JP2803087B2 - Print processing device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a print processing apparatus that performs print processing of print target data in accordance with designated print requirement data.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, such an apparatus is used for a word processor, a workstation, or the like.In the above-described apparatus, when a file name, paper size, shading, and the like of print target data are specified as print requirement data, the file is printed in the order of print specification. It is configured to process the print target data in and print out the data.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in the above-described apparatus, even if data to be output immediately occurs after the printing requirement is specified, the printing of the data generated later is completed until the printing output for the data corresponding to all the printing requirements specified for printing is completed. Have to wait. Further, during printing of data by the print execution program, printing requirements such as printing priority cannot be specified, and printing can be specified only when the printer is released.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a print processing apparatus capable of interrupting the data in the middle of printing even when data that needs to be output quickly occurs during printing, and performing priority printing. That is the task.

[Means and actions for solving the problem]

The present invention has storage means for storing a plurality of print target data, and prints each print target data in accordance with a plurality of print requirement data designated corresponding to each print target data stored in the storage means. A print processing apparatus that performs processing, an addition unit that appropriately adds data indicating a print priority of the print target data stored in the storage unit and whether or not a print interrupt is possible to each print requirement data, and a print added by the addition unit. A print control unit that determines a print order of each print target data from the data indicating the priority and whether or not the print interrupt is possible, and performs print control of each print target data based on the determined print order. .

For this reason, the printing order can be determined based on not only the printing priority of the printing target data, which is easily influenced by the subjectivity of the print requester, but also the data indicating whether or not the print interrupt is possible, which is a relatively objective judgment index. .

Further, in the invention, it is preferable that the adding unit includes a print priority of the print target data stored in the storage unit, interrupt control information indicating whether there is an interrupt request for another print target data, and other print target data. Interrupted print information indicating whether or not to permit an interrupt request from the print target data corresponding to the print target data, and the print control unit stores the print target data stored in the storage unit. The first print target data having the highest print priority added by the adding means is specified, the interrupt control information of the first print target data indicates an interrupt request, and printing is executed. Only when the interrupted print information of the second print target data indicates that the interrupt is permitted, the first print target data is preferentially printed after the completion of the processing of the processing page of the second print target data. It is characterized by doing.

Therefore, the printing order can be determined based on the mutual relationship between the print target data on the interrupt request side and the print target data on the interrupt request side.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a print processing apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, a keyboard 11 and a mouse 12 connected to the keyboard 11 have input various data including print requirement data, instructions, and the like, and a control unit (CPU) 13 has a program corresponding to the input instruction. Performs predetermined calculations, processes, and the like.

The print requirement data is specified and input for each predetermined print target data, for example, from the data file keyboard 11 or the like. The designated n (n integer) print requirement data 21 are shown in FIG. As shown in a), the print order sequence data 22 is configured. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), each print requirement data 21 includes a print target data file ID, a data format type, and other print requirement information including print information necessary for printing such as shading and paper size. Information 23
, Priority information 24 indicating the print priority constituting the print order data of the present invention, interrupt print information 25, and interrupted print information 26, and each print requirement data 21 corresponds to the corresponding print target. It is deleted when the printout of data is completed. The priority information 24, the interrupt print information 25, and the interrupted print information 26 correspond to a CRT
3 can be designated by a property sheet displayed on the screen, and the print property data as shown in FIG. 3 is created. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing property data of the priority information 26. The priority can be specified in three stages of low, medium and high, and "0" to "2" corresponding to each stage is designated. Specified by value. FIG. 3B shows the interrupt print information 25.
In the diagram showing the property data of "1", whether or not to request interrupt printing can be designated, and these are designated by corresponding "0" and "1" values. FIG. 3C is a diagram showing property data of the interrupted print information 26. It is possible to specify whether interrupt printing from other printing requirements is prohibited or permitted. Is specified by the corresponding “0” and “1” values. The interrupt printing position is determined by comprehensively judging the information specified on the property sheet.

The external storage device (disk device) 14 stores data (documents)
And programs and dictionaries for conversion.
The character information storage unit 15 is composed of a RAM, and temporarily stores data, calculation results, and the like. The font ROM 16 has a plurality of types of character fonts, and the CPU 13 reads character dots corresponding to the data to be printed from the font ROM 16 and controls the CRT drive circuit 17 or the printer drive circuit 19 to write the character dots to the display CRT 18. It is displayed or causes the printer 20 to print character dots in accordance with the print requirement data.

Next, the print processing operation of the print processing apparatus will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG.
At the time of printing, the CPU 13 of the print processing apparatus first determines whether or not the created print sequence data includes print requirement data (step 101). If there is print requirement data, the one with the highest priority is extracted from each print requirement data (step 102). This is performed by extracting the print requirement data for which the value “2” is specified in the property sheet of the priority information as described above.

