JPS6359151B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a character processing device that performs processing such as editing, printing, displaying, and electronic transmission of character information including kanji, and in particular does not generate only fixed character information, but can generate any desired character In addition to making it easy to generate information, it also makes it easy to select character information that can be generated by the device.

Generally, in the above-mentioned character processing device, a large number of character input keys are arranged, and by operating a desired character input key, the character pattern (character information) of the character corresponding to the operated key is changed into a character. The character pattern information is derived from a pattern generator and transferred to a display device or printing device for display.
The purpose was to make records, etc.

By the way, with a device like this that is equipped with generators that generate character patterns corresponding to each character input key for the number of character input keys, the standard character types alone can generate 2500 character patterns.
Since there were ~3000 characters, it was necessary to provide input keys and character pattern generators for each type of character.

However, the actual situation is that there are about 400 character types that are actually frequently used, although the range varies depending on the field in which the device is used.

For this reason, if a conventional device is equipped with 2,500 to 3,000 character types, the device becomes large and expensive, and character selection operations become difficult, resulting in poor operability.

The present invention was proposed to solve such problems, and the present invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the device of the present invention, in which the character processing device 1 is operated by an operation panel 4 provided with a character input device section 5 and a character input key of the character input device section 5. The apparatus includes a display device 2 such as a CRT that receives character information corresponding to an input character input signal and displays the characters, and a printer 3 that receives the character information and records the characters.

The specific configuration of the character input device section 5 described above is explained in the second section.
The character input device section 5 shown in the figure will be further explained.

20 is a switch board in which a large number of character input switches 21, 21... are arranged in a matrix;
It is constructed by forming transparent electrodes on the surface of a transparent member such as glass by thin film printing or the like.

22 is a connector, and 22 and 23 are side plates.

That is, the switch board 20 has L-shaped side plates 23, 23 attached to both sides thereof, and character input switches 21, 23 are attached to the tip side of the board 20.
Connector 22 to which each signal line from 21... is connected
is installed. Further, the connector 22 includes the side plate 23 below the switch board 20.
The connector terminals 26 of the circuit board 25 inserted into the insertion holes 24 constituted by the connector terminals 23 are electrically and mechanically connected.

27 is a cable for transmitting and receiving signals between the connector 22 and the control circuit section; 28 and 28 are support shafts protruding from both ends of the connector 22; axis 2
8 and 28 are rotatably supported on the operation panel 4,
The character input device section 5, which consists of a switch board 20, side plates 23, 23, and a connector 22, is rotatable upward relative to the operation panel 4.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the switch board 20 is normally provided at a position where the upper surface thereof is flush with the operation panel 4, and when lifted upward, the switch board 20 moves upward using the support shafts 28, 28 as fulcrums. The circuit board 25 can be rotated to be inserted into and removed from an insertion hole 24 formed under the switch board 20.

The circuit board 25 is a character generator board equipped with a large number of generators 30 for generating character patterns, and the character generators 30 are, for example, a ROM that stores at least one character pattern information, as shown in FIG. It is made up of chips. On the upper surface of the chip 30, a character name 31 corresponding to the character pattern generated by the chip is displayed either by direct printing or by pasting paper on which the character name 31 is printed. Further, the chip 30 has address signals, data signals, and chip select signal lines led out to a terminal 32.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the board 25 side is provided with terminals 32 of the chip 30 inserted therein for electrically and mechanically connecting the board 25 and the chip 30.
The IC socket 40 is attached, and the IC socket 4
0 is a switch 21 on the board 25 corresponding to each character input switch 21, 21, . . . on the switch board 20.
It only takes a few minutes.

Therefore, the circuit board 25 can be appropriately equipped with character pattern generators 30, .
0 can be increased or decreased.

Therefore, the character pattern generators 30 for the required character types are connected to the IC of the circuit board 25.
Connect the circuit board 25 to the socket 40, insert the circuit board 25 into the insertion hole 24 formed under the switch board 20, and insert the connector terminal 26 into the connector 2.
Connect to 2 and equip it.

Then, since the switch board 20 becomes transparent and the lower part can be seen through, each character input switch 21, 21 of the switch board 20 becomes transparent.
The character pattern generators 30, 30... attached to the circuit board 25 are located corresponding to..., and the character names 31 written on the upper surfaces of the character pattern generators 30, 30... are connected to the character input switches 21, 21... The corresponding state can be viewed from above the switch board 20.

The character input switches 21, 21, . . . are defined by the character name 31, and by looking at the character name 31 and operating the corresponding switch 21, the generator 30 of the corresponding character name is selected. There is.

To briefly explain the operation in FIG. 5, 50 is the character input device section shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, 51 is a control circuit (CPU),
Reference numeral 52 denotes a circuit section consisting of the board 25 equipped with the character pattern generator shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, 53 a display device (CRT), and 54 a printer.

The coded switch signal of the switch inputted by the character input device section 50 is transmitted through the signal line 57.
The signal is supplied to the control circuit 51 via the signal. The control circuit 51 outputs a signal to the circuit section 52 via a signal line 55 for selecting the corresponding character pattern generator of the circuit section 52 based on the introduced switch signal.

Then, character pattern information from the character pattern generator corresponding to the switch signal of the circuit section 52 is transferred to the control circuit 51 via the signal line 56,
The information is then displayed on the display device 53 or printer 54.
and the corresponding characters are displayed or recorded.

The character pattern generator of the circuit section 52 is selectively driven not only by the operation of the character input switch but also by instructions from the control circuit 51 according to a program.

In this way, the character processing device of the present invention can be equipped with character pattern generators for only the character types necessary for the field in which the device is used, and the number of character types can be increased or decreased as necessary. The user can freely select the desired character pattern generator, which is smaller and cheaper than conventional fixed character pattern generators, and can be equipped with only the desired character type, making it easier to select characters. The operation becomes extremely easy, speeding up the input operation, and it is extremely advantageous in terms of operation because anyone can easily input without a designated operator.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the character processing device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the character input device section of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the character pattern generator, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the character pattern generation circuit board of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing the control circuit configuration of the apparatus of FIG. 1. 1: Character processing device, 2: Display device (CRT),
3: Printer, 4: Operation panel, 5: Character input device section, 20: Switch board, 21: Character input switch, 22: Connector, 24: Insertion hole, 2
5: Character pattern generation circuit board, 28: Support shaft, 30: Character pattern generator (chip), 4
0: IC socket.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Print information including kanji is input from a character input key, and a character pattern generation device is provided that generates a character pattern from this input signal, and the character pattern information is transmitted to a display device or a printing device. In a character processing device made up of A character name corresponding to the memory pattern information is written on the surface of the generator, and a board equipped with the character generator is disposed near a character input key so that the character name of the character generator is visible. Character processing device.