JP2001243220A - Postcard printer and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate sorting of postcards. SOLUTION: This postcard printer is provided with a first prefecture analyzing means (S103) to analyze a sender's prefecture as the prefecture to which an address of the sender belongs based on the address of the sender, a sorting means (S104) to sort address book data stored in an address book database into two kinds of data blocks, i.e., a data block consisting of the address book data the prefecture of which becomes the same as the sender's prefecture and a data block consisting of the address book data the prefecture of which is different from the sender's prefecture and a printing means (S105) to print the address book data sorted into one data block on a postcard and after that, to print the address book data sorted into the other data block on the postcard.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a postcard printing apparatus for printing a destination on a postcard, and more particularly, to a destination whose state is the same as the state of the sender's address, and the state of the destination. The present invention relates to a postcard printing apparatus that prints a message to a destination different from the prefecture of the sender's address, and a recording medium that stores a program that causes a CPU to execute the function of the postcard printing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art One of the main purposes of a printing function of a destination of a postcard is printing of a New Year's card. On the other hand, when mailing a New Year's card, it is required that the mail be divided into a New Year's card addressed to the prefecture and a New Year's card addressed to the outside of the prefecture to facilitate the postal service. Therefore, when printing a New Year's card, it is necessary for the user to divide the printed New Year's card into a prefecture address and an address outside the prefecture.

As a first method for reducing this work, there is a method in which address book data to be printed is searched for each region, and the searched address book data is printed. Is the first conventional technology).

[0004] As a second method, there is a method of creating address book data for each region (this is referred to as a second conventional technique).

As a third method, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-71
There is a technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 228/228. That is, in this technique, the text, address, and name of the postcard are converted into electronic data, and the text, address, and name converted into electronic data are received at the nearest station. At the nearest station, electronic data is called for each delivery section and based on the delivery order, and the called electronic data is printed. Then, the printed postcard is sorted for each delivery section by the sorting device according to the electronic data (this is referred to as a third conventional technique).

[0006]

However, when the first prior art is used, the following problems have occurred. That is, the operation of searching the address book data for each region and printing the searched address book data requires complicated operations. For this reason, the burden on the user during printing increases.

In the case of using the second prior art,
At the time of creating the address book data, it is necessary to separate the address book data into address book data that is the same as the state of the sender (sender) and address book data that is different from the state of the sender. Therefore, from the viewpoint of managing the address book data, the operation of creating the address book data becomes cumbersome.

[0008] The third prior art is a technique for using a device at a nearest station. For this reason,
Business with the nearest station is required. Therefore, this technology is difficult for general users to use. Further, there is no description of a configuration in which printing is performed in a divided manner under a general user who is a postcard printer. For this reason, when a general user intends to print a postcard by dividing it, it is difficult to apply the above technology.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem. The object of the present invention is to provide an address book data which is the same as a block in which the destination prefecture is the same as the sender's prefecture. After separating the postcards into blocks that do not need to be printed, printing each block as a unit will sort the printed postcards into postcards where the destination is the same prefecture and postcards where the destination is another prefecture. An object of the present invention is to provide a postcard printing apparatus and a recording medium which can be easily manufactured.

[0010] In addition to the above object, even when the postal code of the sender is not registered in advance at the time of printing, the printed postcard and the postcard whose address is the same as the prefectural government, and the postal address other than It is an object of the present invention to provide a postcard printing apparatus and a recording medium which can facilitate the work of sorting the postcards into the prefectures.

In addition to the above objects, when the printing of one side of the sorted address book data is completed, the printing is stopped, and when a restart instruction is input, the printing of the other side is started. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a postcard printing apparatus and a recording medium that can make the sorting operation easier.

Also, by printing blocks having the same postal code indicating the prefecture at a time, the printed postcard is printed with the postal address being the same prefecture and the destination being the other prefecture. An object of the present invention is to provide a postcard printing apparatus and a recording medium which can facilitate the operation of sorting into a postcard.

[0013]

To solve the above-mentioned problems, a postcard printing apparatus according to the present invention prints a destination on a postcard based on an address book database storing address book data indicating the destination. In the printing apparatus, based on the address of the sender, a first prefecture analysis means for analyzing the prefecture of the sender to which the address of the sender belongs, and address book data stored in the address book database,
A dividing means for dividing the data into two types of data blocks: a data block composed of address book data in which the prefecture is the same as the sender's prefecture; and a data block composed of address book data in which the prefecture is different from the sender's prefecture. Printing means for printing, on a postcard, address book data sectioned into one of the two data blocks, and then printing address book data sectioned on the other data block of the two data blocks; It has.

