JP2003186659A - Registration function of custom size paper for printer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a custom size paper possible to be used efficiently by simplification of user operations, by suppressing the entry of the width and height of the paper from a display panel, whenever the user uses the custom size paper. <P>SOLUTION: A registration processing to a custom size registration table, a deletion/selection processing from the custom size registration table 1, and a search processing are added to a printer software composition in a printer control device. When the user uses the registered custom size paper, the item corresponding to the paper to be used is selected from an item list displayed on a display panel. The order of the item list can be selected from the order of registration, order of frequency of use, order of history of use, ascending order of paper width, and ascending order of paper height. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a custom size paper registration function of a printer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The configuration of this printer will be described with reference to FIG. The printer includes a microprocessor 42, a main storage device 43, a hard disk storage device 44 (hereinafter referred to as HDD), a printer control device 46 including an interface 45 as components, a printer printing mechanism 47 for printing, and a display panel 48 as components. Including as. The interface 45 also includes a network I / F 49 as a component. The printer software configuration 50 is a task process 51 that controls the entire printer and controls each I / F process, and a printer print mechanism control process 5 that controls the printer print mechanism 47.
2, communication I / F processing for network communication 5
3. It includes a panel input / output process 54 and an operating system 55 (hereinafter referred to as an OS) for performing task management, memory management and the like as components.

In the prior art, when using a custom size paper, it is necessary for the user to input the paper width and paper length values of the paper to be used from the display panel 48. Even when used, if the size in the paper feed cassette changes, it is necessary to input the paper width and paper length of the paper to be used from the display panel 48.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to simplify the operation input by the user from the display panel 48 and use it efficiently when using a custom size paper.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention uses a custom size paper,
Register the paper width and paper length values of the paper that the user inputs from the display panel in the custom size registration table,
When using the same size paper, the item corresponding to the paper used can be selected from the item list displayed on the display panel. The item list can be displayed in the ascending order of the registration order, the usage frequency, the usage history, the paper width, and the paper length according to the user's selection.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4. FIG. 1 shows an outline of the custom size registration table 1. FIG. 2 shows an outline of registration processing in the custom size registration table 1, deletion from the custom size registration table 1, and selection processing. FIG. 3 shows the outline of the registration process and the deletion process that are called when the registration process to the custom size registration table 1 and the deletion process from the custom size registration table 1 are executed. FIG. 4 shows an outline of the search procedure for the item list displayed on the display panel 48.

An outline of the custom size registration table 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The custom size registration table 1 is added in the printer software configuration 50 to secure an area on the main storage device 43. One entry of the custom size registration table 1 is composed of a registration status field 2, an item field 3, a unit field 4, a paper width field 5, a paper length field 6, a registration time field 7, a selection field 8 and a history field 9. .
In the registration status field 2, 0xff is set as a value indicating the registration status of the entry, and 0 is set when the registration is completed. The item field 3 is the item name displayed on the display panel 48, and the list of the item field 3 of the custom size registration table 1 is displayed on the display panel 48 as an item list. In the unit field 4, 0 is set for inches and 1 is set for millimeters as a value indicating inches or millimeters. Input values from the display panel 48 are set in the paper width field 5 and the paper length field 6. The registration time field 7 stores the time registered in the entry. The selection field 8 is incremented when the item is selected by the selection process from the custom size registration table 1. The history field 9 stores the time when the content of the item field is selected from the item list by the selection process from the custom size registration table 1. The contents of the custom size registration table 1 are stored in the HDD 44 when the registration, deletion, and selection processes are executed, and when the printer is initialized, the contents of the custom size registration table 1 are transferred from the HDD 44 to the main storage device 4.
3 is read.

An outline of the registration process to the custom size registration table 1 will be described with reference to FIG. When the user presses the registration switch 10 from the display panel 48, this process is called. When this process is called,
The determination 11 of the empty condition in the custom size registration table 1 is performed, and if the registration is possible, the registration process 12 is called,
After registering the paper width and paper length of the paper used, which is input from the display panel 48, in the custom size registration table 1, the setting necessary for printing is executed 13. If registration is not possible, (b)
This processing is executed after the deletion processing from the custom size registration table 1 is executed.

