JPH079727A - Printer of slip having free layout - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a printer for a slip having free layout, which makes printing layout freely changeable in conformity with the slip at the printing with the printer of the slip. CONSTITUTION:In a format card 61, printing position information for printing respective printing items on a slip or the like is stored. When the card 61 is inputted from a card reader 62, a printing position information reading-out means reads printing position information so as to be stored in a printing position information storing means 64. A card discriminating means 66 discriminates whether a card 65 inputted from the card reader 62 is a customer car or not. When the discriminated card is a customer card, the contents of the card 65 are stored in a storing means 69. After that, by inserting the slip in a printing mechanism, printing is started by a printing starting means 68 and data is read out of the storing means 69 and, at the same time, re-arranged printing position information is read out of a storing means 64 so as to be printed with a printing control means 73.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a free-layout voucher printer, and more particularly, to a free-layout voucher printer capable of freely changing a print layout in accordance with a voucher to be printed when the voucher printer prints.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a hospital, print data information of a patient card (patient code, patient name, date of birth,
(Gender, etc.) is stored as unevenness formed on the card, it is set with a rotating date ring for the date, a replaceable plate for the doctor's name, a slip is placed on it, and a manual or electric ink roller is used. It was imprinted by rubbing.

As another conventional example, the print data information is stored in a magnetic card, the magnetic card is read by a card reader, and then a predetermined program is created based on the read information. It was printed on the slip with one layout.

In either case, the print layout is single, and a product corresponding to each slip is manufactured, or a slip is created according to the print layout.

[0005]

The voucher applied to the voucher printer is different for each hospital. For this reason, conventionally, the printing program of the slip printer is changed for each hospital, and this is stored by storing it in the program ROM of the slip printer.
The printing position was adjusted by recreating the slip so that it would correspond to each hospital.

However, if such measures are taken, separate voucher printers must be manufactured for each hospital, productivity is reduced, and the voucher printer software is different, so the voucher printer maintenance is complicated, and However, when a new slip is recreated, the existing slips are wasted and not economical.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a free-layout voucher printer capable of freely changing a print layout in accordance with a voucher to be printed at the time of printing by the voucher printer.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a reading unit for reading print position information input to a format card and a non-volatile memory for storing the read print position information. Means for rearranging each print item based on the print position information stored by the storage means, and printing is performed based on the print position information rearranged by the rearrangement means. And

[0009]

According to the present invention, each print item can be rearranged based on the print position information read from the format card. Therefore, the layout of the slip printer can be freely changed at the time of printing, and the information of the patient card can be printed at the print position most suitable for the slip.

Therefore, even when the voucher printer of the present invention is newly introduced, the voucher that has been used up to now can be used as it is, which is advantageous in that the voucher is not wasted and is economical. Further, since it is not necessary to prepare a slip printer corresponding to each hospital, the productivity of the slip printer is improved.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of the slip printer of the present invention. It should be noted that, in the following, a slip printer used in a hospital will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a top cover, which covers a mechanism portion arranged inside. Stop, doctor, comment, and slip keys 11 are arranged on the front surface of the top cover 1, and a liquid crystal display for displaying a part of the input data or a message to the user is provided on the upper part thereof. The device 12 is assembled.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a front cover which can be opened when an ink ribbon (not shown) is replaced or when a jam occurs, and can be opened by putting a finger on the recess 3.

4 is a magnetic card storing data,
A card insertion hole for reading data, and a guide protrusion 5 is provided behind the card insertion hole to facilitate determination of the insertion direction of the magnetic card. A card pocket 6 is provided at the rear of the liquid crystal display device 12, and is used for storing a plurality of cards 13 such as doctor cards and comment cards.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a printing table on which a slip having a blank print portion is placed when printing. Reference numeral 8 is a guide for laterally positioning the slip.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the slip feeding mechanism arranged inside the front cover 2 will be described. In the figure, 20 is a paper feed motor, 21 and 22 are gears, and 23 is a first roller to which power is transmitted via the gears 21 and 22. A second roller 24 is urged downward by a spring (not shown).
Reference numeral 25 denotes a print head which moves in the X direction and prints on the inserted slip paper by an ink ribbon (not shown). Reference numeral 26 is a print stand stopper. The distance between the print stand stopper 26 and the print head 25 is determined in consideration of the maximum value of the top margin of the slip and the maximum number of print lines.

