JPH0916564A - Method and apparatus for information processing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide information processing method and device capable of recording relative information indiating relation with sender information in each destination information in an address book and properly printing out an address and a sender without executing setting operation for the sender. CONSTITUTION: An address and a sender are printed out based upon destination information 200 and sender information previously registered as address book information. The address book information stores the destination information 200 such as names and addresses and stores also attribute information 201 specifying the output format of sender data in each destination. The information 201 regulates the description order of joint sender names. When a destination to be outputted is specified, the specified destination information is printed out as an address and joint senders are written in the description order indicated by attribute information annexed to the destination information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing method and apparatus capable of printing and outputting an address to a postcard or the like by using address book information and sender information stored in advance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a device capable of printing out on a postcard based on address book information registered in advance. In this type of device, only the address is printed using the information on the address book pointed to by the user, and when the destination information and the sender information are selected, these information are simultaneously displayed on the postcard surface. There is something to print out.

Further, in a printer having a function of independently setting and storing sender information for postcard printing, the selected destination information and the sender information already stored are used to
There is known a device capable of continuous printing with the selection information and the sender information when a plurality of pieces of destination information are selected to be output on the surface of the postcard at one time, and the destination information is selected.

Further, in a device capable of storing a plurality of data as sender information, the information is used by using a means for clearly indicating which of the sender information is stored by the current user. There are also things to print.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned conventional technique, the one having the function of independently setting and storing the sender information is effective in fixing and continuing the sender information. However, in the case where the device is shared and used by a plurality of people, the fixed sender information has to be changed every time the person who uses the device changes.
If the change is neglected, there is a problem that desired printing cannot be performed.

Further, in an apparatus capable of storing a plurality of pieces of data as sender information, it is necessary to indicate who he / she is (the person who is about to use) before printing. In addition, in the case of continuous printing, after the user is designated, the person who prints must be selected from the address book.

Further, it is impossible to print such that only a specific person among the persons registered in the sender information is left and other data is not temporarily output. Therefore, for example, when the sender is a joint name, the sender information of the joint name and the sender information of the non-joint name must be individually registered. That is, it is necessary to individually have common information such as an address.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and makes it possible to register the related information indicating the association with the sender information in each address information in the address book, without performing the setting operation regarding the sender. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing method and apparatus capable of appropriately printing an address and sender.

Further, even in the case where information selected from data registered in an address book is continuously printed, an information processing method and apparatus capable of effectively using information of a plurality of sender names and the like. The other purpose is to provide.

[0010]

The information processing apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object has the following configuration.
That is, an information processing device that outputs based on pre-registered destination data and sender data, stores the destination data, and specifies the output form of the sender data for each of the destination data. Storage means for storing the attribute information, designating means for designating the destination data to be output, output for printing the destination data designated by the designating means, and attribute information attached to the destination data. And an output unit for outputting the sender information to print the sender information in an instructed output form.

Further, preferably, the attribute information defines the order of sender names to be described by joint names in the sender information. This is because when the sender's name is written in a joint name, it is possible to print the address / sender so that it is possible to know who is the main person and who is the subordinate.

[0012] Preferably, the attribute information specifies a sender name to be prioritized among sender names to be described by a joint name in the sender information. Since it is usually sufficient to know the name of the main sender, the purpose is achieved by designating the sender to be given priority. Further, if one sender is designated as a priority, the size of the area required by the attribute information for each address information can be unified, and data management becomes easy.

Preferably, the output means outputs the sender information so that the sender name designated by the attribute information is printed at the highest priority position.

Further, preferably, the output means outputs the sender information so as to print only the sender name specified by the attribute information. Printing of names other than the specified sender's name is prohibited, which makes it extremely easy to identify the sender.

Further, preferably, the output means outputs the sender information so as to change the character form of the sender name designated by the attribute information and print it. This is because the main sender can be easily specified by changing the character form.

Preferably, the storage means stores a plurality of types of sender information, and the attribute information specifies sender information to be used for printing. This is because the entire contents of the sender can be changed according to the addressee, and various addressee / sender printing can be performed.

