JP2001217966A - Address printer, address print system, and recoding medium recording address print program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hand-written like address printer that can relieve a hand-writing load of information such as addresses used repetitively in the case of printing out addresses and sender names hand-written on post-cards and envelopes or the like. SOLUTION: The address printer is provided with a read section that reads 1st image information described on an original, a storage section that stores the read 1st image information, and an output section that prints out the stored 1st image information on printing paper, and uses the read section to read a 2nd original on which 2nd image information is described, stores the read 2nd image information to the storage section, supplements omitted parts of the 1st image information with the stored 2nd image information when a part of the 1st image information is omitted in the description and prints out the resulting information onto printing paper.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an address printing technique for printing an address or sender written by hand on a postcard or an envelope, and more particularly, to an address printing apparatus capable of reducing the burden of creating a handwritten document. , Address printing system,
And a recording medium on which an address printing program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it is difficult to write an address and a sender on a postcard, especially a New Year's postcard or the like by hand if the number of copies is large. Therefore, various printing means have been developed.

For example, a method of drawing using a digital font by using an address printing application of a personal computer is generally used.

[0004] On the other hand, there are many users who write hundreds of addresses each year by hand, even though they are troublesome, because they want to make use of the warmth of handwritten touch instead of type. In order to respond to such a user request, a method of printing a handwritten address manuscript on a postcard or the like,
For example, a method is conceivable in which a handwritten address document is input by an image input device such as a scanner, and the read handwritten image is printed on a postcard or the like by using a printing device. You can create a new year's card and the like.

[0005]

However, when creating an address manuscript, there is often a problem that the same wording must be repeated. This is particularly remarkable when writing addresses such as the names of prefectures and municipalities, and the time and effort required for the number of destinations to be created increases. In the case of the method using the address printing application mounted on the personal computer described above, the time and effort can be reduced to some extent by using the copy / paste function of the application, but the handwritten address document is printed on a postcard or the like. In such a method, the trouble is directly borne by the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and is used for creating a handwritten original for printing an address or a sender by hand on a postcard or an envelope. It is an object of the present invention to provide an address printing apparatus, an address printing system, and a recording medium on which an address printing program is recorded, which can reduce the burden of creating a handwritten manuscript by eliminating the need to write information such as information repeatedly. I do.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a reading section for reading first image information written on a document, and a storage section for storing the read first image information. And an output unit for outputting the stored first image information to a print sheet, wherein the reading unit reads and reads a second document describing second image information. When the second image information is stored in the storage unit, and a part of the first image information is omitted and described,
The omitted part of the first image information is complemented with the stored second image information and output on the printing paper.

According to a second feature of the present invention, a reading section for reading image information written on a document, a storage section for storing the read image information, and outputting the stored image information to printing paper. An address printing device having an output unit,
If a part of the stored image information is omitted and described, the omitted part of the image information is complemented with the image information output to the print paper in the immediately preceding process and output to the print paper. To do.

[0009] With this, when printing an address or sender written by hand on a postcard or an envelope, information such as an address to be used repeatedly is separately registered using an address book card, or is stored in a representative card. Only the information such as the address which is used repeatedly can be omitted and described, and the burden in creating a handwritten document can be reduced.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 13, an address printing apparatus 100 according to the present invention comprises a processing unit 20 composed of a personal computer or the like, a postcard 2 for printing an address.
4 for feeding various cards to the transport path, a reading unit 12 for reading the contents of various cards, a printing unit 13 for printing on postcards 24, etc., and the read cards and printed cards are ejected. And a repelling unit 14 for repelling and separating cards of a predetermined condition.

Further, the processing unit 20 is equipped with a recording medium (not shown) in which an address printing program in which an address printing process according to the present invention is described is recorded. A series of processing control of the address printing apparatus is performed according to a prescribed procedure.

The user 60 fills in blanks on the address book card 26 and, if necessary, the address card 22 and the sender card 23 in advance.

The sender card 23 as shown in FIG.
For example, an address, a name, a telephone number, and the like are written as sender information as an individual in the sender field 231 of “Sender 1”, and a zip code is written in the zip code field 232, and the classification name 2
Enter "I" in 33. Furthermore, as sender information relating to the company, an address, a company name, a name, a telephone number, etc. are entered in the “sender 2” column of the sender column 231 and the postal code column 2
Enter the postal code in 32 and enter “company” in the classification name 233. In addition, for example, when a joint name with a family is used as the sender, it can also be entered in the “sender 3” column. FIG.
One sender card 23 as shown in (b) is created.

