BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 explains the first prior art;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the first prior art;
FIG. 3 explains the second prior art;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the second prior art;
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the character generation processing device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is an operational flowchart explaining the basic process of the character generation processing method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart explaining the whole process in which the character generation processing method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is simplified;
FIG. 8 shows the result of operating in such a way as to indicating the outline end information of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 shows the state of memory where outline font data is developed after the decoration flag of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is set;
FIG. 10 explains the basic setting mechanism of the decoration flag of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 explains the first position setting method of the decoration flag of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 12 explains the second position setting method of the decoration flag of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13A is a main flowchart explaining the operation of the decoration flag position setting process and decoration flag setting process of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13B is the first sub-flowchart explaining the operation of the decoration flag position setting process and the decoration flag setting process of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13C is the second sub-flowchart explaining the operation of the decoration flag position setting process and the decoration flag setting process of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13D is the third sub-flowchart explaining the operation of the decoration flag position setting process and the decoration flag setting process of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13E is the fourth sub-flowchart explaining the operation of the decoration flag position setting process and the decoration flag setting process of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 14 explains a range that affects the decoration flag position setting of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 15 shows the first format example indicating where of the gradation value the decoration flag of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is assigned;
FIG. 16 shows the pixel value-flag correspondence table in the first format example shown in FIG. 15;
FIG. 17 shows the second format example indicating where of the gradation value the decoration flag of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is assigned;
FIG. 18 shows the pixel value-flag correspondence table in the second format example shown in FIG. 17;
FIG. 19 is a flowchart determining the gradation value of a decoration outline using decoration process flags (ID Nos.) shown in FIGS. 17 and 18;
FIG. 20 is a timing chart explaining the gradation value process of the decoration outline according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 19;
FIG. 21 is the first flowchart explaining the whole process of the character generation processing method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 22 is the second flowchart explaining the whole process of the character generation processing method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 23 shows an example of a decoration character obtained by the painting process of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.