JP3294066B2 - Distributed instruction slip print editing and processing unit - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a distributed instruction slip printing / editing apparatus which prints an assembly work instruction slip for instructing a worker to assemble a vehicle in an assembly process of an automobile production line. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a conventional assembling work instruction slip printing device for issuing an assembling work instruction slip for instructing an assembling work of a production line. FIG. 10 shows the internal configuration of a host computer and a terminal control device. FIG. In the figure, 1
Is a host computer, 2 is a branch line LAN, 3 is a backbone trunk line LAN, 4 is a printing terminal, and a plurality of printing terminals 4 are actually provided. 5 is a host computer 1 and a printing terminal 4
This is a terminal control device that uses the main body of a personal computer, and has no keyboard and display connected. Reference numeral 6 denotes a pass-through input terminal for inputting print timing, which is connected to a terminal control device 7 using a main body of a personal computer.

As shown in FIG. 10, the host computer 1 is composed of application software 1a and communication software 1b. The application software 1a performs editing processing of print information, performs processing of print format, and processing of the terminal control device 5a. Printing terminals 4 connected to
The setting of which printing terminal 4 is to be printed is performed on a program. The communication software 1b outputs the print information edited by the application software 1a to the terminal control device 5 at the timing of receiving data from the pass-through input terminal. Also, the terminal control device 5
Is composed of communication software 5a and a printing terminal output device 5b. The communication software 5a performs reception processing of print information, and the printing terminal output device 5b requests printing to the printing terminal 4.

Next, the operation will be described. In the automobile production line, the assembling worker operates the vehicle 1
By inputting the identification number card attached to each unit, the identification number of the vehicle to be processed is transmitted from the terminal control device 7 to the host computer 1 via the branch line LAN 2 and the backbone trunk line LAN 3. The host computer 1 edits the vehicle component assembling instruction information corresponding to the identification number, and outputs the branch line LAN2 and the backbone trunk line LA.
It is transmitted as print information to the terminal control device 5 via N3. The terminal control device 5 receives the print information by the communication software 5a, and outputs the print information to the print terminal output device 5b.
Then, the print data is output so that the assembling work instruction slip is printed on the corresponding printing terminal 4. Further, when there is an abnormality in the corresponding printing terminal 4 and printing cannot be performed, printing information is transmitted again by a directly connected terminal (not shown) connected to the host computer 1 to perform printing again.

[0005]

Since the conventional assembling work instruction slip printing apparatus is configured as described above, the setting of the printing terminal 4 to be printed, the printing data and the format are performed by the application software 1a of the host computer 1. Is set, and when it is desired to change the setting conditions, the program of the application software 1a of the host computer 1 must be changed. In addition to this, there is a problem that a program test after changing the program is required, and a great deal of labor is required. Further, since the application software 1a cannot be easily changed, the terminal control device 5 and the printing terminal 4
In the case of the abnormal condition, printing becomes impossible until the abnormal terminal control device 5 and the printing terminal 4 are replaced with normal ones, so that there is a problem that the operation is affected.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the present invention has been made by making it possible to change the setting conditions for editing print data by a device on the site.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a distributed instruction slip print edit processing apparatus capable of easily changing the setting conditions of print data editing processing.

