JPH0225357A - Input processing device with printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an input processing device with a printing device for printing slip data and the like.

[Summary of the Invention] This invention provides a method for printing slip data that is composed of a plurality of items and one item is composed of a plurality of words. When one block of data is printed, it is automatically detected and printed to separate items or blocks.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when inputting slip data using an input terminal, etc., a slip input program is started by inputting a command from a keyboard, and then data is sequentially input according to the contents of the program. I was going by that.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in order to print the slip data input as described above, it is necessary to create a slip printing program that corresponds to the slip input program. A slip printing program is written in a so-called programming language, and writing even the slip format, which is the printing form of the slip, in a programming language requires a great deal of effort to create the program, and it is difficult for general users to create it. Also, it was not easy to change the program.

An object of the present invention is to provide an input processing device with a printing device that can print slip data etc. in an easy-to-read print form without having to describe the slip format etc. in a complicated programming language.

[Means to solve the problem] The means of the first invention is as follows.

The data storage means 1a (see the functional block diagram of FIG. 1(A), the same applies hereinafter) is a random access memory for inputting slip data, etc., which stores word data for l items each consisting of a plurality of words. It is.

The determining means 2a determines whether the word data sequentially read from the data storage means 1a in response to a print command of slip data, etc.
Determine whether it is the final word data of the item.

The printing means 3a is a thermal printer that sequentially prints the word data read from the data storage means 1a, and when the determining means 2a determines that the data is the final word data, it prints the separated items so that they can be identified by dotted lines or the like. etc.

The means of the second invention is as follows.

The data storage means 1b (see the functional block diagram in FIG. 1(b); the same applies hereinafter) is a random access memory for inputting slip data that stores word data for one item consisting of a plurality of words. be.

The item number storage means 2b stores a set number of items for specifying a plurality of items included in one block, and this number of items is arbitrarily set, for example, by the user.

The determining means 3b determines whether word data for the set number of items stored in the data storing means 1b has been read out from the item number storing means 2b in response to a print command for slip data or the like.

The printing means 4b sequentially prints the word data read from the data storage means 1b, and when the determining means 3b determines that the word data for the set number of items has been read, it distinguishably divides the blocks. This is a thermal printer, etc. that performs printing.

[Work] The operation of the means of the first invention is as follows.

Assume now that the slip data input in advance is composed of a plurality of items, and that each item is composed of a plurality of words.

When printing out such slip data, for example, in response to a print command from the keyboard, the printing means 3a sequentially prints the word data read from the data storage means 1a, and the discriminating means 2a prints out the word data read from the data storage means 1a. It is determined whether the word data read from the means 1a is the final word data of one item. Here, the determining means 2a
When it is determined that the data is the final word data, the printing means 3a performs delimiter printing of the item.

Therefore, it is possible to create easy-to-read slips, etc., because items can be separated and printed without having to describe the slip format in a complicated programming language.

The operation of the means of the second invention is as follows.

Assume now that the slip data input in advance is composed of a plurality of items, and that each item is composed of a plurality of words.

When printing out such slip data, the number of items for specifying a plurality of items included in one block is set in advance in the item number storage means 2b.

For example, in response to a print command from the keyboard, the printing means 4b sequentially prints the word data read from the data storage means 1b, and the 1 determining means 3b determines the number of set items stored in the item number storage means 2b. It is determined whether or not word data corresponding to the number of minutes have been read from the data storage means 1b. Here, when the determining means 3b determines that the word data corresponding to the set number of items has been read, the printing means 4b performs block separation printing.

Therefore, even if the slip format is not written in a complicated programming language, the printing of blocks is performed, making it possible to create easy-to-read slips.

[Example] Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 8.

Structure FIG. 2 is an external view showing a handy type input terminal equipped with a printing device. A keyboard 12 and a display panel 13 are provided on the front side of the terminal body 11, and a power switch pwsw is provided on the negative side. Here, mode switch MDSW on keyboard 12
corresponds to the switching position, input mode, transfer mode,
Select registration mode. Note that the above "input mode" is a mode for inputting slip data, "transfer mode" is a mode for transferring input slip data to an external device (host computer, etc.), and "registration mode" is a mode for configuring slip data. This is a mode in which setting information defining the processing contents corresponding to each word is registered in a predetermined memory. In addition, on the keyboard 12, in addition to the numeric keypad AK, decimal point key BK, clear key CK, etc., the word separator key DK, slip designation key EK, and le code data, which are operated every time data for 1 to 1 is input, are displayed. There are provided a record separator key FK which is operated each time input is made, an input end key GK which is operated when all the slip data have been inputted, and a print key HK which specifies printing of the slip data. In addition, display panel 1
3 is a word label display section 13-1 and a word data display section 13-1 that display letters, numbers, etc. in a dot matrix.
2. Further, the terminal main body 11 is provided with a printing device 14 .

