JPH08156363A - Format sheet printer and printing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily print a description item in a fill-in column by reading the column of a format sheet by a printer, then storing fill-in column data, text data, graphic data, etc., by an editing processor, and then displaying and printing. CONSTITUTION: Predetermined matter is printed by a printer 5 having an editing processor 1, a character input unit 2, a monitor 3, and a printer 4 on a format sheet 13 printed with a predetermined fill-in column 14. In this case, the printer 4 reads the column 14 by image reading means 6. On the other hand, the processor 1 stores the read image data of the column 14 in fill-in column data storage means 7. Text data storage means 8 stores the character data from the unit 2 as text data. Further, graphic data storage means 9 synthesizes the data of the means 7, 8 and stores it. The synthesized data is displayed by display means 11, and the data are printed by print output processing means 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a format paper printing apparatus and a printing method, and more particularly to an edit processing device, a character input device, a monitor and a printer on a format paper in which description fields for writing predetermined items are printed in advance. The present invention relates to a format paper printing device and a format paper printing method for printing a predetermined item in the description field.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, there is a format paper in which a predetermined description field is printed in advance on a paper and a predetermined description content is written in the description field,
On such a format sheet, the prescribed content is usually written by hand.

Here, when a large number of such format sheets are to be described, there is a demand to print a predetermined content in the description field of the format sheet by a printer using a printing device such as a word processor or a personal computer. .

Therefore, in order to create a document in which the prescribed items are entered in the entry field of such a format sheet by the printing device, the printing device is required to re-enter the entry field of the format to create the document, and the prescribed item is also specified. Enter the items to be entered, or predict the printing position in the entry field, enter only the specified items from the printing device, feed another sheet as a test, and print to check the printing position. Then, the registration is performed by trial and error, and when the registration of the printing is completed, the format paper to be finally printed is fed to perform the printing.

[0005]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, after the pattern of the description field of the format sheet is input again or the printing is repeated by trial and error for the alignment of the characters, the true printing is performed. Since printing is performed on the format sheet, there is a problem that it takes time to print on the format sheet.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a format paper printing apparatus and a printing method capable of easily printing the items to be written in a predetermined field on the format paper.

[0007]

In the present invention, the first means for solving the above problems relates to a format paper printer as shown in FIG. 1 (1), in which predetermined items are entered. A format sheet 14 in which a description field 13 to be printed is printed in advance on a format sheet 14 in which a predetermined item is printed in the description section by a printing device 5 including an edit processing device 1, a character input device 2, a monitor 3 and a printer 4. An apparatus, which is an apparatus, is provided with an image reading unit 6 for reading a description field printed on a format sheet installed in the printer 4, and the edit processing apparatus 1 is provided with a description of the format sheet read by the image reading unit. Description field data storage means 7 for storing the description field image data of the field, and the character data input from the character input device after being adjusted in position to be described in the description field. Text data storage means 8 for storing as text data, character data storage means 9 for storing character data to be displayed based on the text data as character image data, and description column data of the description column data storage means 7. And a graphic data storage means 10 for synthesizing and storing the character image data of the character data storage means, and the graphic data storage means 10
Display control means 11 for displaying the combined field data and character image data stored in the monitor on the monitor, and the printer for the character data only, the described field data only, or the combined data of the character data and the described field data, And a print output processing unit 12 for selecting and printing any one of the above.

A second means of the present invention relates to a method for printing a format sheet, as shown in FIG. 1 (2), a character input device is provided on a format sheet in which a description field in which predetermined items are to be entered is printed in advance. In a method of printing a predetermined item in the entry column with a printing device including a character editing unit, a monitor, and a printer, image reading is performed by reading the content of the entry column printed on the format sheet installed in the printer in the printer. Means for loading the description field written on the format sheet by the image reading means and storing the description field data in the entry field data storage means; and monitoring based on the entry field data in the entry field data storage means. Step S2 of displaying the description column, and based on the display of the description column, the necessary items are displayed at predetermined positions on the monitor by the character input device and the character editing means. Format paper printing including step S3 of storing the character data in the character data storage means as described above, step S4 of reading the format paper and setting it at the initial position, and step S5 of printing only the character data input to the format paper. Is the way.

[0009]

According to the present invention, in order to print a predetermined item in the description field of the format sheet, the format sheet 13 is first placed in the printer 4, and the image reading means 6 provided in the printer 4 describes the format sheet 13. The column 14 is read, and this column image data is stored in the column data storage means 7 (S1). Then, the description column image data is stored in the graphic data storage means 10, and the display control means 11 displays it on the monitor 3 (S2).