That is, the overlap of postcards for which printing has been completed is the overlap of postcards whose destination is the same prefecture as the sender and the overlap of postcards whose destination is the same prefecture as the sender. Become. In other words, it is divided into two groups: a group of postcards where the destination is the same prefecture as the sender, and a group of postcards where the destination is a prefecture different from the sender.

Further, a postcard printing apparatus according to the present invention is a postcard printing apparatus for printing a destination on a postcard based on an address book database storing address book data indicating the destination. A second prefecture analysis means for analyzing the prefecture of the sender to which the address of the sender belongs; and address book data stored in the address book database, the address book having the same prefecture as the prefecture of the sender. A data block composed of data and a data block composed of address book data whose prefecture is different from that of the sender's prefecture; and a division means for dividing the data block into one data block of the two data blocks. After printing the completed address book data on a postcard,
And printing means for printing on a postcard address book data divided into the other data block of the two types of data blocks.

That is, the overlap of postcards for which printing has been completed is two overlaps: a postcard overlap where the destination is the same prefecture as the sender, and a postcard overlap where the destination is a different prefecture from the sender. Become. In other words, it is divided into two groups: a group of postcards where the destination is the same prefecture as the sender, and a group of postcards where the destination is a prefecture different from the sender.

In addition, in the postcard printing apparatus having a sender address storage unit for storing a sender address in addition to the above configuration, a judging means for judging whether or not the sender's postal code is stored in the sender address storage unit; When the determination result of the determination means indicates that the sender's postal code is not stored in the sender's address storage unit, there is provided a postal code inputting means for inputting the sender's postal code. And analyzing the sender's prefecture based on the postal code input by the input means.

That is, even when the printing of a postcard is started without inputting the address of the sender, and when the postal code is input according to the postal code input means, the destination is determined based on the input postal code. The postcards are printed in two groups: a group of postcards that have the same prefecture and a group of postcards that have a destination different from the sender.

Further, in addition to the above configuration, there is provided restart instruction input means for inputting a print restart instruction, wherein the printing means comprises:
When the printing of the address book data divided into the one data block is completed, the printing is stopped, and when the instruction is input to the restart instruction input means, the address book data divided into the other data block is input. Start printing.

That is, it becomes extremely easy to sort a postcard printed before the resuming instruction is input and a printed postcard after the resuming instruction is input.

A postcard printing apparatus according to the present invention is a postcard printing apparatus for printing a destination on a postcard based on an address book database in which address book data including a postal code is stored. Postal code division means for dividing the address book data into blocks having the same postal code indicating the prefecture, and printing means for printing, on each postal block, address book data belonging to the block on a postcard. Have.

That is, when printing is completed, the postcards of the same prefecture are in a state of being continuously overlapped, and are not separated.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium storing a postcard print processing program for printing a destination on a postcard based on an address book database storing address book data indicating the destination. Based on the address of the sender, a first prefecture analysis step of analyzing the prefecture of the sender to which the address of the sender belongs, and the address book data stored in the address book database, A dividing step of dividing the data block into two types of data blocks, ie, a data block composed of the same address book data and a data block composed of the address book data in which the prefecture is different from that of the sender, and one of the two data blocks After printing address book data divided into data blocks on a postcard, the other data of the two types of data blocks is printed. And the printing step to print the address book data that has been divided into the lock on the postcard is stored.

Further, the recording medium according to the present invention is a recording medium storing a postcard print processing program for printing a destination on a postcard based on an address book database storing address book data indicating the destination. Based on the zip code of the sender, a second prefecture analysis step of analyzing the sender's prefecture, to which the sender's address belongs, and address book data stored in the address book database,
A partitioning step of dividing into two types of data blocks: a data block composed of address book data in which the prefecture is the same as the sender's prefecture; and a data block composed of address book data in which the prefecture is different from the sender's prefecture. A printing step of printing, on a postcard, address book data divided into one of the two data blocks, and then printing the address book data divided on the other data block of the two data blocks; Is stored.

In addition to the above steps, in a recording medium storing a postcard print processing program having a sender address storage unit for storing a sender address, it is determined whether or not the sender's postal code is stored in the sender address storage unit. When the determination step and the determination result of the determination step indicate that the sender's postal code is not stored in the sender address storage unit, a postal code input step in which the sender's postal code is input is stored, The second prefecture analysis step analyzes the sender's prefecture based on the postal code input in the input step.

In addition to the above steps, a restart instruction input step for inputting a print restart instruction is stored, and the printing step is performed when the printing of the address book data divided into the one data block is completed. Printing is stopped, and when the instruction is input to the restart instruction input step, printing of the address book data divided into the other data block is started.

