JPS629435B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vertical writing printing method for a kanji printing device, and particularly to a printing method that simplifies the vertical writing procedure and can convert all horizontal writing characters to vertical writing.

Traditionally, kanji printing devices usually print characters horizontally at right angles to the paper feed direction, but when printing vertically, kanji printing is performed as shown in Figure 1. The characters are rotated by 90 degrees by a horizontal writing/vertical writing converter 6 in the device, and printed vertically in a direction perpendicular to the paper feed direction by a printing section 4. That is, in FIG. 1, when character code 8 is input to the kanji printing device 1 from the print instruction issuing device 2 such as a CPU or a magnetic tape device,
In the kanji printing device 1, the character code is once buffered.
After storing it in a memory (not shown), it is read out and the pattern area 5 is accessed using this code 8 to convert it into a character pattern.

When printing in horizontal writing, the converted character pattern is stored as is for one page in an editing area (not shown), and then sent to the printing unit 4 and printed sequentially.

On the other hand, if the print instruction issuing device 2 first inputs the vertical writing state setting instruction 7 and then inputs the character code 8, the kanji printing device 1 accesses the pattern area 5 of the memory 3 with the character code 8, and for example, The character pattern 9 for "mountain" is read out, rotated by 90 degrees to the left by the horizontal/vertical writing converter 6, converted to the vertical character pattern 10, stored in the same location in the character pattern area 5, and at the same time used for editing. One page is edited in an area (not shown) and output to the printing unit 4.

Normal characters are converted from horizontal writing to vertical writing using this method, but some character patterns
As shown in Figure 2, some characters cannot be written vertically when rotated 90 degrees to the left. In other words, even if you rotate the horizontal "comma" by 90 degrees to the left, it will not become the vertical "comma" in Figure 2, but will appear at the bottom left. Also,
If the ``brackets'' are also rotated 90 degrees to the left, they will not become vertical brackets as shown in Figure 2, and if the small character ``Zukuon'' is also rotated 90 degrees to the left, they will not be in the position shown in Figure 2, but will be placed in the lower center. It appears.

Therefore, conventionally, when printing such characters, the print instruction issuing device 2 inputs a character pattern that can be used as is in vertical writing to the kanji printing device 1 as a custom character immediately after the vertical writing state setting instruction 7. This is then edited together with other character patterns in the editing area and output to the printing section 4.

However, when writing vertically, a pattern that cannot be turned into a vertically written character simply by rotating 90 degrees to the left is stored in an external memory as a custom character pattern, and the printing instruction issuing device 2 reads this pattern from the external memory and prints it on the kanji printing device. 2, and the procedure is complicated.

Conversely, a similar procedure is required when returning from vertical writing to horizontal writing.

Furthermore, when writing a special pattern for vertical writing into the character pattern area 5 of the memory 3 in the kanji printing device, the storage capacity increases, and a character code different from that for horizontal writing characters must be assigned or a special attribute must be added. It has the disadvantage of requiring information to be provided, resulting in a complex system in terms of both software and hardware.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve these drawbacks by eliminating the need for special vertical character patterns, converting all horizontal characters to vertical characters using hardware, and simplifying the vertical printing procedure. An object of the present invention is to provide a vertical writing printing method for a kanji printing device.

The vertical writing printing method for a kanji printing device according to the present invention is a kanji printing device that converts horizontal writing characters into vertical writing characters according to an input command and prints them. It is characterized by adding information that identifies the character pattern processing for the text, and converting it into vertical characters by performing processing such as rotating it 90 degrees to the left, reversing it around the horizontal axis, or doing nothing according to the identification information. There is.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is an operational explanatory diagram showing the vertical writing printing method of the present invention.

Print instructions 7 such as vertical writing state setting, horizontal writing state setting, character code, etc. are issued from the printing instruction issuing device 2 to the kanji printing device 1.

The kanji printing device 1 includes a horizontal/vertical writing converter 6 that converts horizontal writing patterns into vertical writing patterns, a character pattern area 5 in which horizontal writing patterns are stored, a printing unit 4 that prints character patterns, and communication between these parts. It is equipped with a control program, etc. that performs control.

In FIG. 3, when the printing instruction issuing device 2 sends the vertical writing state setting instruction 7 and the following character code to the kanji printing device 1, the kanji printing device 1
accesses the pattern area 5 of the memory 3 with the character code, reads out the corresponding character pattern 9, and converts it into a vertical character in the horizontal/vertical writing converter 6. In that case, the conversion unit 6 identifies a specific part in the read character pattern 9, performs conversion processing according to that information, edits one page in an editing area (not shown), and then 4 to print. Furthermore, if the converted vertically written characters 10 are stored in the same location in the character pattern area 5, when a print command for the same character is input again, the conversion process can be omitted and the read characters can be printed as they are.