On the other hand, the operator has to enter a predetermined item in the entry field displayed on the monitor 3 to input the character input device 2
Enter the required items from. A character input from the character input device 2 is once stored as text data in the text data storage means 8, converted into image data and stored in the character data storage means 9, and further stored in the graphic data storage means 10. It is combined with the description column image data and displayed by the display control means 11 together with the description column image data on the monitor 3.

The operator selects the type and position of the character for displaying a predetermined item from the character input device 2 based on the image on the monitor, and inputs the predetermined item (S3). The contents are stored in the text data storage means 8, the character data storage means 9 and the graphic data storage means 10 and displayed on the monitor 3.

When the input of the predetermined items is completed, the format sheet is set at the reading initial position in the printer device 4 (S4), and the print output processing means 12 is based on the character data stored in the entry field data storage means 9. Then, only the characters are printed on the format sheet at a predetermined position in the description field (S5). Therefore, it is possible to easily print the necessary items at a predetermined position in the description field of the format sheet.

Next, when a new matter is printed on the same format paper, the description field is displayed on the monitor 3 based on the entry field data already input, and the character input device 2 is displayed based on this display. It is possible to input predetermined items from. Further, if the description field data input to the description field data storage unit 7 and the character data are printed together, the description field and the predetermined item are printed on a normal printing paper on which the description field is not printed. You can create a document, or you can print only the entry fields.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a format paper printing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 2 to 10
Shows an embodiment of the format paper printing apparatus according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the basic configuration of the format paper printing apparatus is, as shown in FIG. 2, a central processing unit (CPU) 21, a RAM 24, a ROM 25, a keyboard 2 which is a character input device, and a monitor 3. And a printer 4, a floppy disk device 22, and a magnetic disk device 23. Further, the edit processing device has an input / output control device not shown in FIG.

In the present embodiment, the central processing unit 1 is
The edit processing device 1 is configured by operating based on a program stored in the ROM 24, the floppy disk device 22, the magnetic disk device 23, and the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, the printer 4 is
As shown in FIG. 7, the inkjet head 41 is provided, and the image reading means 6 reads the shade of the description field drawn on the surface of the paper in a straight line in the lateral direction of the paper at a predetermined linear density C.
Equipped with a CD line sensor 42. And paper 1
While the ink jet head 41 is moved in the paper width direction by the belt 44 while the 3 is wound around the platen 43 and moved, the paper is wound around the platen 43 and moved to bring the CCD line sensor 42 into close contact with the paper. The entry field 14 printed on the format sheet is read. Incidentally, in the figure, since the entry column is described on the back side of the sheet, it is shown by a virtual line.

In the present embodiment, the central processing unit 1 is, as shown in FIG. 3, a display control unit 11 which is a display control unit, a keyboard input processing unit 31, a line sensor force processing unit 32, and a print output processing unit. Print output processing unit 1
2, data combination processing unit 33, data transfer processing unit 34, text data / bitmap data conversion processing unit 35, entry field scroll processing unit 36, and character edit processing unit 37.
Operates as having a functional configuration.

Further, the RAM 24 is allocated with a work RAMA7 as a description column data storage means, a text RAM8 as a text data storage means, a work RAMB9 as a character data storage means, and a graphic RAM10 as a graphic data storage means. There is.

The processing contents of each part of the editing processing apparatus will be described below. The display control unit 11 is a graphic RAM.
Control for displaying the data stored in 10 on the monitor 3 is performed.

The keyboard input processing unit 31 performs input processing of character data input from the keyboard 2.

The line sensor input processing section 32 performs processing for converting an input signal from the CCD line sensor provided in the printer 4 into a digital signal and sends the signal to the work RAM 7 via a data transfer processing section 34 described later. .

The print output processing unit 12 has a work RAM A7.
Both the description column data stored in and the character data stored in the work RAM B9 are combined, or one of them is selected and the printer 4 is made to print.

The data composition processing section 33 is a work RAMA.
Both the description column data stored in 7 and the character data stored in the work RAM B9 are combined and stored in the graphic RAM 10.

The data transfer processing unit 34 transfers the data from the keyboard input processing unit 31 and the line sensor input processing unit 32 to the work RAM A7 and the work RAM B9, and the text data / bitmap data conversion processing unit for the text data in the text RAM 8. 35, transfer of the character bitmap data from the text data / bitmap data conversion processing unit 35 to the work RAM B9, and the like.

The text data / bitmap data conversion processing unit 35 converts text data of a character input from the keyboard via the keyboard input processing unit into character bitmap data. This bitmap data is transferred to the work RAM B9 via the transfer processing section.

