JP2008181250A - Data processor, data processing system and data processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the amount of print data to be sent to a printer in printing such documents as multiple sheets of carbon paper, using a general-purpose printer, thereby preventing printing performance from being affected. <P>SOLUTION: A form overlay for a three business form 37 composed of three sheets stores in advance a first element 34, which is a common component element, and second elements 35a, 35b, 35c, which are component elements different for each sheet. A third element 36 is data common to each sheet of the business form 37 to form an image over the form overlay. A print server creates print data for document data such that the third element 36 is combined with each of the second elements 35a, 35b, 35c to form one set of three sheets. The composite print data and the first element 34 are output to a printer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a data processing device, a data processing system, and a data processing program.

  A dedicated printer capable of printing using a form such as a slip of carbon paper with a plurality of sheets, in which a plurality of sets whose description contents are substantially the same in each leaf, is known (Patent Document 1). ~ 3).

  In such a dedicated printer, a form form composed of a plurality of vertical and horizontal ruled lines is registered in advance in the dedicated printer, and printing is performed by superimposing the form form and data to be filled in the form (patent) (Ref. 2, 3).

In this dedicated printer, a form for a plurality of pages is obtained by switching only a part of text information for a form for one page (see Patent Document 1).
JP 7-47724 A JP-A-8-207378 JP-A-9-39329

  By the way, when trying to realize with a general-purpose general-purpose printer, only a single form can be registered and a multi-leaf form cannot be registered. However, all forms are sent as print data from a print server or the like to the general-purpose printer. If printing is performed, it is possible to register a bileaf form. In this case, the data amount of the print data is enlarged, and a problem that affects the printing performance occurs.

  The present invention reduces the amount of print data to be transmitted to a printer when printing a document such as a carbon paper with a plurality of sheets while printing on a general-purpose printer, and affects print performance. The purpose is not to give.

  According to the present invention, there is provided storage means for preliminarily storing a first element that is a common component of each form of a form data of a document including a plurality of sheets and a second element that is an individual component of each sheet, and the form Input means for inputting a third element, which is entry data common to the sheets of the document to be superimposed on the data, and a plurality of sheets obtained by combining the third element with each of the second elements. A data processing apparatus includes a generation unit that generates a set of print data, and an output unit that outputs the print data generated by the generation unit and the first element.

  Another aspect of the present invention includes a data processing device and a printing device connected to the data processing device, and the data processing device is common to each form data of a document including a plurality of sheets. Storage means for preliminarily storing a first element that is a component and a second element that is an individual component of each sheet, and entry data common to each sheet of the document that forms an image superimposed on the form data An input unit that inputs a third element, a generation unit that generates print data including a set of a plurality of sheets in which the third element is combined with each individual sheet of the second element, and generated by the generation unit Output means for outputting the print data and the first element stored in advance in the storage means to the printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus receives the print data and the first element output by the output means. Receptionist The has a data processing system which executes printing based on the print data and the first element received by the reception unit.

  From another aspect, the present invention stores in advance a first element that is a common component of each form data of a document including a plurality of sheets and a second element that is an individual component of each sheet. Storage means; input means for inputting third element which is common entry data of the documents to be imaged by superimposing the form data; and the third element for each of the second elements. A data processing program for causing a computer to execute a generation unit that generates print data including a set of a plurality of sheets, and an output unit that outputs the print data generated by the generation unit and the first element.

  According to the present invention, even in a general-purpose printer, a first element common to each sheet is registered as a single form, and a plurality of sheets of document data are overlapped with each other to form a plurality of sheets. Printing can be performed, and a general-purpose printer can print like a conventional dedicated printer, and can cope with a new update of the system.

  In addition, the third element common to each sheet only needs to be transmitted once to the printing destination, and it is not necessary to transmit a plurality of sheets as print data. Can be prevented from affecting.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This network system is configured by connecting a PC 2, a printer server 1, and a printer 3 via a LAN 4.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of electrical connections of the printer server 1 that implements an example of the data processing apparatus of the present invention. The print server 1 is a PC, and a CPU 11 that performs various calculations and centrally controls each unit and a memory 12 that includes various ROMs and RAMs are connected by a bus 13. Further, the bus 13 includes a display device 14 such as an LCD, an input device 15 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a magnetic storage device (HDD) 16, a communication control device 18 that communicates with the LAN 4, the Internet 17, and the like, and a CD. A storage medium reader 20 that reads data from a predetermined storage medium 19 such as DVD, FD or the like is appropriately connected via a predetermined interface. As the storage medium reader 20, an optical disk device, a magneto-optical disk device, a flexible disk device, or the like is used according to the type of the storage medium 19.

