JP2885761B2 - Continuous paper page printer system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a function of reducing the size of a page printer, and more particularly to a function of reducing the size of a continuous paper page printer capable of loading paper having a free vertical / horizontal size.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a page printer system, when changing the size of a form to be printed, it has been necessary to redesign and print the form such as the font size and the printing position. Further, when the form size sent from the central processing unit does not match the paper size attached to the page printer, there is a problem that printing is stopped.

In order to solve these problems, for example, in a cut sheet page printer system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-212934, a fixed form size specified by a central processing unit and a cut sheet page printer system are installed. A method is described in which a reduced printing ratio is obtained from a fixed paper size and reduced printing is performed.

[0004]

In the above-described conventional page printer system, when changing the form size to be printed, it is necessary to redesign the form font size, print position, and the like. Therefore, in the continuous paper page printer system, there is a problem that it takes time to change the size of the form once created.

Further, since the paper size system that can be mounted on the cut sheet page printer system is different from the paper size system that can be mounted on the continuous paper page printer system, all the font sizes and printing positions of the form must be redesigned. Must. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes much effort to print the form created in the cut sheet page printer system by the continuous sheet page printer system.

[0006] Further, in order to print, manually,
Printing cannot be performed unless the paper that matches the form size in the format information is remounted in the continuous paper page printer. Also, if there is no paper that matches the form size in the format information, printing cannot be performed at all. Therefore, when the form size of the format information sent from the central processing unit is different from the size of the paper loaded in the continuous paper page printer, it takes a lot of effort to print, or the printing cannot be performed at all. Having.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to print a form in a continuous paper page printer system, and to perform printing efficiently and with good appearance even on paper of a size different from that at the time of designing the form. It is an object of the present invention to provide a continuous paper page printer system capable of performing the same.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a continuous paper page printer system according to the present invention comprises a central processing unit having a data file, a continuous paper printer,
A printer control device for controlling the continuous paper printer,
In a continuous paper page printer system mainly for printing forms, a data file of a central processing unit is composed of a format information file having format information such as form size information, and a compaction information file having compaction information such as a compaction mode and a designated compaction rate. The printer control device converts the format information of the format information file and the reduced information of the reduced information file into a format that can be easily processed in the reduced mode, and stores them in the form control table and the reduced information table, respectively. Format control means, mounting paper size detecting means for detecting the size of the paper to be mounted, mounting paper size obtained via the mounting paper size detecting means, form size obtained from the form control table, and reduced information table Reduction control means for obtaining a reduction ratio and a printing start position based on the obtained reduction mode and reduction ratio. Print control means for giving a printing instruction to the continuous paper page printer based on information from the reduced printing control means. Of the format information sent from the central processing unit, the form size at the time of form design and the actual continuous paper page Even when the paper size is different from the paper size attached to the printer, it is possible to perform printing without redesigning the form by designating the reduced printing.

It is preferable that the reduction control means is provided with an automatic reduction rate calculation means and a similar reduction rate calculation means for providing information for obtaining a reduction rate and a printing start position.

Further, it is preferable that the automatic reduction ratio calculating means calculates the reduction ratio separately for the vertical and horizontal directions of the sheet when the automatic reduction is designated.

Further, it is preferable that the similarity reduction ratio calculating means calculates the reduction ratio so as to be similar to the form size when the automatic similarity reduction is designated.

Further, the data file of the central processing unit is
It is preferable to store a format data file having form overlay data and the like.

Further, it is preferable that the data file of the central processing unit stores a print data file having data to be printed by overlaying the form.

It is preferable that the printer control device further includes a print data buffer in which the print data of the print data file is converted into a format that can be printed by the print control means.

Preferably, the printer control device includes a form memory in which information from the format control means is converted into a format printable by the form control means.

Further, it is preferable that the printer control device includes print data synthesizing means for synthesizing data of the form memory and the print data buffer.

[0017] Further, the format control means may determine the form vertical size / format out of the format information sent from the format information file.
It is preferable that the form horizontal size, the reduction mode among the reduction information sent from the reduction information file, the vertical reduction ratio and the horizontal reduction ratio be stored in the form control table and the reduction information table.

It is preferable that the processing is sorted according to whether the reduced mode is the original printing mode, the designated reduced mode, or another mode among the reduced information stored in the reduced information table.

Further, when the reduction mode is the original size printing mode, it is preferable that the vertical reduction ratio = the horizontal reduction ratio = 1.