Further, 27 and 28 are first and second paper detection sensors for detecting a slip conveyed on the printing table 7. In this embodiment, an actuator type photo sensor is used as the first paper detection sensor 27, and a reflection type photo sensor is used as the second paper detection sensor 28. The reference numerals other than the above indicate the same or equivalent parts as in FIG.

In FIG. 3, when a slip sheet is placed on the printing table 7 and inserted into the back, and the leading edge of the slip sheet is detected by the first sheet detection sensor 27, the sheet feed motor 20 is detected by the detection signal. Is started. Then, the power of the paper feed motor 20 is transmitted to the first roller 23 via the gears 21 and 22.

The slip sheet is composed of first and second rollers 23,
When the slip paper is further inserted so as to be inserted between 24, the slip paper is sent to the inner side (Y direction in the drawing) by the rotation of the first roller 23. After the slip sheet passes under the print head 25, the leading edge of the slip sheet is detected by the second sheet detection sensor 28, and the print head 25 and the slip sheet are positioned. Then, after the paper is further fed by a predetermined top margin, the print head 25 starts printing the first line around the print center 25a. Here, the top margin is, as shown in FIG. 16, the first non-printed portion of the slip,
Normally, the title of the slip is printed in advance. The description of FIG. 16 will be given later.

As described above, the printing is advanced line by line, and when all necessary printing is completed, the paper feed motor 2
0 rotates in the reverse direction. As a result, the first roller 23 also rotates in the reverse direction, and the slip is automatically ejected from the slip feeding mechanism.

Next, the hardware configuration of the slip printer of this embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

In FIG. 4, 31 is a CPU, 32 is a ROM in which the control program and control data of this slip printer are stored, 33 is a memory for holding the data read from the card, etc. until the power is turned off, and data editing. It is a RAM that provides a work area such as. Further, 34 is a writable EEPROM. Various parameters are stored in the EEPROM 34, and these parameters are stored and held even after the power is turned off.

Reference numeral 35 is a Kanji conversion ROM. The Kanji conversion ROM 35 stores font data of JIS first, second level Kanji and non-Kanji. A card reader 36 reads data recorded on a magnetic card.
The card reader 36 can determine the insertion / removal of the card by the card load signal (CLD), and the read data signal (RD) at the timing of the read clock signal (RCL).
T) is read. Reference numeral 37 is a clock IC, which provides data for the date and time when the slip is issued. The timepiece IC 37 is backed up by a large-capacity capacitor, and continues to operate for several days even after the power is turned off.

Numeral 38 is a first input / output device (I / O)
In the first input / output device 38, the key 11
And the first and second paper detection sensors 27 and 28 are connected. Reference numeral 39 denotes a second input / output device (I / O) to which the liquid crystal display device 12 and the buser 40 are connected.

Further, 41 is a third input / output device (I / I
O), which is connected to the Y-direction (see FIG. 3) motor, that is, the driver 42 of the paper feed motor 20. 43 is a fourth input / output device (I / O),
The driver 44 of the X-direction (see FIG. 3) motor, that is, the head moving motor 45 is connected to this. In addition, a control signal is provided to a solenoid 49 forming the print head via the solenoid driver 48. 46 is a home position sensor (HP
SENS), and 47 is a dot pulse sensor (DP SENS) for determining the operation timing of the solenoid. Further, 50 is a data bus line.

The head moving motor 45, home position sensor 46, dot pulse sensor 47 and solenoid 49 constitute a printer unit.

Next, the outline of the configuration of the patient card, doctor card and comment card read by the card reader 36 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6 and 7.

As shown in FIG. 5, the patient card has information on the patient code, name (Katakana), name (Kanji), date of birth, sex and parity check. To identify the patient card, two cards starting at the position specified by the first two characters of the E information FT parameter are used.
The data is checked against the Kanji IN command.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the doctor card has card discrimination information (DR), name (Katakana), doctor code, name (Kanji), affiliation and parity check information. . Furthermore, the comment card is shown in Figure 7.
As shown in (a), card identification information (CT),
It is composed of first line comment information, second line comment information, third line comment information, and parity check information. FIG. 7B shows a specific example of the comment information on the first to third lines.