An object of the present invention is to provide a distributed instruction slip print editing and processing apparatus capable of reducing processing of a server computer and a transmission path by reusing print data already transmitted by a device on the site side. Aim.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a distributed instruction slip print editing / processing apparatus which searches for a terminal to be printed based on received data transmitted from a server computer as an apparatus on the site. Target terminal search unit, print data editing processing unit for generating print data based on the received data, print output control unit for printing the print data on the searched print target terminal, print target terminal search unit, print A setting data storage unit that stores a setting data file in which at least one of the conditions of the data editing processing unit and the print output control unit is set; and a setting data change terminal unit that changes the contents of the setting data storage unit. It is a thing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a distributed instruction slip printing / editing processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the setting data storage section is capable of setting a condition of a printing target terminal search section by a setting wild card. The print target terminal search unit is configured to search for a print target terminal based on the reception data and the conditions set by the setting wild card.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a distributed instruction slip printing / editing processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the setting data storage section is used as a condition for the printing data editing processing section, and the printing generated by the printing data editing processing section. It allows you to set data header information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a distributed instruction slip printing / editing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein an alternate terminal can be set in the setting data storage section.
The print output control section outputs page-wise print data to the alternate terminal when an abnormality is detected in the print target terminal designated for printing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a distributed instruction form printing / editing processing device for storing a received data transmitted from a server computer, and determining whether a reprint instruction key has been input from the server computer. And a received data type determining unit that searches for the corresponding received data from the received data storage unit based on the reprint instruction key and outputs the data to the print target terminal search unit when the reprint instruction key is input. Things.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the setting data change terminal changes the contents of the setting data file in which at least one of the conditions of the print target terminal search unit, print data editing processing unit and print output control unit is set. This makes it easy to change the setting conditions of the print data editing process.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the setting data change terminal unit sets a condition of the print target terminal search unit in the setting data storage unit by using a setting wild card, thereby making it possible to easily set a wide range of conditions.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the setting data change terminal unit sets header information of the print data generated by the print data editing processing unit in the setting data storage unit, and provides a title and the like for explaining the contents of the assembly work instruction slip. Is configurable.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the setting data change terminal unit sets an alternate terminal in the setting data storage unit, and the print output control unit, when an abnormality is detected in the printing target terminal designated for printing, the setting is changed. Outputs print data in page units to the set alternate terminal.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when the reprint instruction key is input from the server computer, the received data type determination unit is configured to execute the received data type determination unit from the received data storage unit storing the received data based on the reprint instruction key. The received data to be printed is searched, and the received data is output to the print target terminal search unit. Therefore, for the received data previously transmitted from the server computer to the received data storage unit, the reprint instruction key is merely transmitted from the server computer to the received data type determination unit again without transmitting the received data from the server computer again. To enable printing.

[0018]

【Example】

Embodiment 1 FIG. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a distributed instruction slip print editing and processing apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a server computer and a processing apparatus main body. In the figure, 2 is a branch LAN (transmission line) in the factory, 3 is a backbone trunk LAN (transmission path) in the factory, and this LAN is L in the factory.
AN (compliant with the IEEE802.3 standard) is used. 4
Reference numerals a and 4b denote a plurality of printing terminals, and reference numeral 6 denotes a pass-through input terminal for inputting printing timing, which has a configuration equivalent to that of the prior art.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a server computer for transmitting the received data, which comprises a server processing unit 10a for extracting print data based on the passing input information, and a communication interface unit 10b. Reference numeral 11 denotes a processing apparatus main body provided on the site side, and 11a denotes a branch line LAN2 and a backbone trunk line LAN3 for receiving data transmitted from the server computer 10.
, A communication target unit for searching for terminal conditions based on the received data, a print data edit processing unit for generating print data based on the received data, and a print data editing unit for generating print data based on the received data. It is a print output control unit that prints the print data generated by the print data editing processing unit 11c on the searched print target terminal among the plurality of print terminals 4a and 4b.

Reference numeral 11e denotes a communication interface section 11a, a print terminal search section 11b, and a print data editing processing section 11c.
A setting data file (setting data storage unit) in which the conditions of the print output control unit 11d are set; 11f, a print data file generated by the print data editing processing unit 11c;
Reference numeral 2 denotes a display unit, and 13 denotes a keyboard, both of which constitute a setting data change terminal unit for changing the contents of the setting data file. Reference numeral 14 designates print data to be transmitted to one of the print terminals 4a and 4b in accordance with a command from the print output control section 11d.
This is a multiplexer for sorting.

