JPS6259809B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a Japanese output processing system, and in particular, a host data processing device provides a Japanese language processing device with a character pattern that the device does not possess. In a Japanese output processing system in which a Japanese language processing device outputs characters according to the character pattern, character pattern processing is performed when the types of character patterns that are stored in advance in each device and that can be processed by the device itself are different. Regarding the method.

(b) Prior Art and Problems In recent years, in information processing systems, various Japanese output methods have been studied in order to make the output of electronic computers easier to read and use. Japanese has an extremely large number of kanji, including hiragana, katakana, and alpha alphabets, and as a result, the storage capacity required to store kanji and other patterns is enormous, and this has always been a bottleneck in processing Japanese.

Conventionally, in general character processing methods, for example, a character pattern memory is provided in a kanji line printer, character codes from a central processing unit are converted into character patterns using the character pattern memory, and character output is performed. When a character code that does not exist in the character pattern memory is given to the device (that is, when it is a non-standard character), the character pattern is stored in the character pattern memory from a character pattern file such as a magnetic disk device and processed. .

That is, a method is adopted in which only basic character patterns are prepared on the output device side, and character patterns etc. that are used less frequently are stored in a file on the host data processing device side.

Incidentally, in various Japanese language processing devices, the types of basic characters usually differ depending on the model.

For example, some Japanese line printers have 11 types of ruler lines, while other Japanese displays/Japanese printers have no ruler lines.

For this reason, when managing character sets in host data processing equipment, character types are always changed with the equipment in mind, and when new types are created,
It was necessary to change the software each time.

(c) Purpose of the Invention The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to make it possible to create additional character sets without being aware of the basic character types of the hardware of the Japanese language processing device.

(d) Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a Japanese language processing device having a character pattern file, a character pattern memory into which the inside of the character pattern file is loaded, and a method for storing the character pattern file. In a Japanese output processing system equipped with a host data processing device having a character pattern loading processing function, the host data processing device includes an additional setting basic character pattern storage section and the additional setting basic character pattern storage section. character set management means for sending the contents of the host data processing device to the Japanese language processing device; Without checking, character patterns other than those owned by the Japanese language processing device itself,
The present invention is characterized by comprising a character pattern registration control means for storing and processing the character pattern in the character pattern memory, and loading the character pattern from the host data processing device to the Japanese language processing device.

(e) Examples of the invention Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

The figure is a block diagram of a Japanese output processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a processing unit consisting of a central processing unit (CPU) and a main memory (MM), etc., 2 is a file, and 3-1 is a block diagram of a Japanese output processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. ~3-n is a Japanese language processing device, 4-1 to 4-n are Japanese language output devices,
6 is an additional setting basic character pattern storage unit, 7 is a character set management unit, 8-1 to 8-n are character pattern memories, 9-1 to 9-n are character pattern files,
10-1 to 10-n are character pattern registration control units. Processing device 1 and file 2 constitute a host data processing device. Furthermore, the Japanese language processing device 3-i and the Japanese language output device 4-i constitute, for example, a Japanese language line printer.

The operation of the embodiment is as follows.

The character pattern files 9-1 to 9-n contain generally common basic character sets (for example, JIS 1st
Contains non-kanji and kanji (level non-kanji and kanji) and unique characters.

Further, the additional setting basic character pattern storage section 6 stores basic characters (for example, horizontal lines and special symbols) to be additionally set for each device.

When the output data is sent from the processing device 1 to the Japanese language processing device 3-i, the Japanese language processing device 3-i creates a character pattern in the character pattern memory 8-i and sends it to the Japanese language output device 4-i. Send. The Japanese language output device 4-i outputs the desired Japanese language according to this character pattern.

Note that the character pattern memory 8-i is initially loaded with the contents of the character pattern file 9-i (main character set) when the power is turned on, and the character pattern registration control unit 10-i is loaded with each character for this character pattern. The code is registered, and the initially loaded contents cannot be deleted or changed from the host data processing device side.

Furthermore, character patterns for character types that are insufficient in the basic character set are loaded from the host data processing device.

That is, the character set management section 7 sends necessary contents of the additional settings basic character pattern storage section 6 to the character pattern memory 8-i on the Japanese language processing device 3-i side.

Here, the character pattern registration control unit 10-i
Even if a character identical to a basic character already set in the character pattern memory 8-i is sent from the host data processing device side, it is not considered an error.
That is, the character pattern registration control unit 10-i
The character code loaded from the host data processing device is searched among already registered character codes to see if it exists. If the character code has not been registered, the character code is registered after storing the character pattern in the character pattern memory 8-i.
If the character code has already been registered, the character pattern is not registered in the character pattern memory 8-i, and the process is normally terminated without being regarded as an error.

Therefore, the character set management unit 7 on the host data processing device side does not need to recognize the basic characters set for each Japanese language processing device one by one, but simply recognizes all the Japanese language processing devices 3-1 to 3-3. Only the basic character set common to n needs to be recognized.

That is, the character set management section 7 can manage the Japanese language processing devices 3-1 to 3-n in common.

(f) Effects of the Invention As explained above, according to the present invention, regardless of the type of Japanese language processing device, the mechanism of the character set management section on the host data processing device side remains the same without changing. Since I made it possible to read the characters as they are, a single character set created for a certain business can be used with any of multiple types of Japanese language processing equipment, and the character pattern file of the equipment can also be used. Even if there are changes or additions,
There is no need to change the character set or the operations that use it. In other words, it has the excellent effect of making it easier to expand the system, such as saving labor in character type management work, such as creating a character set for each device or re-creating a character set each time the number of devices increases. can bring.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a block diagram of a Japanese language output processing system according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a processing device, 2 is a file, 3-1~
3-n is a Japanese language processing device, 6 is an additional setting basic character pattern storage unit, 7 is a character set management unit, 8-1
~8-n is character pattern memory, 9-1~9-n
is a character pattern file, and 10-1 to 10-n are character pattern registration control units.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A Japanese language processing device having a character pattern file, a character pattern memory into which the contents of the character pattern file are loaded, and a host data processing device having a character pattern loading processing function to the character pattern file. In the Japanese language output processing system, the host data processing device is provided with an additional setting basic character pattern storage section and a character set management means for sending the contents of the additional setting basic character pattern storage section to the Japanese language processing device, Further, character codes for arbitrary various character patterns sent from the character set management means in the host data processing device are registered in the Japanese language processing device, and character codes sent from the host data processing device Without error checking character codes that have already been registered in the code, and for character patterns of character codes that have not yet been registered in the relevant Japanese language processing device, the character code is registered and the character pattern is stored in the character pattern memory mentioned above. 1. A character pattern processing device, comprising character pattern registration control means for loading character patterns from the host data processing device to the Japanese language processing device.