Next, the data stored in each card will be described in detail. In the following, a patient card will be described as an example, but the same applies to other cards.

FIG. 8 is a 7-unit code diagram showing the allocation of data stored in the card. In the figure, data of “0” in the column direction and “0” in the row direction, that is, 00H
Data (hereinafter, the same notation is used, and H represents hexa). From “NUL”, data of 20H “(S
"P)" and "DEL" of 7FH are command data called a function character. Also, from 21H
7EH is character data called a graphic character.

Half-size alphabets, numbers, and kana (hereinafter referred to as ANK characters) are associated with graphic characters, and kanji are kanji IN commands (for example, (ESC)).
(SO)) and Kanji OUT command (for example, (ESC)
(SI)) and is represented by 2 bytes of data. This 2-byte data is called a Kanji JIS code number, and the Kanji JIS code number is 2121H-
The value of 7E7EH is specified. By such designation, the code of the function character is not confused. Further, if there is a (SO) function character in front, it is decided that it is a katakana character, and if there is a (SI) function character, it is an alphanumeric character.

Next, referring to FIG. 9, the storage position and capacity of the information of the standard patient card will be described. As is clear from the figure, the storage location of patient card information is configured in the order of start code, patient code, name (Katakana), date of birth, gender, name (Kanji), spare, end code, and parity check. . In addition, the number of characters shown in the drawing is assigned as a storage capacity to each of the information.
(SO) is used for the Katakana IN command, and (SI) is used for the Katakana OUT command. Furthermore, (ESC) (SO) is used for the Chinese character IN command, and (ESC) (SI) is used for the Chinese character OUT command.

However, the print order and print position of each information on the patient card described above are different depending on the hospital, and thus there are some differences.

Next, FIG. 10 shows usable characters of the patient card information and the patient card information example, and FIG. 11 shows the display example.

FIG. 12 shows the print position information storage position and storage content of the format card for handling different print positions depending on each hospital as described above.

As shown in the figure, the print position information of the format card includes the start code, the card identification information, A to
The order is the H print position information parameter, the end code, and the parity check. The A to E print position information parameters correspond to “classification” and “information” in FIG. 10, and indicate the patient code, name (katakana), date of birth, gender and name (kanji), respectively. . The F to H print position information parameters indicate print position information of the doctor card, comment card, and time card, respectively. × in the character column of the print position information parameters A to H in the figure
The printing position of each information is stored in XX. The print position is a value indicating the distance from the top margin. (DEL) FT 031 077 197 210 148 255 314 462 (DEL) (L
RC) Here, the patient code that is the A information is "031",
It is shown that printing is performed from a position 3.1 mm away from the top margin. Below, "077", "19
Similarly, 7 ", ... Shows that printing is performed from the positions of 7.7 mm, 19.7 mm, ....

In the above example, in the case of a slip in which the patient code is printed next to the kanji name, the stored contents of the print position information of the format card of FIG. 12 are as follows.

(DEL) FT 148 031 197 210 077 255 314
462 (DEL) (LRC) Next, the data stored in the ROM 32, that is, the ROM map will be described with reference to FIG.
In the ROM 32, as shown in the drawing, alphabetic, numeric, and katakana (ANK) character font data, default values of slip parameters, setting mode programs, maintenance data display mode programs, test print mode programs, diagnostic modes A program, a normal print mode program, etc. are stored. A storage area as shown in FIG. 14 is set in the RAM 33.

The CD storage pointer is a pointer used for storing magnetic card data at the time of interruption by a read clock signal (RCL) described later. The card data buffer is a memory area for storing one bit of magnetic card data read in synchronization with the read clock signal (RCL) for one address. The read data is temporarily stored in the card data buffer regardless of the type of the card.

The next ID card data is a memory area for storing the data of the patient card. The DR card data and CT card data are areas for storing the contents of doctor card data and comment card data, respectively.

Next, time data is provided. This time data is a memory area that stores the data of the clock IC. The data in this memory area corresponds to the clock I
Updated with C37 data.

Next, there are an EX storage pointer, an EX read pointer, and an expanded data buffer. The EX storage pointer is a pointer that designates the storage positions of the 9 dot data that output the character string data to the 9-pin head. E
The X read pointer is a pointer that specifies a read position when outputting a set of dot data to the print head.

