EP0495070A1 - Installation automatique pour la composition et l'impression en continu de petits textes. - Google Patents
Installation automatique pour la composition et l'impression en continu de petits textes.Info
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- EP0495070A1 EP0495070A1 EP91914859A EP91914859A EP0495070A1 EP 0495070 A1 EP0495070 A1 EP 0495070A1 EP 91914859 A EP91914859 A EP 91914859A EP 91914859 A EP91914859 A EP 91914859A EP 0495070 A1 EP0495070 A1 EP 0495070A1
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- Prior art keywords
- microcomputer
- printer
- text
- printing
- printed
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/26—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for printing, stamping, franking, typing or teleprinting apparatus
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- the invention relates to a new automatic installation for the composition and continuous printing of small texts, such as business cards in particular. It also relates to an installation of the type in question for composition and continuous printing in traditional format, and in particular in A4 format.
- Document FR-A-2 576 437 describes an automatic installation in which the user types on a keyboard the elements which he wishes to appear on business cards, menus, etc., by viewing these elements on a screen.
- This installation also includes a printer which prints on a medium of relatively heavy paper, stored in the form of a reel, the text composed by the user.
- a computer manages the operation of the machine and the printer.
- this in ⁇ stallation does not allow to compose at leisure the layout and allows only one type of format.
- the invention aims to overcome all of these dif ⁇ ferent drawbacks. It offers an integrated automatic installation for " continuous composition and printing of small texts or parts of texts, including:
- a console comprising: a screen, intended to display the operating instructions and to display the composed text; .
- a control keyboard intended to transmit the operating instructions and to compose the text to be printed;
- microcomputer integrating an interface able to allow the exchange of information between the screen and the keyboard on the one hand, and the microcomputer on the other hand, said microcomputer being intended to process ins ⁇ tructions transmitted by the keyboard, and to transmit them partly to the screen and to a printer intended to print the text composed on a support, said micro-computer being further intended to manage the whole of the installation and the interaction between it and the user.
- This installation is characterized:
- the printer is a graphic type printer, the printing of which is managed frame by frame by the microcomputer, in the memory of which one or more character fonts are previously stored in digital form, each corresponding printed character a plurality of frames, for each of which a determined sequence of pixels, stored in the form of digital signals, allows the final reproduction of the character considered,
- the invention consists in providing a means capable of visualizing the composition of the text to be produced which, as a function of fonts stored in digital form in memory, manages the total space of the document, so that the 'It is possible to obtain any type of printing in several possible formats, in both directions, namely both transversely and longitudinally on the support.
- Fonts in digital form are produced by scanning each of the full-size fonts, resulting in a digital image. laughing stock of each character, then by reducing the format by conversion, possibly supplemented by an individual manual finishing for each character.
- the installation comprises a payment unit consisting of an electronic coin mechanism, capable of identifying the coins and of transmitting this information to the microcomputer via the interface, which then counts the sums actually paid.
- the installation comprises an orientable camera, capable of photographing a character, typically the user, then transmitting the image obtained to a digitization card connected to the microcomputer , transmitting the information to the printer, so that texts with portraits can be produced in this way.
- the printer of the installation comprises lateral gripping members of the paper support, made up of guides thus making it possible to use large varieties of supports, namely supports of variable width.
- the graphic type printer of the invention has a quality of between ten and fifteen points per millimeter.
- the graphic printer thermally prints on a continuous strip unrolled from a reel, a paper support also in the form of a reel, said reel being sectioned to required dimensions, and comprising a pre-printed background provided with characters of different colors and / or a logotype.
- the installation also includes a scanner intended for:
- the selection of the place of printing of the pattern or logo is carried out by means of an XY plan command.
- the size of this logo or of this pattern can be modulated by a potentiometer or a linear cursor, constituting an enlargement-reduction command, associated with the console.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the characteristic console of the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a more detailed schematic representation of this console
- FIG. 4 is a schematic summary perspective view of another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a summary sectional view of another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 6 is a summary block diagram of the operation of the installation according to the invention.
