JPH0887496A - Data input device and data input system for newspaper production - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To reduce the time and effort required to change the type of input character information and to input characters efficiently. [Structure] When the power is turned on, the display control unit 23 expands the image data for one screen stored in the information memory unit 22 into the display buffer 24, and then stores this.
Display in 6. An operator (not shown) is the information display unit 2
When an arbitrary character displayed at 6 is designated by the input pen 13, the coordinate determination unit 14 outputs the coordinate information of the designated point to the gate circuit 15. The gate circuit 15 turns on the input pen 13 to turn on the valid / invalid information detecting section 17
The coordinate information is held according to the valid information generated in. When the valid information is input, the CPU 16 reads the coordinate information held in the gate circuit 15 and stores it in the information buffer 18, and then reads the character font information corresponding to this coordinate information from the information memory unit 22. Is transmitted from the data output interface 19 onto the data line 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data input device for inputting characters used in a newspaper production system and the like, and a newspaper production data input system using this data input device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional newspaper production data input system of this type has a configuration as shown in FIG. When an operator (not shown) uses a pen input 13 such as a light pen to indicate an arbitrary character displayed on the upper surface of the data input device 1, a coordinate information signal indicating the indicated position is input to the data input control unit 2. To be done. The data input control unit 2 uses the format of the input coordinate information signal as the host CPU.
3 is converted into a form that can be handled, and the converted coordinate information signal is output to the host CPU 3.

The host CPU 3 temporarily stores the coordinate information signal input from the data input control unit 2 in the memory unit 4, and then stores the character font data (the font of the character designated by the input pen 13) corresponding to the coordinate information signal. data)
Is read from the display memory device 5 and passed to the display control unit 6. The display control unit 6 displays the character corresponding to the character font data passed to the external monitor display 7.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a detailed example of the data input device 1 described above. Reference numeral 11 denotes a sheet-like information display portion in which characters such as hiragana are arranged and printed on a matrix, and is used by being superimposed on the coordinate detection portion 12. The operator uses the input pen 13 to indicate a character to be input among the characters printed on the information display section 11 and presses a switch (not shown) provided on the input pen 13.

As a result, the coordinate detecting section 12 generates a signal corresponding to the position designated by the input pen 13 and outputs it to the coordinate determining section 14. Coordinate determination unit 14
Determines the coordinate designated by the input pen 13 from the input signal, generates a coordinate information signal indicating this coordinate, and outputs this to the gate circuit 15.

On the other hand, when the valid / invalid information detecting section 17 receives the ON information of the switch of the input pen 13, it outputs a valid information signal to the CPU 16 and the gate circuit 15. However,
The valid / invalid information detection unit 17 outputs the invalid information signal to the CPU 16 and the gate circuit 15 during another period in which the ON information of the switch is not input. Gate circuit 15
Latches the coordinate information signal output from the coordinate determination unit 14 when the valid information signal is input.

At the same time, when the valid information signal is input, the CPU 16 reads the coordinate information signal latched by the gate circuit 15 and stores it in the information buffer 18. Further, the CPU 16 reads the coordinate information signal stored in the information buffer 18 as described above and sends it out from the data output interface 19 onto the data line 20. The data line 20 is connected to the data input control unit 2 shown in FIG.

By the way, in the conventional data input device 1 described above, when the type of input character information is changed (for example, from hiragana to alphabet), the information display section 11 is replaced to cope with the change of the character information. The information display section 11 on which the character information is printed must be placed on the coordinate detection section 12.

Further, as the information display section 11 is changed, the coordinate information signal indicating the position designated by the input pen 13 and the character font data (input pen 13 font data) corresponding to the coordinate information signal are stored. Since it is necessary to change the relationship between the two, it is necessary to update the stored contents of the display memory device 5 in which the character font data is stored, which has the drawback that the above two changing processes take time and effort. It was

[0010]

As described above, the input part of the conventional data input device is composed of a sheet-shaped information display part on which character information is printed and a coordinate detecting device. When the character portion to be input is designated, the coordinate information of the designated portion is detected by the coordinate detecting device, and the character font corresponding to this coordinate information is displayed on the monitor display. Therefore, when the type of input character data is changed, the information display section is replaced and the information display section on which the character information corresponding to the change of the character information is printed is placed on the coordinate detection device. This character font data is stored in order to change the relationship with the character font data corresponding to the coordinate information indicating the position pointed by the input pen along with the change of this information display section. Since the stored contents of the display memory device must be updated, there is a drawback that the above-mentioned two types of change processing take time and labor.

