JPH0844720A - Address printing method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The destination address and the destination name will not be out of balance, and the address will be printed in a good appearance and beautifully printed by hand. [Structure] Address data file 9 for storing address data composed of destination address data and destination name data, and print area information file for storing size and position information of print areas of destination addresses and destination names of a plurality of types of envelopes 10, a central processing unit 1 for determining the number of character codes and line feed codes of each piece of address data, and a font file 11 for storing a character font pattern composed of a writing typeface, and the characters determined by the central processing unit 1. Determine the character size in each data based on the number of codes and line feed codes and the information of the size of the print area corresponding to each data, and generate the font pattern of the character size determined for each data, envelope or other paper. The character font pattern including the writing brush typeface generated in the print area of each data is printed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an address printing method for automatically printing a destination address and a destination name (person's name, company name, department, etc.) on a postcard, envelope or other sheet according to address data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an address printing device used for issuing a direct mail or the like uses a destination address and a destination name with a certain character size and an address sticker according to the address data read from an auxiliary storage device or the like. It is configured to print.

[0003]

However, according to such a conventional configuration, the printing range of the destination address and the destination name greatly varies depending on the number of characters and the number of lines, respectively, and the number of characters and the number of lines of the destination address or the destination name are changed. In the case of extremely large numbers or small numbers, there is a problem that the printed destination address and the destination name are significantly unbalanced and the appearance of the address is bad.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an address printing method capable of printing an address on an envelope or another sheet with good appearance.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a first storage means for storing address data composed of destination address data and destination name data, and destination addresses of a plurality of types of envelopes. And storage means for storing information on the size and position of each print area of the destination name, control means for determining the number of character codes and the number of line feed codes of each data of the address data, and a character font composed of a writing brush A third storage means for storing the pattern, and determines the character size of each data based on the number of character codes and the number of line feed codes obtained by the control means and the information of the size of the print area corresponding to each data. , A writing font generated in the print area of each data of the envelope or other paper by generating a font pattern of the character size decided for each data. Composed character font pattern is obtained so as to print a.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the character size of the destination address and the destination name is adjusted according to the number of characters and the number of lines, and the destination address and the destination are laid out and printed according to the respective print areas. It is possible to print an address with good appearance without losing the balance of names. In addition, since the printing is performed using a character font pattern made of a calligraphy typeface, beautiful address printing such as handwriting becomes possible.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an address printing apparatus in an address printing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a central processing, 2 is a main memory for storing programs and data, and 3 is an image memory as the sixth means.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a printer capable of printing an image, which corresponds to the seventh means. A printer control device 5 controls this printer.

Reference numeral 6 is a hard disk device, and 7 is a disk control device for controlling the hard disk device. Although not shown, the hard disk device 6 stores programs such as an operating system and address printing processing. The operating system is loaded into the main memory 2 when the address printing apparatus is powered on.

The hard disk device 6 is also used as the first means and the second means, and includes a destination data file 9 which is a set of a plurality of destination data 8 and a destination address and destination on a postcard or various envelopes. A print area information file 10, which is a set of information on the size and position of the print area of the name, is stored.

The hard disk device 6 also stores a font file 11 which is a set of character font patterns of a fixed size. In this embodiment, the font file 11 includes a character font pattern of a writing brush typeface.

Reference numeral 12 is a disc play device to which a keyboard is attached, and 13 is a display control device for controlling the disc play device. Reference numeral 14 is a bus through which data and control information are exchanged between the respective units. The third means, the fourth means, the fifth means, and the sixth means are controlled by the address printing processing program and the hardware resources such as the central processing unit 1 and the phantom file 1 are controlled.
It is realized using 1.

FIG. 3 shows the data structure of the address data 8.
As shown in the figure, the address data 8 is divided into a block 15 of the address and address data and a block 16 of the destination name data, the block delimiter code 17 is inserted at the end of the block 15, and the code 1 is delimited at the end of the block 16.
8 is added.

Each block is composed of a character code and a line feed code indicating a line feed of a character line. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the print area on the postcard. Here, it is assumed that the address is written vertically, and 19 is a destination address printing area and 20 is a destination name printing area. In the print area information file 10, the width x and the length y are registered as the size information of each print area, and the coordinates of the upper right corner are registered as the position information of each print area. Similar printing area information is registered for envelopes of one or more sizes.

The address data file 9 and the print area information file 10 can be created through the keyboard of the display device 12.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of the address printing operation in this embodiment. The address printing operation will be described below with reference to this schematic flowchart.

When the power of this address printing device is turned on,
A menu screen is displayed on the display device 12 under the control of the operating system.

When the operator selects the address printing from the application displayed on the menu screen, inputs the application number from the keyboard, and then inputs the execution instruction, the address printing processing program causes the hard disk device 6 to operate under the control of the operating system. Is loaded into the main memory 2 and activated, and the input guidance is displayed on the display device 12. The operation flow from here is shown in FIG.

In step 1, when the operator inputs designation information of a postcard or an envelope of a certain size from the keyboard by the operator, in step 2, the print area information of the postcard or envelope designated according to the designation information is printed in the print area information file 10. To a specific storage area of the main memory 2.

