Character font pattern editing system for modification of font patterns

The interactive character font pattern creation, editing and composition control device comprising:

• a file device for storing a front pattern;
• a main storage;
• a display screen;
• operator-operable means for inputting a transfer command for effecting transfer of a font pattern between the file device and the main storage and a command for applying predetermined processings to the font pattern transferred to the main storage;
• processor means for controlling the file device and the main storage to effect transfer of the font pattern from the file device to the main storage according to the transfer command and to effect said predetermined processings on the font pattern in response to the command for applying predetermined processings as inputted from the operator-operable means, and including means for controlling the displaying of one processed result of the processings on the display screen so as to enable an operator to indicate and execute a next predetermined processsing by observing the result of a previous processing displayed on the display screen, including dot deletion and dot addition operations to effect modification of the dot pattern by operator interactive control, wherein said main storage is provided with a plurality of font pattern storages therein and means including a control table for controlling the plurality of font pattern storages by storing attributes such as character font code, classification and size of a font style of the stored font patterns therein, said processor means comprising means for executing the predetermined processings by said means including the control table.

The interactive character font pattern creation, editing and composition control device comprising:

• a file device for storing a font pattern;
• a main storage;
• a display screen;
• operator-operable means for inputting a transfer command for effecting transfer of a font pattern between the file device and the main storage and a command for applying predetermined processings to the font pattern transferred to the main storage;
• processor means for controlling the file device and the main storage to effect transfer of the font pattern from the file device to the main storage according to the transfer command and to effect said predetermined processings on the font pattern in response to the command for applying predetermined processings as inputted from the operator-operable means, and including means for controlling the displaying of one processed result of the processings on the display screen so as to enable an operator to indicate and execute a next predetermined processing by observing the result of a previous processing displayed on the display screen, including dot deletion and dot addition operations to effect modification of the dot pattern by operator interactive control wherein said processor means comprises means for creating a font pattern identical in font style but different in size according to a command from said operator-operable means through expanding or reducing the font pattern laterally and vertically.

A character font pattern editing system comprising:

• first storage means for storing a dot matrix representing a character font pattern;
• display means;
• input means operably by an operator for selectively inputting commands and for indicating an arbitrary selected position on a display screen of said display means;
• processor means, including second storage means connected to said first storage means, said display means and said input means and responsive to a transfer comand inputted by said input means for transferring a dot matrix from said first storage means to said second storage means and responsive to input of one of a number of processing commands by said input means for executing a corresponding one of a plurality of predetermined processings to modify a dot matrix currently held by said second storage means, and including means for transferring to said dispaly means a new dot matrix held by said second storage means after execution of the transfer command or the one processing command, said processor means further including execution means responsive to input of a dot deletion command selected from the processing commands and to indication of a position by said input means for deleting a dot or dots at a position corresponding to the indicated position within a dot matrix currently held by said second storage means, and responsive to input of a dot addition command selected from said number of processing commands and to indication of a position by said input means for adding a dot or dots to a position corresponding to the indicated position within a dot matrix currently held by said second storage means;
• whereby a new dot matrix for a character font pattern is obtained in said second storage means as a result of execution of an operator-determined sequence of selected processing commands;
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• wherein said execution means includes means responsive to input of the dot deletion command and to indication of a position for a single dot portion, a line portion or a plane portion on the display screen for deleting a dot located at a singel dot portion, dots located on a line portion or dots located in a plane portion, within a dot matrix held by said second storage means, respectively, corresponding to the indicated position for the single dot portion, the line portion or the plane portion on the display screen, and responsive to input of the dot addition command and to indication of a position for a singel dot portion, a line portion or a plane portion on the display screen for adding a dot to a single dot portion, dots to a line portion, or dots to a plane portion within a dot matrix held by said second storage means respectively, corresponding to the indicated position for the single dot portion, the line portion or the plane portion on the display screen;
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• wherein said processor means further includes means responsive to input of an expanded-display or zoomed-display command selected from the processing commands for transferring to said display means an expanded or zoomed dot matrix of a dot matrix held by said second storage means so that said expanded or zoomed dot matrix is displayed by said display means and responsive to succeeding input of a dot deletion command or a dot addition command and to indication by said input means of a single dot position, a line portion, or a plane portion for deleting a dot or dots from or adding a dot or dots to a corresponding single dot portion, a corresponding line portion or a corresponding plane poriton with a dot matrix held by said second storage means which respectively corresponds to the indicated single dot position, the indicated line portion or the indicated plane portion.

A character font pattern editing system comprising:

• first storage means for storing a dot matrix representing a character font pattern;
• display means;
• input means operable by an operator for selectively inputting commands and for indicating an arbitrary selected position on a display screen of said display means;
• processor means, including second storage means connected to said first storage means, said display means and said input means and responsive to a transfer command inputted by said input means for transferring a dot matrix from said first storage means to said second storage means and responsive to input of one of a number of processing commands by said input means for executing a corresponding one of a plurality of predetermined processings to modify a dot matrix currently held by said second storage means, and including means for transferring to said display means a new dot matrix held by said second storage means after execution of the transfer command or the one processing command, said processor means further including execution means responsive to input of a dot deletion command selected from the processing commands and to indication of a position by said input means for deleting a dot or dots at a position corresponding to the indicated position within a dot matrix currently held by said second storage means, and responsive to input of a dot addition command selected from said number of processing commands and to indication of a position by said input means for adding a dot or dots to a position corresponding to the indicated position within a dot matrix currently held by said second storage means;
• whereby a new dot matrix for a charcter font pattern is obtained in said second storage means as a result of execution of an operator-determined sequence of selected processing commands;
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• wherein said processor means further includes means responsive to input of a scaling or zooming command selected from the processing commands for scaling or zooming a dot matrix held by said second storage means so that a scaled or zoomed dot matrix is newly held by said second storage means, thereby allowing an operator to thereafter input selected processing commands to modify the scaled or zoomed dot matrix so that a desired dot matrix for a scaled or zoomed character font pattern is stored in said second storage means as a result of execution of the selected processing commands.