JP2001282770A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To generate print data for making capable of cutting a paper sheet into a prescribed size or form after printing processing and for making capable of pasting the paper sheet at a prescribed position. SOLUTION: This device has a cutting data editing means 1 for making capable of editing cutting data for cutting a print paper sheet along a set cutting line, a data editing means 6 for editing pasting data for making capable of pasting the print paper sheet at a set pasting position, a display means 3 for displaying the cutting data and the pasting data edited by these cutting data editing means 1 and pasting data editing means 6, and a print data generating means 2 for generating the print data containing the relevant cutting data and pasting data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a function of generating cutting data for enabling a sheet to be cut into a predetermined size or a predetermined shape after performing printing processing on a predetermined sheet. The present invention relates to a document creating apparatus having a function of generating gluing data for enabling gluing to a document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, personal computers (hereinafter, referred to as personal computers).
The spread of printers (PCs) and printers has made it possible for users to themselves create various printed materials that had to be ordered from a trader. For example, business cards, address stickers, envelopes, and the like are also examples.

[0003]

In performing these printings, print data is created on a PC and printed by a printer connected to the PC. In that case, various problems arise. . For example, when printing smaller contents (for example, about the size of a business card) on A4 printing paper, one printing content per A4 paper wastes paper and margins are generated. If it gets in the way, it is necessary to cut it into a predetermined size using scissors or a cutter after printing. In addition, when trying to obtain as many sheets as possible from one sheet of printing paper, it is necessary to consider what layout is more efficient, and to set a frame, set the print to fit within the frame. Is extremely troublesome, and the trouble of accurately cutting along the frame after the printing process is also very troublesome.

Further, when printing on a bag-like material such as an envelope, the paper is often skewed by the winding of a roller at the time of feeding the paper, and when it is desired to print on the front and back, the front and back are separately printed. There is a need. Therefore,
When creating envelopes etc., it is desirable to print at the stage before putting it on the bag, but in that case, after the printing process,
It is necessary to cut the envelope into the expanded shape, and then glue it to the required part.

Accordingly, the present invention generates cutting data that enables cutting to be automatically performed along a cutting line set by a user after a printing process, and automatically generates a cutting portion set by the user after the printing process. By generating gluing data that allows for gluing in a localized manner, the cutting data and gluing data can be set with the same settings as those used for editing work during normal document creation. It is an object of the present invention to enable the position and length of a gluing portion to be set accurately and easily.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a document creating apparatus which creates document data and transmits the created document data to a printer as print data. Cutting data editing means capable of editing cutting data for cutting the printing paper along the set cutting line; display means capable of displaying a preview of the cutting data edited by the cutting data editing means; Print data generating means for generating print data including data.

At this time, as the cutting data, cutting data corresponding to a preset fixed cutting shape may be prepared, and the user may be able to select from the cutting data.
The user may arbitrarily create a cut shape and a desired cut shape / position may be set.

Further, according to the document creating apparatus of the present invention, in a document creating apparatus capable of creating document data and transmitting the created document data as print data to a printer, the document creating apparatus is provided for a gluing portion set on printing paper. Glue data editing means capable of editing glue data for performing glue;
The display device is configured to include a display unit capable of previewing the pasted data edited by the pasted data editing unit, and a print data generating unit that generates print data including the pasted data.

At this time, as the gluing data, gluing data corresponding to a predetermined standard gluing portion shape may be prepared, and the user may be able to select from the gluing data. It may be possible to set the cutting shape and position desired by the user.

[0010] Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a document creating apparatus capable of creating document data and transmitting the created document data as print data to a printer, wherein the printing paper is cut along a set cutting line. Cutting data editing means capable of editing cutting data for causing the sheet to be cut, gluing data editing means enabling editing of the gluing data for gluing the printing paper to the set gluing portion, and this cutting data editing means And a display unit capable of previewing the cut data edited by (1) and the glued data edited by the glued data editing unit, and a print data generating unit generating print data including the cut data and the glued data.