Further, when the reduction mode is the designated reduction mode, it is preferable that the designated reduction ratio in the reduction information is the reduction ratio.

When the reduction mode is any other mode, it is preferable to compare the form size stored in the form control table with the mounting size mounted on the continuous paper page printer, and sort the processing.

Further, when the form size and the mounting size match, it is preferable that the vertical reduction ratio = the horizontal reduction ratio = 1.

Further, when the form size and the mounting size do not match, it is preferable to sort the processing depending on whether the compacting mode is an automatic compacting mode or an automatic similar compacting mode.

In the case where the reduction mode is the automatic similar reduction mode, it is preferable to calculate the vertical reduction ratio = the mounting vertical size / the form vertical size, and calculate the horizontal reduction ratio = the mounting horizontal size / the form horizontal size.

Furthermore, comparing the vertical reduction ratio and the horizontal reduction ratio, it is preferable that the smaller reduction ratio be the reduction ratio in both directions.

Further, it is preferable that the printing start position is calculated by (mounting horizontal size−form horizontal size × horizontal magnification) / 2.

In the case where the reduction mode is the automatic reduction mode, it is preferable to calculate the vertical reduction ratio = the mounting vertical size / the form vertical size and the horizontal reduction ratio = the mounting horizontal size / the form horizontal size.

Further, when the reduction mode is the automatic reduction mode, it is preferable to correct the printing start position so that the form is located at the center of the printing paper.

The continuous paper page printer system according to the present invention particularly includes, among the format information sent from the central processing unit, the form size at the time of designing the form and the paper size actually mounted on the continuous paper page printer. Is different, the form size of the format information is compared with the paper size actually attached to the continuous paper page printer, and the reduced size information is sent from the central processing unit. Reduction printing is performed by obtaining the reduction ratio and the reduction ratio in the horizontal direction.

In the continuous paper page printer system of the present invention, when the form size of the form design in the format information sent from the central processing unit is different from the paper size actually attached to the continuous paper page printer. However, by specifying compaction, without redesigning the form,
Also, it is possible to print a good-looking form without the intervention of an operator.

[0031]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the entire continuous paper page printer system of the present invention. The compaction information file 11 of the central processing unit 1 has information such as a compaction mode and a designated compaction rate. The format information file 12 of the central processing unit 1 has format information such as a form size. The format data file 13 of the central processing unit 1 has form overlay data and the like. The print data file 14 of the central processing unit 1 has data to be printed by overlaying the form. These files are stored in the data file 10 of the central processing unit 1.

Format control means 21 of printer control device 2
Is the form vertical size / form horizontal size of the format information sent from the format information file 12 of the central processing unit 1,
Similarly, among the reduced information transmitted from the reduced information file 11 of the central processing unit 1, the reduced mode, and if necessary, the vertical reduction rate and the horizontal reduction rate are stored in the form control table 22 of the printer control device 2 and the reduced information. Stored in table 26. When instructing the continuous paper page printer 3 to print the print page data passed from the print data synthesizing unit 28, the print control unit 2c of the printer control unit 2 obtains the reduction ratio and the print start position via the reduction control unit. Then, the continuous paper page printer 3 is given an instruction of the reduced printing and the print start position. Reduction control means 2 of printer control device 2
Reference numeral 9 denotes an automatic compaction rate calculating unit 2b or a compact compaction rate calculating unit 2b based on the form size stored in the form control table 22, the mounting paper size obtained through the mounting paper size detecting unit 2d, and the compaction mode stored in the compaction information table 26. The reduction ratio and the print start position are determined via the similar reduction ratio calculation unit 2a and are passed to the print control unit 2c. Printer control device 2
The automatic compaction rate calculation means 2b of the first embodiment calculates the form size and mounting paper size passed from the compaction control means 29 in the vertical direction,
The reduction ratio in each of the horizontal directions is calculated. The similar reduction rate calculating means 2a of the printer control device 2 uses the form size and the mounting paper size passed from the reduction control means 29 to reduce the reduction rate and printing so as to be similar to the form size and fit in the center of the printing paper. Calculates the start position and print control means 2
Pass to c.