Further, it is preferable that the apparatus further comprises setting means for setting the attribute information in each of the address information in the storage means. This is because the sender printing can be flexibly set.

[0018] Further, preferably, when the attribute information is set by the setting means, a display means is further provided for displaying the address information and the sender information for which the attribute is set. The attribute information for the addressee can be set while observing the content of the sender information, so the operability is improved.

[0019]

According to the above structure, in the information processing device for outputting based on the destination data and the sender data registered in advance, the storage means stores the destination data and also stores the destination data in each of the destination data. On the other hand, the attribute information designating the output form of the sender data is stored. When the destination data to be output is specified, the specified destination data is output to be printed, and the sender information is output in the output form instructed by the attribute information accompanying the destination data. Be seen.

With the above configuration, when printing is performed using information registered in the address book, for example, it is possible to print continuously regardless of the user. Even in this case, since the relationship (attribute information) with the sender data is set for each destination data at the time of registration, the sender information associated with each destination data is automatically selected or ordered. Thus, it is possible to easily perform the replacement and the like, reduce the printing time, and provide an information processing apparatus having a smooth operability in the address / sender printing.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Embodiment 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of an information processing apparatus of this embodiment. In this figure,
Input / output processing by the keyboard 3, the display device 2, and the printer device 4 is controlled by the control unit 1. The keyboard 3 has a matrix circuit 30 for generating matrix signals S0 to S9 and C0 to C4 for detecting the operation of each key. This matrix circuit 30
Output data from the control unit 1 via the data bus DB1
Is input to

The control unit 1 is composed of, for example, a one-chip LSI and has the following structure. The CPU 11 realizes various controls based on the operation program stored in the ROM 12. The ROM 12 stores various operation programs including a program that realizes the control shown in the flowchart described later in FIG. The RAM 13 is used as address book information, sender information, work area, and static area. The display driver (LCD driver) 14 is a display driver for controlling the display of the display device 2. In addition, the printer driver (P
The RT driver 15 is a driver for a printer for printing data (address printing, etc.) by operating the print key of the keyboard 3.

The display device 2 has a data bus DB2.
The printer device 4 is connected to the display driver 14 via the, and the printer device 4 is connected to the printer driver 15 via the data bus DB3.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of address book information and sender information in the first embodiment. FIG. 2 illustrates the data structure of the present embodiment in an easy-to-understand manner. Information that is a destination when the address book application is opened ((a) in FIG. 2) and
The sender information ((b) of FIG. 2) is shown. Reference numeral 200 is destination information, which stores the destination name, postal code, and address. Reference numeral 201 denotes attribute information, which specifies the printing form of the sender name. The attribute information 201 is indicated by etc. and represents the attribute of the sender for the destination. In this example, the order of the numbers represents the order in which the sender's name is output.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the address book information and the sender information shown in FIG. 2 are stored in the RAM 13. RA
In the data structure in M13, the index data 301 is composed of a pointer to the head address of each personal data of the address book registration data, and a pointer to the head address of the attribute information corresponding to each person, which stores information related to the sender. .
The index data 301 also stores a pointer to the sender information of the address book registration data. As mentioned above,
The data structure in the RAM 13 is roughly classified into address book registration data 302 and index data 301. The address book registration data 302 is composed of a part that stores the actual address book information of each person, a part that stores the attribute information of the sender for the address book information of each person, and a part that stores the sender information. There is.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the result of printing the address in this embodiment. In FIG. 4, the device of this embodiment
The printing result when the address printing is executed on the postcard is shown based on the fourth information (source caller) of the data shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the order of registration as sender information is Jiro Hanako Ichiro Miko. However, since the attribute information for the sender (source Yoreya) is specified as and the order is specified in order, the third sender data “Ichiro” is at the top, and the first data “ The order is changed so that "Taro" comes, and it is printed. In addition, as for the data of and which are not instructed in the attribute information item, the previously described information is prioritized.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which all the information is printed regardless of the intention of the user when the data shown in FIG. 2 is stored as the sender information. in this case,
The senders are printed in the order registered in the sender information,
You will get the same result as if you printed using the general address printing function.

