JPH02209271A - print control 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 printer device that prints print information edited by a document processing device, and particularly to paper information printed on a recording medium used by a printing means. The present invention relates to a printing device that prints document information.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, a printing device in this type of document processing device prints printed information edited based on a format in a document processing device, for example, a word processor, on a recording medium that is conveyed or on a recording medium in which a printing section is fixed. and was printing it.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In this way, conventional printing devices only print according to the printing information (character code, print control code, etc.) from the document processing device that serves as the data source. If the paper is in a pristine state, it can be printed in an attractive manner.

However, in many cases, a recording medium or the like has a format (ruled line, date item line, page item line, title item line, etc.) that indicates a writing guide etc. printed in advance at a predetermined position. Therefore, unless there is a coincidence between the recording medium set in the printing device and the print format information, the printed characters usually overlap the ruled lines, resulting in a very difficult to read printout. was there.

This invention was made in order to solve the above problems, and by reading the format information already printed on the recording medium and setting the format of the printed information, It is an object of the present invention to provide a printing device capable of printing document information that has been edited in a good manner on a recording medium.

[Means to solve the problem]

The printing device according to the present invention includes a reading sensor that reads the printed format information on the recording medium being conveyed, and a transfer means that transfers the printed format information read from the reading sensor to the document processing means as text data. It was established.

[Operation] In this invention, when the reading sensor starts bliscanning on the recording medium before printing processing and sequentially reads the already printed format information, the transfer means processes the read already printed format information as text data. and prompts the printer to set the print format of the edited document information.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a printing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes an image reader serving as a reading sensor.
The paper image information on the recording medium (commercially available paper on which formats such as ruled lines are already printed) is read and output to the printer control unit 5 of the printing device 3.

4 is a RAM, for example, a host unit 2 such as a word processor.
A text area M1 for storing a predetermined amount of printed information outputted by the image reader 1, an image area M2 for storing paper image information read by the image reader 1, and the like are secured.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a printer section, which is composed of a conveyance mechanism that conveys the recording paper in the sub-scanning direction, and a carriage that scans the printing area in a direction orthogonal to the sub-scanning direction. is moved (details will be described later).

Note that when the image reader 1 serving as a reading sensor starts bliscanning on the recording medium and sequentially reads the already printed format information before the printing process, the printer control unit 5, which also serves as a transfer means, reads the read already printed format information. Host section 2 constituting document processing means as text data
and prompts you to set the print format of the edited document information.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of essential parts illustrating the configuration of the printer section 6 shown in FIG. 1, and the same parts as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a platen, which is rotated in the direction of the arrow by a driving means such as a stepping motor (not shown), and conveys a sheet 12 serving as a recording medium in the sub-scanning direction. 13 is a carriage guide, and this carriage guide 1
3, the carriage 14 is scanned in the direction of arrow A.

The image reader 1 reads paper image information printed on the paper 12 in conjunction with the scanning of the carriage 14, and outputs it to the printer control unit 5 according to the procedure shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a paper image information import processing procedure according to the present invention. In addition,(
1) to (12) indicate each step.

When the paper 12 is set and a request to start printing is made,
Before entering the main printing state, reading by the image reader 1 is started, and the printer control unit 5 temporarily imports the read paper image information into the image area M2 (1). Next, the contents of the image area M2 of the RAM 4 are
2) Divide the text area M1 of RAM 4 into pXq blocks. (3) Next, set the count parameters PA and PB to "1" respectively.
), (5) Block (m, n) of image area M2
) 8) N
If o, proceed to step (8) and after; if YES, transfer block (A, B) to block (pA, qB) (
7) Next, the count parameter PB is incremented by "1"8), and it is determined whether the content of the count parameter PB matches m.9) If no, step (
Return to step 6), and if YES, set the count parameter PA to “
1” increment 1o), count parameter P
To judge whether the value of A matches n, 11), No
If so, return to step (5), and if YES, terminate the transfer of image area M2 to text area M1.
), the process ends.

This completes the text data conversion of the paper image information, and the printer control unit 5 transfers the contents of the text area M1 to the host unit 2.

Next, the host unit 2 sets the print format of the edited document information according to the text area M1, and when the printer unit 6 is ready (when the paper has been reset or by reversing the paper and printing the paper 2). At the time when the paper 2 is positioned at a preset home position), printing is started on the paper 2 set in the printer section 6.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention includes a reading sensor that reads printed format information on a recording medium being conveyed, and a transfer means that transfers the printed format information read from the reading sensor to a document processing means as text data. Therefore, even if format information such as ruled line information is printed or written in advance on the paper used as a recording medium, the paper format information can be specified and input accurately with a simple operation.

Therefore, an excellent effect is achieved in that desired document information can be printed accurately in the margin position of the paper used.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a printing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of main parts illustrating the configuration of the printer section shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a paper image information import processing procedure according to the invention. In the figure, 1 is an image reader, 2 is a host section, 3 is a printing device, 4 is a RAM, 5 is a printer control section, and 6 is a printer section. Figure 1] 2 Figure Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] It has a conveyance mechanism that conveys a recording medium, and a printing mechanism that scans and moves a printing section in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the recording medium, and the printing mechanism and the conveyance mechanism are configured to scan and move a printing section in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the recording medium. A printing device that performs printing by controlling a reading sensor that reads already printed format information on the recording medium being conveyed, and transmits the already printed format information read from this reading sensor as text data to the document processing means. 1. A printing device comprising: a transfer means for transferring information.