Next, the operation will be described. In the automobile production line, the assembling worker operates the vehicle 1
By inputting an identification number card attached to each server, the server computer 1 is connected via the branch line LAN 2 and the backbone trunk line LAN 3 from the communication interface unit 11a.
To 0, the identification number of the vehicle to be processed is transmitted.
The server computer 10 searches for a file for assembling instruction information of the vehicle corresponding to the identification number, and retrieves the branch line LAN2.
The received data necessary for editing the work instruction is transmitted to the communication interface unit 11a of the processing device body 11 via the backbone trunk LAN3. Print target terminal search unit 11
b, the contents of the received data and the setting data file 11e
The terminal conditions to be printed are searched for with reference to the conditions set in.

If the received data and the corresponding print target terminal are found, the print data editing processor 11c creates print data with reference to the format data of the setting data file 11e. After the print data is stored in the print data file 11f, it is taken out from the print output control unit 11d, a print request is output to the multiplexer 14, and the corresponding print terminals 4a and 4b are sent to the corresponding print terminals 4a and 4b. Perform printing.

Further, the contents of the setting data file 11e in which the conditions of the communication interface unit 11a, the print target terminal search unit 11b, the print data editing processing unit 11c, and the print output control unit 11d are set are displayed by the display unit 12 and the keyboard 13. Can be changed. As described above, in this embodiment, editing processing such as designation of the printing terminals 4a and 4b to be printed and processing of print data and format is set by the device provided on the site side, and the setting conditions are set by the display unit 12 and the display unit 12. Since the setting conditions can be changed by the keyboard 13, the setting conditions can be easily changed even while the system is operating, and the printing terminals 4a,
4b can be easily dealt with.

Embodiment 2 FIG. FIG. 3A shows the server computer 10.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing received data input from a printer, and is formed from a data type, a target line, a vehicle type, a print type, a print timing, a print terminal number, and print data.
The print target terminal search unit 11b searches for terminal conditions to be printed by referring to the contents of the received data and the conditions set in the setting data file 11e. It is difficult to set all vehicle types in the setting data file 11e. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), "." Period: all characters, "n" N: numbers, "a" A: keyboard 1 as a setting wild card corresponding to the alphabet.
3 so that it can be set in the setting data file 11e.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the print target terminal search unit. First, receive data is input from the communication interface unit 11a (step ST41), and a print terminal corresponding to all print terminal numbers specified in the receive data is determined. An inspection is performed (step ST42). If there is an abnormality, the process ends (step ST4)
3). Next, the target line, the vehicle type, the print type, and the print timing are checked (steps ST44 to ST4).
7) If there is an abnormality, the process ends (step ST43). Further, the printing target terminal is determined from the printing terminal number specified in the received data, and the printing process is performed (steps ST48 and ST48).
49).

In the inspection of the above vehicle type, FIG.
If the setting can be made in the setting data file 11e based on the setting wild card as shown in (1), a wide range of condition setting can be easily performed as shown in [Example]. As described above, in this embodiment, the setting conditions for the print target terminal search unit 11b in the settings of the setting data file 11e can be set using the setting wildcard, so that the number of settings can be reduced and A wide range of conditions can be easily set.

Embodiment 3 FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a screen of the display unit when setting conditions for the print data editing processing unit of the setting data file, and sets header information of print data such as a print start column 21, a print content 22, and a title 23. The configuration is such that a deletion 24, a copy 25, a paste 26, and a registration 27 are provided as setting editing functions.

Next, the operation will be described. When setting conditions for the print data editing processing section 11c, a screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display section 12, and header information is set. At the time of input, 1 to 1
Specify the print start column position of 36, specify the title character when the print content 22 is space, specify the page number print specification when P, the date print specification when D, and the time print specification when T, and print the title 23 Enter the title character that you want to print at the time of space in the print content of No. 22. By specifying the registration 27 after the setting input is completed, the header information is stored in the setting data file 11e. As described above, in the prior art, the fixed title is printed on the assembling work instruction slip by the application software 1a of the host computer 1, but in this embodiment, the display unit is changed without changing the program of the server computer 10. 12 can be set arbitrarily from the keyboard 13 while watching.