Next, the operation of the printer control device at the time of preparing a form printing will be described with reference to FIG. Among the format information sent from the format information file 12 of the central processing unit 1, the reduced size information such as the form size, the reduced mode and the designated reduced rate sent from the reduced information file 11 of the central processing unit 1 are printed. The information is stored in the form control table 22 and the reduced printing information table 26 of the control device 2.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the continuous paper page printer system of the present invention when printing a form. With reference to this flowchart, the operation of printing a form, particularly, the operation of the reduced printing process will be described in detail. First, after the print page editing is completed, the reduced information file 1 of the central processing unit 1 is read.
Out of the reduced printing information sent from the first printing apparatus 1 and stored in the reduced printing information table 11, the reduced printing mode is “the original size printing mode”.
The process is distributed depending on whether the mode is the "designated reduction mode" or the "other mode" (2-1). In the case of the "original printing mode", the vertical contraction ratio = the horizontal contraction ratio = 1 (2-2). In the case of the "designated compaction mode", the designated compaction rate among the compaction information stored in the compaction table is set as the compaction rate (2-3).
In the case of "other modes", the form control table 22
Form Size and Continuous Paper Page Printer 3
Is compared with the mounting size attached to the device, and the process is distributed (2-4). If the sizes match, the vertical reduction ratio = the horizontal reduction ratio = 1 (2-5). If the sizes do not match, the processing is distributed depending on whether the compaction mode is "automatic compaction mode" or "automatic similar compaction mode" (2-6).
In the case of "automatic reduction mode", the vertical reduction ratio = mounting vertical size /
Form vertical size, horizontal reduction ratio = mounting horizontal size / form horizontal size (2-7). In the case of the "automatic similar compaction mode", the vertical compaction rate = mounting vertical size / form vertical size, horizontal compaction rate = mounting horizontal size / form horizontal size is calculated (2-8), and the compaction rate in the vertical and horizontal directions is calculated. The smaller one is the reduction rate in both directions (2-9). Further, (mounting horizontal size−form horizontal size × horizontal magnification) ÷ 2 is calculated as the printing start position. In the case of the "automatic reduction mode", the printing start position is corrected so that the form is at the center of the printing paper (2-10). The printing is instructed to the continuous paper page printer 3 on the basis of the vertical contraction rate, the horizontal contraction rate, and the print start position.

Next, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a case where the printing is reduced using the continuous paper page printer system of the present invention.
As shown in this figure, in a situation where a form in the format information file 12 having a form vertical size of 20 cm and a form horizontal size of 30 cm is printed on a paper having a vertical size of 10 cm and a horizontal size of 30 cm, the embodiment of the present invention is described. explain. The format control means 21 of the printer control device 2 has a form vertical size of 20 cm in the format information file 12 of the central processing unit 1.
Form control table 2 with information of form width 30cm
2 is stored. Reduction control means 29 of printer control device 2
Stores the reduced mode in the reduced information file 11 of the central processing unit 1 in the reduced information table 26. The print control means 2 c of the printer control device 2 passes the processing to the reduced-size control means 29 before giving a printing instruction to the continuous paper page printer 3. The reduction control means 29 of the printer control device 2
Upon receiving an instruction from the print control unit 2c, the reduction ratio is determined based on the mounting paper size of the continuous paper page printer 3 obtained via the mounting paper detection unit 24 and the form size obtained from the form control table 22, and the print control is performed. Return to means 2c.

Next, the above-described series of operations will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.

First, as shown in FIG.
A detailed description will be given of an operation in the case of printing a form having a cm and a form width of 30 cm in a similar manner to a print sheet having a paper length size of 10 cm and a paper width size of 30 cm. The information of the form vertical size 20 cm and the form horizontal size 30 cm in the format information file 12 of the central processing unit 1 and the compaction mode information in the compaction information file 11 of the central processing unit 1 are stored in the format control unit 21 of the printer control device 2. Are stored in the form control table 22 and the reduced-print information table 26 via the. The format data of the central processing unit 1 is developed in the form memory 25 as a format to be printed via the format control unit 21 and the form control unit 24 of the printer control device 2. The print data of the central processing unit 1 is developed in a print data buffer 27 as a format for printing via the print control unit 23 of the printer control device 2.
According to the format information stored in the form control table 22, the print data synthesizing means 28 of the printer control device 2 converts the format data expanded on the form memory 25 and the print data expanded on the page buffer 27 for print data. And a print instruction is passed to the print control unit 2c. After receiving the print instruction, the print control unit 2c of the printer control device 2 gives the contraction control unit 29 an instruction to determine the contraction rate. The compaction control means 29 of the printer control means 2 obtains the automatic similar compaction mode from the compaction mode information of the compaction information table 26 and performs the processing (2-1, 2).
-6). The downsizing control means 29 of the printer control device 2 obtains the mounting paper vertical size of 10 cm and the mounting paper horizontal size of 30 cm of the continuous paper page printer 3 via the mounting paper size detecting means 2 d. A size of 20 cm and a form width of 30 cm are obtained.