Further, a postal code 222 and an address 2 of a person to whom a New Year's card or the like is to be sent to an address card 22 as shown in FIG.
21a, name 221b, etc., and if a plurality of sender patterns are created on the sender card 23,
The pattern to be used is marked at the corresponding position in the sender selection column 223 (FIG. 4B). These operations are repeated to create address cards 22 for the number of people sending the New Year's card this time.

At this time, if the same destination (address or the like) is present at a plurality of destinations, as shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D, the address field 221a and the postal code field 222 of the address card 22 are displayed.
Are left blank (the entry is omitted), and the address book card 26 shown in FIG. 6 is created.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the address book card 26 has an address 2 common to the addresses shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D.
61. Fill in the postal code 262 and mark it in the address book code field 264. In this embodiment, an address book code column 264 is provided so that nine types of address book cards can be created.

The address book code 264 is a key for associating the address book card 26 with the address card 22. For example, in order to use the information described in the address book card 26 in FIG. Marks the corresponding address book code field 224 of the address card 22 as shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D (marks “1”). The address card 22 that does not use the address book card 26 is not marked in the address book code field 224 (FIG. 4B).

The address card 22, the sender card 23, and the address book card 26, which have been filled in in advance in this way,
Is set in the paper feed unit 11 of the address printing apparatus 100, the loaded cards are sequentially conveyed to the reading unit 12, and the information written on the card by the reading unit 12 is read as an image. When setting the card in the sheet feeding unit 11, the order of the address card 22, the sender card 23, and the address book card 26 may be any order. The order in the address card 22 and the order in the address book card 26 may be in any order.

After the card has been read, the card is delivered to the paper output unit 15.
The read image information is sent to a storage unit such as a memory of the processing unit 20 and stored.

When reading of all of the address card 22, the sender card 23, and the address book card 26 has been completed, the processing section 20 performs a process of creating print data.

FIG. 1 shows a flow of a process for creating print data. 2 and 3 show the logical relationship of data in the storage unit of the processing unit 20. The information includes sender data 30, address data 40, address book data 50, and an allocation area 60 for creating printing data as information read from various cards.

FIG. 2 assumes an example in which the address card 22 shown in FIG. 4B and the sender card 23 shown in FIG. 5B are processed.

First, the image information of the address card is read from the memory (Step 11). Next, it is determined whether a mark is made in the address book column of the address data 40 (Step 12). In this case, since the address book mark 44 is not marked, it is not linked to the address book data 50. Therefore, the postal code 62 and the address 61 of the allocation area 60
The postal code 42, the address 41a, and the name 41b of the address data 40 are assigned to a and the name 61b, respectively (Step 1).
Four).

Next, it is determined whether a mark is made in the sender column of the address data 40 (Step 21). In this case, the address data and the sender data are linked by the sender mark 43 of the address data 40 (linked to the data of "sender 1"). Therefore, the image information of the sender card is read from the memory, and the postal code 321 and the address / name 311 of the sender data 30 are assigned to the sender's postal code 64 and the sender's address / name 63 in the allocation area 60 (Step 22). As described above, the print data related to the address shown in FIG. 4B is completed, and is stored in the memory (Step 23).

If there is a next address card, the process returns to the beginning of the process (Step 24).

FIG. 3 assumes an example of processing the address card 22 shown in FIGS. 4 (c) and 4 (d).

First, the image information of the address card shown in FIG. 4C is read from the memory (Step 11). Next, address data 4
Judge whether the address book column of 0 is marked (Step 12)
I do. In this case, since the address book mark 44 is marked, the address data 40 and the address book data 50 are linked by the address book mark 44 of the address data 40 and the address book mark 53 of the address book data.

Therefore, the image information of the address book card is read from the memory, and the postal code 62 and the address 6 in the layout area 60 are read.
1a includes the postal code 52 of the address book data 50,
The address 51a is assigned (Step 13). Also, allocation area 6
The name 41b of the address data 40 is assigned to the name 61b of No. 0 (Step 15). In short, the part of the address data where the entry is omitted is complemented by the address book data 50.