- the automatic integrated installation for the continuous composi ⁇ tion and printing of small texts in accordance with the invention and / or parts of texts comprises on the one hand, a panel designated by the general reference (1), comprising a flap (3) of for example concave shape, presenting different models (5,6,7) of composition, offered for reproduction as well as in (8) the essential operating instructions.
- the installation also includes a console designated by the general reference (10) / arranged just below the panel.
- This console which has on the top (11) a screen (12) intended to display the operating instructions and to display the composed text, also includes a control keyboard (13), intended to transmit the operating instructions and to compose the text to be printed.
- the keyboard-screen assembly constitutes the interaction member between the user and the installation.
- the screen (12) is of the black and white type but at high resolution. However, a 640 x 480 line color screen can be considered.
- the keyboard (13) can be produced in any known manner. It can for example be a capacitive, mechanical keyboard or advantageously a keyboard consisting of superimposed membrane plates.
- the bracket (10) also comprises a payment member (14) such as an electric type coin NRI vertical slot located in a vertical plane and, to avoid vandalism and insertion 'of foreign bodies other than parts . It can also be combined with a banknote reader of the * LANDIS-GYR type.
- This electronic coin mechanism is intended in a known manner to detect and identify predetermined coins, transmitting this information to a microcomputer (15), which then counts the amounts actually paid and committed, when the account is well, the operating process.
- the keyboard (13) comprises a series of keys respectively:
- the keyboard can also include other signs, such as accents, tré ⁇ mas, etc .; . (17) the numbers; . (18) punctuation; . and three keys (19,20,21) for control, respectively for correction (19), spacing (20) and validation (21).
- the installation includes inside the micro-computer (15) already mentioned, connected by an interface (22) respectively to the coin mechanism (14), to the keyboard (13) and to the screen (12).
- the interface (22) is integrated into the microcomputer (15). It transmits the signals from the coin mechanism (14), the keyboard (13) and the screen (12), making them compatible with the microcomputer (15).
- the assembly may consist of a specific electronic card.
- the microcomputer (15) of the compatible type has a fast cycle time with a memory of at least one megabyte as well as an integrated floppy drive, not shown.
- This floppy drive is intended to receive a floppy disk containing software, which is loaded when the power is turned on.
- This microphone (15) is connected to a thermal printer (25), of the type known per se, in particular for printing characters, in graphics.
- a printer sold by TEC under the brand B 402 is used, having a definition of ten points per millimeter, and a principle of thermal transfer printing.
- This printer designated by the general reference (25) basically consists of a reel (26) for supplying a strip of paper of continuous and continuous weight (27).
- the print head (31) consisting of a bar of needles, comes into contact with the strip (27) and by selection and heating of the appropriate needles, induces the deposit of ink on the paper and this, frame by frame . Continuous scrolling of the paper support (27) and of the film (30) at the level of the print head (31) allows the production of the text to be printed.
- the creation of a character requires a plurality of printing frames.
- a cutting member (32) delivers the texts to the desired length. These cut texts are received in a receptacle
- the printer comprises lateral gripping members of the strip (27) of paper provided with slides, allowing the use of strips of different widths, and inducing the automatic centering of the strip relative to the center of the printhead (31) of the printer.
- the console (10) receives a camera (60) orientable in a hemisphere, intended to photograph the operator.
- This camera (60) acquires the image of the individual and transmits it to a digitization card (not shown) associated with the microcomputer (15), which in turn transmits this digitized image to the printer (25).
- the thermal printer (46) is equipped with a thermal film saver. This economizer, of the type also known, is based on the principle of declutching said printer if the latter is not used for a determined length of thermal film. In fact, it resumes its journey during the next sol ⁇ licitation to resume printing.
- the printer can advantageously be coupled to a folder, capable of folding in two, three or even four folds the sheets after printing.
- the various fonts subject to the choice of the user are stored in the memory of the microcomputer.
- the information in digital form stored in this memory is obtained in the following manner.