  The storage medium 19 stores an application program 21 that implements an example of the data processing program of the present invention. The application program 21 is read by the storage medium reader 20 and set up in the magnetic storage device 16. The print server 1 can execute processing described later. The application program 21 may be downloaded from the Internet 17 and set up. The application program 21 operates on a predetermined OS such as Windows (registered trademark).

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a document printed by the system. This document is a document such as a slip of carbon paper with a plurality of sheets in which a plurality of sets whose contents are substantially the same in each leaf are set as one set. Here, an example of a slip of mail is described.

  This mail slip is a document that forms a set of three forms 37 of a receipt 31, a delivery note 32, and a copy 33, and is a first element 34 that is a common component composed of text data and the like. The second elements 35a, 35b, and 35c, which are individual constituent elements for each sheet composed of text data, are used as constituent elements, and printing is performed based on previously prepared form data. The third element 36, which is a component composed of text data common to each sheet of the form 37, which is formed by superimposing the form data, is an entry of the form 37 created by the user for each individual form 37. It is data.

  Next, functions provided in the application program 21 stored in the magnetic storage device (HDD) 16 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating each function provided in the application program 21.

  First, the application program 21 includes a form overlay creation tool 41. The form overlay creation tool 41 is a tool for creating form data (form overlay) 61 (see FIG. 6) of a set of three forms 37 of a receipt 31, a delivery note 32, and a copy 33.

  First, the user creates the form source 51 of FIG. 5 that is text for creating the form overlay 61 of the form 37. In the form source 51, the first element 34 and the second elements 35a, 35b, and 35c are created. An identification code is assigned to each of the second elements 35a, 35b, and 35c so that the form overlay creation tool 41 can identify each of them.

  As described above, the form source 51 includes the form source of the first element 34 that defines the common part in the bi-leaf form, and the form source of the second elements 35a, 35b, and 35c that defines the individual parts of the bi-leaf form. The form overlay creation tool 41 is defined in a corresponding description format.

  Next, the user creates a form overlay 61 as shown in FIG. 6 of the form 37 from the form source 51 using the form overlay creation tool 41. The form overlay 61 is created by internally dividing into a first element (common part) 34 and second elements (individual definition parts) 35a, 35b, and 35c in accordance with the description of the form source 51. The created form overlay 61 is stored in the storage unit 42 (a predetermined area of a storage device such as the magnetic storage device 16; see FIG. 4). The storage unit 42 implements the storage means of the present invention.

  A third element 36 (see FIG. 7) composed of text data common to each sheet of the form 37 is created by the user by operating the PC 2. When the printing of the form 37 is designated and the print data 62 of the third element 36 is output to the printer server 1, the editing unit 43 shown in FIG. 4 reads the form overlay 61 from the storage unit 42, and this form overlay. The individual definition units 35 a, 35 b, and 35 c of 61 and the print data 62 are analyzed and edited into an intermediate data format 63. The intermediate data format 63 is data in which the third element 36 and the individual definition parts 35a, 35b, and 35c are separated (see FIG. 8).

  The intermediate code format 63 includes a page information storage unit 71 that stores the print data 62 of the third element 36 and an overlay information storage unit 72 that stores the individual definition units 35a, 35b, and 35c.

  The rendering unit 44 converts the intermediate data format 63 into a Windows (registered trademark) GDI (Graphic Device Interface) format. This format is an example of a format capable of controlling a graphic device when Windows (registered trademark) is used as a predetermined OS.

  The page data 64, which is the data after conversion, is print data for three sheets in which the third element 36 and the individual definition parts 35a, 35b, and 35c are overlapped (see FIG. 9). Then, the output unit 45 outputs the common unit 34 to the printer 3 and outputs the page data 64 to the printer 3 as print data.