At this time, as the cutting data and the gluing data, cutting data corresponding to a preset fixed cutting shape and gluing data corresponding to a preset fixed gluing portion shape are prepared, respectively. The user may be able to select from among them, or the user may arbitrarily create one, and may set the cutting shape / position desired by the user and the shape / position of the glued part.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the created document data is transmitted to the printer as print data, cutting data for cutting the printing paper is added to the print data and transmitted. I have.

By sending such print data to the printer, the printer receives the print data and receives the data to be printed (the data for actually performing printing. Based on the standard print data), the printing is performed in accordance with the printing mode set by the user, and then the printing is performed according to the cutting line set by the user based on the cutting data included in the printing data. Since cutting is performed, even if the printing paper is a fixed size, it can be automatically cut into an appropriate size according to the content of the printing, and printing of any shape and size can be easily realized. be able to.

Since the cut data is added without affecting the standard print data, the printer receiving the print data including the cut data is a conventional printer having no cutting means. Also, normal print processing can be performed on the standard print data.

For the cutting data, for example, an envelope is created by preparing cutting data corresponding to a preset fixed cutting shape and allowing the user to select from the cutting data. As in the case, it is convenient to cut into a predetermined shape.

Further, the cutting data can be arbitrarily created by the user, and the cutting shape and position desired by the user can be set, so that the cutting data can be cut into an arbitrary shape. At this time, the position and shape of the cutting line can be set with the same settings as those for performing the editing work in creating a normal document, so that the position and length of the cutting line can be set accurately and easily.

The present invention also enables gluing. That is, when the created document data is transmitted to the printer as print data, the print data includes
Glue data for gluing print paper is added and sent.

By transmitting such print data to the printer side, when the printer receives the print data, it performs printing in accordance with the print mode set by the user based on the standard print data, and thereafter, Since gluing is performed on the gluing site set by the user based on the gluing data included in the print data, it is convenient to create an envelope or a seal. Also, this glue data is
Since the standard print data for the created document is added without affecting the standard print data, the printer that receives the print data including the glue data can print the standard print data even if the conventional printer has no cutting unit. , A normal printing process becomes possible.

As the gluing data, glue data corresponding to a preset standard glue shape is prepared, and the user can select the glue data from the glue data. For example, an envelope is created. As at times,
This is convenient for pasting into a fixed shape to some extent.

The gluing data can be arbitrarily created by the user, and the desired gluing shape and position can be set by the user. At this time, the setting of the position and the shape to be pasted can be performed with the same setting as that for performing the editing work at the time of normal document creation, so that the position and length of the pasted portion can be accurately and easily set.

Also, by combining the two, both the cutting data and the gluing data can be added to the print data. After the printer prints a predetermined content on the printing paper, the printing data is added to the cutting line set by the user. Cut along
Then, since necessary parts can be glued, an envelope or the like can be easily created.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) In addition to a normal document creation function, a document creation device according to the first embodiment allows a user to print a print sheet after a printing process at the time of document creation. It has a function of generating cutting data for automatically cutting along a set predetermined cutting line.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a cutting data editing means 1 for editing cutting data, print data to be sent to a printer (created by this document creating apparatus). Print data generating means 2 for generating standard print data such as a document and cutting data necessary for performing cutting, various data (cutting data as well as document data, etc.) generated by the document creating apparatus ) Can be displayed, and transmission means 4 can transmit the print data generated by the print data generation means 2 to the printer. In addition to these components, there are various components for performing the functions normally provided as the document creation apparatus. Here, only the components necessary for describing the present invention are shown. .

The cutting data used in the first embodiment is, as described above, data for determining how to cut the printing paper after the printing process, and can be set by the user. it can. For example,
It is also possible to prepare some standard cutting patterns in advance as cutting data, read them out on the screen (display means 3), and select a desired cutting pattern from among them. It is also possible for the user to make settings as if drawing a figure on the screen. Therefore, when creating something with a fixed shape, such as an envelope, if there is a cutting pattern in the developed view of the envelope as the former standard cutting pattern, select that pattern by yourself. There is no need to create a cutting pattern.

