pasting one character string, when two points on the diagonal are specified with the tablet, a rectangle created by these two points and a second rectangle with a certain margin inside the rectangle are generated. This prevents character strings from overlapping ruled lines.

Also, at this time, the computer system 5G specifies a reference point for expanding or reducing the character string at the 0th order, where the maximum number of points that can be pasted is determined, and from now on, the number of points can be changed or reduced around this reference point. When increasing or decreasing the character spacing or pasting a character string into a box with rounded corners, by using the R input function, it is possible to paste without worrying about characters overlapping the rounded corners.

(5) Group pasting This is a method of automatically pasting character strings (sentences) input continuously in multiple stages by specifying the pasting area and the number of lines. Specify the item number of the character string from the Nilayment list and at the same time specify the number of lines to be pasted.Next, just specify the two diagonal points of the pasting area on the tablet, and the number of points is 9.9 characters between 9 lines. This is a method that automatically determines the spacing and pastes in multiple stages. Another method is to specify the number of points and then specify the width per line. This determines the number of characters to be pasted per line and at the same time determines the number of lines.

Also, a fixed ratio is given as an initial value for the line spacing, so that character strings are pasted in several columns, and if necessary, it is possible to change the number of points and change the distance between nine lines.

(8) Logo (logo pasting) There are two main types of logos: punctuations that are widely used generally, and company names and marks that are unique to each company. Both have numbers for identification, but the latter is managed using a number that is a combination of the customer code and logo number entered in the management information for each item, while the former is managed using only the logo number. . Select this menu and select logo no.
Enter. Specify the reference point on the tablet to specify the pasting position. This logo size can be enlarged or reduced.

It is possible to specify an arbitrary size, and it is also possible to shade the logo by using the screen attribute value specified in the attribute definition.

(7) Screen (screen 0N10FF menu)
When pasting a character string onto a figure covered by a screen, it is difficult to identify the existence of a single character string. Therefore, by selecting this menu, you can temporarily turn off the screen display and improve work efficiency when pasting character strings. It is something to measure.

5. Fixed parts mode: When this menu is selected, a list of parts (register marks) is displayed in the element list as shown in Figure 6. 9 Items that are displayed include colored beads, center register marks, horizontal perforation register marks, etc. Enter the item number indicating the above-mentioned parts from the keyboard, and if you want to set the standard position, it will be displayed in a fixed position, and if you want to set it in an arbitrary position, you can specify that position on the tablet. Also, if you specify the corner cut item number, a submenu will be displayed on CRTIO. Also, input and set the necessary information regarding each registration mark from the keyboard.

(1) W Menu (Window Menu) Depending on the type of dragonfly, they may be outside the finished size and cannot be recognized on the screen. Therefore, if you select this W menu,
The outside of the finished size is also displayed on the screen to prevent forgetting to enter registration marks.

(2) Biting position menu Select this menu and enter a point indicating the bite position.

The bite width can also be changed if necessary, and the conversion system performs conversion taking the bite position into consideration based on this bite specification.

(3) Color plate/screen attribute display menu common to border, screen, and pasting modes.

This is a menu for extracting and displaying specified attributes, and can extract color plate attributes, screen attributes, and font attributes.0 If you want to extract color plate attributes, press a certain key on the keyboard to display the same attribute as the specified attribute. A figure with a specified color is displayed on the graphic display. The same is true for screen attributes and font attributes.
By using this menu, you can prevent errors in attribute specification.

(4) The attribute display menu for checking the relationship between line width and line placement has the same attribute value as the line width and line placement specified for checking the relationship between line width and line placement in ruled line mode. This is for displaying ruled lines with a certain color on a graphic display. By using this menu, you can prevent errors in attribute specification.

6. Menu common to all modes; (1) Screen enlargement display menu If you select this menu and then specify two points in the area you want to enlarge, that part will be enlarged and displayed. This allows detailed designs to be performed in an enlarged display state, leading to improved work efficiency.

(2) All menu Once the all menu is selected, move to CRTIO,
Copy, delete, and attribute submenus are displayed. To move, group all the shapes you want to specify and move them all at once. To copy, group all the specified shapes and delete them all at once. For attributes, all the attributes of the specified shapes can be moved at once. Change to attribute.