This printing device 14 prints out slip data and the like in a predetermined format. Further, although not shown, a transmitter/receiver unit is provided on the back side of the terminal main body 11 for transmitting and receiving data with an external device using optical signals.

FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram showing the basic configuration of this input terminal.

The input processing unit 21 controls the input processing of slip data according to a pre-stored slip data input processing program.

That is, the input processing @21 sequentially reads setting information that defines the processing contents corresponding to each word of a predetermined slip that is preset in the word setting memory 22. In this case, the designation information of the designated Buddha is read out from the word setting memory 22 by inputting the Buddha Nb (the slip number indicating the type of slip) from the input section 23 . Here, when the setting information read from the word setting memory 22 defines that data should be input from the input section 23, the input processing section 21 enters a data input waiting state, and when defining other processing words. creates word data using the reference memory 24 and the like. Then, when the input processing unit 21 is in a data input waiting state and a division command is input from the input unit 23 in response to the operation of the word division key DK, the input processing unit 21 stores the data that have been sequentially input from the input unit 23 until then. The data held in the input memory 25 is taken in as data for one word. The input processing unit 21 then inputs the input data fetched from the input memory 25 or the reference memory 24.
The created data created using the above is displayed on the display section 26 and written into the data memory 27.

Note that the reference memory 24 has index tables A, B, C, and D. In this embodiment, index table A corresponds to various sales destination names corresponding to sales light codes, and index table B corresponds to affiliation codes. The index table C stores various personnel names corresponding to the personnel code, and the index table D stores various product names corresponding to the product code. Furthermore, the reference memory 24 stores the current year, month, and day, as well as data for the console such as slips and the like.

The transmission/reception processing unit 28 is activated in response to a transmission/reception command from the input unit 23 by setting the mode switch MDSW to the transfer mode, reads out the contents of the data memory 27, and receives an optical signal from the transmission/reception unit 29. Send to host computer, etc. In this case, the transmission/reception processing section 28 sequentially transmits the data in the data memory 27 every time an acknowledgment is received from the host computer or the like via the transmission/reception section 29. Further, the mode switch MDSW is set to the registration mode, and setting information is received from an external device and registered in the word setting memory 22.

The print processing section 30 controls printing processing according to a pre-stored slip printing program. That is, if the print key HK is operated prior to inputting data, the input processing unit 21 operates the print processing unit 30 in response to the input end key GK from the input unit 23, and sequentially inputs word data from the data memory 27. At the same time as reading, the read word data is printed out on recording paper set in the printing section 31 under certain conditions. Here, the print processing unit 30 determines whether or not a word name is written in the word data read from the data memory 27, and as a result, if the word data in which the word name is written is read out, Print out word data and corresponding word names. In addition, the print processing unit 30 performs item separation printing each time it prints the final word data of an item consisting of multiple words, or prints the number of items (described later) to specify multiple items included in one block. Each time word data is printed, separate blocks are printed. The printing unit 31 is a thermal printer that prints characters, ruled lines, etc. according to a dot matrix method, and roll paper is used as the recording paper in this embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a part of the setting contents of the word setting memory 22. The word setting memory 22 has a heading area KY, a header area HI) and an item area AT as memory areas for one slip, and the stored contents are It was written arbitrarily by the user. The heading area KY contains the heading data of the slip such as Buddha's number, Buddha's name, our name,
and the number of items mentioned above are stored. In addition, the header area HD and the item area AT store word contents that define the processing content of the word corresponding to each word number of the l record, and also store the word name and ending information corresponding to a predetermined word. Label is memorized.

Here, the input word and other processing words that define the word content are described as follows.

raJ... Indicates an input word and defines that word data should be input from the input section 23.

rbJ...Indicates an index word, reference memory 24
It is defined that word data should be created using any of the index tables A, B, C, and D in the table.

rclJ... Indicates the year, month, and day word, and defines that the year, month, and day are retrieved from the reference memory 24.

rdJ... Indicates a constant word, and defines that the accounts receivable code, sales code, etc. described below are input as they are.

"e"...Indicates a tally word and defines that a tally calculation of the item amount should be performed.

"×"... Indicates a calculation word and defines that calculations such as unit price x quantity should be performed.