  Next, the printing process of the form 37 executed by the printer server 1 based on the function of the application program 21 as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, when the user designates printing of the form 37 from the PC 2 and outputs the print data 62 of the third element 36 to the printer server 1, the printer server 1 accepts and inputs the input of the print data 62 of the third element 36. Means are realized (Y in step S1). Then, the form overlay 61 is read from the storage unit 42, the individual definition units 35a, 35b, and 35c of the form overlay 61 and the print data 62 are analyzed, and edited by the editing unit 43 into the intermediate data format 63 (step S2). The rendering unit 44 converts the intermediate data format 62 into Windows (registered trademark) GDI format page data 63 (step S3). The converted page data 63 is print data for three sheets obtained by superimposing the third element 36 and each of the individual definition parts 35a, 35b, and 35c, so that the combining means is used in step S3. Realized.

  The output unit 45 outputs the common unit 34 to the printer 3 (step S4), and outputs the page data 63 as print data to the printer 3 (step S5), thereby realizing an output unit.

  Here, the printer 3 is a general-purpose printer and can store only a single form overlay. The form overlay can be combined with each leaf of the transmitted print data and printed out. It has a function. Such a function is provided in a conventional general printer.

  The common unit 34, which is a single form overlay transmitted in step S4 described above, is stored in the storage device of the printer 3, and each leaf of the page data 63 transmitted in step S5 and the data of the common unit 34 are combined. Then, printing is output from the printer 3. As a result, a set of three forms 37 can be printed by the general-purpose printer.

  Then, the system can be updated by upgrading the application program 21 or the like.

  In addition, since the common part 34 of each leaf form of the form 37 originally composed of a plurality of sheets is regarded as one form, and the individual definition parts 35a, 35b, and 35c are handled as print data (page data 63), they are registered in the printer 3. One form suffices, and processing such as registering the form multiple times is not necessary, and the printing time can be shortened.

  Furthermore, since the print data 62 transmitted from the PC 2 to the printer server 1 is only for one sheet (usually, in the case of a multi-leaf form, a plurality of pieces of print data are required), the data transfer amount and transfer time can be set. Can be reduced.

The block diagram explaining the network system which is one Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the electrical connection of a printer server. Explanatory drawing explaining an example of the document to print. The functional block diagram of the process which a printer server performs based on an application program. Explanatory drawing of form source. Explanatory drawing of form overlay. Explanatory drawing of the printing data of the 3rd element. Explanatory drawing of page data. Explanatory drawing of print data. 10 is a flowchart of processing executed by the printer server based on an application program.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Data processing device 21 Data processing program 34 1st element 35a, 35b, 35c 2nd element 36 3rd element 37 Document 61 Form data

Claims (3)

Storage means for preliminarily storing a first element that is a common component of each form of document form data and a second element that is an individual component of each sheet;
Input means for inputting a third element which is entry data common to the sheets of the document to be imaged with the form data;
Generating means for generating print data including a set of a plurality of sheets in which the third element is combined with each of the individual sheets of the second element;
A data processing apparatus comprising: print data generated by the generation unit and an output unit that outputs the first element. A data processing device;
A printing device connected to the data processing device,
The data processing device includes:
Storage means for preliminarily storing a first element that is a common component of each form of document form data and a second element that is an individual component of each sheet;
Input means for inputting a third element which is entry data common to the sheets of the document to be imaged with the form data;
Generating means for generating print data including a set of a plurality of sheets in which the third element is combined with each of the individual sheets of the second element;
Output means for outputting the print data generated by the generation means and the first element stored in advance in the storage means to the printing apparatus;
The printing apparatus includes:
Receiving means for receiving the print data and the first element output by the output means;
A data processing system for executing printing based on the print data received by the receiving unit and the first element. Storage means for preliminarily storing a first element that is a common component of each form of document form data and a second element that is an individual component of each sheet;
Input means for inputting a third element which is entry data common to the sheets of the document to be imaged with the form data;
Generating means for generating print data including a set of a plurality of sheets in which the third element is combined with each of the individual sheets of the second element;
A data processing program for causing a computer to execute the print data generated by the generating means and the output means for outputting the first element.

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