Therefore, the present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks, reduces the labor required for changing the type of input character information, etc., and uses a data input device and an input device capable of performing efficient character input. The purpose is to provide a data input system for newspaper production.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided transparent coordinate detecting means for detecting a pointing position of a pen as coordinate information, and a detection area for the transparent coordinate detecting means under the transparent coordinate detecting means. Display means arranged so as to be substantially coincident with the image display area, image data of input character information displayed on the display means, and a character font corresponding to the coordinate information of the pen detected by the transparent coordinate detecting means. Information is stored in the storage means which is removable, display control means for displaying the image data of the input character information stored in the storage means on the display means, and the transparent coordinate detection means. Reading means for reading the character font information corresponding to the coordinate information of the pen from the storage means, and the character font information read by the reading means to the outside. Having the configuration and an output means for force.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the storage means is a ROM.
Has a configuration that is

According to a third aspect of the invention, the ROM is a CD-R.
It has a configuration that is an OM.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the storage means is a card-type non-volatile memory.

The invention according to claim 5 corresponds to the data input device according to claim 1, a display device for displaying information such as characters for newspaper production, and character font information input from the data input device. And a control means for displaying characters on the display device.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the control means converts the format of the character font information input from the data input device, and displays a character corresponding to the converted character font information on the display device. Have.

[0018]

In the data input device according to the first aspect of the invention, the transparent coordinate detecting means detects the pointing position of the pen as coordinate information. The display means is arranged below the transparent coordinate detection means so as to overlap the detection area of the transparent coordinate detection means and the image display area. The removable storage means stores image data of input character information to be displayed on the display means and character font information corresponding to the pen coordinate information detected by the transparent coordinate detecting means. The display control means displays the image data of the input character information stored in the storage means on the display means. The reading means reads from the storage means character font information corresponding to the coordinate information of the pen detected by the transparent coordinate detecting means. The output means outputs the character font information read by the reading means to the outside. This allows
By simply changing the storage means, the image data of the input character information displayed on the display device and the character font information corresponding to the coordinate information indicating the pointing position of the pen can be changed simultaneously.
The input character information to the device can be easily changed.

In the data input device according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the storage means is a ROM, the storage means can be made compact and inexpensive.

In the data input device of the third aspect of the present invention, since the ROM is a CD-ROM, the storage means can be easily attached and detached.

In the data input device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the storage means is a card type non-volatile memory, the storage means can be easily attached and detached, and the storage means can be easily carried.

In the data input system for newspaper production according to the invention of claim 5, the data input device according to claim 1 and the display device display information such as characters for newspaper production. The control means displays a character corresponding to the character font information input from the data input device on the display device. This makes it possible to easily change the type of characters input for newspaper production and efficiently produce newspaper.

In the newspaper production data input system according to the present invention, the control means converts the format of the character font information input from the data input device, and the character corresponding to the converted character font information is converted into the character font information. Display on the display device. Thereby, the character information can be input from the data input device regardless of the format of the data output from the data input device.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a data input system for newspaper production of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 is a data input device for an operator to input characters and the like with an input pen 13, and the input pen 13 outputs character font information of a character at a designated position. 2 is a data input control unit for converting the character font information input from the data input device 1 into a form that can be handled by the host CPU 3, and 3 is a character display on the monitor display 7 based on the character font information input from the data input device 1. A host CPU 4 that controls display, a memory unit that stores the character font information input from the data input device 1, and a display control 6 that controls the monitor display 7 to display characters and the like on the screen. Reference numeral 7 denotes a monitor display (for example, CRT or the like) that displays characters or the like input from the data input device 1, and 8 denotes a data line that connects the present device with a CPU or the like of another information processing system (not shown). .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the data input device shown in FIG. Reference numeral 13 is an input pen for instructing a character or the like that the operator wants to input, 14 is a coordinate determining unit for determining coordinates indicating the position of the coordinate detecting unit 25 instructed by the input pen 13, and 15 is coordinate information output from the coordinate determining unit 14. A gate circuit that latches a signal, 16 a CPU that controls a data input operation, 17 a valid / invalid information detection unit that detects valid and invalid information from ON / OFF information of a switch of the input pen 13, and outputs 18; An information buffer for temporarily holding the generated coordinate information signal, 19
Is a data output interface for outputting the font information of the character corresponding to the coordinate information signal held in the information buffer 18 to the data input control unit 2 shown in FIG. 1, and 20 is the data output interface 19 and shown in FIG. A data line connecting the data input control unit 2, 21 a bus connecting the CPU 16 and each hardware circuit, 22 a character font information corresponding to the coordinate information signal and an information display unit 26
A detachable information memory unit for storing screen data such as characters to be displayed on the display unit 23 is a display control unit for controlling the information display unit 26 such as an LCD to display characters and the like, and 24 is displayed on the information display unit 26. A display buffer that develops image data for one screen, 25 is a coordinate detection unit that detects the pointing position of the input pen 13, and 26 is an information display unit including an LCD that displays character information that can be input.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the newspaper production data input system shown in FIG. The newspaper production data input system is housed in a housing 9, and the coordinate detection unit 25 and the information display unit 26 shown in FIG. 2 are arranged on the upper surface of the housing 9. Reference numeral 10 is a plug for supplying commercial power to this system.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the information memory unit 22 shown in FIG. 41 is the information display unit 26
A screen information storage area in which image information of one screen sentence to be displayed is stored, and 42 is a character font information storage area in which character font information corresponding to the coordinate information detected by the coordinate detection unit 25 and the coordinate determination unit 14 is stored. Is.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the operator uses the input pen 13 shown in FIG. 1 to designate an arbitrary character displayed on the upper surface of the data input device 1 (details of which will be described later), the data input device 1 is at the designated position. The character font information of the character is output to the data input control unit 2. The data input control unit 2 converts the format of the input character font information into a format that can be handled by the host CPU 3, and outputs the converted character font information to the host CPU 3.

