JPH0448375A - Document format setting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To sufficiently recognize the image of a print result by a worker in advance by providing a means to recognize a request of document format setting by analyzing image information, and a means to control the print of a document according to the request of document format setting. CONSTITUTION:When the image information of a document format in the actual print output of the document is inputted by an image information input means 1, the image information is analyzed by an image information analysis means 2, and the request of document format setting is recognized. The print of the document is controlled by a print control means 3 according to the request of document format setting. In other words, the setting input of the document format can be performed by inputting the image information of the document format when the actual print output of the document is outputted. In such a way, it is possible to recognize the image of the print result in what pattern by the worker in advance.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding a document format setting system for a document creation device, when inputting format settings, an operator can preview in advance an image of how the print result will be printed according to the settings. A document format setting system in a document creation device includes an image information input means for inputting image information of a document format required when actually printing out a document, and an image information input means for analyzing the image information. image information analysis means for recognizing a document format setting request; and print control means for controlling printing of a document in accordance with the document format setting request.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a document format setting system for a document creation device.

When printing a created document with a document creation device (word processor), it is necessary to configure format settings such as paper size, print margins on paper, number of characters per line (character spacing), character size, and line spacing. There is. It is desirable that this format setting operation be easy for the operator, and that the operator can clearly understand in advance how the print result will be printed based on his/her settings.

[Prior Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In conventional document creation devices, format settings when printing a document are performed in the form of numerical selection or substitution, and when an operator inputs format settings, Depending on the settings,
There was a problem in that it was not clear in advance how the printed results would be printed.

In addition, in particular, settings such as laying out multiple documents with multiple types of format settings on a single sheet of paper generally require a good image of how the print results will be printed in advance depending on the settings. The problem was that it was difficult to understand.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a document that allows an operator to clearly understand in advance how the print result will be printed depending on the settings when inputting format settings. The purpose of this invention is to provide a document formatting system for a production device.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of a document format setting system in a document creation device according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is image information input means, 2 is image information analysis means, and 3 is print control means.

Image information input means 1 inputs image information in a document format required when actually printing out a document.

The image information analysis means 2 analyzes the image information and recognizes a request for document format setting.

The print control means 3 controls printing of the document according to the document format setting request.

[Effect]

When the image information input means 1 inputs image information of the document format when the document is actually printed out, this image information is analyzed by the image information analysis means 2 and a request for document format setting is recognized. Then, in accordance with this document format setting request, the print control means 3 controls printing of the document.

According to the present invention, document format settings are input by inputting image information of the document format when the document is actually printed out, so when inputting the format settings, it is possible to determine how the document will be printed depending on the settings. The operator can get a good idea of the printed results in advance.

[Embodiment] FIG. 2 schematically shows the hardware configuration of a document format setting system for a document creation device according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, 11 is a document creation device, 12 is a keyboard, 13 is a display section, 14 is a print control section, 15 is a reading recognition device (image scanner), and 16 is a format setting section in the document creation device. .

The reading recognition device (image scanner) 15 reads image information having image information for setting a document format as image data.

From the keyboard 12, format settings can also be selectively performed by inputting numerical values, as will be described later.

The display unit 13 is a display device provided in a normal document creation device.

The format setting section 16 analyzes the image data input from the reading recognition device (image scanner) 15, recognizes format setting information, and supplies the print format setting information to the print control section 14 at the time of printing. It is.

The print control unit 14 controls a printer (not shown) or the like based on the above print format setting information.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, when the format setting operation is started in step 11, it is determined in step 12 whether format initial setting information is to be inputted by the image scanner. This can be instructed, for example, by an operator using a keyboard input or the like.

If it is determined in step 12 that an instruction to input a numerical value has been received, format initial setting information is input by numerical substitution or selection in step 17, and in step 12 it is determined that an instruction to input an image has been received. In step 13, information is read by an image scanner, and in step 14, setting information is analyzed by image input.