In the next step 3, one address data 8 is read from the head of the address data file 9 and written in a specific storage area of the main memory 2. The delimiter of the destination data 8 is identified by the data end code 18.

In step 4, 1 of the address data
The number of character codes N and the number of line feed codes K of one block are counted. This processing corresponds to the function of the third means. Block delimiter code 1
7 or data delimiter code 18.
Further, the specific address in the main memory 2 is the destination address block 1
Flag FL for identifying 5 and the destination name data block 16
It is used as G, and it is reset at the process start stage.

Next step 5 is a processing step corresponding to the fourth means, based on the size information (x, y) of the print area read in the main memory 2, the character code number N and the line feed code number K. The character size Z (width) of the block is determined by the calculation of the following equation.

[0023]

[Equation 1]

When the flag FLG is in the reset state, since the block is a destination address data block, the print area sizes x and y of the destination address are used in the calculation, and when the flag FLG is in the set state, the destination name is set. The sizes x and y of the print area of are used in the calculation.

The following steps 6 to 15 are processing parts corresponding to the fifth means. First, in step 6, a code is read from the head of the block, and in step 7, it is checked whether the code is a character code (a code of letters, numbers, or other symbols used for addressing).

If it is a character code, a font pattern (a writing brush typeface is selected in this embodiment) corresponding to the character code is extracted from the font file 11 in step 8. In the next step 9, scaling processing of the font pattern is performed on the main memory 2 to generate a font pattern having a width of Z. The height of the letters is
It is scaled at the same magnification as the width.

In step 10, the font pattern after the scaling processing is developed in order in the print area of the image memory 3 starting from the print start position. Next, returning to step 6, the same processing is started for the next code.

On the other hand, if the code is determined to be a code other than the character code in step 7, it is checked in step 11 whether it is a line feed code. In the case of a line feed code, in step 12, the expansion position of the font pattern on the image memory 3 is controlled to the beginning of the next line. After this line feed processing, the process returns to step 6.

When it is determined in step 11 that the code is not the line feed code, it is checked in step 13 whether the code is a block delimiter code. If it is determined to be a block delimiter code, the block (destination address data block)
With regard to the above, it means that the processing up to this point has been completed. In this case, the flag FLG is turned on in step 14, the process returns to step 4, and the same processing for the next block (destination name data block) starts.

When it is determined in step 13 that the address is not the block delimiter code, the flag FLG is reset in step 15 because the data delimiter code indicates the end of the address data, and in step 16, the image memory 3 is stored. The expanded address printing image information is transferred to the printer 4 and printed on a postcard or envelope (or other paper). This step 16 is a processing step corresponding to the seventh means.

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present embodiment, the character size is adjusted in inverse proportion to the number of characters and the number of lines of the destination address and the destination name, and printing is performed in the predetermined print area. It is possible to print an address with a well-balanced appearance of the destination address and the destination name. Moreover, in this embodiment, since it is printed with a writing brush typeface, beautiful address printing such as handwriting is possible.

As described above, when the printing output of one address data is completed, the end determination of the address data file 9 (which can be determined from the file end code) is performed in step 17. If not completed, the process returns to step 3 and the same processing is performed for the next address data.
If so, the operation ends and control is returned to the operating system.

In this embodiment, a part of the address printing device is realized by program control, but it may be realized by hardware or firmware.

In this embodiment, the sender's address and name (including company name and department) are not printed. However, these data and print area information should be prepared for similar printing. You can

The structure of the address data and the type of information of the print area are not limited to those of this embodiment, and may be modified appropriately. Further, the address data may not be prepared as a file in advance, but may be input from a keyboard or the like every time the address is printed.

[0036]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the method of the present invention, the character size is set to the number of characters so that the destination address and the destination name are appropriately distributed and printed in the preset printing area. Since the address is automatically adjusted according to the number of lines and the number of lines, it is possible to print an address in which the address and the address are well-balanced and have a good appearance. In addition, since the printing is performed using the character font pattern made of a calligraphy typeface, beautiful address printing such as handwriting can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for responding to a claim of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an address printing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 3] Data structure diagram of address data

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a print area and its information.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of an address printing operation in the address printing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Central Processing Unit 2 Main Memory 3 Image Memory 4 Printer 6 Hard Disk Device 8 Address Data 9 Destination Data File 10 Printing Area Information File 11 Font File 15 Destination Address Data Block 16 Destination Name Data Block 17 Block Separation Code 18 Data Separation Code 19 Destination Address printing area 20 Destination name printing area

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. First storage means for storing address data composed of destination address data and destination name data, and information on size and position of respective print areas of destination addresses and destination names of a plurality of types of envelopes. The second storage means, the control means for obtaining the number of character codes and the number of line feed codes of each piece of the address data, and the third storage means for storing a character font pattern composed of a writing brush. Determine the character size in each data based on the number of character codes and the number of line feed codes obtained by and the size information of the print area corresponding to each data, and generate a font pattern of the character size determined for each data, It is designed to print a character font pattern consisting of a writing brush typeface generated in the print area of each data of envelope or other paper. Characteristic address printing method.