The host CPU 3 temporarily stores the character font information input from the data input control unit 2 in the memory unit 4 and passes the character font information to the display control unit 6. The display control unit 6 displays the characters formed by the character font information on the external monitor display 7 based on the passed character font information.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned data input device 1 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. When the power is turned on, the CPU 16 activates the display control unit 23. As a result, the display control unit 23 reads the image data for one screen from the information memory unit 22 from the screen information storage area 41 shown in FIG. 4, expands this in the display buffer 24, and then expands this expanded image data. Is displayed on the information display unit 26.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the image data displayed on the information display section 26, and an image (input character information) in which hiragana characters are arranged in a matrix is displayed. Since the coordinate detecting unit 25 uses a transparent tablet or the like, the operator can see the above-mentioned display image as shown in FIG.

The operator uses the tip of the input pen 13 to indicate the character to be input among the characters displayed on the information display section 26 as shown in FIG.
Press a switch (not shown) provided on the. As a result, the coordinate detection unit 25 generates a position signal indicating the position designated by the input pen 13 and outputs the position signal to the coordinate determination unit 14. The coordinate determination unit 14 determines the coordinates designated by the input pen 13 from the input position signal, generates a coordinate information signal indicating the coordinates, and outputs the coordinate information signal to the gate circuit 1.
5 is output.

On the other hand, when the valid / invalid information detector 17 detects that the switch of the input pen 13 is turned on, it outputs a valid information signal to the CPU 16 and the gate circuit 15. However,
The valid / invalid information detector 17 outputs the invalid information signal to the CPU 16 and the gate circuit 15 while the switch is off. When the valid information signal is input, the gate circuit 15 latches the coordinate information signal input from the coordinate determination unit 14. At the same time, when the valid information signal is input, the CPU 16 reads the coordinate information signal latched in the gate circuit 15 and stores it in the information buffer 18.

When the CPU 16 reads the coordinate information signal stored in the information buffer 18 as described above, the CPU 16 accesses the information memory unit 22 to display the character font information corresponding to the coordinate information signal as shown in FIG. It is read from the font information storage area 42 and sent out from the data output interface 19 onto the data line 20. The data line 20 is connected to the data input control unit 6 shown in FIG.

The operation when a specific character is input using the data input device 1 described above will now be described. For example, when the operator wants to input “tsu” shown in FIG. 5A, the operator indicates the “tsu” with the input pen 13. As a result, the input pen 1 that indicates the above "one" to the CPU 16 from the coordinate determination unit 14 through the gate circuit 15
Since the coordinate information signal indicating the designated position of No. 3 is input, C
The PU 16 sends this "two" coordinate information signal to the information buffer 1
8, the information memory unit 22 is accessed, the character font information of “T” corresponding to the coordinate information signal is read from the information memory unit 22, and the character font information of “T” is output to the data output interface. From 19 to the data line 10.

Therefore, the data input control unit 2 shown in FIG.
Input the above-mentioned character font information from the data input device 1, convert the format of the character font information into a form that can be handled by the CPU, and then convert this into the host CPU.
Output to 3. For this reason, the host CPU 3 saves the inputted "tsu" character font information in the memory section 4 and also passes the "tsu" character font information to the display control section 6. As a result, “tsu” is displayed on the monitor display 7.