- a type of character These are characterized by their size also called body, their fat, in other words their greater or lesser contrast and finally their shape.
- Each character of the same font is then scanned, that is to say, is decomposed by scanning a matrix of photosensitive cells into a certain number of pixels, the character representative sequence of which is itself digitized. After scanning, these different characters are reduced by conversion using image processing software known for this application, then are displayed on a screen, capable of allowing the character to be viewed, that is to say , its representation after digitization.
- each font is stored in the form of bytes in the memory of the microcomputer and this, under a specific reference.
- the sequence of characters corresponding to the composed text to be printed is printed by successive scans of the printer frame by frame on the scrolling paper (27) , that is to say by printing for each frame of the pixel sequence representative of all the graphic points of a line of text for the frame considered.
- the memory of the printer is loaded with the next frame from the buffer memory of the microcomputer.
- the paper support as well as the thermal film advances by one step, corresponding to the spacing of the next frame in order to allow the realization of all of the characters, then of the text. compound.
- composition of the text itself in other words the distribution on the support, is defined by the user and managed by suitable software loaded in the microcomputer.
- This composition is loaded into a buffer of the microcomputer with which all of the different fields are filled.
- line-to-line management of the printer is made possible, so that one can obtain a final text printed in one or the other of the two perpendicular directions, corresponding respectively to the direction of scrolling. paper, or in a direction perpendicular to this direction, taking into account this overall management of the composition.
- FIG. 6 shows a summary block diagram of the operation of the printer, in accordance with the invention.
- the keyboard (13) allows the realization of the interaction between the user and the microcomputer (15). He can in particular select the format, the type of characters, the direction of printing. In addition, he himself composes the composition of the text, with the help of suitable software (50), loaded into the memory of the microcomputer (15).
- This software firstly selects, at the user's request, the font retained in the memory (51) on the one hand, with a view to switching this font into the memory (52) of the screen (12 ), to allow viewing of the text, and possibly make corrections.
- the first card appears in the receptacle (33) after a period of time between
- the printer (46) is provided according to the invention, a sheet feeder (47), in which is placed A4 paper.
- This charger (47) is a motorized charger, of the type used in photocopiers, and is provided at its upper level with a sensitive or cellular probe, associated with a paper pick-up roller (48) located at the level of the zone. lower of the printer (46).
- the motorization of the charger causes the ascent of the plate (9) constituting the charger, then moving along arrow A in order to bring the upper leaves to the level of said pal ⁇ fear.
- This probe transmits information concerning the detection of paper to the printer, which is linked and managed itself by the microcomputer, so that if the total quantity of paper is insufficient, the printing process cannot begin.
- the operation of this embodiment is similar to that described above.
- the installation according to the invention has many advantages which essentially result from the fact that it consists of a fully automatic integrated assembly, not requiring personnel except personnel for maintenance and supply of consumable materials. .
- the different formats and types of printing obtained from the particular management of the printer allows a very large choice to be obtained, very quickly and at a modest price.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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FR9010279 | 1990-08-07 | ||
FR9010279A FR2665786B1 (fr) | 1990-08-07 | 1990-08-07 | Installation automatique pour la composition et l'impression en continu de petits textes. |
PCT/FR1991/000650 WO1992002909A1 (fr) | 1990-08-07 | 1991-08-06 | Installation automatique pour la composition et l'impression en continu de peptits textes |
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EP0495070A1 true EP0495070A1 (fr) | 1992-07-22 |
EP0495070B1 EP0495070B1 (fr) | 1995-03-01 |
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US (1) | US5410639A (fr) |
EP (1) | EP0495070B1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE69107823T2 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2069305T3 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2665786B1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO1992002909A1 (fr) |
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ES2069305T3 (es) | 1995-05-01 |
US5410639A (en) | 1995-04-25 |
EP0495070B1 (fr) | 1995-03-01 |
FR2665786B1 (fr) | 1993-09-17 |
FR2665786A1 (fr) | 1992-02-14 |
WO1992002909A1 (fr) | 1992-02-20 |
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