Next, there are a PP storage pointer, a PP read pointer, and paper feed data. The PP storage pointer is a pointer that specifies the storage position of the paper feed data for each line feed. The PP read pointer is a pointer that specifies the read position of the paper feed data at the time of line feed. The paper feed data is data indicating the line feed amount created when dot data is created from card data or the like. The line feed amount between lines is 4 dots, and the line feed amount when printing the lower half after printing the upper half of Chinese characters is 1/2 dot.

Next, the print position information is an area for storing the print position information (see FIG. 12) read from the format card. The print order table and print position table are areas for storing the print order and position information rearranged according to the print position information.

FIG. 15 shows the E set according to the present invention.
The contents of the EPROM 34, that is, an EEPROM map is shown. The new chip is data for determining whether data has not been written in the EEPROM. When data has not been written yet, E
The EPROM manufacturer has data indicating that, for example, 5
Since 5H, AAH, etc. are written, if this data is detected, new data is not written yet EEPRO
It can be judged as M. In this embodiment, EE
After writing the data in the PROM, the data 0 is written in the new chip.

The file name 1 is the name of the slip 1, and a name such as a slip (SLIP) 1 that is easily remembered by the user is stored here. In this embodiment, the name is fixed in advance, but the user may give the name.

The top margin 1 is the top margin of the slip 1, and is the length from the leading edge of the slip to the upper end of the first print line.

The thickness 1 is a paper thickness setting value of the slip 1, and can be set in four steps. This sickness 1
The timer value Ts for controlling the energization time of the solenoid of the print head is stored in.

Arrangement 1 indicates the type of character arrangement of slip 1. As the character array type of the slip,
There are two types, the one shown in FIG. 16 and the one shown in FIG. In the case of FIG. 16, there is a print area for the patient name, doctor name, etc. between the slip title and the slip content, and in FIG. 17, the patient name, doctor name, etc. are displayed under the slip content. This is when there is a print area.

As is clear from a comparison between the two, the top margins are different from each other, and in the case of FIG. 16, the normal arrangement is such that printing is performed in order, whereas in the case of the slip of FIG. Printing will be performed in reverse order. That is, it is necessary to arrange all the print data in the reverse order, insert the slip from the lower end into the printer, and print it. In this embodiment, the abbreviations representing the normal array and the inverted array are represented by the former as “W” and the latter as “Sita”.

Returning to FIG. 15 again, in the present embodiment, five sets of each data of the file name, top margin, thickness and arrangement (slip 1 to slip 1
5), it can be registered in the EEPROM 34. Further, the EEPROM 34 stores print position information read from the format card.

Next, a procedure for registering the print position information in the EEPROM 34 will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19.

FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing how to set various modes, and FIG. 19 is a flow chart showing a procedure for registering the format parameter in the EEPROM 34 after entering the setting mode.

In step S71 of FIG. 18, the EEP is executed.
It is determined whether the ROM 34 is a new chip. If this determination is negative, that is, if it is a new chip, the process proceeds to step S72, where the slip parameter default value (design value) stored in the ROM 32 is set to E.
The operation of writing the slips 1 to 5 of the EPROM 34 is performed. Succeedingly, in the step S73, the EEPROM 3
Data "0" indicating that the chip is not the new chip is written in the area of the new chip of No. 4.

When the determination in step S71 is affirmative, or when the processing in step S73 ends, step S71
Proceed to 74. In step S74, the slips 1-5
Value is read from the EEPROM 34 and stored in the RAM.
The operation of writing to 33 is performed. Then in step S75
Then, it is judged whether or not the stop key and the slip key are simultaneously turned on. If this determination is positive, the process proceeds to step S76, and the setting mode process is set.

When step S75 is negative, the routine proceeds to step S77, where it is judged whether or not the stop key and the comment key are simultaneously pressed. When this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S78, and the maintenance data display mode process is set.

Similarly, when the stop key and the doctor key are simultaneously pressed, the test print mode process is set, and when the doctor key and the comment key are simultaneously pressed, the diagnostic mode process is set. . When the two keys are not pressed at the same time, the process proceeds to step S83 to set the normal print mode process. Step S
When the setting mode process of 76 is set, the slip setting menu is displayed as shown in step S761 of FIG.