Next, specific processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the document creation device is started (step s1), and an editing file is opened (step s2). Then, it is determined whether or not the fixed form cutting data is used as the cutting data (step s3). When the fixed form cutting data is used, the designated fixed form cutting data is read (step s4). If the standard cut data is not used, the user himself edits the cut data using characters and graphics (step s5). At this time, the type of cutting line as cutting data has an attribute indicating that it is a cutting line other than a normal frame line.
Then, it is determined whether or not to save it as the standard cut data (step s6). If it is to be stored, it is stored as the standard cut data (step s7). If not, the edit file is stored as it is (step s6). s8).

Next, when entering the printing process,
First, a preview of the data to be printed and a preview of the cut portion (display on the display unit 3) are executed (step s).
9), and determine whether or not to execute printing (step s1)
0), if printing is to be performed, a printer to be printed is selected (step s11). Then, it is determined whether or not the selected printer has a cutting unit (step s12).
If it is determined that there is no cutting means, print data containing no cutting data is created (step s13). on the other hand,
If there is a cutting unit, print data including the cutting data is created (step s14), and the print data is transmitted from the transmission unit 4 to the printer (step s15).

When the printer receives the print data, it checks whether or not cutting data is added to the print data. If the cutting data is added, first,
A print control code for performing print processing (normal print processing) on standard print data in the print data is generated, and printing is performed. Thereafter, a cutting control code for performing a cutting process on the cutting data in the print data is generated, transmitted to a cutting unit, and executed.

By the way, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is an example in which the data generating means 2 for generating print data is incorporated in the document creating apparatus.
As another configuration, it may be configured so that it can be externally attached to the document creating apparatus main body and can be used as a printer driver.

FIG. 3 shows an example of such a case. An external print data generating device is prepared for the document creating device, and the external print data generating device has a print data generating means 2. In this case, the receiving unit 5 is provided on the print data generating means 2 side so that data can be sent from the document creating apparatus to the print data generating means 2 side.

As described above, since the print data generating means 2 is provided as a normal printer driver by providing the print data generating means 2 separately, data can be generated without changing the mechanism of the conventional printing system. .

The advantage of the case where the print data generating means 2 is incorporated in the document creating apparatus (the configuration of FIG. 1) is as follows.
Since the processing can be performed by the internal application, the processing efficiency is high, and a processing mode optimal for the document creating apparatus can be achieved.

(Second Embodiment) The document creation apparatus according to the second embodiment has a function other than a normal document creation function.
It has a function of generating, at the time of document creation, gluing data for automatically gluing printing paper to a predetermined gluing site set by the user after the printing process.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a glue data editing means 6 for editing glue data, print data to be sent to a printer (created by this document creation device). Print data generating means 2 for generating standard print data such as a document and glue data necessary for performing cutting, and various data (cutting data as well as document data, etc.) generated by the document generating apparatus. ) Can be displayed, and transmission means 4 can transmit the print data generated by the print data generation means 2 to the printer. In addition to these components, there are various components for performing the functions normally provided as the document creation apparatus. Here, only the components necessary for describing the present invention are shown. .

By the way, the gluing data used in the second embodiment is data for determining how to glue the printing paper after the printing process, as described above, and can be set by the user. it can. For example, it is also possible to prepare some standard glue patterns in advance as glue data, read them out on the screen (display means 3), and select a desired glue pattern from among them. It is also possible to make settings as if the user were drawing a graphic on the screen. If you want to create something with a fixed shape, such as an envelope, if you have a glue pattern in the development of the envelope as the former glue pattern, you can select the glue pattern by yourself. Eliminates the need to create

Next, specific processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the document creation device is started (step s21), and the editing file is opened (step s22). Then, it is determined whether or not the standard glue data is used as the glue data (step s2).
3) If the standard glue data is used, the designated standard glue data is read (step s24).
If the standard glue data is not used, the user himself creates glue data using characters, graphics, etc. (step s25). At this time, a line or an image representing a glued portion as gluing data is prepared.
Then, it is determined whether or not to save it as the standard glue data (step s26). If it is to be stored, it is stored as the standard glue data (step s27). If not, the edit file is stored as it is (step s26). s28).