The entry column scroll processing unit 36 is input via the line sensor input processing unit 32, and the work RAMA is input.
The description column data stored in 7 is set in units of 1 dot,
The processing is moved to change the position of the entry column.

The character editing processing section 37 performs character editing such as Kanji conversion and position change of character data from the keyboard 2.

The floppy disk device 22 is a work R
The description field data and character text data stored in the AMA7 and the text RAMB8 are stored in the floppy disk device 22.
The data is stored in the floppy disk stored in, and the data stored in the floppy disk is read out.

The magnetic disk device 23 stores a predetermined program, description field data and character text data stored in the work RAM A and the text RAM B8 in the floppy disk stored in the floppy disk device 22, and also in the floppy disk. Processing for reading the above data is performed.

Next, the operation of the format paper printer according to this embodiment will be described. 4 to 6 are flowcharts showing the operation of the format sheet printing apparatus according to this embodiment, and FIGS. 8 to 10 are external views of the operating state of the apparatus.

The operation of printing the necessary items in the prescribed fields on the format sheet will be described below. First, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, the format sheet 13 on which the description field 14 is printed is set in the printer 4, and the format field 13 is read by the CCD line sensor 42 while the format sheet 13 is being sent by the platen 43 (SA1). The read description field data thus read is stored in the work RAM A7 via the line sensor input processing section 32 (SA2). In this example, as shown in FIG. 8, the format sheet has a company name entry field 14a and quantity entry fields 14b and 14c.

Next, the data transfer processing unit 34 determines the work R
The entry column data of the AMA 7 is copied to the graphic RAM 10, and the entry column data stored in the graphic RAM 10 is displayed by the display control unit 11 as shown in FIG.
It is displayed on the monitor 3 (SA3). At this time, the company name entry field 15 is displayed on the monitor 3 as the read description field 15.
a, and the quantity entry fields 15b and 15c are displayed.

The operator looks at the entry fields displayed on the monitor 3 and moves (scrolls) the entry fields up, down, left and right as necessary (SA4, SA5). This movement is performed by the command from the keyboard.
The data transfer processing unit 34 copies the data stored in the work RAM A7 to the graphic RAM 10 immediately after the scroll processing of the entry column is executed, and the display control unit is moved. The described column data is displayed on the monitor 3.

Then, when a necessary character is input from the keyboard (SA6), the character data of the input text data is transferred to the text RAM 8 by the data transfer processing unit.
Is stored in the text data / bitmap data conversion processing unit 35 and converted into bitmap data (SA7) and is combined with the description column data of the work RAMA7 by the data combination processing unit 33 and written into the graphic RAM 10 (SA8). ), And is displayed on the monitor by the display control unit 11 (SA9).

Then, the characters are stored in the work RAM B9, and the display of this monitor is edited as needed for the characters (SA1).
0). Editing is inputting, changing, moving, deleting, etc. of characters,
It is processed by the character edit processing unit 37 (SA11). After the processing, as displayed on the monitor of FIG. 10 on the monitor 3, “ABC” is displayed in the company entry field 15a, “3” is entered in the quantity entry field 15b, and “12” and “12” are entered in the same field 15c. 1
"5" and "27" are entered.

Then, when the input of the characters of the predetermined item is completed (SA12), it is selected whether or not the printing process is performed.
When printing is performed, as shown in FIG. 5, it is selected whether to print both the description column and the character, only the description column, or only the character (SB1).

In the case of this example, since only characters are printed on the format sheet 13 on which the description field 14 is printed, the print processing section 12 reads the contents of the work RAM B9 (SB
4). Then, the format paper is set at the initial position for reading (SB6), and only characters are printed on the format paper. Here, when setting the initial position, the format sheet may be automatically returned or may be newly set at the initial position. When setting a new sheet, it is advisable to provide an installation mark at the initial position of the sheet installation in advance.

At this time, since the printing position of the character is input based on the position of the actual description field of the format sheet, as shown in FIG. 10, the monitor is displayed at a predetermined position of the description field 14 of the format sheet 13. It is printed correctly in the state confirmed in 3.

Here, when using a blank sheet of paper in which the description field is not printed, the print output processing unit 1
In item 2, the entry field data and the character data stored in the work RAM A7 and the work RAM 9 are combined (SB2), and printing is performed on a sheet (blank sheet) set at the print position (SB).
5, SB7).

If desired, only the description field stored in the work RAM A7 can be printed.