Further, in addition to the above steps, based on an address book database storing address book data including a postal code, an address book database is stored on a recording medium storing a postcard print processing program for printing a destination on a postcard. A postal code division step of dividing the address book data stored in the address book into blocks having the same postal code indicating the prefecture, and printing for printing on a postcard the address book data belonging to the block for each of the divided blocks And are stored.

[0028]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
This will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a first embodiment of a postcard printing apparatus according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a recording medium 2 is a program medium in which a program including a plurality of steps, which will be described in detail later, is stored. In the present embodiment, the recording medium 2 is a CD-ROM. , A floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, or a program medium such as an IC card can be used.)

The external recording medium input / output device 11 is a block for reading a program recorded on the recording medium 2. The program memory 3 is a block for storing a program read from the recording medium 2 by the external recording medium input / output device 11.

The operation unit 4 includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and is used to input a postal code of the sender's address. Also,
An instruction to resume printing or the like is input. The display unit 5 is a block composed of a liquid crystal display, a CRT, or the like.
A message prompting an input for restarting printing is displayed. Also, the input and edited data is displayed.

The printing section 6 is a block composed mainly of a printer, and has address book data (destination).
Print on postcard.

The postal code dictionary 7 is a database showing the correspondence between postal codes and addresses. As shown in FIG. 6, a prefectural table 701 and a municipal table 702 are provided.
, 704,..., 705.

More specifically, the prefecture table 701 is a table in which postal codes indicating the prefectures (higher two digits of the postal code) are associated with the prefectures. The municipal tables 702 to 704,..., 705 are tables created for each prefecture, and are tables in which the last five digits of postal codes are associated with municipalities.

The address book database 8 is a database created by a user, and stores a plurality of input address book data. For details, see FIG.
As shown in, each of the address book data is a serial number,
It is composed of four types of data: zip code, address, and name.

The sender address storage section 9 is an area secured in the hard disk, and stores data indicating the address of the sender (postcard sender). In detail, as shown in FIG. 5, the postal code, address, name, telephone number, E-mail address, etc. of the sender are stored.

The sorting memory 10 stores a plurality of pieces of address book data stored in the address book database 8 in a different order from the order stored in the address book database 8 when printing a destination on a postcard. Memory. Specifically, the address book data is divided into address book data in which the prefecture is the same as the state of the sender's address, and address book data in which the prefecture is different from the state of the sender's address. It is memorized in the form.

The CPU 1 is a block for executing a function as a postcard printing apparatus by executing a program stored in the program memory 3.

Hereinafter, the data stored in the recording medium 2 and the CPU 1
Will be described in detail.

The recording medium 2 is a program serving as first prefecture analysis means for analyzing the sender's prefecture, which is the prefecture to which the sender's address belongs, based on the sender's address stored in the sender's address storage unit 9. Is stored.

The address book data stored in the address book database 8 is obtained from a data block composed of address book data whose prefecture is the same as the sender's prefecture, and an address book data whose prefecture is different from the sender's prefecture. A program serving as a dividing unit for dividing the data block into two types of data blocks, and storing the divided data blocks in the sorting memory 10 is stored.

A program serving as a restart instruction input means for inputting a print restart instruction is stored.

The 2 stored in the sorting memory 10
A program serving as a printing unit for printing address book data divided into one data block of the kind of data blocks on a postcard and then printing address book data divided into the other data block on the post card is stored.

The program serving as the printing means is a program that stops printing when the printing of the address book data divided into one data block stored in the sorting memory 10 is completed. When a restart instruction is input according to the restart instruction input means, the program starts printing address book data divided into the other data blocks stored in the sorting memory 10.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the main operation of the first embodiment. The operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

An instruction to print a destination on a postcard is given by an input to the operation unit 4 (step S101).
Then, the CPU 1 acquires the sender's address stored in the sender address storage unit 9. That is, the sender's address indicated as "Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi ..." is acquired from the sender address storage unit 9 (step S102).

Then, by comparing the acquired address of the sender with the postal code dictionary 7, the prefecture (Osaka) to which the address of the sender belongs is derived. That is, by comparing the acquired address of the sender with two types of tables, the prefectural table 701 and the municipal tables 702 to 704,..., 705, it is derived that the address of the sender is Osaka (step S103). ).

Next, the CPU 1 obtains one address book data from the plurality of address book data stored in the address book database 8. Then, by comparing the address in the acquired address book data with the prefecture table or the municipal table of the postal code dictionary 7, the prefecture to which the acquired address book data belongs is derived.