Next, it is determined whether a mark is made in the sender column of the address data 40 (Step 21). In this case, the address data and the sender data are linked by the sender mark 43 of the address data 40 (linked to the data of "sender 2"). Accordingly, the postal code 322 and the address / name 312 of the sender data 30 are added to the sender's postal code 64 and the sender's address / name 63 in the allocation area 60, respectively.
Is assigned (Step 22).

With the above, print data relating to the address shown in FIG. 4C is completed, and this is stored in the memory (Step 2).
3).

If there is a next address card, the process returns to the beginning of the process (Step 24).

The address shown in FIG.
The processing is performed in the same manner as in.

In this way, print data is created for all addresses.

After the print data is created, the postcard 24 is set in the paper feed unit 11, and the address and the sender are printed on the postcard 24. The printed card is sent to the paper output unit 15.
When printing of all the addresses is completed, the process is completed.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a print result. The print result of FIG. 7A is obtained by comparing the address card 22 of FIG. 4B with the address card 22 of FIG.
According to the sender card 23. The print result of FIG. 7B is based on the address card 22 of FIG. 4C, the sender card 23 of FIG. 5B, and the address book card 26 of FIG. 6B. The print result of FIG. 7C is based on the address card 22 of FIG. 4D, the sender card 23 of FIG. 5B, and the address book card 26 of FIG. 6B.

As described above, when printing an address or sender written by hand on a postcard or an envelope,
Information such as addresses that are used repeatedly is entered in an address book card and registered separately. The user may omit the address that is used repeatedly, and fill in the omitted part with separately registered information. Therefore, the user does not need to write the same text many times, and the burden on creating a handwritten manuscript can be reduced. The various cards once created can be used as they are without any change in the description items after the following year, and the above processing may be performed by appropriately adding / updating / deleting cards having additions or changes.

In this embodiment, the method of reading all the address documents first and then performing the output process on all the printing papers has been described. It is also applicable to a method of performing printing on a printer. In this case, the sender card and all the address book cards are read in advance, the information is stored in the memory, and then the address original is read and printed on printing paper.

Further, in this embodiment, an example has been shown in which the postal code and the address information among the address information can be registered by the address book card. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Only, or the prefecture name,
It is also possible to register only the municipal name or separately for each line so that it can be used repeatedly.

(Second Embodiment) Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

The user 60 fills in blanks on the address card 22 and the sender card 23 in advance. An example of creating the sender card 23 is the same as in the first embodiment.

11 (a), the postal code 222, address 221a, name, etc. 221b of the person to whom a new year's card, etc. is to be sent, and the sender's card 23 is used to specify the sender's pattern. When a plurality of patterns are created, which pattern is to be used is marked in a corresponding part of the sender selection field 223 (FIG. 11B). Repeat these operations, and address cards 2 for the number of New Year's cards sent this time
Create 2.

At this time, if the same destination (address or the like) is present at a plurality of destinations, the address card 22 of the plurality of address cards 22
Address column 221a, zip code column 22
Fill in 2. For other address cards, the address column 221a and the postal code column 222 are left blank.

The address information shown in (b) of FIG. 11 and the address information shown in (c) are the same destination (address), and the address field 221a and the postal code field 222 are entered only in (b). )
In this example, the address column 221a and the postal code column 222 are blank (omitted).

The address card 22 and the sender card 23 filled in in advance in this manner are copied to the address printing apparatus 10.
The card is set in the paper feeding unit 11 of the printer 0, and the set cards are sequentially conveyed to the reading unit 12, and the information written on the card by the reading unit 12 is read as an image. When setting the address card 22 and the sender card 23 in the sheet feeding unit 11, the order may be arbitrary. However, the order in the address card 22 is the same. Address card 22 of the same destination
Must be a card (the card shown in FIG. 11B) in which an address column 221a and a zip code column 222 are entered.

The card that has been read is sent to the paper output unit 15.
The read image information is sent to a storage unit such as a memory of the processing unit 20 and stored.

When the reading of all of the address card 22 and the sender card 23 is completed, the processing unit 20 performs a process of creating print data.

FIG. 8 shows the flow of processing for creating print data. 9 and 10 show logical relationships of data in the storage unit of the processing unit 20. FIG.