"~"... Indicates a combination word and defines that the affiliation code, person in charge code, etc. should be combined.

In addition, "■" is the start of an item of lref - 1 minute, rE
J defines its termination. In addition, "A", "B", "C"
", rDJ is the index table A, B in the reference memory 24,
Specify C and D.

Isao - Nisaku Now, the word content of the slip is in the word setting memory 22.
It is assumed that the definitions are as shown in the figure.

First, in order to specify the slip shown in Figure 4, use the numeric keypad AK.
After operating the Buddha number "120", operate the slip designation key EK.

As a result, the slip data input processing program is activated, and the input processing section 21 executes operations according to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the word setting memory 22 is searched for a Buddha corresponding to the entered Buddha number, and the first word of the searched Buddha is specified as an address (step AI), and the corresponding word content is Read out (step A2). Then, it is checked whether the read word content is the item end word "E" (step A
3).

At first, the item end word rEJ is not read out, so the process proceeds to step A4, where it is checked whether it is the input word raJ or another processing word. Now, since we have specified the Buddha number r12 (N Buddha), we will extract the date word rc as the processing word from the header area HD indicated by the first word, that is, the word number "Ol".
lJ is read. When a processing word is read in this way, in order to perform the processing defined by it,
Step A9 checks the type of the processed word, ie, whether the processed word is an index word.

Here, if the index word "b", the index word rbJ
(step A10); however, if the word is a word to be processed other than the index word "b", the process proceeds to step All, and processing is performed accordingly. Now, date word r
Since clJ has been read, the current date is read from the reference memory 24. Then, proceed to step A7,
Word data read from reference memory 24 (year, month, and date)
data memory 2 as word number “01” data.
Write it to address area 7 and store it. Next, the process proceeds to step A8, where the word setting memory 22
After addressing the next word, the process returns to step A2.

As a result, the input word raJ is read out from the word setting memory 22, so this is detected in step A4 and the process proceeds to step A5, where the corresponding word name is read out from the word setting memory 22 and displayed on the display section 2.
6 and displayed on the word label display section 13-1. Then, it enters an input standby state until word data is input from the input section 23 (step A6). Currently, the word label display section 13-1 is displaying the word name "slip defect" corresponding to the word number "02" read out from the word setting memory 22, and after visually checking it, enter the word name from the input section 23. After inputting the slip number using the numeric keypad AK, the word separator key DK is operated. Then, the input processing section 21 takes in the word data stored in the input memory 25 in response to the operation of the word delimiter K, sends it to the input processing section 21, and displays the word data in the word data display section 13-2.
to be displayed. Then, the process proceeds to step A7, and the word data taken in from the input memory 25 is input to the word number "0".
2" in the address area of the data memory 27 and store and arrange it. Thereafter, the process advances to step A8, where the next word is designated, and the process returns to step A2.

As a result, the input word raJ corresponding to the word number "03" is then read out from the word setting memory 22 and the corresponding word name is displayed (step A5).
), in this case, since no word name is stored in the word, in such a case, the word name stored in the next word, that is, "Sales Hikari" is read out and displayed. Then, as in the case described above, a word data input waiting state is entered (step A6). If the sales light code is input now, the process proceeds to step A7, where the input sales light code is written into the address area of the data memory 27 as data with word number "03". Then, the process advances to step A8, where the next word is designated, and then the process returns to step A2.

Then, the word number “04” is read from the word setting memory 22.
Since the word content (index word) of " is read out, this is detected in step A9 and the process proceeds to step AIO to perform index processing accordingly. Now, rb03:A
The index word defined by J is reference memory 2
Indicating that the sales light code stored in the data memory 27 should be read and indexed by inputting the previous word number "03" in the index table A of No. 4, the word data read from the index table A accordingly. is sent to the display section 26 and displayed on the word data display section 13-2. Then, the process proceeds to step A7, and this word data is written into the data memory 27 as word number "04" data. The process then proceeds to step 88, where the next word is designated, and the process returns to step A2.

Thereafter, word contents are sequentially read out from the word setting memory 22 in the same way, checking whether the word contents are an input word or another processing word, and writing word data into the data memory 27 while executing corresponding processing. Note that if e (total word) is detected as the word content, step A11. The process of step A7 is not performed, and the process of the next step A8 is performed. As a result, when processing for the header is completed, processing for the item is next started.