By the way, when it is desired to change the character information or the like to be input from the data input device 1 from, for example, hiragana to the alphabet, in this example, the information memory unit 22 stores character font information for the alphabet and screen information. The information memory unit 22 is replaced. This allows
The information display section 26 displays alphabets arranged in a matrix.

After that, when the displayed alphabet is designated by the input pen 13, the coordinate information signal of the designated point is inputted to the CPU 16, so that the CPU 16 corresponds to the inputted coordinate information signal and the information memory section 22. The alpha font character font information stored in is read out and output from the data output interface 19 to the data line 20. Therefore, in this example, when the information memory unit 22 is replaced, the type of character information that can be input is changed.

According to the present embodiment, when the character information that can be input is displayed on the information display unit 26 such as an LCD and the displayed arbitrary character is designated by the input pen 13, the coordinate information of the designated position is displayed. Transparent coordinate detector 25 and coordinate determiner 1
4, and the information display unit 26
The input character information for one screen to be displayed on the information memory unit 22
Since the character font information corresponding to the coordinate information is also stored in the information memory unit 22, the removable information memory unit 22 can be used to change the type of the character information that can be input. The input character information displayed on the information display section 26 and the character font information corresponding to the coordinate information can be changed at the same time only by changing the input information to an appropriate one, so that the operator's labor for changing the input information is greatly simplified. It is possible to significantly improve the efficiency of inputting various characters into the data input system for newspaper production.

The information memory unit 22 shown in FIG. 2 is a non-volatile memory and may be removable.
M, CD-ROM or card type non-volatile memory,
Anything is fine. When using CD-ROM, CD-ROM
Driver is needed. The card-type non-volatile memory may be of a type that magnetically stores the stored contents. In this case, a magnetic data reading unit that magnetically reads the stored data from the card and supplies it to the display control unit 23. Will be required.

[0041]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention, the image data of the input character information to be displayed on the display device and the coordinate information of the pen can be corresponded only by changing the storage means. Since the character font information and the character font information can be changed at the same time, the time and effort required for changing the type of input character information can be reduced and efficient character input can be performed. Claim 2
According to the described invention, the storage means can be made small and inexpensive. According to the invention described in claim 3, it is possible to easily attach and detach the storage means. According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the storage means can be easily attached and detached, and the storage means can be easily carried. According to the invention described in claim 5, it is possible to efficiently produce and edit a newspaper by reducing the labor required for changing the type of input character information to the newspaper production system. According to the invention of claim 6, it is possible to input the character information from the data input device regardless of the format of the data output from the data input device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a data input system for newspaper production of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the data input device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an external appearance example of the newspaper production data input system shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a structural example of an information memory unit shown in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the information display unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional newspaper production data input device.

7 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the data input device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Data input device 2 ... Data input control part 3 ... Host CPU 4 ... Memory part 6 ... Display control part 7 ... Monitor display 8 ... Data line 13 ... Input pen 14 ... Coordinate determination part 15 ... Gate circuit 16 ... CPU 17 ... Valid / invalid information detection unit 18 ... Information buffer 19 ... Data output interface 20 ... Data line 21 ... Bus 22 ... Information memory unit 23 ... Display control unit 24 ... Display buffer 25 ... Coordinate detection unit 26 ... Information display unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A transparent coordinate detecting means for detecting a pointing position of a pen as coordinate information, and below the transparent coordinate detecting means,
The display means arranged so that the detection area of the transparent coordinate detection means and the image display area are substantially coincident with each other, the image data of the input character information to be displayed on this display means, and the above-mentioned detected by the transparent coordinate detection means. A storage unit that stores character font information corresponding to the coordinate information of the pen and is detachable, and a display control unit that displays the image data of the input character information stored in the storage unit on the display unit; Read means for reading from the storage means character font information corresponding to the coordinate information of the pen detected by the transparent coordinate detection means; and output means for outputting the character font information read by the read means to the outside. A data input device characterized by being provided. 2. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein the storage means is a ROM. 3. The data input device according to claim 2, wherein the ROM is a CD-ROM. 4. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein the storage means is a card-type non-volatile memory. 5. The data input device according to claim 1, a display device for displaying information such as characters for newspaper production, and a character corresponding to the character font information input from the data input device for the display device. A data input system for newspaper production, characterized by comprising: 6. The control means converts the format of character font information input from the data input device,
6. The newspaper production data input system according to claim 5, wherein a character corresponding to the converted character font information is displayed on the display device.