Next, when the derived prefecture matches the prefecture of the sender's address (Osaka), the address book data is written into the sorting memory 10. If the derived prefecture does not match the prefecture (Osaka) of the sender's address, the address book data is stored in the sorting memory 1.
The process ends without writing 0.

The CPU 1 repeats the above processing for the address book data for each of the address book data stored at the head of the address book database 8 to the address book data stored at the end. As a result, the sorting memory 1
0 is the prefecture of the sender's address (Osaka)
Is stored.

The CPU 1 stores data (hereinafter, referred to as the same final data) including the address of the address book data stored last in the sorting memory 10 in the internal or work memory (not shown). Remember.

When all the above processes are completed, the CPU
1 indicates that all of the address book data whose prefecture does not match the prefecture (Osaka) of the sender's address are placed behind the above address book data (address book data whose prefecture matches the prefecture of the sender). In the area.

As a result of the above operation, the address book data whose prefectural state matches the prefectural state of the sender is continuously stored in the sorting memory 10 in order from the top. After that, address book data in which the prefecture does not match the prefecture of the sender is stored (step S104).

That is, assuming that the address book data stored in the address book database 8 is as shown in FIG. 5A, the address book data stored in the sorting memory 10 is as shown in FIG. The result is as shown in FIG. That is, a data block composed of three pieces of address book data in which the prefecture is Osaka is stored at the head. And then,
A data block consisting of seven address book data whose prefectures are different from Osaka prefecture is stored.

When the above operation is completed, the CPU 1 postcards the address book data stored in the sorting memory 10 in a direction from the address book data stored at the head to the address book data stored at the tail. The operation of printing address book data is started (step S105).

When printing of one piece of address book data is completed, the printed address book data is stored in step S1.
It is determined whether or not the address book data matches the same final data stored in step S04 (step S10).
6). If they do not match, it is determined whether or not printing of all the address book data has been completed (step S10).
8) Return to printing the next address book data (step S10)
5).

For this reason, the address book data stored secondly in the sorting memory 10 is printed. Further, the address book data stored third is printed. When the printing of the address book data stored third in the sorting memory 10 is completed, the result of the determination in step S106 indicates a match. In other words, the end of printing of the address book data in which the prefecture matches the prefecture of the sender is indicated.

Accordingly, the operation proceeds from step S106 to step S107, and the CPU 1 stops printing.
Next, the CPU 1 displays on the display unit 5 a message prompting the user to resume printing. FIG. 8 shows an example of a message displayed on the display unit 5 at this time.

During the period until the message shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 5, the postcard printed by the printing unit 6 becomes a postcard in which the destination prefecture is the same as the sender's prefecture. I have. For this reason, the user takes out the printed postcard from the printing unit 6. And later
The user inputs a restart instruction to the operation unit 4 (Step S107).

When a restart instruction is input to the operation unit 4, C
PU1 shifts the operation to step S108. Therefore, the operation moves from step S108 to step S105. Therefore, printing of the address book data remaining without being printed (the address book data whose prefecture is different from the prefecture to which the sender's address belongs) starts.

After printing has started, step S10
The loop operation of 5, S106, S108 is repeated.
When the printing of the address book data is completed, the printing is completed.

As described above, the postcard printed after the restart instruction is input to the operation unit 4 is a postcard in which the destination prefecture is different from the prefecture of the sender's address.
Therefore, if the printed postcard is taken out of the printing unit 6 after inputting the restart instruction, the taken out postcard is only the postcard whose destination prefecture is different from that of the sender.

When a message prompting the user to input a restart instruction is displayed on the operation unit 4 (step S107), it is assumed that the restart instruction has been input without removing the postcard from the printing unit 6. In this case, when printing is completed, the postcard whose destination is the same prefecture (Osaka) as the sender overlaps with the postcard whose destination is the different prefecture from the sender.

In other words, there are two groups: a postcard group where the destination is the same prefecture (Osaka prefecture) as the sender and a postcard group where the destination is a prefecture different from the sender. Become.

Therefore, sorting the postcard group whose destination is the same prefecture (Osaka prefecture) as the sender and the group of postcards whose destination is the same prefecture as the sender is an easy task. Become.

The description of the first embodiment has been completed, and the description will proceed to the description of the second embodiment.

The electrical configuration of the second embodiment, when shown as a block diagram, is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. Further, the difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is only the program stored in the recording medium 2. For this reason, as for the electrical configuration of the second embodiment, only the program stored in the recording medium 2 will be described, and the description of the other parts will be omitted.

