JPH02286363A - Printer device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify paging by a method wherein a page operating circuit, re-arranging respective page data stored in a plurality of memories in printing order for bookbinding, is comprised in a printer device. CONSTITUTION:Page data, inputted by a page data inputting terminal 3, are stored into page data storing memories M1-M8 sequentially. Stored respective page data are transmitted to a page operation controlling input terminal 4 by the input of a printer device itself or an external control input. Necessary total sheets of paper or '2' in this case is obtained from a given final page data or the data of page 8 in this case. Data to be printed on the front and rear sides of a first paper 1 or on page 2, page 7, page 1 and page 8 are read out of corresponding page data storing memories M2, M7, M1, M7 and are sent to a printer mechanism 6 sequentially to print. Accordingly, re-editing of the page data by hand after finishing the page data is not necessary and the load of editing will never be applied on a computer at the side of page data sending.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a printer device for printing various types of printed matter that require page processing, and particularly to a printer device for light printing suitable for small-scale publishing.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in this type of printer device, it has been possible not only to simply print a page to be printed, but also to variously change the shape and size of characters within that page.

However, in the case of printing a weekly magazine, for example, it will be saddle stitched when it is bound, so at the time of printing, two pages of data are set on one side in a predetermined direction and in a predetermined page order, and the printer is I was printing it with

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional printer device described above, it is possible to change the shape and size of characters within a page, but in order to accommodate saddle stitch binding, etc. There was no way to process it. Therefore, it is necessary to manually set two pages of data on one side in a predetermined direction and in a predetermined page order, which has the disadvantage that it takes time to publish. Further, printer control devices having such a special page editing function are generally extremely expensive and are not suitable for light printing printers that print weekly magazines and the like.

[Means for Solving the Problems] An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and to provide light printing suitable for small-scale publishing, which can perform page processing without using an expensive printer control device. The object of the present invention is to provide a printer device for

The printer device of the present invention includes a printer mechanism that prints character data and drawing data page by page, a plurality of memories that store each input page data, and each page data stored in the plurality of memories. and a page arithmetic circuit that rearranges the pages in the printing order for bookbinding.

[Example] Next, a printer device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a printer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sketch of a saddle-stitched book used for light printing.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing printed sheets necessary for saddle-stitch binding.

Referring to FIG. 2, a light printed matter representative of a weekly magazine is saddle-stitched. P1 to P8 indicate pages 1 to 8, respectively, and in this case, a first paper 1 consisting of P1, P2, P 7 JP 8, and a second paper 2 consisting of P3, P4, P5, P6. The book is bound by fixing it on the fold line shown by the broken line. FIG. 3 shows this divided into a first paper 1 and a second paper 2.

As can be easily understood from FIG. 2, the first paper 1 is printed with 22 and Pl on the front side, and Pl and P8 on the back side. Similarly, on the second paper 2, P4 and P5 are printed on the front side, and P3 and P6 are printed on the back side. Therefore, in actual printing, pages are not arranged in the same order, and it is necessary to edit between pages.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, 3 is a page data input terminal input to the printer device, M1 to M8 are page data storage memories that sequentially store page data, and 5 is a plurality of memories M1 to M8. It is an arithmetic circuit that rearranges the stored page data in the printing order for bookbinding, and 6 is a printer mechanism that prints character data and drawing data for each page.

Next, the operation of the printer device according to the present invention will be explained.

The page data input through the page data input terminal 3 is sequentially stored in the page data storage memories M1 to M8. Each page data that is not stored is transmitted to the page data input terminal 4 by the printer device's own input or external control input. From the given final page data, that is, page 8 in this case, the total number of required sheets, in this case "2", is obtained. Using this and the calculation program, the data of the pages to be printed on the front and back sides of the first paper 1, that is, P2, Pl and Pl, and P8 are stored in the corresponding page data storage memories M2, Ml and Ml.
, Ml, and sequentially sent to the printer mechanism 6 to be printed. Therefore, according to this embodiment, there is no need to manually re-edit the page data after the page data is completed, or there is no need to place an editing burden on the computer on the page data sending side. This has the effect of being able to print in a shorter time, which is the most important performance, and therefore making it possible to publish quickly.

[Effect of the Invention J As explained above, the present invention includes a printer mechanism that prints character data and drawing data for each page, a plurality of memories that store each input page data, and a plurality of By including a page calculation circuit that rearranges each page data stored in the memory into the printing order for bookbinding, page editing, which is particularly required in the field of light printing, can be performed intermittently.

Therefore, the time until publication can be shortened, and an expensive printer control device with special page editing functions is not required.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a printer device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sketch of a saddle-stitched book used for light printing. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing printed sheets necessary for saddle-stitch binding. 1.2...Printed paper 3...Page data input terminal 4...Page data input terminal

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A printer mechanism that prints character data and drawing data page by page; a plurality of memories that store each input page data; and each page data stored in the plurality of memories. A printer device comprising: a page calculation circuit that rearranges the pages into a printing order for bookbinding.