JPH0215775A - Handy printer with input function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To cause the user of the title handy printer to easily input any desired picture, symbol, etc., and, at the same time, to miniaturize the printer by uniting the displaying section and input section of the printer to one body. CONSTITUTION:A character or symbol is inputted from a transparent touch panel 1 by using an input pen, etc. When such input is made, a one-chip microcomputer 3 which controls the system detects the pen input and inputs the (x, y) coordinate values from the panel 1. At the same time, the microcomputer 3 controls a display driver 4 so that the dots corresponding to the read (x, y) coordinates can be turned on on an LCD dot matrix displaying panel 2. When a key indicating the termination of input is pressed in a key input section 5 upon completing the inputs of desired characters or symbols, the characters or symbols being displayed in the displaying section 4 are stored in a memory section 6 as they are. At the time of printing data, the data to be printed are sent to a thermal head driver 7 and printed by means of a printing head 8 after the data are once fetched into a microcomputer 3 from the memory section 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a compact handy printer with excellent portability.

[Prior Art] Conventional hand-held printers have a display section and an input section, and the input section is already known to use a keyboard or a urethane sheet.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, with the above-mentioned keyboard, the characters and symbols that can be input are defined by keys, and there are drawbacks such as the user not being able to input his or her favorite symbols or pictures, or having difficulty in inputting them. there were. In addition, it tends to be large in size and difficult to hold.

When using a urethane sheet, it is possible to input handwritten notes with a pen, etc., but since the input section and display section are separated, there is a drawback that it is difficult to enter the pictures or symbols you want.

Therefore, the present invention aims to solve the above problems.
To provide a small handy printer which allows a user to easily input his/her favorite pictures and symbols by integrating a display part and an input part.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The handy printer with an input function of the present invention includes an input section made of a member such as transparent glass or film, a display section that displays characters and symbols manually entered from the input section, In a handy printer having at least a memory section for storing input characters and symbols, a printer section for printing, a control section for controlling everything, and a power supply section, the input section is located in a position overlapping with the display section. It is characterized by displaying characters and symbols input into the input unit with a pen or the like at the same position as the input position, storing the shape as it is, and printing it.

[Example] A description will be given below along with examples.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. Transparent touch panel 1
(This shows how when characters and symbols are written directly using a pen, etc., marks are displayed on the display unit integrated with the touch panel.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the touch panel and display section, showing the relationship between pen input and display. Pen is touch panel 1
When pointing to location a, the dot at the location corresponding to a on the display panel 2 turns on.

FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

To explain the operation of the handy printer with an input function, characters or symbols are input through the transparent touch panel 1 using an input pen or the like. Then, the one-chip microcomputer 3 that controls the system detects the pen input, and the X,
At the same time as inputting the y coordinate value from panel 1, the read x, y value is displayed on the LCD dot matrix display panel 2.
The display driver 4 is controlled to turn on the dot corresponding to the coordinates. This allows the pen input points to be displayed in real time. When the necessary characters and symbols have been entered manually, by inputting an input end key from the key input section 5, the characters or symbols displayed on the display section 4 are stored as they are in the memory section 6.

When printing, data to be printed is once taken into the microcomputer 3 from the memory section 6, sent to the thermal head driver 7, and printed by the print head 8.

Note that it is also possible to perform all input operations using the touch panel and display section without using the key manual section 5, and the presence or absence of the key manual section is not limited. Further, the material of the transparent touch panel is not particularly limited, and glass, plastic film, etc. can be used. Further, as for the detection method of the touch panel, there are a mechanical contact method, an electromagnetic induction method, a capacitive detection method, etc., and the detection method is not limited.

C. Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, by integrating the input section and the display section, the following effects are achieved.

The dot of the pen tip is displayed immediately when inputting data manually, so you can type as if you were writing on paper with a normal pen. Therefore, smoother input is possible compared to the case where the display section and the manual section are separate.

In addition, key operations using touch switches are also possible.
By combining it with a display section, the number of keys in the external key manual section can be greatly reduced, and the size can also be made very small.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a touch panel and a display portion according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. 1 ・ 2 ・ 3 ・ 4 ・ 5 ・ 6 ・ 7 ・ 8 ・ ・Transparent touch panel・Display section・One-chip microcomputer・Display driver・Key power section・Memory section・Thermal head driver・Thermal head and above

Claims (1)

[Claims] Input section made of materials such as transparent glass and film,
A handy printer comprising at least a display section that displays characters and symbols input from the input section, a memory section that stores the input characters and symbols, a printer section that performs printing, a control section that controls everything, and a power supply section. In the above, the input section is placed in a positional relationship overlapping with the display section, and characters and symbols inputted to the input section with a pen or the like are displayed at the same position as the input position, and the shape is memorized as is and printed. A handy printer with an input function.