Next, when entering the printing process,
First, a preview of the data to be printed and a preview of the glued portion (display on the display unit 3) are executed (step s).
29), to determine whether to execute printing or not (step s)
30). If printing is to be performed, a printer for printing is selected (step s31), and it is determined whether or not the selected printer has a gluing unit (step s3).
2) If it is determined that there is no gluing means, print data containing no gluing data is created (step s3).
3). On the other hand, if gluing means exists, print data including gluing data is created (step s34), and the print data is transmitted from the transmitting means 4 to the printer (step s35).

When the printer receives the print data, it checks whether or not the paste data is added to the print data. If the paste data is added, first, the print data is added to the standard print data in the print data. On the other hand, a print control code for performing print processing (normal print processing) is generated and printing is performed. Thereafter, a glue control code for performing a glue process on the glue data in the print data is generated, transmitted to the glue means, and cut.

In the meantime, the configuration shown in FIG. 4 is an example in which the print data generating means 2 for generating print data is incorporated in the document creation apparatus. The configuration 2 may be configured so that it can be externally attached to the main body of the document creation apparatus as a separate configuration and can be used as a printer driver.

FIG. 6 shows an example of such a case. An external print data generation unit is provided for the document creation apparatus, and the external print data generation unit includes print data generation means 2. In this case, the receiving unit 5 is provided on the print data generating means 2 side so that the print data can be sent from the document creating apparatus to the print data generating means 2 side.

As described above, since the print data generating means 2 is provided as a normal printer driver by providing the print data generating means 2 separately, data can be generated without changing the mechanism of the conventional printing system. .

The advantage of the case where the print data generating means 2 is incorporated in the document creating apparatus (the configuration of FIG. 4) is as follows.
Since the processing can be performed by the internal application, the processing efficiency is high, and a processing mode optimal for the document creating apparatus can be achieved.

Note that the second embodiment and the first embodiment
By combining the embodiments described above, it is possible to make the device more user-friendly. That is, by generating both cutting data and gluing data, generating print data including the cutting data and sending the data to the printer, the printer receives the printing data and adds the cutting data and the gluing data to the printing data. Check whether it is done
If the cutting data is added, a cutting process based on the cutting data is performed. Next, if the gluing data is added, a gluing process based on the cutting data is performed.

Thus, when creating an envelope or the like,
After the postal code frame and the sender's address and name field are printed on paper of a predetermined size, it is cut along the set cutting line, and then the glued portion is glued, and A series of processes required for creation are performed.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram for realizing this, which is a combination of FIG. 1 and FIG.
The same reference numerals are given to the same parts as in FIG. 7. In the configuration of FIG. 7, both the cutting data editing means 1 and the glue data editing means 6 are provided. FIG. 8 shows an example in which the print data generating means 2 is externally attached to the document creating apparatus, and is a combination of FIG. 3 and FIG.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the created document data is transmitted to the printer as print data, cutting data for cutting the printing paper is added to the print data. And send it.
By sending such print data to the printer,
When receiving the print data, the printer receives the print data based on data to be printed included in the print data (data for actually performing printing, which will be referred to as standard print data). Is performed according to the cutting line set by the user based on the cutting data included in the print data. It can be cut automatically to the appropriate size according to the content,
Printing of an arbitrary shape and size can be easily realized. Further, since the cut data is added without affecting the standard print data, the printer receiving the print data including the cut data, even if it is a conventional printer having no cutting means, can perform standard printing. Normal print processing can be performed on the print data.

For the cutting data, for example, an envelope is created by preparing cutting data corresponding to a preset fixed cutting shape and allowing the user to select from the cutting data. As in the case, it is convenient to cut into a predetermined shape.