Next, the reduction control means 29 of the printer control device 2 determines that the vertical reduction ratio = 10 ÷ 20 = 0.5 and the horizontal reduction ratio = 6
0 ÷ 30 = 2 is calculated (2-8), and since the vertical reduction ratio is smaller than the horizontal reduction ratio, both the vertical reduction ratio and the horizontal reduction ratio are determined to be 0.5 (2-9). Next, the reduced-size control unit 29 of the printer control device 2 determines that the form width after reduction = 30 × 0.5 = 1
5, and the horizontal position of the print start = (30 cm−15 cm) ÷ 2 = 7.5 from the mounting paper horizontal size = 30 cm (2
-10). The reduction control means 29 of the printer control device 2
The vertical reduction ratio = 0.5, the horizontal reduction ratio = 0.
5, print control means 2 for printing start horizontal position = 7.5 cm
Return to c. Print control means 2c of printer control device 2
Transfers the vertical reduction ratio, the horizontal reduction ratio, and the print start position to the continuous paper page printer 3 together with the print page, and instructs the start of printing.

Next, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration when the continuous paper page printer system of the present invention is used as a cut paper printer system. The configuration is the same as the configuration of the continuous paper page printer system described above. The continuous paper page printer system at this time is called a cut paper printer system. A case will be described in which the cut sheet page printer system performs printing by reducing a form having a fixed form size to an irregular mounting sheet. The standard paper type such as A4 landscape in the format information file of the central processing unit 41 and the reduced-size information in the reduced-size information file of the central processing unit 41 are transmitted to the printer control unit 42 via the format control unit of the printer control unit 42. Stored in the form control table and the reduced printing information table. The downsizing control means of the printer control unit 42 obtains a vertical / horizontal size from the paper type stored in the form control table. The vertical reduction ratio / horizontal reduction ratio is determined from the horizontal size and the mounting paper vertical size / mounting paper horizontal size obtained by the mounting paper detection means.

[0042]

According to the continuous paper page printer system of the present invention, it is only necessary to instruct the continuous paper page printer system to reduce the size without redesigning the font size and printing position of the form. Therefore, there is an effect that no effort is required to change the size of the form once created.

Even if the size of paper that can be mounted on the cut sheet page printer and the size of paper that can be mounted on the continuous paper page printer are different, by specifying reduced printing, it is possible to reduce the size of continuous paper and print it with good appearance. Can be. Therefore, when printing a form created in the cut sheet page printer system with the continuous sheet page printer system,
It has a good effect without much effort.

Further, if the automatic similar reduction mode or the automatic reduction mode is designated, the image is automatically reduced and printed according to the mounting paper. Therefore, when the form size of the format information sent from the central processing unit is different from the size of the paper attached to the continuous paper page printer, it is possible to perform printing without manual operation. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a reduced printing process according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of reduced printing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a cut sheet page printer system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Central processing unit 2 Printer control device 3 Continuous paper page printer 10 Data file 11 Reduced information file 12 Format information file 13 Format data file 14 Print data file 21 Format control means 22 Form control means 23 Print control means 24 Form control means 25 Form Memory 26 Reduced printing information table 27 Print data page buffer 28 Print data synthesizing unit 29 Reduced printing control unit 2a Similar reduced printing ratio calculating unit 2b Automatic reduced printing ratio calculating unit 2c Print control unit 2d Mounting paper size detecting unit 2-1 to 2-10 Reduced printing Processing step 41 Central processing unit 42 Printer control unit 43 Cut sheet page printer 44 Data file

Claims (21)