(3) Pitch switching menu When this menu is selected, a predetermined pitch unit can be arbitrarily selected, and when creating a graphic design, coordinate values are rounded to the specified pitch unit.

(4) OCR character frame menu Select this menu and enter the necessary information (width of character frame, 9 characters, height of 1 character frame, number of digits in 9 character frames, spacing between 9 character frames). Further, by specifying a reference point for generating an OCR character frame, an OCR character frame is automatically generated.

(5) Cursor movement There are the following methods for moving the cursor.

l) Cursor jump Specify the moving point using relative coordinates from the reference point.

Step movement in specified units or direct movement by numerical input is possible.

2) Moving the absolute coordinate value Move the cursor by specifying the absolute coordinate from the origin.

3) Move the cursor by specifying the moving point on the moving point designation tablet.

(6) Finished size check function During design, such as inputting figures, moving figures, copying one figure, etc., items exceeding the finished size are checked and are not displayed on the screen.

Based on the above, the entire form design will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 24.

When the form design work is started by operating the keyboard provided on the input device 920, a start screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed (step 8100).
After that, the input screen for item-specific management information shown in step 4r14 appears (step S!O1), and the item-specific management information is input using a tablet, etc. (step 5102). When the input of item-specific management information is completed, the screen is shown in FIG. When element list input is selected, a part list as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed (steps 5103 to 910B), and the size is changed (step 511).
2) When design input is selected from the part list after copy (step 5113) and delete (step 5114) have been processed, the mode selection menu screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed (step 5109).Here,
When form layout is selected, the layout mode shown in FIG. 23(C) is entered (step 5ill), and when form makeup is selected, the makeup mode is entered as shown in FIG. At 9148, the operations of steps SIO to S18 explained in FIG. 9 are performed, and steps 5120 to 513 of the makeup mode
2, the operations of steps 531-535 explained in FIG. 13 are performed. When "End" is selected on the main menu screen, the design is registered to store the design in the file 30 (step 5122).The conversion system 41 follows the flow shown in FIG. 24 and performs the following processing.

(Batch input) By inputting one or more data media created with the input system into the conversion system one by one, the conversion system creates a file corresponding to each data medium and converts the design data. store.

(2) Multi-part processing conversion processing, in which the design data for one data medium is sequentially processed.There are multiple part data in one design data, and these part data are common parts.

■There are parts, 2 parts, 10 parts. When processing part data in a conversion system, the common part data and each part's worth of data are always combined and converted into one part's data. As a result, data designed using a common part in the input system is converted as data for all parts. The conversion system repeats the above process for the specified parts.

(The part data for 1 part of the 3-channel superimposition process is further decomposed into the following 4 subfiles.

■Screen subfile ■Ruled line subfile ■Text, logo subfile ■Fixed parts subfile The conversion system performs processing in the order of ■→■→■→O. As a result of conversion within each subfile, figures or characters are If there is overlap, priority is given to the data entered later. Similarly, if data overlaps between each subfile, that is, if there are ruled lines in the screen area, ■→■→■→■
Processing is performed in such a way that the later the priority, the higher the priority.

(4) Conversion of fixed parts Regarding the fixed parts, data registered in advance in the conversion system is selected according to instructions from the input system (code on the data medium) and used as data for the output device 40. With this method, even if the specifications of fixed parts (mainly dragonflies) change, it can be handled simply by modifying the registered data.

(5) One color plate is processed according to the instructions of the management information for each processing item.
Normally, color separation is not performed, so the color attributes of each data are ignored and converted.

In this method, for the output 9g140, data for 1 part is processed as output data for 1 sheet. On the other hand, when a color is specified in the management information for each item, the conversion is performed taking into account the color attribute of each data. Therefore, data for one part is converted to the output device 40 as data for multiple autumnal equinoxes (color plate data) equal to the number of colors existing in that part. Conventionally, color plate separation was done manually during the plate-making process, but in the single-unit system, it is automatically done based on numerical data during conversion, so it is possible to obtain color plates of extremely high quality, which in turn improves the color of printed matter. This helps prevent misalignment, white spots, etc.