Next, it is determined whether or not each print requirement data includes print requirement data for which interrupted printing is permitted (step 103). If interrupted printing is not possible (value “0”), the data to be printed of all pages is sent to the printer drive circuit 19 in accordance with the printing requirement unique information of the initially set print sequence data. Then, the pages are sequentially printed by the printer 20 for each page (step 104). And step 1
Returning to 01, the input of the next print requirement date is determined. When interrupted printing is permitted (value "1"), the print target data for one page is interrupted before the print target data for which interrupted printing is permitted according to the priority order. Print according to the printing requirement specific information (step 10
Five). When the printing for one page is performed, the printing requirement data of the printed data is deleted, and then it is determined whether or not printing of all pages is completed (106). here,
When printing of all pages is completed, the process returns to step 101. If there is a page to be printed, it is determined whether there is a new designated printing requirement (step 10).
7). If no new printing requirement has been generated, the process returns to step 105 and prints the next one page of print target data according to the priority order. When a new printing requirement is generated, it is determined whether the priority of the newly generated printing requirement is higher than the priority of the printing requirement of the data to be printed next (step 108). This is determined by determining which of the values of the printing requirement data specified in the property sheet of the priority information is higher as described above. Here, if the priority of the printing requirement of the data to be printed next is higher, the process returns to step 105. If the priority of the newly generated printing requirement is higher, it is determined whether or not there is a request for interrupt printing in the generated printing requirement (step 109). This is determined based on whether or not the value of the interrupt print information of the print requirement data specified on the property sheet is “1” as described above. Here, if there is no interrupt print request, the same steps as above are performed.
Return to 105. If there is a request for interrupt printing within the printing requirements, the CPU 13 executes the interrupt printing process of the generated printing requirements, that is, replaces the character dots of the data to be printed next with the character dots of the newly generated printing requirements data. (Step 110).

Next, at step 105, the rewritten one-page character dots are printed by the printer 20. Then, the print requirement data of the printed data is deleted, and Step 10
In step 6, it is determined whether or not printing of all pages has been completed.If there is other data to be printed, the operation from step 107 is performed as described above until printing of all pages is completed, and printing of all pages is performed. Upon completion, the process returns to the step 101. In step 101, it is determined whether or not there is the printing requirement data specified as described above, and if there is the above printing requirement data, the operation from step 102 is repeated, and if there is no such printing requirement data, The print processing operation ends.

Therefore, in the present invention, the user can select the print order data, and specify the print priority of the print order data and whether or not a print interrupt is possible during printing in units of pages, so that the subsequent pages to be printed can be selected. Interruption of printing requirements and preferential printing can be enabled.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, not only the print priority of the print target data but also data indicating whether or not a print interrupt such as interrupt control information and interrupted print information is possible is added to each print requirement data as appropriate. Since the printing order of each print target data is determined from the determined print priority and the data indicating whether or not the print interrupt is possible, and the print control of each print target data is performed based on the determined print order, the printing is quickly performed during printing. It is possible to determine whether or not to perform an interrupt based on the status of data being executed when data to be output occurs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a print processing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of print sequence data,
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a property sheet for priority information interrupt print information and interrupted print information, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a print processing operation of the print processing apparatus shown in FIG. 11 ... keyboard, 12 ... mouse, 13 ... control unit (CP
U), 14: External storage device (disk device), 15: Character information storage unit (RAM), 16: Font ROM, 17: CRT
Drive circuit, 18 CRT, 19 Printer drive circuit, 20
... a printer.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A storage means for storing a plurality of print target data, wherein each print target data is stored in accordance with a plurality of print requirement data designated corresponding to each print target data stored in the storage means. In a print processing apparatus that performs a printing process, an addition unit that appropriately adds data indicating a print priority of a print target data stored in the storage unit and whether or not a print interrupt is possible to each print requirement data; Print control means for determining a print order of each print target data from print priority and data indicating whether or not a print interrupt is possible, and performing print control of each print target data based on the determined print order. Print processing device. 2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the adding unit includes a print priority of the print target data stored in the storage unit, interrupt control information indicating whether or not there is an interrupt request for the other print target data, and another print target data. Interrupted print information indicating whether or not to permit the interrupt request is added to the print requirement data corresponding to the print target data, and the print control unit is configured to output the print target data stored in the storage unit. The first print target data having the highest print priority added by the adding means is specified, the interrupt control information of the first print target data indicates an interrupt request, and the printing is executed. Only when the interrupted print information of the second print target data indicates that the interrupt is permitted, the first print target data is preferentially printed after the completion of the processing of the processing page of the second print target data. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The print processing apparatus according to the above.