The recording medium 2 stores a program serving as a judging means for judging whether or not the sender's postal code is stored in the sender address storage section 9.

The result of the judgment by the judgment program is as follows:
When it is indicated that the sender's postal code is not stored in the sender's address storage unit 9, a program serving as postal code input means for inputting the sender's postal code is stored.

Also, based on the sender's postal code stored in the sender's address storage unit 9, a program serving as second prefecture analysis means for analyzing the sender's prefecture to which the sender's address belongs is stored. ing.

When the postal code is not stored in the sender address storage unit 9, the program as the second prefecture analyzing means analyzes the sender's prefecture based on the postal code input by the input means. It is a program to do.

Further, the address book data stored in the address book database 8 is obtained from a data block composed of address book data whose prefecture is the same as the sender's prefecture, and an address book data whose prefecture is different from the sender's prefecture. A program serving as a dividing unit for dividing the data block into two types of data blocks, and storing the divided data blocks in the sorting memory 10 is stored.

A program serving as a restart instruction input means for inputting a print restart instruction is stored.

Further, the 2 stored in the sorting memory 10
The printing means prints, on a postcard, address book data sectioned into one of the two data blocks, and then prints the address book data sectioned on the other data block of the two data blocks. The program is stored.

The program serving as the printing means is a program that stops printing when the printing of the address book data divided into one data block stored in the sorting memory 10 is completed. When a restart instruction is input according to the restart instruction input means, the program starts printing address book data divided into the other data blocks stored in the sorting memory 10.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the main operation of the second embodiment. The operation of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

An instruction to print a destination on a postcard is given by an input to the operation unit 4 (step S201).
Then, the CPU 1 checks whether or not a zip code is stored in the sender address storage unit 9 (step S202). If a zip code is stored in the sender address storage unit 9, C
The PU 1 acquires the sender's postal code stored in the sender address storage unit 9. That is, the sender's postal code indicated as "545-0013" is acquired from the sender address storage unit 9 (step S203).

On the other hand, when the postal code is not stored in the sender address storage section 9, the CPU 1 displays a message prompting the input of the postal code on the display section 5. FIG. 9 shows an example of the message displayed at this time. In response to this message, the user inputs the postal code of the user's address (the postal code of the sender) (step S21).
0).

As a result of the above operations, when the process proceeds to step S204, the CPU 1 is in a state where the postal code of the sender has been obtained. In this state, the CPU 1 derives the prefecture (Osaka) to which the sender's address belongs by comparing the upper two digits of the obtained sender's postal code with the postal code dictionary 7.

That is, by comparing the upper two digits of the obtained postal code of the sender with the postal code of the prefectural table 701, it is derived that the address of the sender is Osaka (step S204).

The following operation is the same as the operation of the first embodiment. That is, the CPU 1 acquires one piece of address book data from the plurality of address book data stored in the address book database 8. Then, by comparing the address in the acquired address book data with the prefecture table or the municipal table of the postal code dictionary 7, the prefecture to which the acquired address book data belongs is derived.

Next, when the derived prefecture matches the prefecture of the sender's address (Osaka), the address book data is written into the sorting memory 10. If the derived prefecture does not match the prefecture (Osaka) of the sender's address, the address book data is stored in the sorting memory 1.
The process ends without writing 0.

The CPU 1 repeats the above processing for each of the address book data stored at the head of the address book database 8 and the address book data stored at the end. As a result, the sort memory 10 stores all the address book data in which the prefecture matches the prefecture (Osaka) of the sender's address. Further, the CPU 1 stores data (hereinafter, referred to as the same final data) including the address of the address book data finally stored in the sorting memory 10 in the internal or work memory (not shown).

Next, the CPU 1 replaces all the address book data whose prefecture does not match the prefecture (Osaka) of the sender's address with the address book data (the address whose prefecture matches the address of the sender's prefecture). Recorded data).

As a result of the above operation, all the address book data whose prefecture matches the prefecture of the sender are stored in the sorting memory 10 at the head of the area. After that, all the address book data whose prefecture does not match the prefecture of the sender are stored (step S205).

That is, assuming that the address book data stored in the address book database 8 is as shown in FIG. 5A, the address book data stored in the sorting memory 10 is as shown in FIG. The result is as shown in FIG. In other words, a data block consisting of three address book data whose prefecture is Osaka is stored in order from the top, and a data block consisting of seven address book data whose prefecture is different from Osaka is stored behind it. The block will be stored.

Subsequently, the CPU 1 sets the sorting memory 10
The operation of printing the address book data on the postcard in the direction from the address book data stored at the top to the address book data stored at the end is started (step S206).

