JPH01267722A - Print processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a print processing bag M, and in particular, it is capable of inserting one or more pieces of multi-format information including line designation information into a registered document at a predetermined position in the registered document. The present invention relates to a print processing device which, upon detecting a command instructing multi-format information at the time of printing or displaying, prints or displays from the position indicated by the multi-format information.

[Prior Art] In conventional print processing devices, such as electronic typewriters, line specification information is not provided in the original format set at the time of document registration and the current format set in typewriter mode. First, printing is started from the current position of the carriage or the printing start position in the original format.

Also, line specification information is not set in the format information inserted in the middle of the document, and printing starts from the left margin position specified by the format information in the line where the carriage is located after printing or after a forced line break. It's about to be restarted.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional example described above, since line designation information is not included in the format information of the registered document, when printing, as shown in FIG. 5(A), part of the header H, Format information including multiple line feed commands and line pitches must be inserted before the print start position of subheader part S and zero sentence B, and as shown in FIG. When merging by text or mail list, etc., and when multiple columns exist, the microjust function is used in the rightmost column 3.
When the number of lines is increased or decreased due to the auto-hyphenation function or corrections, there is a problem in that the starting line positions of column 1 and the sender's name are shifted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional method and provide a print processing device that does not cause positional deviation during printing and has high processing performance and operability.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides one or more pieces of multi-format information including line designation information, which is position information for starting printing of a registered document, and execution of the multi-format information. an input means for inputting an instruction command for instructing the input means; a storage means for storing the multi-format information input from the input means and the instruction command in a registered document; The present invention is characterized by comprising output IIJ control means for determining the starting position of printing or displaying the registered document based on the multi-format information stored in the storage means when detected.

[Function] With the above configuration, the present invention provides multi-format printing start position information (line information, one-line pitch information, print pitch/font, left/right margin, tab/decimal tab position information), which is multi-format information, in a registered document. It can be registered along with an information instruction command, and if the multi-format information instruction command is detected during printing or display, the document such as the main text is printed or displayed from the position specified by the multi-format information. Therefore, when printing a registered document, positional deviations do not occur due to merging of other texts (including mail lists, etc.), printing interruption/resumption, auto-hyphenation micro-justification, etc.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the basic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

In this figure, 100 represents, for example, a character key, a function key,
It is an input means such as a keyboard with cursor movement keys and setting keys, and can be used to input document information including numerical page format information (original format information) 9-character data, print control command data, etc. In addition to inputting format information (current format information) including line information, line designation information (line information, single line pitch information, printing pitch/font style) that instructs the print or display start position of the registered document according to the present invention.

including left and right margins, tab/decimal tab position information)
Alternatively, it is used to input a plurality of pieces of multi-format information and an instruction command for instructing execution of the multi-format information.

Reference numeral 110 denotes a storage means such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) for storing various information input from the input means 100, including the above-mentioned page format information.

It has a storage area for registered document information including character data, print control command data, etc., and a storage area for output format information including line information when printing or displaying, and is capable of executing the multi-format information and multi-format information described above. An instruction command for instructing is inserted and stored at a predetermined position (eg, print start position) in the middle of the H91 document information.

Reference numeral 120 indicates a display means (for example, a liquid crystal display) 13 in response to a display instruction command inputted from the input means 100.
Record the memory contents of the storage means 110 on the display screen of f, 0.
This is a single-stage display control that displays in the specified format.

Similarly, 140 is based on the memory contents of the storage means 110 in response to a print start command input from the input means 100.
It is a print control means that cuts out lines of characters, generates print data, executes format information, and causes a printing means (for example, an inkjet printer or a laser beam printer) 150 to print document information on recording paper.

These output control means 120, 140 can be realized by a general microcomputer (CPO), but when they detect the above-mentioned instruction command that instructs the execution of multi-format information, especially when printing or displaying, they Control is performed to print or display from the print or display start position indicated by one or more pieces of multi-format information. Furthermore, the registered multi-format information can be changed by inputting from the input means 100, and the contents of the multi-format information stored in the storage means 110 can be changed freely. At this time, on the screen of the display means 130 via the display control means 120,
Since the multi-format information of the means 110 can be displayed, new input or changes to the multi-format information can be easily and reliably performed.

Therefore, according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5 (8), the printing control means 140 causes the printing means 150 to print the header part H, the subheader part S9, the main text, etc. B from the designated printing start position. In this case, the display control means 120 first stores the header part H in the storage means +10.
, subheader part S1 text, etc. Multi-format information (line information, print pitch information, 9 line pitch information, left and right margins, tab position information, etc.) of the start position of B is displayed in a list or menu on the display screen of the display means 120. , input means 1
00 selects and changes each setting position information of the multi-format information, and the storage means 110 stores the multi-format information together with its instruction command information on the designated storage position. Next, when printing or displaying, printing is controlled based on the detection of the command information, so it is possible to print from the designated print position specified by the multi-format information based on the current print position, and as a result, This function prevents the occurrence of misalignment of the print start position of the main text, etc. that occurs when printing merged text or after printing is interrupted/resumed, and this function also prevents the occurrence of misalignment of the printing start position of the main text, etc., as shown in Fig. 5 (B).
It is possible to print multiple columns as shown in the figure below. moreover,
As shown in Figure 5 (C), forced page break (forced paper ejection -
After automatic paper feeding), it is also possible to print continuously from the print start position of the next page.

FIG. 2 shows a specific circuit configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, 1 is a keyboard (K
B). Reference numeral 2 corresponds to the display control means 120 and print control means 140 described above, and is, for example, a CPU (central processing unit) in the form of a microcomputer.
Each component device is controlled according to the processing procedure shown in FIGS. (A) and (B). 3 is an LCO (? & crystal display) as the above-mentioned display means 130. 4 is shown in Figure 3 (
A), CB) including the processing steps shown in the CPU
This is a ROM (read only memory) in which various control procedures and control information to be executed by the controller 2 are stored in advance. 5 is a printer serving as the above-mentioned printing means 150 for printing characters.

6 constitutes a part of the storage means 110, and is an IIAM (random access memory) for expanding document information, etc.
It includes a line buffer for storing one or more lines of character strings input from the keyboard. Further, 6A to 61 in the RAM 6 are storage areas for storing original/current page former information of the H63 text. That is, specified printing pitch or font information is stored in 6^, line leading pitch information is stored in 6B, top margin position of the page is stored in 6C, and page end line position of the page is stored in 6D. 6E to 6F store left and right margin position information, 6G stores the hot zone information, 6+1 stores the number of registered tabs, and 61 stores tab position information ( (horizontal direction) is the recording area where data is stored. Further, 6J is a storage area for storing current print line position information, and 6 is a storage area for storing current carriage position information (horizontal direction) after printing.

Reference numeral 7 constitutes a part of the above-mentioned storage means 110, and is a storage area (TEXT) for storing registered text, and includes a RAM card and an IC as an internal memory or an auxiliary storage area.
Stored in a card, etc., character 1 display/print control command,
Contains multi-format information. In particular, 7A to 7G in the storage area 7 are storage areas for storing multi-format information including print or display format control commands for registered texts. That is, 7^ is the specified printing pitch or font information, 7B is the line leading pitch information, 7C is the specified line position information, 7D to 7E is the left and right margin position information, 7F is the number of registered tabs, and 7G is the tab number. .

This is a storage area that stores position information (horizontal direction) of each decimal tab.

Next, an example of the display control processing procedure when editing a registered document of multi-format information including designated print position information in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3(8).

First, in step S], when an input is made from the keyboard 1, it is determined in step S2 whether the key input is an instruction to set or change multi-format information. If the judgment is negative here, proceed to other processing, but
If an affirmative determination is made, the process advances to step S3, and the left margin (
7D), tab/decimal tab (7G), and right margin position information (7E) to display the left and right margins and tab/decimal tab rulers, and then display the line pitch (7C).

Next, when a key input is made from the keyboard 1 in step S4, it is determined in the next step S5 whether the key input is an instruction to set or change specified line information. Here, if an affirmative determination is made, step 56
In steps S7 to S7, the line information is read, and in step S8, it is determined whether the line information is normal or not based on the top margin information (6G) and the page end information (6D). Here, if an affirmative determination is made, the designated line information is stored in the designated line head storage area 7C of the format information in step S9, and the process returns to step S4. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S8, the process advances to step 510 to perform error handling, and then returns to step S6.

If a negative determination is made in step S5, the process proceeds to step Sll, where it is determined whether the key input is an instruction to end setting or changing format information. Here, if a negative determination is made and other format information is to be changed, steps 512 to 513 are performed to change the line pitch (7B), left and right margins (7D,
7E), change or set the tab/decimal tab (7F, 7G), and return to step S4.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step 511, the process returns to step 51.

Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3(B), an example of a print control processing procedure when printing is performed based on multi-format information including a registered document and print position designation information in the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, in step 514, character and command conid data are read from the storage area of the registered document 7, and in step 515, it is determined whether the data is a format information change command (a command instructing multi-format information). Here, if the judgment is negative, the process proceeds to other processing, but if the judgment is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 516, where the carriage is positioned on the left margin position based on the carriage position information (6K) and the left margin position information (6E). Determine whether it is located. Here, if an affirmative determination is made, the process advances to step 518. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S16, the process proceeds to step 517, where a forced line break process is performed, and the process proceeds to step 518.

Next, in step 518, it is determined whether line designation information (7C) is set in the format+brochure storage area 7 in Oshi 1. If an affirmative determination is made here, the process proceeds to step 519, where the line feed or line return amount is calculated based on the current line position information (6J) and line specification information (7C), and the carriage is specified by the printer 5. After moving to the row position, the process proceeds to step 520.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 518, the process directly advances to step 520.

In the next step S20, the format information storage area 7
row pitch (7B), left and right margins (70-7E).

Tab/decimal tab (7F~7G) format information storage area 6 line pitch (6B), left and right margin (6E~
6F), the data is transferred to the tab/decimal tab (slI-Bi) to change the storage contents of the format information storage area 6, and thereafter print processing is performed based on the changed format information of the format information <B area 6. Step 514
to return to.

FIG. 4 shows a modification of the print control processing procedure of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3(B). In FIG. 4, steps 514 to
Since the contents of sta and 520 are the same as those in FIG. 3(B), detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

In step 51B, if a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 520, but if an affirmative determination is made, step 5
Proceeding to step 19-1, it is determined whether or not to return to the previous line from the current position based on the current line position information (6J) and line change information (7C). If an affirmative determination is made here, the process advances to the next step 519-2, and the current left and right margin positions (6E
, 6F) and the left and right margin change information (70, 7E), it is determined whether the format information is for printing outside the current margin, that is, printing from any position including multiple column printing.

If a negative determination is made in step 519-1 or an affirmative determination is made in step 519-2, step 51
Jump to 9-5 and check the current position information (6J) and line change information (7
C) calculates the line return amount, moves the carriage to an arbitrary line position designated by the operator, and proceeds to step 520 (for example, multi-format information indicated by ■■ in FIG. 5(B)).

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 519-2, the process proceeds to the next step 519-3, where a forced page break process is performed, and then the process proceeds to step 519-4, where automatic paper feeding process is performed and the current registered document is The carriage is moved to the top margin position a (6C) specified by the page format.

Next, the process proceeds to step 519-5 described above, where the line change information (
7C) and current position information (top margin position) (8J
), the carriage is moved to an arbitrary specified line position specified by the operator, and the process proceeds to step 520. Step S20 is similar to step S20 in FIG. 3(B).

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, one
Since multi-format information including one or more line designation information is registered, it is easy to determine the printing start position of the header part H, subheader part S, wood text etc. B as shown in Figure 5 (A). Even if part of the header (H) and part of the subheader (S) are margined by other text (TEXT) or a mail list, there may be a misalignment of the print start position of the main text or microjusts in the main text.
Misalignment of the margin positions of other texts, frames, etc. due to auto-hyphenation etc. has been resolved, and as shown in Figure 5 (B), multiple columns CI, C on the same page
2, C3 printing becomes possible, thereby improving the performance and operability of the print processing device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3(B) is a flowchart showing the printing control procedure based on multi-format information in the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of change and display; FIG. A flowchart showing a modified example, and FIGS. 5(A), 5(B), and (C) are explanatory diagrams showing an output example of the embodiment of the present invention. 100... Input means, 110... Storage means, 120... Display control means, 130... Display means, 140... Print control means, 150... Print means, 1... Keyboard, 2...CPU, 3...LCD. 5...Printer, 6...RAM. 7...TEXT. +20 +30 DA party I'n
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Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) Input means for inputting one or more pieces of multi-format information including line designation information, which is position information for starting printing of a registered document, and an instruction command for instructing execution of the multi-format information; , storage means for storing the multi-format information input from the input means and the instruction command in a registered document; and when the instruction command is detected from the registered document in the storage means at the time of printing or displaying, the storage means A print processing device comprising: an output control unit that determines a start position of printing or displaying a registered document based on the multi-format information stored in the multi-format information.