(8) Stitching process After the conversion process for all subfiles is completed, the entire data is moved according to the instructions from the input system to match the stitching position at the time of printing.
,y+)(x2.y2)...(In,!s) is compared with the point (xp, yp) designated as the bite position. As a result, if lp≦In! n←(yn-yp)
If Yp>ffn, ffn←(yn÷(Y-yp))
Y: Performs coordinate transformation called vertical finishing size.

Conventionally, processing of the stitching position was done manually at the time of finishing the printing just before printing, but with the one-piece system, it can be done automatically at the time of conversion.

(7) Creating a list For all data media manually created, a list is created in descending order of the amount of data after conversion so that the processing efficiency in the output bag fi4G is improved when the conversion is completed.

FIG. 25 shows the configuration of the output, based on the data created by the conversion system 41 described above.

An output device 40 outputs an image 42 of a plate-making film, a printing plate, etc.
generate. A laser drum plotter can be used as the output system, and data from the conversion system 41 or file 30 is temporarily stored in the output device 40 and selectively output according to instructions from an operator. The image data for output is processed within the output device 40, and as shown in FIG. 26, the on/off of the laser light from the laser oscillator 44 is controlled. The laser beam is sent to a rotating mirror 47 via reflection mirrors 45 and 46. The zero-rotating mirror 47 exposes an output medium 48 such as a film to the laser beam while moving longitudinally within the output medium support 43. As a result, an image is recorded on the output medium 48, and a plate-making film or the like is obtained.

(Effects of the Invention) In this invention, after inputting character string transcription and item-specific management information, inputting an element list, form layout work, and form makeup work are performed, and after all the work is completed, the image Since the information is converted for output, it is possible to design a form easily and quickly, and the designed form can be immediately sent to the printing process and printed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of this invention, and FIG.
Figure 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the present invention, Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of displaying the main title, Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of item-based management and management information input screen, and Figure t55 is a diagram showing an example of the basic menu screen. A diagram showing an example, FIG. 6 is a list showing an example of parts,
7 is a diagram showing an example of the part list, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the main menu, FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the form layout mode operation, t510 is a diagram showing an example of the menu, and FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the form layout mode. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of column layout operation, FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of displaying an identification mark, FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of form makeup operation, and FIGS. 14, 15, and 18
Figure 1 and Figure 19 are diagrams showing examples of menus, respectively.
Figure 6 is a diagram showing how to design a line segment, Figure 17 is a diagram to explain erasing of figures, Figure 20 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of specifying a logo area, and Figure 21 is a built-in area narrowing area. 22 is a flowchart showing an example of operation for specifying a gradation area; FIG.
23(A) to (G) are flowcharts showing the overall flow of form design, FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the conversion system, and FIG. 25 is a diagram showing the output configuration.
FIG. 2θ is a configuration diagram showing an example of an output device. 10...CR1 display device, 20...input device, 3
0... File, 40... Output device, 50... Computer system, 51... Spacing chart display routine, 52... Input controller, 53...
Instruction analyzer, 54...Menu routine, 55.
...CR7 figure generation routine, 56...Table controller, 57...File controller, 58...
- Input information table. Applicant's agent Yu Yasugata 1TrI of three drawings! J: (Contents (no change) leather f
Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 9 Figure 12 Figure 14 Figure vine 16 Figure M'''3 $16th 15th day of the 17th time tea 13 Figure 20 Figure 21 Cause 22nd country vine 24 Figure 2. 5 Figure procedure amendment calculation (method) % formula % 2. Name of invention form design system 3. Relationship with the case of the person making the amendment Patent applicant: 1-chome @ 1, Dainippon, Ichigaya Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (289) Printing Co., Ltd. 4, Agent September 4, 1985

Claims (1)

[Claims] A display device, an input device for selecting various operation/processing menus and inputting necessary data, a file in which data can be written or read, an output device for outputting created form design data, and each of the above devices. a computer system that combines and processes a spacing chart for form design on the display device, and displays figures, characters, and text for form design on the display screen by the input device.
In a form design system in which a symbol is generated, a form is designed while checking the display design and the overall design on the display screen, and the designed form data is registered in the file, a film original is sent from the output device. Alternatively, a form design system is configured to output a printing plate, and input register mark data necessary for printing by selecting an element list when outputting the designed form data from the output device. .