Then, when the data is stored in the floppy disk device 22 or the magnetic disk device 23, as shown in FIG. 6, the description column data stored in the work RAM A7 and the input character stored in the text RAM 8 are input. Floppy disk 2 for text data
Floppy disk or hard disk device 2 in 2
3 (SC1, SC2). If further necessary, printing is performed and the process ends (SC3).

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily print the necessary items at the predetermined positions in the description field of the format sheet. Further, when printing new items on the same format paper, the entry fields can be displayed on the monitor 3 based on the entry field data already entered, and the specified items can be entered based on this display. , Easy.

If the entry field data input to the entry field data storage unit 7 and the character data are printed together, the entry fields and the predetermined items are printed on a normal printing paper on which the entry fields are not printed. It is possible to create a document in which is printed, or it is possible to print only the entry field.

In the above embodiment, an ink jet type printer is used as the printer, but the printer may be of any other type, thermal transfer type, dot impact type, or electrophotographic type. can do.
Further, although the CCD line sensor is used as the image reading device in the above embodiment, if the printer has a head that moves in the scanning direction, the reading head may be provided in the head to read the description column. .

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention, the printer is equipped with the image reading means for reading the contents of the description field printed on the format sheet installed in the printer, and the description field described in the format sheet is installed. Is read by the image reading unit, the entry column data is stored in the entry column data storage unit, the entry column is displayed on the monitor based on the entry column data of the entry column data storage unit, and based on the display of the entry column The character data is stored in the character data storage means so that the necessary items can be displayed at a predetermined position on the monitor by the character input device and the character editing means. Since only the entered character data is printed, it is possible to easily print the necessary items at the prescribed positions in the entry fields on the format sheet. When printing new items on the same format paper, you can display the entry fields on the monitor based on the entry field data that have already been entered, and enter the specified items based on this display. By printing both the description field data entered in the description field data storage means and the character data, a document in which the description field and predetermined items are printed on a normal printing paper on which the description field is not printed is created. Also, it is possible to print only the description field, and it is possible to improve the efficiency of the input processing of the necessary items on the format sheet.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of a format paper printing apparatus and a printing method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an embodiment of a format sheet printing device according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram for dampening the functional configuration of the format sheet printing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the format sheet printing apparatus shown in FIG.

5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the format sheet printing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of the format sheet printing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing the structure of a printer of the format paper printing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing an operating state of the format sheet printing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing an operating state of the format sheet printing apparatus shown in FIG.

10 is a conceptual diagram showing an operating state of the format sheet printing device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 edit processing device 2 character input device 3 monitor 4 printer 5 printing device 6 image reading means 7 entry column data storage means 8 text data storage means 9 character data storage means 10 graphic data storage means 11 display control means 12 print output processing means 13 Format sheet 14 entry field

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A description field (14) in which predetermined items should be entered.
Is printed on a pre-printed format sheet (13) with a printing device (5) including an editing processing device (1), a character input device (2), a monitor (3) and a printer (4), and a predetermined number is entered in the corresponding column. A format paper printing device for printing matters, the description column (14) printed on the format paper (13) installed in the printer (4).
An image reading means (6) for reading the description column data storage means (7) for storing the description column image data of the description column of the format sheet read by the image reading means (6) in the editing processing device (1). And a text data storage means (8) for storing the character data, which has been position-adjusted and input from the character input device (2) so as to be described in the above description field, as text data, and should be displayed based on this text data. A character data storage means (9) for storing character data as character image data, and a graphic data storage for synthesizing and storing the description field data of the description field data storage means (7) and the character image data of the character data storage means. Means (10), and the combined data of the description column data and the character image data stored in the graphic data storage means (10). And display control means for displaying Nita (11), to the printer, only the character data, wherein column data only,
Or, composite data of character data and description field data,
Output processing means (12) for selecting and printing any one of
A format paper printing device equipped with. 2. A printing device comprising a character input device, a character editing means, a monitor, and a printer prints predetermined items on a format sheet in which the required fields for entering predetermined items are printed in advance. In this method, the printer is equipped with image reading means for reading the contents of the description fields printed on the format paper installed in the printer, the description fields described on the format paper are read by the image reading means, and the description field data is read. Is stored in the description column data storage means (S1), the step of displaying the description column on the monitor based on the description column data of the description column data storage means (S2), and the character based on the display of the description column. A step of storing character data in the character data storage means so that necessary items can be displayed at predetermined positions on the monitor by the input device and the character editing means (S). ), A step (S4) for setting the format sheet to read the initial position, the format sheet printing method comprising the step (S5) that prints only the character data entered in the format sheet.