(57) [Claims] A central processing unit having a data file;
In a continuous paper page printer system mainly including a continuous paper printer and a printer control device for controlling the continuous paper printer, and printing a form, the data file of the central processing unit has a format having format information such as form size information. An information file and a compaction information file having compaction information such as a compaction mode and a designated compaction ratio are stored. The printer control device stores the format information of the format information file and the compaction information of the compaction information file, Converted into a format that can be easily processed by the reduced printing mode, each form control table,
A format control unit for storing in the compaction information table; a mounting paper size detecting unit for detecting a size of the mounted paper; a mounting paper size obtained via the mounting paper size detecting unit; Reduction control means for obtaining a reduction rate and a printing start position based on the form size and the reduction mode and reduction rate obtained from the reduction information table; and giving a print instruction to the continuous paper page printer based on information from the reduction control means. Print control means, and, among the format information sent from the central processing unit, reduce the size of the form even when the form size at the time of form design is different from the paper size actually attached to the continuous paper page printer. A continuous paper page printer system characterized in that a form can be printed without redesigning a form by designating the form. 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said reduction control means includes automatic reduction rate calculation means and similar reduction rate calculation means for providing information for obtaining said reduction rate and said printing start position. A continuous paper page printer system as described. 3. The continuous paper page printer system according to claim 2, wherein said automatic reduction ratio calculating means calculates the reduction ratio for each of the vertical and horizontal sides of the sheet when the automatic reduction is designated. 4. The continuous paper page printer according to claim 2, wherein said similar resizing ratio calculating means calculates the resizing ratio so as to be similar to the form size when automatic similar resizing is designated. system. 5. The continuous paper page printer system according to claim 1, wherein the data file of the central processing unit stores a format data file having overlay data of a form. 6. The continuous paper page according to claim 1, wherein the data file of the central processing unit stores a print data file having data to be printed by overlaying a form. Printer system. 7. The continuous printing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said printer control device includes a print data buffer which converts print data of said print data file into a format printable by print control means. Paper page printer system. 8. The continuous paper according to claim 7, wherein said printer control device comprises a form memory in which information from said format control means is converted into a format printable by form control means. Page printer system. 9. The continuous paper page printer system according to claim 8, wherein said printer control device comprises print data synthesizing means for synthesizing data of a form memory and said print data buffer. 10. The format control means includes: a form vertical size / form horizontal size in the format information sent from the format information file; a reduced mode in the reduced information sent from the reduced information file; 2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a vertical reduction ratio and a horizontal reduction ratio are stored in the form control table and the reduction information table.
10. A continuous paper page printer system according to any one of claims 9 to 9. 11. The method according to claim 1, wherein among the reduced-size information stored in the reduced-size information table, the processing is sorted according to whether the reduced-size mode is a full-size print mode, a designated reduced-size mode, or another mode. 10. A continuous paper page printer system according to any one of claims 10 to 10. 12. When the reduction mode is an original size printing mode, a vertical reduction ratio = a horizontal reduction ratio = 1.
The continuous paper page printer system according to claim 11. 13. The continuous paper page printer system according to claim 11, wherein when the reduction mode is the designated reduction mode, the designated reduction ratio of the reduction information is a reduction ratio. 14. When the reduced printing mode is any other mode, the form size stored in the form control table is compared with the mounting size mounted on the continuous paper page printer, and processing is sorted. The continuous paper page printer system according to claim 11, wherein: 15. The continuous paper page printer system according to claim 14, wherein when the form size and the mounting size match, the vertical reduction ratio = the horizontal reduction ratio = 1. 16. The method according to claim 14, wherein when the form size and the mounting size do not match, the processing is sorted according to whether the reduced printing mode is an automatic reduced printing mode or an automatic similar reduced printing mode. Continuous paper page printer system. 17. When the reduction mode is an automatic similar reduction mode, the reduction ratio is calculated by the following formula: vertical reduction ratio = mounting vertical size / form vertical size, and horizontal reduction ratio = mounting horizontal size / form horizontal size. 17. The continuous paper page printer system according to claim 16. 18. A method according to claim 19, wherein the vertical reduction ratio and the horizontal reduction ratio are compared.
18. The continuous paper page printer system according to claim 17, wherein a smaller reduction ratio is a reduction ratio in both directions. 19. The printer according to claim 19, wherein the printing start position is (mounting horizontal size−
19. The continuous paper page printer system according to claim 18, wherein the calculation is performed by (form horizontal size × horizontal magnification) / 2. 20. When the reduction mode is the automatic reduction mode, the vertical reduction rate is calculated by the following formula: vertical reduction rate = mounting vertical size / form vertical size, and horizontal reduction rate = mounting horizontal size / form horizontal size. The continuous paper page printer system according to claim 16. 21. The continuous paper page printer system according to claim 20, wherein when the reduced printing mode is the automatic reduced printing mode, the printing start position is corrected so that the form is located at the center of the printing paper.