Next, the operation procedure of the information processing apparatus of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the operation procedure of the first embodiment. The operation program for realizing the control shown in FIG. 6 is stored in the ROM 12 as described above.

In step S1, it is determined whether or not the address book information for postcard printing is being edited. If it is not the address book edit mode here, step S11.
Proceed to. If it is the address book edit mode, the process proceeds to step S2, and it is determined whether the data to be input now is a newly input data or an edit of already input data. If it is judged that it is not new input data,
Go to step S6.

In step S2, if the data to be input is new, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, the zip code, address, and name are input in accordance with the instruction, as in the case of the normally used address book application. Then, in step S4,
It is determined whether or not the registration key for storing the data input in step S3 in the RAM 13 has been operated. If the registration key has been operated, the process proceeds to step S5, and the input data is registered in the RAM 13. This new data will be added to the end of the currently stored data of the address book registration data shown in FIG. Then, if the new input data is the Xth data, at the same time, a pointer indicating the address where the Xth data is stored is stored at the Xth position of the index data. When the registration is completed, the process proceeds to step S6. If the key operated in step S4 is not the registration key, the process returns to step S3.

In step S6, it is determined whether or not the input setting of sender information has been completed for the data already registered as the address book registration data. If the sender information has already been registered, the process proceeds to step S8. If the sender information is not registered, or if the sender information is added or changed, the process proceeds to step S7, and the sender information is newly registered or the change is added. When new registration and addition / change of sender information are executed in step S7, the process proceeds to step S8.

In step S8, it is checked whether or not attribute information (association with sender information) has already been set for the data being newly registered or edited on the address book registration data. . Here, if the attribute information has already been set, the process proceeds to step S10. On the other hand, if the attribute information has not been set yet, the process proceeds to step S9.

In step S9, data such as the address and the name of the destination and the sender information are read out. Then, the process proceeds to step S10, and an attribute setting process for the destination information is performed. When the read destination information and sender information are displayed on the display 2 in step S9, it becomes easier to set attributes in the destination information in step S10.

In step S8, if the attribute setting has already been completed for the new data or the data being edited,
In step S11, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to edit the already set attribute information. If there is no need for editing, the process proceeds to the key processing routine. If it is necessary to edit at step S11, the editing key on the keyboard 3 is operated (key signals of C2 and S4 of the key matrix are short-circuited) to shift to the editing operation. Then, as described above, step S
The process proceeds to step 9 to set attributes.

If it is not in the address book edit mode in step S1, the process proceeds to step 12 to check whether or not the print mode is set. If the print mode is not set, the process proceeds to step S16 and other processes are executed. On the other hand, if it is the print mode, the process proceeds to step S13 to read the selected destination information. Then, in step S14, based on the read-out data, processing for developing into a data string for print processing in the printer is performed. And finally, step S15
Then, the name and sender of the postcard are printed by the printer 4.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, not only the sender information is specified for the destination information registered in the address book, but also the sender name is determined according to the order of registration. It becomes possible to print. Further, the registered person can be printed with the highest priority. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare the sender information in which the order of the sender's names is changed and manually select the sender information according to the destination, and the operability is remarkably improved. Further, it is not necessary to prepare a plurality of address books according to sender information.

[Second Embodiment] In the first embodiment, the name of the sender is given priority as attribute information for printing. Considering that the main purpose is to print the sender so that the registered person or the person who actually issues the postcard can be easily understood, one of the joint names should be printed with high priority. become. In the second embodiment, it is possible to specify one person who should have the highest priority in sender printing.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of address book information and sender information in the second embodiment. FIG. 7 shows the data structure of Example 2 in an easy-to-understand manner, and the sender information in (b) is the same as in Example 1 (FIG. 2). Also in the address book information, the destination information 200 is the same as that in the first embodiment (FIG. 2). The attribute information 701 designates a name to be prioritized among the names to be jointly named in the sender information. In this way, by registering only the highest priority person as attribute information,
It becomes possible to automatically print other information at the same time that the person is placed at the top.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the address book information and the sender information shown in FIG. 7 are stored in the RAM 13. RA
The data structure in M13 is almost the same as that of the first embodiment (FIG. 3), but in the address book registration data 802, the attribute information indicating the sender name to be prioritized is stored one for each destination information. To be done.