When the setting mode process is started, the keys on the slip printer, namely, the stop key, the doctor key, the comment key, and the slip key are "menu key", "up cursor key", and "down cursor", respectively. Switch to have the meaning of "key" and "registration key". In order to improve usability, it is advisable to attach a setting mode key sticker that means these things under each of the keys in order to make it easy to understand the change of the meaning of the key.

When the format parameter is set in the EEPROM 34, the menu key is pressed in step S762. By this, step S
Proceeding to 763, the slip setting menu is updated to another setting menu. Other setting menus include, for example, slip setting, LCD density setting, slip setting, ID card format setting, idle screen setting, and the like.

In step S764, it is determined whether or not the print position setting menu is displayed on the screen. If the determination is affirmative, the flow advances to step S766 to turn on the registration key. On the other hand, when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S765, and the menu key is turned on. Then, another setting menu screen is displayed in step S763. FIG. 20 (a) shows an example of the print position setting menu screen.

In step S767, the format card request screen is displayed. An example thereof is shown in FIG. Therefore, the format card is the card reader 3
6 is read, the card data is taken into the card data buffer in step S768.

In step S769, it is determined whether or not the taken-in card data is format card data. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S770 and an error screen is displayed. An example of the display,
It is shown in FIG. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S771
When the menu key is turned on, the process returns to step S767 and the format card request screen is displayed.

If step S769 is positive,
Printing position information, which is the format card data,
The process of storing in the print position information storage area of the EEPROM is performed.

By performing the above operation when the slip printer is installed, the slip printer can be provided with a function of printing in accordance with the print position of the slip adopted by the hospital. In other words, when the slip printer is delivered to a large number of hospitals, the print position information can be obtained by simply using the format card for that hospital without changing the patient card adopted by the recipient hospital. By just setting in this way, it can be used in the hospital.

Next, a method of using the slip printer of this embodiment will be described. When it is used in a hospital or the like, the operator turns on the power supply of the slip printer at the first opening of the morning, and then the card of the doctor who is going to work on the day is read by the card reader 36
Read from. Then, the doctor's card data is
4 is stored in the DR card data storage area of the RAM 33.

Next, the operator reads the comment card prepared in advance from the card reader 36. As a result, the card data of the comment is RA of FIG.
It will be stored in the CT card data storage area of M33.

When the preparation is completed and the slip is issued to the patient, the operator borrows the patient card from the patient and causes the card reader 36 to read it. The read data is stored in the ID card data area. At this time, the previous patient data is erased and the newly read patient data is stored.

At this time, the operator sets the slip parameters according to the type of slip to be used. For example, the voucher parameters are set depending on whether the voucher is a one-page or two-page voucher, or whether the voucher has the character arrangement shown in FIG. 16 or the character arrangement shown in FIG. Of course, when printing the same type of slip, it is not necessary to set the slip parameter each time.

Next, the operator places the slip on the printing table 7 and inserts it into the back. Then, the printing mechanism operates as described above, and as shown in FIG. 16 or 17, the printed slip can be obtained according to the slip parameters selected by the operator.

This slip is, for example, as shown in the figure, the patient's ID number, name, date of birth, sex, and the ID.
Patient card data such as bar code of number, doctor card data such as doctor name in charge, ID number, affiliation, etc., such as "Jikaiha, I'm sorry. Odaijini. Otoiawaseha, TEL ○○-○○○○" It is composed of comment card data, time data, and other data.

The contents of the bottom or top of the slips are data input from a nearby terminal when the doctor examined.

Next, the reading operation of the card reader 36 for reading the above-mentioned card will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. As shown in Figure (a),
Read clock data (RCL) for reading card data
Interrupted by. In step S1, it is determined whether a card has been inserted into the card insertion hole 4. This judgment is made based on whether the card load signal is high or low. If it is high, it is determined that it is inserted, and the process proceeds to step S2. In step S2, it is determined whether or not the read clock signal (RCL) has fallen. When it has fallen, the process proceeds to step S3 and interrupt processing is performed. Interrupt processing is performed as shown in (b) of the figure.
One bit of the card data is written to the address of the card data buffer designated by the CD storage pointer (see FIG. 14) (step S301). Then, the CD storage pointer is incremented for writing the next data (step S302). By the above interrupt processing, the data read by the card reader 36 is temporarily stored in the card data buffer.

