JPH0443295B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to an information processing method applicable to a printing device to which a font pack can be attached.

[Prior art]

This type of printing device, which has been known for a long time,
Data regarding the font of the characters to be printed was stored in advance in an external storage element for character generation (hereinafter simply referred to as a ROM pack or font pack), and by attaching it to a printing device, characters in the desired font were printed.

However, in this case as well, there are multiple ROM packs depending on the type of font, so the more types of fonts there are, the more it becomes necessary to confirm in advance the type of font you are going to use.

〔the purpose〕

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing method that notifies an operator of font identification information stored in a font pack in advance.

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides an information processing method in a printing device that prints character information, which detects attachment of a font pack and displays font identification information of the attached font pack in accordance with the detection. The font identification information is displayed for a predetermined period of time and then erased.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the printing apparatus of the present invention.
Here, 1 is a keyboard input section, for example, a character key K1, a space key K2, a return key K
Contains 3.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a printing section, which includes, for example, a thermal transfer printer.

3 is a display unit, which includes a liquid crystal display that displays, for example, 10 digit alphanumeric characters.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a control unit for operating each part of the apparatus, and executes control that will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

5 is each font that can be printed by this printing device, such as fonts A, B, such as Courier, Elite, Pica, etc.
This is an external memory for font generation (ROM constitutes a font pack) that stores character data regarding C, D, and E. Figure 2 shows its external shape.

In this external memory 5 for font generation, font names A, B, C, D, and E are stored in advance at address a.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a connection part for attaching the external memory 5 for font generation to this printing device;
It has a function of reporting to the control unit 4 when the device is attached to the device.

7 is a timer circuit, which notifies the control section 4 of the passage of a predetermined time according to instructions from the control section 4;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the control procedure to be executed by the control section 4. Further, FIG. 4 shows an example of the display on the display section 3 at that time.

Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be explained according to the flowchart shown in the third figure.

First, before using this printing apparatus, the external memory 5 for generating a typeface of the typeface to be printed is installed in the apparatus as shown in FIG.

In step S1, it is checked whether this external memory 5 for font generation is installed in the main device.

When the installation of the external memory 5 is confirmed, the step
In S2, the contents of the font name stored at the a address are read.

Next, in step S3, this font name is displayed on the display section 3. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a courier 10 is displayed on the display section 3.

At the same time, in step S4, the control section 4 causes the timer circuit 7 to start measuring a predetermined time.

When it is determined in step S5 that the predetermined time has elapsed, control is transferred to step S6, where the font name displayed on the display section 3 is erased.

〔effect〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, since the font identification information of the font pack is displayed only for a predetermined period of time, the operator can identify the type of font in advance, thereby improving operability.

In particular, if font information is stored in an external storage element such as ROM, the font name will be displayed for a certain period of time when the ROM etc. is installed in the main unit, so printing errors can be prevented. It also has the effect of being useful.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a main external configuration diagram of this embodiment, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of this embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of display on a display unit. 1...Keyboard input section, 2...Printing section, 3...
...Display section, 4...Control section, 5...External memory for font generation, 6...Connection section, 7...Timer circuit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An information processing method in a printing device that prints character information, comprising: detecting attachment of a font pack; displaying font identification information of the attached font pack according to the detection; An information processing method characterized by displaying information for a predetermined period of time and then erasing the information.