In the second embodiment, by setting one person with the highest priority, that person is given priority and the data registered as the sender data is automatically printed and added. However, the printing form is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 9, it is possible to mask and write only the designated data.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, by printing a specified individual in outline printing, further, not only the outline printing but also other character modifications (bold, italic, etc.) are used. You may make it emphasize only information.

As is clear from the above, according to each of the above embodiments, when print control is performed based on the registered address book information, for example, it is not necessary for each individual in the family to manage the address book. Further, it is not necessary to set a sender for each printing, and operability is improved. In addition, the name of the sender can be printed in the order corresponding to the destination. Furthermore, it is also possible to take out only specific data from the sender information and mask other data for automatic printing. In addition,
This is also applicable to the form of the first embodiment. That is, it is apparent that the one or more sender designations designated as the attribute information 201 can be configured to be printed. This enables more flexible sender printing.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, even in the case of performing continuous printing or the like, it is possible to execute all printing at once regardless of the sender.

In the above embodiment, the case where the content of the sender's joint name is changed has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a plurality of types of sender information may be held as address book registration data, and which sender information is used as attribute information may be registered for each address.

The present invention may be applied to a system including a plurality of devices or an apparatus including a single device. In addition, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a system or an apparatus with a program for executing the processing specified by the present invention.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, it becomes possible to register the related information indicating the association with the sender information in each address information in the address book, and without performing the setting operation regarding the sender. Appropriate address and sender printing can be performed, and operability is significantly improved.

Further, even when the information selected from the data registered in the address book is continuously printed, it is possible to effectively use the sender data having a plurality of sender names and the like.

[0049]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of an information processing apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of address book information and sender information according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows the address book information and sender information shown in FIG.
It is a figure which shows the situation stored in M13.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a result of address printing according to the present exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which all the information is printed regardless of the intention of the user when the data shown in FIG. 2 is stored as the sender information.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of address book information and sender information according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 shows the address book information and sender information shown in FIG.
It is a figure which shows the situation stored in M13.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a print result example when only a name specified in sender information is printed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print result when a character form of a name designated in sender information is changed and printed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 control part 2 display device 3 keyboard 4 printer 11 CPU 12 ROM 13 RAM 14 display driver 15 printer driver 30 key matrix circuit

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An information processing device for outputting based on pre-registered destination data and sender data, wherein the destination data is stored and the sender data is output to each of the destination data. Storing means for storing the attribute information for designating the destination information, designating means for designating the destination data to be output, outputting the destination data designated by the designating means for printing, and accompanying the destination data. An information processing apparatus, comprising: an output unit configured to output the sender information in an output form instructed by the attribute information so as to be printed. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the attribute information defines an order of sender names to be described by joint names in the sender information. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the attribute information specifies a sender name to be prioritized among sender names that should be described in a joint name in the sender information. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the output unit outputs the sender information so that the sender name designated by the attribute information is printed at the highest priority position. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the output unit outputs the sender information so as to print only the sender name specified by the attribute information. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the output unit outputs the sender information so as to change the character form of the sender name specified by the attribute information and print it. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores a plurality of types of sender information, and the attribute information specifies sender information to be used for printing. 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising setting means for setting attribute information for each piece of address information in the storage means. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising display means for displaying addressee information and sender information for which the attribute is set when the attribute information is set by the setting means. . 10. An information processing method for outputting based on pre-registered destination data and sender data, wherein the destination data is stored and the sender data is output to each of the destination data. Storing the attribute information for specifying the destination data, the specifying process for specifying the destination data to be output, outputting the destination data specified in the specifying process for printing, and accompanying the destination data. And an output step of outputting the sender information to be printed in an output form instructed by the attribute information.