Next, the operation before printing using the slip printer of the present invention, that is, the operation of the normal print mode process will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. It should be noted that this operation is executed when the slip printer is powered on and when the card is not inserted and the card is not printed.

In step S11, the time data is read from the clock IC 37 and the time data in the RAM 33 is updated. In step S12, the card reader 3
6, the key 11 and the sensor 27 are processed.

At step S13, when it is detected that the card is removed from the card reader 36 by the low level of the card load signal, the contents of the card data buffer are prevented from being rewritten by inserting a new card. Therefore, the interrupt by the read clock signal is prohibited. In step S14, the read card data is checked. This check is made based on whether the specified data (DEL function character) exists at the beginning and end of the data string and whether the parity is correct.

If it is determined by the above-mentioned check that the card data is correct, the process proceeds to step S16. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not correct, the process proceeds to step S15,
The liquid crystal display device 1 so that the card can be inserted again.
An error is displayed on 2. Then, it progresses to step S21.

In step S16, an operation for checking predetermined card type discrimination data is performed. This determination is performed based on the card determination information registered in advance on each card. If it is determined in step S29 that this card is not a customer card, the process proceeds to step S17 in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined that the card is a customer card, the process proceeds to step S20.

At step S17, the value of the card data buffer is converted into character string data of alphabets, numbers, kana (ANK) or kanji and stored in the card data area. For example, doctor card data is stored in the DR card data storage area in FIG.
In step S18, the storage pointer is incremented for writing the next data, and in step S19 the read pointer is set to a value one less than the storage pointer. In step S20, the above card data is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12.

Since the data transfer from the card data buffer to the card data storage area corresponding to the card has been completed as described above, the operation proceeds to step S21 to initialize the CD storage pointer. Then, the process proceeds to step S22, the interrupt by the read clock RCL is permitted, and the process returns to step S11.

Next, in step S12, when it is determined that the doctor key is turned on, the process proceeds to step S23, and the DR read pointer is incremented. Next, in step S24, the DR card data is read from the DR card data storage area and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12.

In step S33, it is determined whether the second paper detection sensor 28 is turned on. While the sensor 28 is off, the operation of step S32 is continued, and when step S33 becomes affirmative, step S3 is performed.
Go to 4. In step S34, after the sensor 28 is turned on, the paper feed is continued for a distance corresponding to the top margin of the slip.

In step S35, the head moving motor 44 for moving the head 25 in the X direction (see FIG. 3) is started. In step S36, it is determined whether or not the home position sensor 46 is turned on. When the home position sensor 46 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S37, and the dot pulse (DP) counter is initialized to 0. The initialization of the print head position is achieved by the processes of steps S36 and S37.

In step S38, the DP signal interrupt is permitted. In step S39, the process returns to step S39 to continue the printing operation. When the determination in step S46 is affirmative and a line feed has occurred, the process advances to step S47 to determine whether or not the stop key has been pressed only for the paper feed data pointed by the PP read pointer (see FIG. 14). If this judgment is negative, step S4
In step 1, it is determined whether or not printing is completed. When this determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S46, and it is determined whether or not a line feed. If it is not a line break, step S
Returning to 39, the printing operation is continued.

When the determination in step S46 is affirmative and a line feed has occurred, the paper feed motor is driven in step S47. In step S48, the PP read pointer is incremented for the next line feed, and then step S
At 49, the line feed flag is reset. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S39 that the stop key is turned on, the process proceeds to step S40, the line feed flag is reset, and the process proceeds to step S42. In step S42, the interruption of the DP signal is prohibited, and in step S43, the operation of the head moving motor is stopped. In step S44,
The PP and EX read pointers are initialized, the process proceeds to step S45, the paper feed motor 42 is rotated in the reverse direction,
The operation of returning the slip to the front is executed. By the above operation, printing is performed on the slip inserted from the printing table 7.

Next, the interrupt operation of the DP signal will be described with reference to FIG. In step S51, the DP counter is incremented. In step S52, D
A determination is made as to whether or not the P counter value ≦ 400 is established. When the determination in step S52 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S57, and it is determined whether or not the EX read pointer and the EX storage pointer are equal. If this determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S59, and the 9 dot data pointed by the EX read pointer is taken out,
The operation of the solenoid 49 is controlled by the dot data. In step S60, the EX read pointer is incremented for printing by the next DP interrupt. When step S57 is positive, step S5
In step 8, the print end flag is set.