Further, the cutting data can be arbitrarily created by the user, and the cutting shape and position desired by the user can be set, so that the cutting data can be cut into an arbitrary shape. At this time, the position and shape of the cutting line can be set with the same settings as those for performing the editing work in creating a normal document, so that the position and length of the cutting line can be set accurately and easily.

The present invention also enables gluing. That is, when the created document data is transmitted to the printer as print data, the print data includes
Glue data for gluing print paper is added and sent. By sending such print data to the printer side, when the printer receives the print data, it performs printing in accordance with the print style set by the user based on the standard print data, and then prints the print data. Since gluing is performed on the gluing site set by the user based on the gluing data included, it is convenient to create an envelope or a seal. Also, since the glued data is added without affecting the standard print data for the created document, the printer receiving the print data including the glued data uses a conventional printer having no cutting means. Even if there is, normal print processing can be performed on the standard print data.

For the gluing data, for example, an envelope is created by preparing gluing data corresponding to a predetermined gluing shape set in advance and allowing the user to select from the gluing data. As at times,
This is convenient for pasting into a fixed shape to some extent.

Further, the pasting data can be arbitrarily created by the user and the desired pasting shape and position can be set by the user, so that the pasting can be performed in an arbitrary shape. At this time, the setting of the position and the shape to be pasted can be performed with the same setting as that for performing the editing work at the time of normal document creation, so that the position and length of the pasted portion can be accurately and easily set.

Also, by combining the two, both the cutting data and the gluing data can be added to the print data. After printing the predetermined contents on the printing paper, the printer side prints the cut lines set by the user. Cut along
Then, since necessary parts can be glued, an envelope or the like can be easily created.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a modified example of the configuration of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a modified example of the configuration of the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration obtained by combining the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a modification of the configuration obtained by combining the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 cutting data editing means 2 print data generating means 3 display means 4 transmitting means 5 receiving means 6 glue data editing means

Claims (9)

[Claims] In a document creating apparatus capable of creating document data and transmitting the created document data as print data to a printer, editing of the cut data for cutting a print sheet along a set cutting line is performed. Cutting data editing means capable of displaying the cutting data edited by the cutting data editing means, and print data generating means for generating print data including the cutting data. Document creation device. 2. The document creation method according to claim 1, wherein the cutting data is prepared in advance by preparing cutting data corresponding to a predetermined fixed cutting shape, and a user can select from the cutting data. apparatus. 3. The document creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cutting data can be arbitrarily created by a user, and a desired cutting shape and position can be set by the user. 4. A document creation apparatus capable of creating document data and transmitting the created document data as print data to a printer side, wherein the glue data for gluing a glue portion set on print paper is provided. Glue data editing means capable of editing, display means capable of previewing the glue data edited by the glue data edit means, and print data generating means for generating print data including the glue data. Characteristic document creation device. 5. The document according to claim 4, wherein the pasting data prepares pasting data corresponding to a preset standard pasting portion shape, and allows a user to select from the pasting data. Creating device. 6. The document creating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the gluing data can be created arbitrarily by a user, and a cutting shape and a position desired by the user can be set. 7. A document creating apparatus capable of creating document data and transmitting the created document data as print data to a printer, wherein editing of the cut data for cutting a print sheet along a set cutting line is performed. Possible cutting data editing means, gluing data editing means capable of editing gluing data for gluing the printing paper to the set gluing portion, cutting data and gluing edited by the cutting data editing means A document creation device comprising: a display unit capable of previewing glued data edited by a data editing unit; and a print data generating unit generating print data including the cut data and the glued data. 8. The cutting data and the gluing data are:
Cut data corresponding to a preset fixed cutting shape and gluing data corresponding to a predetermined fixed gluing portion shape are prepared respectively, and a user can select from among them. Item 7. The document creation device according to Item 7. 9. The cutting data and the gluing data are:
8. The document creating apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a user can arbitrarily create the cut shape and position and set the shape and position of the glued portion desired by the user.