When the item end word rEJ for the code is read out from the word setting memory 22, step A4
When this is detected, the process proceeds to step AI2, and enters a key input waiting state. Now that the processing for the items corresponding to the code has been completed, operate the record separator key FK. Then, the process advances to step A13, where the data memory 27
The header data within is copied to a predetermined position in the data memory 27 as header data of the next record. Then, the process proceeds to step AI4, where the first word of the record item is specified, and then the process returns to step A2. As a result, similar processing is performed on the items corresponding to the code.

Then, when processing for all records is finished, press the exit key G.
Operate K. Then, step AI2 to step A
15, the total word reJ is stored in the word setting memory 22.
Check whether it is stored in . In this case, the word contents in the word setting memory 22 are sequentially searched starting from the first word of the designated Buddha. Here, since the tally word "e" is stored in the position corresponding to the word number "09", the process advances to the next step A16 and a tally process is performed. Now, since the aggregation word "e" defines that the amounts should be aggregated, the amounts of each record item are sequentially read from the data memory 27 and the total is calculated.
The result is written into the data memory 27 as word number "09" data.

In the next step A1B, it is detected whether or not there is a print designation flag in the memory in the print processing unit, which indicates that the print key HK was operated prior to data input, and if there is a print designation flag, step AI9 is performed. Execute processing. The detailed processing operation of step A19 is shown in FIG. That is, the slip printing program is activated, and the printing processing section 30 executes operations according to the flowchart of FIG.

In addition, Fig. 7 (a) to (h) are the 6th rI! The figure corresponds to each of the printing processes indicated by symbols (a) to (h) in J, and shows a one-line slip form formed by each printing process. Further, FIG. 8 shows a specific example of slip printing.

First, in step Bl, in order to print a heading form, a ruled line having a shape as shown in FIG. 7(a) is printed on the first line. That is, the start printing of the heading form is performed. Next, l
Headline data for words are sequentially printed line by line, and forms are sequentially printed following the start printing of the header form (step B2). That is, the setting data in the data memory 22 corresponding to the designated Buddha to be printed is specified, and the "Buddha name" is read out from this setting data and printed, as well as the ruled line in the shape shown in FIG. 7 (B). Perform printing. Next, the specific word name "Sales Hikari" is searched from the specified breed setting data, the word data "Sales destination name" corresponding to this specific word name is read from the word setting memory 27, and this word data is It is printed along with the specific word name to be used, and the same form is printed. Furthermore, the "my group" is read out from the data memory 22 and printed, and a similar form is printed. With this, the 8th
As shown in the figure, three lines of heading data are printed in the heading area X of the paper together with the heading form.

Next, proceed to step B3, and print the end of the heading form (also serves as the start printing of the next ladder form).
(See Figure 7 (c)). Then, the first word in the data memory 22, that is, the first word of the specified breed is specified (step B4). Then, step B reads out the word contents corresponding to the specified word from the data memory 22.
5) Check whether it is the header end, ie, item start word rIJ (step B6). Here, if it is not the end of the header, then of course the item end word "
Since it is not "E", this is detected in step B8, and the process proceeds to step B9, where the corresponding word name is read from the data memory 22, and whether or not the word name is written is checked (step B10). As a result, if a word name is written corresponding to the designated word, it is checked whether this word name is the above-mentioned specific word name "Sales Hikari" (step B11). At first, the word name "year, month, day" is read out, so the above two conditions (step B
In order to satisfy IO1Bll), the word data corresponding to the designated word is read from the word setting memory 27 (step B12), and this word data is printed together with the word name and end label read from the data memory 22, and a header form is also formed. In order to do this, ruled lines are printed in the shape shown in FIG. 7 (F) (Stella 7'B 13). In this case, the end label is not written, so
That printing is not done. The process then proceeds to step B14, where the next word is specified, and then the process returns to step B5.

This causes the input word "a" to be read from the data memory 22 next. In this case, since the specified word has the word name "slip collapse" written therein, the word name is printed together with the word data, and the ruled lines are also printed, as in the case described above.

Then, the word corresponding to word number "03" is specified, but in this case, since the word name is not written, this is detected in step BIO and the process proceeds to step B14, so that word printing is not performed. Not done. That is,
In this case, the word content is an input word raJ that defines that a sales light code should be input, and the corresponding word in the word setting memory 27 simply stores the sales light code, which indicates the actual sales. Since the destination name is stored in the next word, in such a case, printing can be canceled unless the word name is written in advance. Then, the word name "Sales Hikari" (specific word name) is written in the word corresponding to the next word number "04", and in this case, this is detected in step Bll and the process proceeds to step B14. , word printing is also canceled in this case. That is, since this "Sales Light" is a specific word name and has already been printed as heading data, word printing in this case is canceled to avoid duplicate printing.