On the other hand, when step S52 is negative, the routine proceeds to step S53, where DP counter value ≦ 578.
Is determined, and if the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S54 and the DP counter value = 40.
It is judged whether or not it is 1. When this judgment is positive,
In step S56, the operation of setting the line feed flag is executed. When the result in step S53 is negative, the process proceeds to step S55, and the DP counter value is forcibly set to 1.

By this operation, the card data is printed on one line of the slip paper. In this example, D
Until the P counter value reaches 400, the print head 25 prints, but between 401 and 578, no printing is performed, and only the paper is fed in the Y direction. Then, at 578, the DP counter value is reset to 1 and the next printing is performed.

Next, the configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. In the figure, 61 is a format card. As the format card 61, one that stores print position information corresponding to the format parameter of the customer card used by the hospital in which the slip printer is to be installed is used. To be done. The format card 61 is read by a card reader 62,
The printing position information reading means 63 reads the printing position information. The print position information is stored in the print position information storage means 6
4 is stored. The EEPROM can be used as the print position information storage means 64.

Next, when the card 65 is read by the card reader 62, the card discriminating means 66 discriminates the type of the card. When it is a customer card, it is stored in the customer card content storage unit 69.

On the other hand, when the card is not a customer card, it is stored in the person-in-charge card content storage means 70 or the comment card content storage means 71 according to the type of the card.

After that, when a slip is inserted into the printing mechanism and printing is started by the printing start means 68, the customer card content storage means 69, the person in charge card content storage means 70, and the comment card content storage means 71. Data is read from the time data storage means 72 and printed by the print control means 73.

As described above, according to the present invention, even if there are plural kinds of slips, the plural kinds of slips can be dealt with by reading the print position information corresponding to the slips into the slip printer. .

In FIG. 1, a dotted line shows a line for reading the print position information into the storage means 64, a solid line shows a line for reading the data of each card into the storage means 69 to 71 prior to printing, and a thick line shows. The line when printing the data on the slip is shown.

In this embodiment, the print position is set by storing the print position information in the format card 61 and reading it by the card reader 62. However, the print position is arbitrarily set by the key operation in the setting mode program of the slip printer. You may make settings.

Although the patient card used in the hospital has been described in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be used in various facilities such as schools such as a swimming school and a driving school.

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As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the format card is read into the slip printer and is printed on the slip based on the read print position information. Therefore, different slips are used. It is possible to print on different slips without having to create and deliver a slip printer storing different software to hospitals and the like.

Therefore, it is not necessary to produce a plurality of types of slip printers corresponding to each hospital or each patient card, and as a result, the development cost of the slip printer is reduced and the cost is reduced. can do.

Further, since all the software of the slip printer can be made common, there is an effect that the maintenance of the slip printer can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the slip printer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a printing mechanism of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a slip printer of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example of patient card information.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an example of doctor card information.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an example of comment card information.

FIG. 8 is a 7-unit code diagram of data used for a customer card.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing storage locations and capacities of standard patient card information.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing usable characters of patient card information and an example thereof.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a print area of patient card information.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing storage contents and storage positions of a format card.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a ROM map.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a RAM map.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of an example of an EEPROM map.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a slip obtained by this embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing another example of a slip obtained by this embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an operation of selecting a setting mode process.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an operation of setting mode processing.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed during setting mode processing.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a reading operation of the card reader.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of normal print processing mode processing.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of print control processing.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 24.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of interrupt processing by a DP signal.

[Explanation of symbols]

61 ... Format card, 62 ... Card reader, 63
... print position information reading means, 64 ... print position information storage means, 65 ... card, 66 ... card discriminating means, 69 ... customer card content storage means

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A voucher printer for printing print items input by a card reader or the like on a voucher or the like, wherein the printing position information input to a format card is read, and the format read by the reading unit. It comprises a non-volatile storage means for storing print position information of the card, and means for rearranging each print item based on the print position information stored by the storage means, and rearranged by the rearrangement means. A free-layout voucher printer, which prints based on printed printing position information.