FIG. 9 assumes an example in which the address card 22 shown in FIG. 11B and the sender card 23 shown in FIG. 5B are processed.

First, the image information of the address card is read from the memory (Step 11). Next, it is determined whether the postal code 42 or the address field 41a of the address data 40 is blank (Step 12).
a) Yes. In this case, the zip code 42 and the address column 41a are not blank, that is, they are written in the zip code 42 and the address column 41a. Therefore, the zip code 4 of the address data 40
2. The address 41a is stored in the memory as repeated data 70 (Step 13b), and the postal code 42, address 41a, and name 41b of the address data 40 are allocated to the postal code 62, address 61a, and name 61b of the allocation area 60, respectively. (Step
14).

Next, it is determined whether a mark is made in the sender column of the address data 40 (Step 21). In this case, the address data and the sender data are linked by the sender mark 43 of the address data 40 (linked to the data of "sender 2"). Therefore, the image information of the sender card is read from the memory, and the postal code 322 and the address / name 312 of the sender data 30 are assigned to the sender postal code 64 and the sender address / name 63 in the allocation area 60 (Step 22). As described above, the print data relating to the address shown in FIG. 4B is completed, and this is stored in the memory (St.
ep23).

Further, if there is a next address card, the process returns to the top of the process again (Step 24).

FIG. 10 shows the address card 22 shown in FIG.
Is assumed.

First, the image information of the address card is read from the memory (Step 11). Next, it is determined whether the postal code 42 or the address field 41a of the address data 40 is blank (Step 12).
a) Yes. In this case, the postal code 42 and the address column 41a are blank, that is, the postal code 42 and the address column 41a are not entered. Therefore, the postal code 6 in the allocation area 60
2. The postal code 72 and the address 71a of the repeated data 70 are assigned to the address 61a (Step 13a), and the name 41b of the address data 40 is assigned to the name 61b of the assignment area 60 (Step 14). In short, the omitted part of the image information is complemented by the image information output in the immediately preceding process.

The processing in the sender column is the same as the processing in FIG. 11B (Step 21 to Step 22).

As described above, the print data relating to the address shown in FIG. 11C is completed, and is stored in the memory (Step 2).
Four).

If there is a next address card, the process returns to the beginning of the process (Step 24).

Next, similarly to FIG.
If the cards not described in a are continuous, the processing is similarly performed using the data of the repeated data 70. That is, until the next address card described in the address column 221a appears, processing is performed using the data stored in the repeated data 70 repeatedly assuming that the address is the same destination. Address column 221a
Appears, the new address data is stored in the memory as new repeated data 70.

In this way, print data is created for all addresses.

After the print data is created, the postcard 24 is set in the paper feed unit 11 and the address and the sender are printed on the postcard 24. The printed card is sent to the paper output unit 15.
When printing of all the addresses is completed, the process is completed.

FIG. 12 shows an example of the print result. FIG.
The print result of (a) is based on the address card 22 of FIG. 11 (b) and the sender card 23 of FIG. 5 (b). FIG.
The print result of (b) is based on the address card 22 of FIG. 11 (c), the sender card 23 of FIG. 5 (b), and the address field 221a and the postal code field 222 of FIG. 11 (b).

As described above, when printing an address or sender written by hand on a postcard or an envelope,
Information such as addresses used repeatedly is the representative address card 1
I try to fill in only the sheets. For the other cards, the user may omit the repeated portion and enter the information, and the information is supplemented by information described on the address card representing the omitted portion. Therefore, the user does not need to write the same text many times, and the burden on creating a handwritten manuscript can be reduced.

In this embodiment, the method of reading all the address documents first and then performing the output process on all the printing papers has been described. However, every time one address document is read, the printing paper is printed. It is also applicable to a method of performing printing on a printer. However, even in this case, when the address cards 22 are set in the sheet feeding unit 11, the order of the address cards 22 must be consecutive, and the address cards 22 of the same destination must be consecutive. The address card 22 at the top of 22 must be a card in which an address field 221a and a zip code field 222 are entered.

Further, in the present embodiment, an example has been shown in which, of the duplicated address information, the postal code and the address information are filled in only one representative address card, but the present invention is not limited to this. Nothing is the same as in the first embodiment.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the first and second embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and may be implemented within the scope of the present invention. Various improvements and modifications could be made.