After printing is started, when printing of one piece of address book data is completed, it is determined whether or not the printed address book data is the same address book data as the same final data stored in step S205 (step S205). Step S2
07). If they do not match, it is determined whether or not printing of all address book data has been completed (step S20).
9). Then, the process returns to the printing of the next address book data (step S206).

As a result of the above operation, 2
The second stored address book data is printed. Also, 3
The second stored address book data is printed. And
When the printing of the address book data stored third in the sorting memory 10 is completed, the determination result in step S207 indicates a match. That is, the printing of the data block of the address book data in which the prefecture matches the prefecture of the sender is completed.

Therefore, the operation moves from step S207 to step S208, and the CPU 1 stops printing. Next, the CPU 1 displays on the display unit 5 a message prompting the user to resume printing. FIG. 8 shows an example of a message displayed on the display unit 5 at this time.

When the message shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 5, all the postcards printed by the printing unit 6 become postcards in which the destination prefecture is the same as the sender's prefecture. ing. For this reason, the user takes out the printed postcard from the printing unit 6. After that, the user inputs a restart instruction to the operation unit 4 (step S208).

When a restart instruction is input to the operation unit 4, C
PU1 shifts the operation to step S209. Therefore, the operation moves from step S209 to step S206. As a result, of the address book data stored in the sorting memory 10, the remaining unprinted address book data (address book data where the prefecture to which the sender's address belongs is different from the prefecture to which the sender's address belongs) is printed. Will be resumed.

Thereafter, steps S206, S207,
The loop operation of S209 is repeated. When the printing of all the address book data is completed, the printing operation is completed.

As a result of the above operation, after the restart instruction is input to the operation unit 4, the printed postcard is a postcard whose destination prefecture is different from that of the sender's address. Therefore, if the printed postcard is taken out of the printing unit 6 after inputting the restart instruction, the taken out postcard is only the postcard whose destination prefecture is different from that of the sender.

The description of the second embodiment has been completed, and the description will proceed to the third embodiment.

The electrical configuration of the third embodiment, when shown as a block diagram, is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. The only difference between the third embodiment and the first embodiment is the program stored in the recording medium 2. For this reason, as for the electrical configuration of the third embodiment, only the description of the program stored in the recording medium 2 will be made, and the description of the other parts will be omitted.

[0098] The recording medium 2 stores a program serving as postal code division means for dividing the address book data stored in the address book database 8 into blocks having the same postal code indicating the prefecture.

Further, for each of the divided blocks, a program serving as a printing means for printing address book data belonging to the block on a postcard is stored.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the main operation of the third embodiment. The operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

When an instruction to print a destination on a postcard is given by an input to the operation unit 4 (step S30).
1) The CPU 1 divides the address book data stored in the address book database 8 into blocks having the same postal code indicating the prefecture. The sorted address book database 8 is stored in the sorting memory 10 (step S3).
02).

That is, the CPU 1 regards the postal code as a seven-digit number, and stores it in the address book database 8 in order from the address book data having the small postal code number to the address book data having the large postal code number. Rearranged address book data. Further, the sorted address book data is stored in the sorting memory 10. Therefore, the sorting memory 10
As shown in FIG. 10, address book data having the same prefecture is continuously arranged.

Next, the CPU 1 prints the address book data on the postcard so that the divided blocks are united. That is, the CPU 1 operates the sorting memory 10
Is printed on a postcard according to the order in the sorting memory 10. Then, when printing of all the address book data stored in the sorting memory 10 is completed, the operation ends (step S30).
3, S304).

As a result of the above operation, for example, assuming that the prefecture of the address of the sender is Osaka Prefecture, out of the ten postcards that have been printed and overlapped, three of the five to seven postcards are printed.
Just sort the postcards and other postcards,
A postcard with the same prefecture as the sender
It is possible to sort a postcard in which the sender's prefecture is not the same as the destination's prefecture.

Note that the CPU 1 operates the address book database 8
In the case where the address book data stored in the address book has no postal code, the postal code corresponding to the address book data is extracted by referring to the postal code dictionary 7. Then, classification is performed based on the extracted postal code.

As for the method of dividing into blocks having the same postal code indicating the prefecture, the postal code is regarded as a seven-digit number, and the numerical value of the postal code is larger than the address book data with the lower numerical value of the postal code. The case where the method is arranged in the order of the address book data has been described. However, as another method, for example, a method of rearranging the address book data having a large postal code number into the address book data having a small post code number is adopted. It is possible. It is also possible to focus on only the upper two digits of the postal code and ignore the lower five digits to rearrange them.