After the processing in step 14 or 17, in step 15, the set values are checked to see if there are any unset or contradictory settings, and if the settings are not completed,
In step 16, it is determined whether the settings are based on image input or numerical input,
In the case of image input, the operator is instructed to input the image again, and in the case of numerical input, the operator is instructed to input the numerical value again, for example, on a display, and in steps 13 and 17, the image input is performed again. Alternatively, a numerical value is input, and when the confirmation result of the set value becomes OK in step 15, the format setting is completed in step 18.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a print format setting sheet used in the embodiment of the present invention.

The print format setting sheet shown in FIG. 4 is an example of a sheet 30 for inputting information for character size setting, in which white rectangles equal to the actual character size are lined up. Moreover, at the upper left edge of this sheet, a predetermined pattern mark 22 (in this case, a black right triangle) is printed in advance to indicate the position of the beginning of the document area to be printed with this setting. . (or,
A mark in a predetermined pattern may be provided at the lower right edge of the sheet to indicate the last position of the document area to be printed with this setting. ) The operator uses the mark sheet method to fill in a rectangle equal to the character size he/she wishes to print in black among the above-mentioned white rectangles, as shown in FIG.

In the format setting unit 16 of the document creation device, as shown in FIG. By reading the position coordinates of and the position coordinates in the Y direction, information on the font size requested by the operator is read. According to this mark sheet method, the rectangular area to be filled in black is sufficiently large, so by only recognizing objects that have been filled in over a predetermined area, even if the sheet has dirt or stains, , even if the scanner has a certain degree of reading error, the possibility of misrecognition is small.

Furthermore, the number of characters per unit length in the line direction, the number of lines per unit length, etc. can be set and input using a sheet as shown in FIG.

For example, line segments drawn parallel to the printing direction at a pitch equal to the actual number of lines per unit length (the number of lines printed per unit length in the direction perpendicular to the lines) are Print out multiple types of line count settings on a sheet, create a mark sheet column for each line count setting, and black out the mark sheet column for specifying the line count setting requested by the worker. , you can set it in the same way as for the font size above.

Similarly, when setting the number of characters per unit length in the line direction,
With a pitch equal to the pitch of the actual number of characters per unit length (the number of characters printed per unit length in the line direction),
Print line segments drawn perpendicular to the printing direction on a sheet like the one above for multiple types of character count settings, and create a mark sheet column for each character count setting, and print out the number of characters requested by the operator. By filling out the mark sheet field for specifying settings in black, settings can be made in the same way as for the font size described above.

-i, other types of setting input information can be similarly easily obtained by showing sample figures of the actual size on a sheet like the one above and filling one of them in black using the mark sheet method. You can enter settings.

As shown in FIG. 6, the print format setting sheet as described above is used to set the document area 40 at the position of the document area 40 where you want to print the document according to the settings on the paper of the same size as the size you want to use during actual printing. In the example, it is pasted at the top left corner. (As mentioned above, if a mark with a predetermined pattern is provided at the bottom right edge of the sheet to indicate the last position of the document area to be printed with that setting, it will be pasted to the bottom right edge of the paper. .) As shown in FIG. 6, a mark 21 indicating the upper left end of the paper is printed in advance on the upper left end of the paper of the same size as the size desired to be used during actual printing.

Then, at the lower right end of the area where you want to print the document with the above settings, a predetermined pattern 23 is placed, for example, at the top of the document area, as shown in FIG. 6, to indicate the end of the category area. Write or paste a right triangle mark in the opposite direction of the mark indicating the position. (As mentioned above, if a mark with a predetermined pattern is provided at the bottom right edge of the sheet to indicate the last position of the document area to be printed with that setting, the document will be printed with the above settings. At the upper left corner of the desired area, write or paste a mark in a predetermined pattern to indicate the position of the beginning of the document area.) The format setting unit 16 of the document creation device When analyzing image information on a sheet of paper of the same size as the desired size, the mark 30 indicating the top position of each document area, and , from the position of the mark 23 indicating the lower right position of the category area,
The printing range of the document to be printed is recognized based on the settings of the sheet attached to that area, as shown by the broken line in FIG.

Note that instead of setting the number of lines per unit length or the number of characters per unit length in the line direction as shown above, the number of characters per line and the number of lines specified as above are used. The pitch between characters and the pitch between lines can be calculated and automatically set so that the document is printed with equal character and line spacing within the document area.