Thereafter, similar operations are repeated word by word, thereby printing the header data and header form line by line. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, five lines of ladder data or a header form are printed in the ladder area Y of the paper.

When the printing of the header data is completed in this way, the item start word rIJ is then read out from the data memory 22, so this is detected in step B6 and the process proceeds to step B7, where page separation printing is performed. That is, in order to handle the heading data and the ladder data as data for one block (one page), page separation printing is performed.

In this case, first, the ruled line printing (
Then, a line break is performed to form a space for one line, and finally, the ruled line is printed in the shape shown in Figure 7 (e) (i.e., the start printing of the item form). Then, as shown in FIG. 8, a page separation portion P1 is formed below the header area Y. Therefore, the combined area of the heading area X and header area Y of the slip becomes the first page of the slip.

The second and subsequent pages of the slip become the printing area for the item data. In this case, the process proceeds from step B8 to step B9 until the printing of multiple word data for one item is completed, and the item data is printed line by line along with its word name, item form, etc. in the same way as described above (steps B5 to B9). B14).

When printing for one item is completed, step B
15, it is checked whether the above-mentioned processing has been completed for all data in the word setting memory 27. Here, if the process has not been completed, the process proceeds to step B16, and an increment process is performed to add rlJ to the value of the item number counter CT in the print processing section 30. Then, the value of this item number counter CT is compared with the set number of items in the data memory 22 (step B17). Since printing for one item has now been completed, the value of the item number counter CT is "l", and the number of set items in the data memory 22 is "3", so a mismatch between the two has been detected. Proceeding to step B21, item separation printing is performed. In other words, this item separation printing is as shown in Figure 7 (G).
This is done by printing horizontal ruled lines (broken lines) in the item form as shown in . And step B2
0 to point to the first word of the next item in data memory 22. Then, the process returns to step B5 and the above-described operation is repeated. As a result, item separation printing is performed every time printing of l items is completed. This kind of operation occurs when the value of the item number counter CT is set to ``3''.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, data consisting of 4 words per item is printed for 3 items in the item area Z-1 of the paper, and the separator is printed for each l item. It will be done. Therefore, when the value of the item number counter CT matches the set number of items,
Proceeding to step B18, the above-described page separation printing is performed. Therefore, data for three items will be printed on the second page of the slip.

When the printing of the second page is finished in this way, the item number counter CT is cleared in step B19), and then
The process advances to step B20, and the same operation is performed in step B.
The process is repeated until the end of the data is detected in step 15, and as a result, data for the remaining two items are printed in the item area Z-2 of the third page of the paper, as shown in FIG.

Then, when the end of data is detected in step B15,
Proceeding to step B22, end delimiter printing as shown in FIG. 7(h) is performed, and in the next step B23, the print flag is reset.

Note that the slip data printed on the roll paper as described above can be folded at the page separation portions P1 and P2 of each page. In this case, the number of setting items in the data memory 22 can be set arbitrarily by the user, but when setting the number, take into account the number of words printed on the first page or the number of words of the item, etc. The number of items may be determined so that the second and subsequent pages have the same length as the gap between pages.

Note that the printing form of item separation printing and page separation printing is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but may be arbitrary as long as it is distinguishable.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing one line of the slip form formed by each printing process in the figure, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the printing state of the slip.

[Effects of the Invention] The first and second inventions enable printing of item divisions and book divisions without having to describe the voucher format in a complicated programming language, thereby creating easy-to-read vouchers, etc. It is possible to create

14... Printing device, 21... Input processing unit, 22... Word setting memory, 23...
...Input section, 27...Data memory, 30...
...Print processing section, 31... Printing section.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A data storage means for storing multiple items of word data for one item consisting of a plurality of words, and determining whether word data sequentially read from this data storage means is the final word data of one item. and printing means that sequentially prints the word data read from the data storage means and prints the item as a delimiter when the discrimination means determines that the word data is the final word data. An input processing device with a printing device characterized by: (2) data storage means for storing a plurality of items of word data for one item consisting of a plurality of words; an item number storage means for storing a set number of items for specifying a plurality of items included in one block; and this item. a determining means for determining whether or not word data corresponding to the number of setting items stored in the number storage means have been read from the data storage means; and a determination means for sequentially printing the word data read from the data storage means. An input processing device with a printing device, comprising: a printing device that performs block delimiter printing when the determining device determines that word data for the number of set items has been read.