[0107]

As described above, the postcard printing apparatus according to the present invention analyzes the sender's prefecture, which is the prefecture to which the sender's address belongs, based on the sender's address.
Prefectural analysis means and the address book data stored in the address book database, the data block consisting of the address book data where the prefecture is the same as the sender prefecture, and the address book data where the prefecture is different from the sender prefecture A partitioning means for partitioning the data block into two types of data blocks, and address book data partitioned into one of the two types of data blocks after printing on a postcard; And printing means for printing address book data divided into the other data block on a postcard. Therefore, the overlap of postcards when printing is completed is two overlaps: a postcard overlap where the destination is the same prefecture as the sender, and a postcard overlap where the destination is a different prefecture from the sender. . In other words, it is divided into two groups: a group of postcards whose destination is the same prefecture as the sender, and a group of postcards whose destination is a prefecture different from the sender. For this reason, it is possible to easily perform the operation of sorting the printed postcard into a postcard whose destination is the same prefecture and a postcard whose destination is another prefecture.

Further, the postcard printing apparatus according to the present invention is a postcard printing apparatus for printing a destination on a postcard. The postcard printing apparatus analyzes the sender's prefecture which is the prefecture to which the sender's address belongs based on the sender's postal code. (2) the prefectural analysis means, the address book data stored in the address book database, a data block consisting of address book data in which the prefecture is the same as the sender prefecture, and an address book in which the prefecture is different from the sender prefecture. Partitioning means for partitioning data blocks into two types of data blocks; address book data partitioned into one of the two types of data blocks; printing on a postcard; And printing means for printing the address book data segmented into the other data block on a postcard. Therefore, the overlap of postcards when printing is completed is two overlaps: a postcard overlap where the destination is the same prefecture as the sender and a postcard overlap where the destination is a different prefecture from the sender. . In other words, it is divided into two groups: a group of postcards where the destination is the same prefecture as the sender, and a group of postcards where the destination is a prefecture different from the sender. For this reason, it is possible to easily perform the work of sorting the printed postcard into a postcard whose destination is the same prefecture and a postcard whose destination is another prefecture.

Further, in addition to the above configuration, a determination means for determining whether or not the sender's postal code is stored in the sender's address storage unit, and the determination result of the determination means is that the sender's postal code is stored in the sender's address storage unit. Zip code input means for inputting the zip code of the sender when the information is not stored, and the second prefecture analysis means, based on the zip code input by the input means, Is analyzed. Therefore, even when printing a postcard without registering the postal code of the sender, and inputting the postal code according to the postal code input means, the destination is the same as the sender based on the input postal code. The print is divided into two groups, a postcard group that is a prefecture and a postcard group that is a prefecture whose destination is different from the sender. For this reason, at the start of printing,
Even if the sender's postal code is not registered in advance, it is easy to sort printed postcards into postcards that have the same address as the destination and postcards with the other address. Can be.

[0110] In addition to the above-mentioned configuration, there is provided a restart instruction input means for inputting a print restart instruction.
When the printing of the address book data divided into the one data block is completed, the printing is stopped, and when the instruction is input to the restart instruction input means, the address book data divided into the other data block is input. Start printing. Therefore, it is very easy to sort the postcard printed before the resumption instruction input state is entered and the printed postcard after the resumption instruction is input, so that the sorting operation can be performed more easily. Can be.

Further, the postcard printing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a postal code division means for dividing the address book data stored in the address book database into blocks having the same postal code indicating the prefecture; A printing unit for printing, on each postcard, address book data belonging to each block is provided. Therefore, when printing is completed,
Since postcards of the same prefecture are in a state of continuous overlap and are not separated, printed postcards are sent to the same prefecture and postcards are sent to other prefectures. The task of sorting into postcards can be easily performed.

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FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating main operations of a first embodiment of a postcard printing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a main operation of the second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a main operation of a third embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the first to third embodiments.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing data stored in a sender address storage unit.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a postal code dictionary.