Furthermore, if you use a scanner with higher reading accuracy,
By inputting a sample of an actually printed (or handwritten) document as a document image and recognizing the font size, character printing pitch within a line, line spacing, document printing area, etc. from the document image, the above can be achieved. Settings can be made without using sample figures and a print format setting sheet using the mark sheet method.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the document format setting system of the present invention, when inputting format settings, the operator can clearly grasp in advance how the print result will be printed based on the settings.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of the hardware configuration of a document format setting system for a document creation device according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a control diagram in one embodiment of the present invention. Flowchart showing the procedure; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a print format setting sheet used in the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is an example of filling in the print format setting sheet of FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of image input paper used in the embodiment of the present invention, pasting of a print format setting sheet on the paper, and document area setting; FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of document area recognition by image input in FIG. 6. [Description of symbols] 11-document creation device, 12-keyboard, 13-display section, 14-print control section, 15-reading recognition device (image scanner), 16--format setting section in the document creation device. Document Fig. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of the present invention. Fig. 2 shows an outline of the structure for implementing the present invention. Fig. 4 shows an example of a format input method in an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 shows an example of a layout input method. Figure 6 shows an example of the layout input method Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A document format setting system in a document creation device, comprising an image information input means (1) for inputting image information of a document format required when actually printing out a document; document creation characterized by comprising: an image information analysis means (2) that recognizes a document format setting request; and a print control means (3) that controls printing of the document according to the document format setting request. Document formatting system in the device. 2. The image information of the document format is image information (2
2. The document formatting system according to claim 1, comprising: 1). 3. The image information of the document format is image information (22, 23) indicating the position of each of one or more document printing areas within the paper when the document is actually printed out.
The document formatting system according to claim 1, comprising: 4. The image information of the document format is image information (22) indicating the position of the beginning of each of one or more document print areas in the paper when the document is actually printed out.
4. The document formatting system according to claim 3, further comprising image information (23) indicating the last position. 5. The image information of the document format includes image information (22, 23) indicating the position of a rectangular area (40) circumscribing each of the single or plural document printing areas in the paper when the document is actually printed out. The document formatting system according to claim 1. 6. The image information of the document format includes image information (22) indicating the beginning position of the rectangular area (40) circumscribing each of the single or plural document printing areas in the paper when the document is actually printed out, and the image information (22) indicating the end position of the rectangular area (40). 6. The document formatting system of claim 5, further comprising image information (23) indicating the position of the tail. 7. Among the image information of the document format, for setting the print format inside each of one or more document print areas in the paper during actual document printing, use the predetermined print format setting sheet (
30) is input by being attached to a position of a corresponding document print area on an image input sheet (20) representing the entire sheet when the document is actually printed out. 8. The print format setting sheet (30) includes image information (22) indicating the position of the beginning of a rectangular area circumscribing the document print area, and the print format setting sheet (30) is used as the image input sheet (20). 8. The document format setting system according to claim 7, wherein the document format setting system indicates the position of the beginning of a rectangular area (40) circumscribing the corresponding document print area by attaching it to a predetermined position of the corresponding document print area. 9. The print format setting sheet (30) includes image information indicating the last position of a rectangular area circumscribing the document print area, and the print format setting sheet (30) is placed on the image input paper (20). 8. The document format setting system according to claim 7, wherein the document format setting system indicates the last position of the rectangular area (40) circumscribing the corresponding document print area by attaching the mark to a predetermined position of the corresponding document print area. 10. The print format setting sheet (30) is
8. The document format setting system according to claim 7, comprising a plurality of sample images for print format settings and a mark sheet area for specifying which of the sample images to select. 11. Claim 1, wherein the plurality of sample images of the print format settings each represent a figure of an actual size.
Document formatting system described. 12. The document format setting system according to claim 10, wherein the print format setting includes character size. 13. The image information of the document format is a document image of a sample of the document actually printed or handwritten, and the image information analysis means (2)
2. The document formatting system according to claim 1, wherein the system recognizes character size, in-line character printing pitch, line spacing, document printing area, etc. from the document image.