JPH04352189A - Character information input system for screen manufacture input device for videotex - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the input time and facilitate the input operation by converting character information which is inputted from a floppy disk into information for VIDEOTEX and supplying it to a composing process part which generates composite screen information. CONSTITUTION:A converting process part 6 converts the character codes of a text file 2 from the shift-JIS codes into the JIS6226 codes and control codes are converted into screen control codes for VIDEOTEX to output character information 11. The composing process part 9 composes image information 10 of the character information 11 from the converting process part 6 and screen information 8 from an information generating process part 7 and outputs the image information 10. Consequently, the text file generated by, for example, a word processor is fetched directly by the intervention of the floppy disk and utilized to generate the character information. No skillful operation is therefore required, the character information can be inputted in a short time, and fruitless reinput operation from a printed-out document is eliminated.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character information input method for a videotex screen production input device.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when creating character information with this type of videotex screen production input device, characters are input one by one in the required position on the character information creation screen, and then each character is Character information was created by setting various additional information such as color and size.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in the conventional videotex screen production input device, various additional information must be set for each character to be input, so the operation is complicated, and additional information is Processing took a long time because a lot of processing related to settings had to be performed. Therefore, it takes time to input characters, and furthermore, the operation requires skill.

Furthermore, even if the input manuscript is created using a word processor, it is not possible to directly input the manuscript via a floppy disk, so character information must be input by operating the keyboard again while looking at the printed manuscript. There was a waste of having to input it.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate such drawbacks, to enable character information to be input from a floppy disk, thereby shortening input time, simplifying input operations, and eliminating wasteful re-input operations. The object of the present invention is to provide a character information input method for a videotex screen production input device.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides an information creation processing unit that creates screen information for screen display, and a system that combines the screen information created by the information creation processing unit and character information input from the outside. In a character input method for a screen production input device for Videotex, which is equipped with a compositing processing unit that synthesizes and generates composite screen information, character information is captured from a floppy disk, and the captured character information is input to the Videotex screen. The present invention is characterized in that it includes a conversion processing unit that converts the information into character information and provides the conversion result to the synthesis processing unit.

[0007]

Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of a videotex screen production input device based on the character information input method of the present invention. 2 is a text file stored on a floppy disk. A shift JIS code is used as the character code, and additional information such as color and size is stored as a control code. This text file 2 is created by a word processor or a word processor program or editor program running on a personal computer. The control code therefore differs depending on the means by which the text file was created.

The conversion processing unit 6 converts the character code of the text file 2 from the shift JIS code to the JIS6226 code, and also converts the control code to a videotex screen control code, and outputs character information 11. The information creation processing unit 7 creates screen information such as graphics and melodies, and outputs it as screen information 8. The composition processing section 9 composes the character information 11 from the conversion processing section 6 and the screen information 8 from the information creation processing section 7, and outputs screen information 10 as a composition result. Note that the composition processing section 9 can place the character information 11 at an arbitrary position with respect to the screen information 8 when performing composition processing.

When the videotex screen production input device of this embodiment is used, the process from creating a text file to displaying screen information is performed in the flow shown in FIG. The operation will be explained with reference to this figure. First, the text file 2 is created by, for example, the word processor 1 and stored on the floppy disk 20. This floppy
The disk 20 is set in the videotex screen production input device 3, and the conversion processing section 6 reads the floppy disk 2.
Converts the character code and control code of text file 2 stored in 0. For example, if the content of text file 2 is "ABC", each character is full-width, and the colors are white for A and B, and blue for C, the codes are Qx8260 (A), Qx8261 (B ), Qx1b
33, Qx316d, (color change: blue), Qx8262 (
C). The conversion processing unit 6 converts these codes into
Qx2341 (A), Qx2342 (B), Qx84 (
Color: Blue), converted to Qx2343 (C). The composition processing unit 9 combines the character information 11 obtained through such conversion,
The screen information 8 created by the information creation processing section 7 is combined to obtain the screen information 10.

This screen information 11 is registered in the videotex center 4, and by accessing the center 4 from the terminal 5, the user can view the screen based on this screen information 11 on the terminal 5.
can be displayed.

[0011]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the videotex screen production input device based on the character information input method of the present invention takes in character information from a floppy disk and performs a conversion process to convert it into character information for videotex. For example, text files created by a word processor or personal computer can be directly imported via a floppy disk and used to create character information. Therefore, no skill is required for operation, and text information can be entered in a short time.
Furthermore, it is possible to eliminate the waste of re-inputting from a printed document. Furthermore, since the text file can be created using a familiar word processor or personal computer, the input work can be completed easily and in a short time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a videotex screen production input device based on the character information input method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the flow from creating a text file to displaying screen information when using the Videotex screen production input device of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Word processor 2 Text file 3 Videotex screen production input device 4 Videotex center 5 Terminal 6 Conversion processing unit 7 Information creation processing unit 9 Composition processing unit 20 Floppy disk

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claims: 1. An information creation processing section that creates screen information for screen display; and an information creation processing section that synthesizes the screen information created by the information creation processing section and character information input from the outside to create composite screen information. In a character information input method for a screen production input device for Videotex that is equipped with a synthesis processing unit that generates, the character information is imported from a floppy disk, the imported character information is converted into character information for Videotex, and the conversion is performed. A character information input method for a screen production input device for videotex, characterized in that a conversion processing section is provided for supplying a result to the composition processing section. 2. The character information input method of the videotex screen production input device according to claim 1, wherein the character information taken in from the floppy disk includes a character code and a control code representing additional information. . 3. A character information input method for a videotex screen production input device according to claim 2, wherein the character code is a shift JIS code.