JP2000185437A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the labor required for analyzing a print data significantly by making possible to confirm presence of specific binary data in a print data without requiring a work for analyzing the print data sequentially from the head on a preview display and specifying the print data at a part to be analyzed. SOLUTION: A printer comprises a print data memory means 01, a preview data analyzing means 02 for fetching a print data from the data memory means 01 and presenting a preview display, means 04 for setting conditions for detecting an arbitrary binary data, means 05 for setting an arbitrary figure being displayed when an arbitrary binary data is detected, and a binary data analyzing means 03 for fetching a print data from the data memory means 01 and displaying a figure at a preview display position when the binary data matches the set conditions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to processing of print data composed of text data and binary data used in form printing from a host computer. The present invention relates to a printing apparatus that outputs print data to a printing unit or displays a preview on a display unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With regard to processing of print data composed of text data and binary data used in form printing from a host computer, the print data is stored in a binary format, and the print data is printed by a user operation. In a printing device that outputs to a device or displays a preview on a display device, the stored print data is displayed and displayed.
In order to detect an error in the print data when there is an error in the output result from the printer, it is necessary to analyze the binary data from the beginning of the print data.

[0003]

In such print data analysis, since the line feed width and the number of lines per page are also changed by binary data, the print position of the printer is always grasped and the page break position is determined. It is necessary to specify, and it is necessary to analyze all print data from the beginning to the erroneous part. This analysis is easy when the print data is short, but when the print data is large, even if there is an error in the thousands of pages, all prints from the beginning to the position where the error is found. Since the data had to be analyzed, it took a very long time to correct the print data.

The printing apparatus of the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has the following objects. That is, in the preview display, it is possible to confirm whether or not specific binary data exists in the print data without performing an operation of analyzing the print data sequentially from the beginning of the print data and specifying the print data of a portion to be analyzed. In this way, an object of the present invention is to significantly reduce the number of steps required for analyzing print data.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The printing apparatus of the present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems. That is, the printing apparatus according to the first aspect relates to processing of print data including text data and binary data, stores the print data in a binary format, and outputs the print data to a printing unit by a user operation, or In a printing apparatus that performs a preview display on a display unit, a data storage unit that stores the print data, a preview data analysis unit that fetches the print data from the data storage unit and performs the preview display, and any binary data. Condition setting means for setting conditions for detection; figure setting means for setting an arbitrary figure to be displayed when the detection is performed; and taking in the print data from the data storage device, the binary data and the condition Display the figure at the preview display position when the setting matches Characterized by comprising a Binary data analysis means.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the print data in the data storage unit is sent to both the preview analysis unit and the binary data analysis unit. The preview analysis means previews the text data of the print data on a display device. Binary data analysis means,
After receiving the print data, the binary data is compared with the condition setting from the condition setting unit. If the two match, the graphic from the graphic setting unit is displayed at the preview display position of the text data. In this manner, an arbitrary figure is displayed in a portion where arbitrary binary data to be detected is located in the print data to be preview-displayed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the printing apparatus according to the first aspect, the condition setting means is capable of setting different figures for each of a plurality of the binary data. .

According to the printing apparatus of the second aspect, different graphics are displayed for each of a plurality of binary data, so that each binary data can be distinguished at the time of preview display.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The printing apparatus according to the present embodiment relates to processing of print data including text data and binary data, stores the print data in a binary format, and outputs the print data to a printing unit by a user operation, or previews the printing data on a display unit. The display is performed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the printing apparatus includes a data storage unit 01 for storing print data, a preview data analysis unit 02 for taking in the print data from the data storage unit 01 and displaying a preview, and Condition setting means 0 for setting conditions for detecting binary data
4, figure setting means 05 for setting an arbitrary figure to be displayed when the detection is performed, and display means 06 when the print data is taken in from the data storage device 01 and the binary data matches the condition setting. And a binary data analysis means 03 for displaying the figure at the preview display position.

The data storage means 01 stores print data. The preview data analysis means 02 receives the print data from the data storage means 01 and analyzes it,
A preview is displayed on the display means 06. The binary data analysis unit 03 receives the print data from the data storage unit 01 in the same manner as the preview data analysis unit 02, and detects the print data that matches the condition setting of the binary data given from the condition setting unit 04. 05
Is displayed on the display means 06.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, when the condition setting means 04 detects binary data "enlargement command", the condition setting means 04 displays the figure.
The graphic setting means 05 is set to display a graphic “△” when print data matching the binary data set in the condition setting means 04 is detected. Is "B" Enlargement command "A"
Is stored.

As shown in FIG. 3, the binary data analysis means 03 and the preview data analysis means 02 receive the first print data from the data storage means 01. The preview data analysis unit 02 analyzes the received print data “B” and displays it on the display unit 06. The binary data analysis means 03 does nothing because the received print data "B" does not match the binary data "enlargement command" to be detected.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the binary data analysis means 03 and the preview data analysis means 02 receive the next print data “enlargement instruction” from the data storage means 01. The preview data analysis means 02 analyzes the received print data "enlargement command" and changes the size of the next character. Since the received print data “enlargement command” matches the binary data “enlargement command” to be detected, the binary data analysis unit 03 checks the preview data analysis unit 0
2 is obtained from the display position, and the display unit 06 displays the figure “△”.
Is displayed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the binary data analysis means 03 and the preview data analysis means 02 receive the next print data "A" from the data storage means 01.
The preview data analysis means 02 analyzes the received print data “A” and displays it on the display means 06. The binary data analysis means 03 does nothing because the received print data "A" does not match the detected binary data "enlargement command".