4 and 5 are explanatory diagrams of character patterns to which vertical writing identification information is added according to the present invention.

FIGS. 4a and 4b show the horizontal writing pattern and vertical writing pattern of the character "yama". When built into the kanji printing device 1, the pattern shown in FIG. 4a is shown, and the first raster part is Vertical writing identification information 1
2 is added. Since the kanji character "yama" is rotated by 90 degrees, it is converted into a vertically written character as shown in Figure 4b, so a code identifying the 90 degrees rotation process is written as vertical writing identification information 12. .

Figures 5a and 5b show a horizontal writing pattern and a vertical writing pattern for "punctuation marks." When built in the kanji printing device 1, the pattern shown in Figure 5a is the vertical writing pattern of the first rask. Writing identification information 1
2, a code identifying that the reversal process is performed centering on the horizontal axis is written. The horizontal/vertical writing conversion unit 6 identifies the first raster part of the horizontal writing pattern of the read "punctuation mark" and performs inversion processing around the central horizontal axis, thereby converting it into vertical writing as shown in FIG. 5b. can be converted to "punctuation marks".

As is clear from FIGS. 4 and 5, information identifying the processing method for vertical writing is added to the character pattern itself, but the properties of the character pattern are not impaired by this.

Note that a normal character pattern becomes a vertical writing pattern by rotating it 90 degrees to the left, but punctuation marks, parentheses, consonants, consonants, etc. do not become vertical writing patterns if they are rotated 90 degrees to the left, so they are reversed around the horizontal axis. (punctuation), do nothing (brackets), or move within the frame and then rotate 90 degrees to the left (suji, consonant), etc. to create a vertical writing pattern. For this purpose, an identification code indicating the type of conversion process (for example, 100 for 90° left rotation,
101 for horizontal axis inversion, 110 for doing nothing, and 111 for others) is added to the character pattern itself in advance.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of processing operations for converting a horizontal writing pattern into a vertical writing pattern according to the present invention.

In FIG. 3, when print data is sent from the print instruction issuing device 2 to the kanji printing device 1, the kanji printing device 1 performs printing in accordance with the print data. When instructed, the control program of the kanji printing device 1 branches to a subroutine in FIG. 6, starts vertical writing processing at stage 18, and reads a horizontal writing pattern from character pattern area 5 of memory 3 at stage 19. , at stage 20, identification information of the first raster portion of the character pattern is detected and pattern processing is assigned. At the stage 21, the horizontal/vertical writing converter 6 performs a 90° counterclockwise rotation process, and at the stage 22, the converter 6 performs a reversal process around the horizontal axis, and in the path 23, no process is performed; 24 for character pattern area 5
stored in the same location.

Thereafter, when print data is input from the print instruction issuing device 2, all vertically written characters are output to the printing unit 4. Note that the pattern conversion process is 21, 22,
It is possible to set stages other than 23.

When printing a pattern, vertical writing identification information 1
The first raster part Raster to which 2 is added is
Printed as blank. Furthermore, when printed characters are read by an operator or OCR, even if the first raster is blank, the effect on the entire pattern is negligible.

Note that when returning from the vertical writing state to the horizontal writing state, horizontal writing characters are printed by performing completely reverse processing based on the identification information.

As explained above, according to the present invention, when changing from a horizontal writing state to a vertical writing state, all characters can be converted to a vertical writing character pattern based on the conversion processing information added to the character pattern. Since a pattern is not required and only a vertical writing state setting instruction needs to be input, the procedure for vertical writing is simplified.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the vertical writing printing method of a conventional kanji printing device, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a character in which a vertical writing pattern cannot be obtained by rotating 90 degrees to the left, and Fig. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention. An explanatory diagram of the operation of the vertical printing method showing
4 and 5 are explanatory diagrams of character patterns to which vertical writing identification information is added according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a processing flow chart for converting a horizontal writing pattern to a vertical writing pattern according to the present invention. 1: Kanji printing device, 2: Printing instruction issuing device,
3: Memory, 4: Print section, 5: Character pattern area, 6: Horizontal/vertical writing conversion section, 7: Vertical writing status setting instruction, 8: Character code, 9: Read character pattern, 10: Write character pattern, 11 : 1 page character pattern output, 12: Vertical writing identification information,
W: white dot, B: black dot, F: character frame,
Raster: Raster.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 In a vertical printing method that converts horizontal writing characters into vertical writing characters according to an input command, a specific raster of a character pattern built into the printing device is
A conversion code that specifies the conversion process for vertical writing is added and stored, and the conversion code of the character pattern read by the vertical printing command from the host device is identified and rotated 90 degrees to the left or horizontally. Convert all input horizontal character patterns to vertical character patterns by performing one of four conversion processes: flipping around the axis, moving after rotating 90 degrees to the left, or doing nothing. A vertical writing printing method for a printing device characterized by: