JPH01317954A - printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a printing device, and particularly to a printing device that automatically prints and outputs paper in its divisions (files, jobs, sections, etc.) during output. It is something.

[Conventional technology]

Figures 5 to 7 are schematic diagrams for explaining the sorting and output of paper in conventional printing devices. Figure 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the printing units to be sorted, and Figure 6 is an explanation of the printing results. Perspective view showing the case of normal printing, No. 7
The figure is a perspective view showing a case where printing is not performed normally.

In the figure, U denotes printing units (files, jobs, sections, etc.) sorted by printing device, 11, 12 .
13, 14, and 15 are each this printing unit U, and the fifth
The figure shows an example of a numerical data format. This printing device prints out the input data in the order of printing units 11 to 15, and prints out the printed output results 11a for each printing unit U. -15a, and the sorting sheets 11b to 15b are printed out.

The face print data is input from the input device 1 in Fig. 1, which will be described later, and this input device is usually M
T devices, disk devices, channel devices, modem devices, etc. are used.

Figure 6 shows normal printing results for the example of the data format shown in Figure 5, from output result 11a to output result 15.
Each printing unit 11a is printed successfully in sequence up to a.
For the sorting corresponding to ~15a, paper flb~15b is printed.

Figure 7 is an example of the print result when an abnormality such as a data error occurs in the normal print result shown in Figure i6, and there is a unit of printing in which not even a page could be printed. This figure shows a case where it is assumed that an abnormality has occurred in the printing unit shown at 13 in FIG. 5.

As described above, in conventional printing apparatuses, paper output for sorting has been performed only when -pages or more of print output has been performed in the unit of printing to be sorted.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As shown in FIG. is not printed out either.

In this way, when a unit of printing to be sorted due to a data error etc., no pages were printed,
Unless the operator of the printing device observes holes such as data errors and processes that are constantly occurring, it is easy to overlook the fact that a unit of printing that is to be sorted is missing in the output. was there.

([ ]) This invention was made to solve such problems, and even when one unit of printing to be sorted due to an abnormality such as a data error has not been printed, the output The purpose is to provide a printing device that makes it easier to notice that one unit of printing is missing.Furthermore, if an abnormality such as a data error occurs in the -m position of printing to be sorted, -100 print outputs may be lost. Even if there was no printer, the operator of the printing device would not have been able to print out the printout in advance - the sorting related to the print unit would have to be done from the input device 5 in Figure 1 below to the printing device so as to output paper. By giving instructions, the purpose of the system is to provide a printing device that can print on paper as well, so that no paper is automatically printed out.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the printing device of the present invention can switch between outputting paper for sorting and not outputting paper according to instructions from an input device shown in 5 in FIG. 1, which will be described later. It is configured as follows.

In addition, even if one unit of print output to be sorted is not output due to an abnormality such as a data error, sorting can be done using 5 in Figure 1 below to instruct paper to be output. The input device shown in FIG.

(Function) In the printing device configured as described above, even if conventionally, paper sorting would obviously not be performed due to the occurrence of an abnormality such as a data error, the input in step 5 in Figure 1 below is required. By giving instructions from the device, the operator can switch between sorting and outputting paper.Also, when there is no output of -pages in one unit of printing to be sorted. However, if the operator instructs the operator to output sorted paper in advance using the input device 5 in FIG. 1, which will be described later, it is possible to output sorted paper.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals as in FIG. 4 indicate the same or corresponding parts to avoid duplication of explanation.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing printing results by a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Incidentally, in FIG. 2, the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 5 to 7 for explaining the technology of the conventional device indicate the same or equivalent parts, and the explanation will not be repeated.

In the figure, 1 is a first input device that is an input device for inputting print data, C is a print control device to which the output of this first input device 1 is input, and this print control device C is a first Based on the print data inputted from the input device 1, image data is created, data to be printed on paper is created, and based on the data obtained from the second input device 5, which will be described later, Even if a unit of printing to be sorted does not output a single page, the sorter determines whether or not to output paper. 5 is a second input device which is an input device for inputting to this print control device C whether or not to output paper for sorting even if not a single page is output in one unit of printing to be sorted; is an output device (printing device) for developing and outputting the image data given from the printing control device C into which the output of the second input device 5 and the output of the first input device 1 are input onto one sheet of paper. .

In one embodiment of the present invention, when all printing is completed normally, the output result is similar to that shown in FIG. 6. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, even if the output results to be sorted are not printed out, paper is printed out for sorting according to the settings of the printing device at that time. In addition, this setting allows paper to be output for sorting even if no page is output for one print unit that is the target of sorting due to an abnormality such as a data error. It is not output, and the output result is similar to the output result shown in FIG.

Note that the setting at this time is changed by input from the operator's hand using the second input device 5, and the second input device 5 is generally a keyboard, a mouse, or the like.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation.

First, in Sl, when the -print unit fails to output a -cut print due to an abnormality such as a data error,
For sorting, a mode for outputting paper is set and input to the second input device 5. Next, in S2, print data for one print unit is input into the first input device 1. S
In step 3, it is determined whether an error or other abnormality has occurred, and if there is no error or other abnormality and printing is possible, the print data for one print unit is printed out54), and the sorting is done on the paper data. Create the print data to be output (SS), print the sorting on paper (S6), then determine whether the data is complete in S7, and continue from step 52 until the end of the data.
The operation consisting of S7 is repeated, and if the data is completed, the process ends.

In addition, in S3, it is determined in step 711 whether or not an error has occurred, and if printing is not possible due to an error, in S8,
The sorting mode set in Sl determines whether the paper output mode is such that paper is output even when one print unit is not printed at all due to an abnormality such as a data error, and the mode is set in St. If the sorting is in the paper output mode, and the sorting is in the paper output mode even when one print unit does not print out at all due to an abnormality such as a data error, S5. S6. The process proceeds to the operation consisting of S7.

Furthermore, if the sorting mode set in 51 in S8 is not the mode in which sorting is to output paper even when one printing unit is not printed out at all due to an abnormality such as a data error, step S7 Proceed to.

In this way, even if not a single page is output in one unit of printing to be sorted, the operator of the printing device can inform the user in advance from the second input device 5 that if an abnormality such as a data error occurs, one printing unit will be output. By setting the sorter to output paper even when no printout is made, the sorter will automatically output paper even when no printout is made for one print unit due to an abnormality such as a data error. It is understood that it is possible to print out.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is the first input device that receives the print data by inputting it, and 2 is the first input device 1.
The receiver analyzes the received print data, and the sorter is an input data analysis function unit that also creates data to be output on paper, and the input data analysis function unit 3 stores the data that is generated by the input data analysis function unit 2 and outputs on paper. A storage device 4 for storing the data stored in the storage device 3 is sorted as paper based on the data input from the second input device 5 via the input data analysis function section 2. A paper output determining section 5 determines whether or not to output paper; 5 is a second input device that inputs the output to the paper output determining section 4; 6 is an input device; The print data and sorting output from the data analysis function unit 2 and stored in the page buffer memory 7 (described later) are based on the code information of the paper data.
This is an output processing function unit that develops dot images into the image buffer 8. Reference numeral 7 denotes a page buffer memory in which print data and sorted paper data in units of pages are stored under the control of the input data analysis function section 2. 8 is an image buffer memory that stores the dot image data created by the output processing function unit 6; 9 is a printer I that transfers one page worth of image data from this image buffer memory 8 to the printer P;
/F section, and P is the printer IIF from the image buffer 8.
This is a printer that develops and outputs the receiving paper image data on paper via a section 9.

In Fig. 4, the part surrounded by dotted lines is the printing control device C.
It shows the functional parts of.

In the above configuration, print data input from the first input device l to the input data analysis function section 2 is analyzed by the input data analysis function section 2. At this time, the input data analysis function section 2 also creates data to be printed on paper for sorting, and stores it in the storage device 3. After the printout of one unit of printing to be sorted is completed, the sorting stored in the storage device 3 provides the data to be printed on paper to the paper output determining section 4. For this sorting, the paper output judgment section 4 stores the sorting paper print code + 4 information in the page buffer 8 according to the instruction from the second input device 5, and stores the sorting paper print code + 4 information in the output processing function section 6. Instruct the output of

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second input device 5 inputs whether or not paper should be output for sorting even though there is no actual printed output; A recording device 3 records data such as the number of output sheets to be outputted and printing time, and various data recorded in the storage device 3 are printed on paper for sorting at the start or end of one unit of printing to be sorted. , a printer 1/ which is a means of outputting
F part 9. By having a printer P, there is a means for switching between outputting paper and not outputting paper according to instructions from the second input device 5.
- Even for a unit of printing to be sorted that did not output any pages, if it is set to output paper for sorting according to a special instruction from the second input device 5, it is possible to output it among a large amount of output results. This has the effect of making it easier to notice that one unit of printing to be sorted is missing.

As another embodiment of the present invention, a configuration is conceivable in which, except for the second input device in FIG. 4, instructions for sorting and paper output are received as a 91g4 command from the first input device in the same manner as print data. In this way, by reducing the number of input devices, it is possible to configure the device at a lower cost, but at the same time, it is possible to always perform a certain sorting for one unit of printing data group by outputting instructions. There is also the drawback that it is not given.

Furthermore, depending on the input to the second input device, various forms of sorting and paper output can be considered.

(Effects of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, it produces the effects described below.

By being equipped with a means that can switch between sorting and outputting paper according to instructions from the input device,
- For a unit of sorting printing that did not output any pages, if you output paper for sorting with special instructions, some of the units of sorting printing will be lost among the large amount of output results. It becomes easier to notice what you are doing.

In addition, even if one unit of print output to be sorted is not output, the sorter can output paper, so information such as the reason why one unit of print output was not output can be printed on the paper surface. Can be recorded.

[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 an explanatory diagram showing printing results by a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation. , FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the same functional configuration, and FIGS. 5 to 7 are explanatory diagrams showing printing results by the conventional apparatus. 1 is a first input device, 2 is an input data analysis function section, 3 is a storage device, 4 is a paper output judgment section for sorting, 5 is a second input device, 6 is an output processing function section, 7 is a page buffer memory ,
8 is an image buffer memory, 9 is a printer I/F section, P is a printer, and C is a print control device. In addition, the same reference numerals in the diagrams indicate the same or equivalent parts.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A printing device that automatically prints out sorting paper at each print output break, and is capable of switching whether or not to output sorting paper according to instructions from an input device. A printing device characterized in that it is configured as follows. (2) The printing device according to claim 1, wherein the input device outputs the sorting paper even if no page is outputted in one unit of print output to be sorted.