For example, in this embodiment, New Year's card printing is described as an example. However, the present invention can be applied not only to New Year's cards, but also to address printing that is sent periodically or irregularly. Needless to say, it can be applied to address labels and the like. Therefore, the present invention should be limited only by the invention-specifying matters according to the claims that are reasonable from this disclosure.

[0067]

According to the present invention, when an address or sender written by hand on a postcard or an envelope is printed, information such as an address which is repeatedly used is separately registered using an address book card, or is repeatedly registered. It is described only on a card representing information such as an address to be used, and the user can omit the information such as an address to be used repeatedly. This omitted part is supplemented with information registered separately or described in a representative card. Therefore, the user does not need to write the wording that is repeatedly used many times, and the burden in creating the handwritten manuscript can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing operation of an address printing program according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an image diagram showing a logical relationship in a memory in a print data creating process of the address printing program of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an image diagram showing a logical relationship in a memory in print data creation processing of the address printing program of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an image diagram showing an example of entry of an address card used in an address printing apparatus equipped with the address printing program of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an image diagram showing an example of entry of a sender card used in an address printing device equipped with the address printing program of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an image diagram showing an example of entry of an address book card used in an address printing device equipped with the address printing program of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an image diagram showing an example of a print result of a postcard printed by an address printing device equipped with the address printing program of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a second example of the processing operation of the address printing program according to the present invention.

9 is an image diagram showing a logical relationship in a memory in a print data creating process of the address printing program of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an image diagram showing a logical relationship in a memory in print data creation processing of the address printing program of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is an image diagram showing an example of entry of an address card used in an address printing device equipped with the address printing program of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is an image diagram showing an example of a print result of a postcard printed by an address printing device equipped with the address printing program of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of an address printing apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11. Paper feeding unit 12. Reading unit 13. Printing unit 14. Repelling unit 15. Discharge unit 20. Processing unit 22. Address Card 23 ... Sender card 24.Postcard 26.Address book card 30.Address data 40 .... Sender data 50 .... Address book data 60 .... Assignment Area 70 .... Repeated data 100 .... Address printing device

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A reading unit for reading first image information written on a document, a storage unit for storing the read first image information, and outputting the stored first image information to print paper An address printing device having an output unit, wherein the reading unit reads a second document on which second image information is written, stores the read second image information in the storage unit, If a part of the image information is omitted and described, the omitted part of the first image information is complemented with the stored second image information and output on the printing paper. Characteristic address printing device. 2. An address printing apparatus comprising: a reading unit that reads image information written on a document; a storage unit that stores the read image information; and an output unit that outputs the stored image information to printing paper. In the case where a part of the stored image information is omitted and described, the omitted part of the image information is complemented with the image information output to the printing paper in the immediately preceding process and the printing is performed. An address printing device, characterized by outputting on paper. 3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: writing address information including an address on an address card; writing address information to be used repeatedly on an address book card; An address printing system comprising: a step of causing an address printing device to read; and a step of receiving a printed matter on which an address output from the address printing device is printed. 4. A step of writing address information including an address and the like on an address card, a step of writing address information including an address and the like which are used repeatedly and omitting the address information on the address card, and An address printing system comprising: a step of causing an address printing apparatus to read the address; and a step of receiving a printed matter on which the address output from the address printing apparatus is printed. 5. A recording medium mounted on the address printing device according to claim 1, wherein: a reading step of reading first image information written on a document; and storing the read first image information. Means for storing print data based on the stored first image information, and outputting the print data to a print sheet. Reading a second document in which the second image information is written in the reading step, storing the read second image information in the storage step, and printing the first image information of the first image information. If a part is omitted, the omitted part of the first image information is supplemented with the stored second image information to create print data, The recording medium on which a printing program is recorded 6. A recording medium mounted on the address printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: a reading step of reading image information written on a document; a storing step of storing the read image information; A print data creation step of creating print data based on the first image information, and an output step of outputting the created print data to a print sheet, and a part of the stored image information. Is omitted, the print data creating step creates print data by supplementing the omitted part of the image information with the image information output on the print paper in the immediately preceding process. The recording medium in which an address printing program is recorded.