With the above configuration, in the preview display, an arbitrary figure is displayed in a portion where arbitrary binary data is detected in the print data, so that the print data is sequentially analyzed from the beginning of the print data, and the analysis is performed. It is possible to confirm whether or not specific binary data exists in the print data without performing an operation of specifying the print data of a desired portion. For this reason, the relation between the print data and the preview display can be easily confirmed on the preview display, and the number of steps for analyzing the print data can be greatly reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The same components as those described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 6, the present embodiment is particularly different from the first embodiment in that a display graphic storage means 07 and a graphic display control means 08 are further provided.

The display graphic storage means 07 acquires the graphic and its display position from the binary data analysis means 03, and stores therein the graphic and the display position. The graphic display control means 08 includes:
When there is an instruction to start drawing from the preview data analysis means 02, a figure and a display position are obtained from the display figure storage means 07 and displayed on the display means 06.

The operation of the present embodiment will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 7, the operation of the condition setting means 04 and the graphic setting means 05 is the same as the operation of the condition setting means 04 and the graphic setting means 05 shown in FIG. It is also assumed that the same print data as in the first embodiment is stored in the data storage unit 01. As shown in FIG. 8, the binary data analysis means 03 and the preview data analysis means 02 receive the first print data from the data storage means 01. The preview data analysis unit 02 analyzes the received print data “B” and displays it on the display unit 06. The binary data analysis means 03 receives the print data “B” and detects the binary data “enlargement command”.
Does not do anything because it does not match.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the binary data analysis means 03 and the preview data analysis means 02 receive the next print data "enlargement instruction" from the data storage means 01. The preview data analysis means 02 analyzes the received print data "enlargement command" and changes the size of the next character. Since the received print data “enlargement command” matches the binary data “enlargement command” to be detected, the binary data analysis means 03 acquires the display position from the preview data analysis means, and stores the graphic “図 形” in the display graphic storage means 07. And its display position.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the binary data analysis means 03 and the preview data analysis means 02 receive the next print data "A" from the data storage means 01. The preview data analysis means 02 analyzes the received print data “A” and displays it on the display means 06. The binary data analysis means 03 does nothing because the received print data "A" does not match the detected binary data "enlargement command".

The above processing is performed up to the last print data in the range to be preview-displayed on the display means 06. As shown in FIG. 11, when the preview data analysis unit 02 detects the last print data to be preview-displayed, it requests the graphic display control unit 08 to start drawing a graphic. The graphic display control means 08 acquires the display graphic stored in the display graphic storage means 07 and the display position thereof, and displays the acquired graphic at the acquired display position on the display means 06.

According to the present embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, in the case of print data that is printed many times on the same line because graphics are displayed after normal preview display. Even if the character does not overlap the figure,
The user can reliably recognize the figure.

The first embodiment and the second embodiment
In the embodiment of the present invention, the number of detected binary data and the number of displayed graphics are one each. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and there is no limit to the combination and number of binary data and graphics to be set. The means 04 may be freely set so that different figures are assigned to each of a plurality of binary data.

[0025]

According to the printing apparatus of the present invention, in the preview display, an arbitrary figure is displayed in a portion where arbitrary binary data is detected in the print data, thereby sequentially analyzing the print data from the beginning of the print data. Then, it is possible to confirm whether or not specific binary data exists in the print data without performing an operation of specifying the print data of a portion to be analyzed. Therefore, the relation between the print data and the preview display can be easily confirmed on the preview display, and the number of steps required for analyzing the print data can be greatly reduced.

Also, by adopting a configuration for displaying different graphics for each of a plurality of types of binary data, it is possible to easily distinguish each binary data at the time of preview display.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a printing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific operation example of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the specific operation example.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the specific operation example.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the specific operation example.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a printing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a specific operation example of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the specific operation example.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the specific operation example.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the specific operation example.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the specific operation example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 01 ... data storage means 02 ... preview data analysis means 03 ... binary data analysis means 04 ... condition setting means 05 ... figure setting means 06 ... display means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A method for processing print data including text data and binary data, wherein the print data is stored in a binary format, and the print data is output to a printing unit by a user operation, or a preview display is displayed on a display unit. A printing apparatus for performing the above, a data storage unit for storing the print data, a preview data analysis unit for performing the preview display by taking in the print data from the data storage unit, and a condition setting for detecting any of the binary data Condition setting means for performing the setting, a figure setting means for setting an arbitrary figure to be displayed when the detection is performed, and when the print data is fetched from the data storage device and the binary data and the condition setting match. Data analyzing means for displaying the figure at the preview display position Printing apparatus characterized by comprising a. 2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said condition setting means is free to set said different graphic for each of a plurality of said binary data.