Embodiment 4 FIG. In this embodiment, when an abnormality is detected in the printing terminals 4a and 4b designated to be printed in the received data, an alternate terminal replacing the printing terminals 4a and 4b is set as a setting condition of the print output control unit 11d from the keyboard 13. It can be set in the setting data file 11e. Here, the alternate terminal is a backup terminal of a standby system in a production line.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the print output control unit. First, if there is a print output request (step ST61), the result after the print output request to the print target terminal is determined (step ST6).
2) If normal, printing ends normally (step ST63)
And If abnormal, the alternate terminal set in the setting data file 11e is searched from the keyboard 13 (step ST64), and a reprint request is made to the searched alternate terminal (step ST65). Here, the reprint output request to the alternate terminal does not output the print data from the print terminal to the alternate terminal in units of lines, but outputs the print data to the alternate terminal in units of pages. is there. This counts the completion of printing at the printing terminal, and when the printing of a predetermined number of pages is completed, the print data file 1 shown in FIG.
This can be realized by erasing the print data of the page unit 1f. Further, the result after the request for reprint output to the alternate terminal is determined (step ST66). If the result is normal, the printing is normally terminated (step ST63). If abnormal, the print output is determined to be abnormal (step ST67).

As described above, in this embodiment, by setting the alternate terminal in the setting data file 11e from the keyboard 13, even if the desired printing terminal is abnormal, it is possible to cause the alternate terminal to print. Since it can be printed on a page basis, even if an error occurs in the middle of a page, it can be printed on the alternate terminal from the beginning of the page, and it will be invalid even if it is valid for the first time after being printed on a page basis Never.

Embodiment 5 FIG. FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the server computer and the processing apparatus main body of the fifth embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 11g denotes reception for storing reception data from the server computer 10 in a reception data file (reception data storage unit) 11h. The data storage processing unit 11i is the server computer 1
It is determined whether a reprint instruction key has been input from 0, and when the reprint instruction key has been input, the corresponding reception data is searched from the reception data file 11h based on the reprint instruction key. 11b is a received data type determination unit that outputs the received data type to 11b. Here, the reprint instruction key is data transmitted from the server computer 10 when it is desired to print the assembly operation instruction slip already printed by the printing terminal 4 again.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation. First, the communication interface unit 11a processes the received data from the server computer 10 (step ST81), and then determines whether the received data has been input by the received data type determination unit 11i. Or whether the reprint instruction key has been input (step ST8).
2) When received data is input, the received data is stored in the received data file 1 in the received data storage processing unit 11g.
1h (step ST83). The subsequent steps up to the printing output to the printing terminal 4 are the same as in the first embodiment (steps ST84 to ST86). If it is determined in step ST82 that the key is a reprint instruction key, the received data type determination unit 11i searches the received data file 11h for the corresponding received data based on the reprint instruction key (step S82).
T87), and prints the received data on the print target terminal search unit 11b.
Output to Thereafter, printing is performed on the printing terminal 4 by the same processing as in the first embodiment (steps ST84 to ST8).
6).

Incidentally, even if the received data is searched from the received data file 11h, if there is no corresponding received data,
The server computer 10 may be notified to that effect. As described above, in this embodiment, when it is desired to print the printed assembly work instruction slip again, only the reprint instruction key needs to be transmitted without transmitting the received data from the server computer 10 again. Branch line LAN
2. The load on the backbone trunk LAN 3 can be reduced.

