Multitype characters processing method and terminal device
AssigneeKanars Data Corporation
InventorHiroshi Sekiguchi
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Abstract
A multitype characters processing method and terminal device is used to process coded data representing characters belonging to any one of a plurality of character sets, there being characters common to each set. One of the sets is specified as the main set and the others are specified as subsets. Sequentially received data is processed to determine whether it is common character code data. If it is common character code data, it is processed as the main set character code data; if it is not common character code data, it is processed by referring to a character set related to the data previously processed.
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A multitype characters processing terminal device for converting a sequence of input data representing a corresponding sequence of characters belonging to any one of a plurality of character sets into output data identifying each character and the character set to which it belongs, each of said character sets having some characters common to each character set and designated by respective common character code data, and wherein one of the character sets is specified as a main set and the other character sets are specified as subsets, said device comprising:
- input means for receiving said sequence of input data representing said corresponding sequence of characters, and
- processing means connected to said input means for processing said sequence of input data received by said input means;
- said processing means including first determining means for determining, with respect to each input datum, whether said each input datum comprises one of said common character code data, and second determining means for determining whether said each input datum comprises a subsetspecifying datum specifying one of said subsets;
- said processing means including further means responsive to a determination by said first determining means that said each input datum comprises one of said common character code data for generating data specifying a predetermined one of said character sets;
- said device further comprising specifying register means connected to said processing means for storing the data specifying said predetermined one of said character sets as generated by said further means;
- said further means being responsive to a determination by said second determining means that said each input datum comprises said subset-specifying datum specifying one of said subsets for storing data specifying said one of said subsets in said specifying register means;
- said device further comprising output means connected to said processing means and to said specifying register means, and responsive to said processing means for reading out the contents of said specifying register means and forming said output data identifying each character and the character set to which it belongs.
A multitype characters processing method for converting a sequence of input data representing a corresponding sequence of characters belonging to any one of a plurality of character sets into output data identifying each character and the character set to which it belongs, each of said character sets having some characters common to each character set and designated by respective common character code data, and wherein one of the character sets is specified as a main set and the other character sets are specified as subsets, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving said sequence of input data representing said corresponding sequence of characters;
- (b) determining, with respect to each input datum, whether said each input datum comprises one of said common character code data;
- (c) determining whether said each input datum comprises a subset-specifying datum specifying one of said subsets;
- (d) storing, in a specifying register, in response to a determination that said each input datum comprises one of said common character code data, data specifying a predetermined one of said character sets, and providing said each input datum as a character of said predetermined one of said character sets;
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- (e) in response to a determination that said each input datum comprises said subset-specifying datum specifying one of said subsets, providing the data stored in said specifying register as an output.
A computer program for converting a sequence of input data representing a corresponding sequence of characters belonging to any one of a plurality of character sets into output data identifying each character and the character set to which it belongs, each of said character sets having some characters common to each character set and designated by respective common character code data, and wherein one of the character sets is specified as a main set and the other character sets are specified as subsets, said program comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving said sequence of input data representing said corresponding sequence of characters;
- (b) determining, with respect to each input datum, whether said each input datum comprises one of said common character code data;
- (c) determining whether said each input datum comprises a subset-specifying datum specifying one of said subsets;
- (d) storing, in a specifying register, in response to a determination that said each input datum comprises one of said common character code data, data specifying a predetermined one of said character sets, and providing said each input datum as a character of said predetermined one of said character sets;
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- (e) in response to a determination that said each input datum comprises said subset-specifying datum specifying one of said subsets, providing the data stored in said specifying register as an output.
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