FIG. 7A is an explanatory diagram showing address book data stored in an address book database, and FIG. 7B is an explanatory diagram showing address book data stored in a sorting memory;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a message prompting an instruction to restart printing.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a message prompting input of a postal code.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing address book data divided into blocks by upper two digits of a postal code;

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 2 Recording medium 8 Address book database 9 From address storage unit S103 First prefecture analysis unit S104 Classification unit S105 Printing unit S107 Restart instruction input unit S202 Judgment unit S204 Second prefecture analysis unit S205 Classification unit S206 Printing unit S208 Resume Instruction input means S302 Postal code sorting means S303 Printing means

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[Claims] 1. A postcard printing apparatus for printing a destination on a postcard based on an address book database in which address book data indicating a destination is stored, wherein a postal address of the sender belongs to a prefecture based on the address of the sender. A first prefecture analysis means for analyzing a certain prefecture, and address book data stored in the address book database, a data block including address book data whose prefecture is the same as the sender prefecture; A partitioning means for partitioning the data into two types of data blocks; a data block composed of address book data different from the prefecture of the sender; and an address book data partitioned into one of the two data blocks printed on a postcard. And printing means for printing, on a postcard, address book data divided into the other data block of the two types of data blocks. Postcard printing apparatus characterized by the following. 2. A postcard printing apparatus that prints a destination on a postcard based on an address book database in which address book data indicating the destination is stored, wherein the prefectural government to which the address of the sender belongs is based on the postal code of the sender. A second prefecture analyzing means for analyzing the sender's prefecture, and address book data stored in the address book database, a data block consisting of address book data whose prefecture is the same as the sender's prefecture, Means for dividing into two types of data blocks, namely, a data block composed of address book data different from the prefecture of the sender, and printing on a postcard the address book data divided into one of the two data blocks. And printing means for printing on a postcard address book data divided into the other data block of the two types of data blocks. A postcard printing apparatus, comprising: 3. A sender address storage unit for storing a sender's address, determining means for determining whether or not the sender's postal code is stored in the sender address storage unit, and a determination result of the determining means being a sender address. Zip code input means for inputting the zip code of the sender when the storage unit indicates that the zip code of the sender is not stored, wherein the second prefecture analysis means is input by the input means. 3. The postcard printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the sender prefecture is analyzed based on the postal code. 4. A printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a restart instruction input unit for inputting a print restart instruction, wherein the printing unit stops printing when printing of the address book data divided into the one data block is completed, 2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the instruction is input to the restart instruction input means, printing of the address book data divided into the other data block is started.
A postcard printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. A postcard printing apparatus for printing a destination on a postcard based on an address book database in which address book data including a zip code is stored, wherein the address book data stored in the address book database is stored in Postcard printing, comprising: postal code classifying means for classifying into blocks having the same postal code indicated; and printing means for printing, on a postcard, address book data belonging to the block for each of the divided blocks. apparatus. 6. A computer-readable recording medium storing a postcard print processing program for printing a destination on a postcard based on an address book database in which address book data indicating the destination is stored. A first prefecture analysis step for analyzing the sender's prefecture, which is the prefecture to which the sender's address belongs, based on the address book data stored in the address book database, and an address whose prefecture is the same as the sender's prefecture And a data block composed of address book data having a prefecture different from that of the sender's prefecture. A partitioning step for dividing the data block into two data blocks; After printing the classified address book data on a postcard, the other data block of the two data blocks is printed. A printing step of printing on a postcard the address book data divided into locks. 7. A postal code of a sender on a computer-readable recording medium storing a postcard print processing program for printing a destination on a postcard based on an address book database storing address book data indicating the destination. A second prefecture analysis step for analyzing the sender's prefecture, which is the prefecture to which the sender's address belongs, based on the address book data stored in the address book database, and the prefecture being the same as the sender's prefecture A dividing step of dividing the data block into two types of data blocks: a data block composed of address book data, and a data block composed of address book data in which the prefecture is different from that of the sender, and one of the two data blocks After printing the address book data classified on the postcard, the other data of the two types of data blocks are printed. A printing step of printing address book data divided into tab blocks on a postcard. 8. A computer-readable recording medium having a postcard printing processing program having a sender address storage unit for storing a sender address, wherein it is determined whether or not the sender's postal code is stored in the sender address storage unit. When the determination result of the determination step indicates that the zip code of the sender is not stored in the sender address storage unit, a zip code input step of inputting the zip code of the sender is stored. 8. The recording medium according to claim 7, wherein the second prefecture analysis step analyzes the sender's prefecture based on the postal code input in the input step. 9. A resuming instruction input step of inputting an instruction of resuming printing is stored, wherein the printing step stops printing when the printing of the address book data divided into the one data block is completed, and 9. The method according to claim 6, wherein printing of the address book data divided into the other data block is started when the instruction is input to the restart instruction input step. recoding media. 10. A computer-readable recording medium storing a postcard print processing program for printing a destination on a postcard based on an address book database storing postal code-containing address book data. A postal code division step of dividing the stored address book data into blocks having the same postal code indicating a prefecture; And a storage medium storing the following.