[0035]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the setting data file in which at least one of the conditions of the print target terminal search unit, the print data editing processing unit, and the print output control unit is set is set. A configuration data change terminal that changes the contents is provided, so that the setting of the print target terminal to be printed and the editing process of the print data can be set by the device provided on the site side, and the system is running. In this case, the setting conditions can be easily changed, and an error can be easily dealt with even when the printing target terminal is abnormal.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the setting data storage section for storing the conditions of the print target terminal search section is configured to be set by the setting wild card, the number of settings can be reduced, and There is an effect that a wide range of conditions can be easily set.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the setting data storage section is configured to set the header information of the print data generated by the print data editing processing section as a condition of the print data editing processing section. This has the effect that the title to be printed on the assembly work instruction slip can be arbitrarily set by a device on the site.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, an alternate terminal is set as a condition of the print output control unit in the setting data storage unit, and an abnormality is detected in the print target terminal designated by the print output control unit for printing. In this case, the print data in units of pages is output to the alternate terminal, so that even if the desired print terminal is abnormal, the alternate terminal can be printed, and the alternate terminal can be printed on the site side. It can be easily set because it is set on the device, and it is printed on the alternate terminal in units of pages. Therefore, it can be used effectively even in the case of a form that becomes effective only after being printed in units of pages. There is an effect that can be.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when a reprint instruction key is input from the server computer, the corresponding received data is stored in the received data storage unit storing the received data based on the reprint instruction key. Since the received data type determination unit that searches and outputs the data to the print target terminal search unit is provided, for the received data previously transmitted from the server computer to the received data storage unit, the received data is transmitted again from the server computer. Without printing, printing can be performed only by transmitting the reprint instruction key from the server computer to the received data type determination unit again, and the load on the server computer and the transmission path can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a distributed instruction slip print edit processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of a server computer and a processing device body of the distributed instruction slip print editing processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example of received data, and FIG. 3B is an explanatory diagram illustrating a setting wildcard setting method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a display unit according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing details of a server computer and a processing device main body according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing a conventional assembly work instruction slip printing device.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of a conventional host computer and a processing apparatus main body.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 branch line LAN (transmission line), 3 backbone trunk line LA
N (transmission path), 4, 4a, 4b printing terminal, 10 server computer, 11a communication interface unit, 11b printing target terminal search unit, 11c print data editing processing unit, 1c
1d print output control section, 11e setting data file (setting data storage section), 11h reception data file (reception data storage section), 11i reception data type determination section, 12 display section (setting data change terminal section),
13 Keyboard (setting data change terminal unit).

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] A communication interface unit for receiving received data transmitted from a server computer via a transmission path;
A print target terminal search unit that searches for a print target terminal based on the received data, a print data editing processing unit that generates print data based on the received data, and a print target terminal search unit among a plurality of print terminals A print output control unit for printing the print data generated by the print data edit processing unit on the searched print target terminal; and at least one of the print target terminal search unit, the print data edit processing unit, and the print output control unit A distributed instruction slip print editing and processing apparatus comprising: a setting data storage unit in which any condition is set; and a setting data change terminal unit for changing the contents of the setting data storage unit. 2. The setting data storage section sets the conditions of the print target terminal search section by setting wildcards, and the print target terminal search section sets the conditions based on the received data and the conditions set by the set wildcards. 2. The distributed instruction slip print edit processing device according to claim 1, wherein the print target terminal is searched for by using the print instruction terminal. 3. The distributed data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting data storage section is set with header information of print data generated by the print data editing processing section as a condition of the print data editing processing section. Instruction slip print editing processor. 4. A setting data storage unit is provided for setting an alternate terminal to substitute for the printing target terminal when an abnormality is detected in the printing target terminal designated as printing as a condition of the printing output control unit, and for printing the printing terminal. 2. The distributed instruction form printing and editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output control unit outputs the page-based print data to the alternate terminal when an abnormality is detected in the print target terminal designated for printing. 5. A communication interface unit for receiving, via a transmission path, received data or a reprint instruction key transmitted from a server computer, a received data storage unit for storing the received data, and based on the received data. A print target terminal search unit for searching for a print target terminal; a print data editing processing unit for generating print data based on the received data; and a print target terminal searched by the print target terminal search unit among a plurality of print terminals A print output control unit that prints the print data generated by the print data editing processing unit, and determines whether a reprint instruction key has been input from the server computer, and when the reprint instruction key has been input, Reception for retrieving the corresponding reception data from the reception data storage unit based on the reprint instruction key and outputting it to the printing target terminal search unit. A distributed instruction slip print editing and processing device comprising a data type determination unit.