An outline of the deletion process from the custom size registration table 1 will be described with reference to FIG. When the user presses the delete all switch, or when the user selects an item displayed on the display panel 48 and presses the delete switch 14, this process is called. When this process is called, a determination 15 of whether to delete all or to delete the selected items is performed. If all 16 is deleted, the custom size registration table 1
The deletion process is called to delete all the contents registered therein, and in the case of the deletion 17 of the selected item, the deletion process is called to delete the selected item.

An outline of the selection process from the custom size registration table 1 will be described with reference to FIG. When the user selects an item corresponding to the sheet to be used from the item list displayed on the display panel 48 and presses down the selection switch 18, this process is called. When this process is called, the paper width, paper length, and unit field values corresponding to the selected item are read 19 from the custom size registration table 1 and the settings necessary for printing are executed 20. In addition, the value of the selection field 8 is incremented 21
Then, the history field 9 displays the selected time as the OS 52.
The read setting 22 is made from.

An outline of the registration process will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is called, an unregistered entry is searched 23 from the registration status field 2 of the custom size registration table 1. If there is an unregistered entry, set the registered status field 2 to the value 0 indicating registered. 2
Then, values are set in the item name, unit, paper length, paper width, and registration time fields. When 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is registered, the item field 3 is 8.5 x 1
1, the unit field 4 is 0, and the paper width field 5 is 8.
5 and 11 are set in the paper length field 6. The registration time field 7 reads the registration time from the OS 52 and sets it.

The outline of the deletion process will be described with reference to FIGS. 3B and 3C. When this process is called,
In the case of deleting all, as shown in (b), the value 0xff indicating unregistered is set in the all registration status field 2 of the custom size registration table 1 and all other fields are initialized.
In the case of deleting the selected item, when the first item is selected as shown in (c), a value 0xff indicating unregistered is set in the registration status field 2 of the entry and the remaining fields are initialized. .

An outline of the item list search process will be described with reference to FIG. The user can select the item list to be displayed on the display panel 48 from the registration order 32, the usage frequency order 33, the usage history order 34, the paper width dimension ascending order 35, and the paper length dimension ascending order 36. The registration order search process 37, the usage frequency order search process 38, the usage history order search process 39, the paper width dimension ascending order search process 40, and the paper length dimension ascending order search process 41 are called.

The registration order search processing 37 searches the registration time field 7 and creates an item list in the order of new registration time. The use frequency order search process 38 searches the selection field 8 and creates an item list in the order of items with the highest selection count. The use history order search processing 39 searches the history field 9 and creates an item list in order of earliest selection time. The paper width dimension ascending order search process 40 and the paper length dimension ascending order search process 41 create an item list in descending order of the dimensions of the paper width field 5 and the paper length field 6.

As described above, when the custom size paper is used, the same size paper is used by registering the values of the paper width and the paper length input by the user from the display panel 48 in the custom size registration table 1. Can be performed by selecting an item corresponding to the paper to be used from the item list displayed on the display panel 48. Further, the user can register the item list in the order of registration, frequency of use, history of use, paper width. By making it possible to select from the ascending order of the size and the ascending order of the paper length, the user's operation can be simplified.

[0016]

According to the present invention, by adding the registration process to the custom size registration table, the deletion process, the selection process, and the search process in the software configuration in the printer control device, the user can copy the custom size paper. The operation when used can be simplified and can be used efficiently.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a custom size registration table according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of registration, deletion, and selection processing in a custom size registration table according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of registration processing and deletion processing in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a search process from a custom size registration table according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printer according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference numeral 1 is a custom size registration table, 46 is a printer control device, and 48 is a display panel.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. When using a custom size paper in the printer control device, the paper width and paper length values input by the user from the display panel are registered in the custom size registration table, and the registered paper is used. In this case, the custom size paper registration function of the printer is characterized in that the settings required for printing are made by selecting the item corresponding to the paper to be used from the item list displayed on the display panel. 2. The custom size paper for a printer according to claim 1, wherein the item list is displayed in an ascending order of registration order, usage frequency, usage history, paper length, and paper width dimension by user selection. Registration function.