Abstract: A character and figure transforming system which includes a display unit to display characters or figures according to pattern data in dot form. The system having a device for a first device which displays on a display area a menu screen for showing at least two transformation patterns having figures different from each other. A second device which designates an area including at least one character among the characters displayed on the display area, as a subject transformed area, and a third device which displays at least one transformed character on the display area by transforming at least one of the characters designated as a subject transformed area into at least the one transformed character according to a contour line of a figure of the transformation pattern selected.

Abstract: A character and pattern transformation processing system comprises a display unit for displaying characters or patterns according to a pattern data in dot form, a device for transforming an outline data in vector form into a pattern data in dot form, a device for designating characters or patterns to be transformed in accordance with an external instruction, a device for setting a transformation region containing an object of transformation, a device for designating a transformed shape, and a device for subjecting an outline data of characters or patterns to be transformed to a transformational operation. An outline data of characters or patterns subjected to a transformational operation is transformed into a pattern data by the transformer and displayed on the display unit.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for drawing figures. The apparatus includes a memory apparatus for storing part figures having drawing order judging rules whereby a target figure is drawn, a selecting apparatus for selecting part figures from the memory apparatus according to the user's instructions, and an apparatus for determining the drawing order based on the drawing order rules of a plurality of part figures that were selected from the memory apparatus. The part figures including a given figure are stored in the memory apparatus along with their respective drawing order rules. A second apparatus is provided whereby these part figures are searched for and transferred into a temporary memory area in accordance with the user's instructions. A drawing order determining apparatus determines drawing orders based on the drawing order rules of the user-selected part figures transferred into the temporary memory area. The part figures are drawn on a display unit in accordance with the drawing orders thus determined.

Abstract: A presentation apparatus which can automatically adjust the total presentation time and presentation time intervals of a video material according to user's desired total presentation time so that the video material necessary for presentation can be screened within the desired total presentation time. The user inputs the desired total presentation time to the presentation apparatus. In the apparatus, the desired total presentation time is compared with a standard total presentation time to find a difference therebetween as an adjustment time. One of adjusting methods is selected on the basis of the found adjustment time. A data indicative of the selected adjusting method is stored in an adjustment memory.