Character and figure transforming system

A method for transforming characters and/or figures, comprising the steps of:

• converting into pixilated form data for displaying on a display means, outline data defining the characters and/or figures by coordinate point information representing straight line segments and curve segments constituting contour lines of said characters and figures;
• displaying the characters and/or figures on a display area of the display means;
• designating and displaying characters and/or figures to be transformed as an object of transformation in accordance with an external instruction;
• setting as a transformation region, an arbitrary region surrounded by lines and/or curves on said display area containing all the characters and/or figures displayed as said object of transformation;
• performing a transformational operation on the outline data of the characters and/or figures designated as the object of transformation, by using an operation process which changes outlines of characters and figures corresponding to the lines and/or curves surrounding the transformed shape designated in the previous step;
• converting the outline data of said transformed characters and/or figures into data of a pixilated form;
• and
• displaying said converted data on said display area of said display means, wherein in a case where a part of a transformed shape is curved, a part of a straight line segment of said characters and/or figures which is an object of transformation is displayed as a curved segment.

A character transforming processing system for transforming at least one character among characters displayed on a display area comprising:

• first means for displaying on said display area a menu screen for showing at least two transformation shapes having figures different from each other, wherein the transformation shapes are represented by a region with surrounding lines and/or curves;
• second means for designating an area including at least one character among characters displayed on said display area as a subject transformed area;
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• third means for transforming and displaying at least one transformed character on said display area by transforming at least said one character designated as the subject transformed area into at least said one transformed character according to a contour line of a transformation shape selected, wherein in a case where a part of the contour line of a transformation shape selected is curved, a part of a straight line segment of said transformed character outline changes and is displayed as a curved segment.

A transforming apparatus for transforming at least one character and/or figure among characters and/or figures displayed on a display area comprising:

• first means for displaying on said display area a menu screen for showing at least two transformation patterns having figures different from each other;
• second means for designating a transformed shape of said characters and figures which are designated as an object of transformation by designating a surface region surrounded by lines and/or curves which include all the characters and figures designated as an object of transformation;
• and
• third means for displaying at least one transformed character and/or figure on said display area wherein in a case where a part of a transformed shape is curved, a part of straight line segments of said characters and/or figures which are an object of transformation are displayed as curved segments.

A method for displaying transformed characters on a display, comprising the steps of:

• a step of inputting characters;
• displaying a selection menu showing transformed shapes which are schematized surface areas surrounded by lines and/or curves;
• selecting a desired shape from said menu;
• performing a transformation operation on data of said characters to change outline forms of the characters to correspond to the lines and/or curves surrounding the area of said transformed shape selected;
• and
• displaying said characters transformed on said display, wherein in a case where a part of a transformed shape is curved, a part of a straight line segment of said characters and/or figures which is an object of transformation is displayed as a curved segment.

A method for transforming a shape of at least one character selected from groups of characters displayed on a display, comprising the steps of:

• inputting groups of characters;
• displaying said characters on said display;
• designating a character to be transformed from said characters displayed on said display;
• displaying a selection menu showing transformed shapes which are schematized surface areas surrounded by lines and/or curves;
• selecting a desired shape from said menu;
• performing a transformation operation on data of said characters to change outline forms of the characters to correspond to the lines and/or curves surrounding the area of said transformed shape selected;
• and
• displaying said transformed characters on said display, wherein in a case where a part of a transformed shape is curved, a part of a straight line segment of said characters and/or figures which is an object of transformation is displayed as a curved segment.