JP4383687B2 - Output device and processing method thereof - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an output device for performing print output on a tab sheet as a recording medium based on print data sent from an information processing device. And Is related to the processing method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, a system constructed from a host computer and a printer connected via an interface (for example, a Centronics interface) is known as a data processing system. This system analyzes output information inputted from the host on the printer side, develops it into bitmap data as output data to a printer engine, for example, a laser beam printer, and modulates the laser based on the developed data. Image recording is performed by scanning and exposing a beam to a photosensitive drum.
[0003]
In addition, when the printer side has an emulation function, it is configured to be able to process multiple printer control language systems so that print processing can be executed while switching between emulation mode and native mode according to the application executed by the user. The printer is preliminarily provided with a switch for switching the control language of the printer and a card slot for performing a switching instruction.
[0004]
Conventionally, when tab printing is performed in a printer of such a system, the printing process is performed as follows.
Set tab printing from the UI (User Interface) or panel of the printer driver.
• Determine the tab position and tab width on the printer.
-Print data by shifting the document data to be printed in the tab side direction by the tab width of the printer.
[0005]
As described above, the user needs to create document data in consideration of the tab width and the sheet feeding direction. However, since the number of tabs, the tab position, the tab width, the height, and the like vary depending on the tab sheet, it is difficult for the user to imagine an actual print result. Furthermore, since it cannot be combined with other layout functions such as enlargement / reduction, if there is data that requires a slight reduction, the data itself must be reprocessed.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For this reason, the above conventional example has the following problems.
(1) The user needs to be strongly aware of the tab width and paper feed direction.
(2) It is necessary to recognize the correspondence between the physical data such as the number of tabs, the tab position, the tab width, and the height, and the created data, depending on the tab sheet.
(3) At the time of tab printing, the printing result was shifted to a portion other than the tab portion.
(4) Tab printing and other layout functions cannot be used together.
[0007]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and an output device that allows a user to perform tab printing without being aware of the tab width or the sheet feeding direction. And It aims at providing the processing method of.
[0008]
The present invention also provides an output device that does not need to recognize physical areas such as the number of tabs, tab positions, tab widths, and heights, which vary depending on the tab sheet. And It aims at providing the processing method of.
[0009]
Furthermore, the present invention provides an output device that does not shift to a printing result of a portion that is not a tab portion during tab printing. And It aims at providing the processing method of.
[0010]
The present invention also provides an output device that can be used in combination with tab printing and other layout functions. And It aims at providing the processing method of.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention performs print output on a tab sheet as a recording medium based on print data sent from an information processing apparatus. In this case, the tab width is shifted and printed. An output device for printing on the tab sheet, the print data; The , Tab portion in the tab sheet The first tab width from the side Area, Second different from the first region Area and In An identification means for identifying, and identified by the identification means The data of the first area is To print on the tab Tab width Shifted and printed, and identified by the identifying means Second area data Without shifting In a different area from the tab part of the tab paper And tab processing means for processing the print data so as to perform printing.
[0012]
In addition, the present invention performs print output on a tab sheet as a recording medium based on print data sent from an information processing apparatus. In this case, the tab width is shifted and printed. When the output device prints on the tab sheet and arranges data for a plurality of pages on the surface of the tab sheet, the print data The , Tab portion in the tab sheet The first tab width from the side Area, Second different from the first region Area and In Identifying means for identifying, and the plurality of pages identified by the identifying means The second region Data of Is reduced and arranged in an area different from the tab portion of the tab sheet, and the plurality of pages First One of the regions Data of Is arranged on the tab portion of the tab sheet.
[0013]
Furthermore, the present invention performs print output on a tab sheet, which is a recording medium, based on print data sent from an information processing apparatus. In this case, the tab width is shifted and printed. A processing method of an output device, wherein when printing on the tab sheet, the print data The , Tab portion in the tab sheet The first tab width from the side Area, Second different from the first region Area and In An identification process for identifying, and identified in the identification process The data of the first area is To print on the tab Tab width Shifted and printed, and identified in the identification step Second area data Without shifting In a different area from the tab part of the tab paper And a tab processing step for processing the print data so as to perform printing.
[0014]
The present invention also performs print output on a tab sheet as a recording medium based on print data sent from an information processing apparatus. In this case, the tab width is shifted and printed. In the output device processing method, when printing on the tab sheet and arranging data for a plurality of pages on the surface of the tab sheet, the print data The , Tab portion in the tab sheet The first tab width from the side Area, Second different from the first region Area and In An identification step of identifying, and the plurality of pages identified in the identification step The second region Data of Is reduced and arranged in an area different from the tab portion of the tab sheet, The first One of the regions Data of And an arranging step of arranging the sheet on the tab portion of the tab sheet.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0016]
First, before describing the configuration of the present embodiment, the configuration of a laser beam printer suitable for applying the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Needless to say, the printer to which the present embodiment can be applied is not limited to a laser beam printer or an ink jet printer, which will be described later, and may be a printer of another printing method.
[0017]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a structure of a laser beam printer (LBP) in the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1500 denotes an LBP main body, which inputs and stores print information (character code, etc.), form information, or a macro instruction supplied from a host computer (not shown) connected to the outside. Corresponding character patterns or form patterns are created according to the information, and an image is formed on recording paper or the like as a recording medium. Reference numeral 1501 denotes an operation unit, on which various keys and switches operated by the operator, an LED display, and the like are arranged. A printer control unit 1000 controls the entire LBP main body 1500 and analyzes character information supplied from a host computer.
[0018]
The printer control unit 1000 mainly converts character information into a video signal having a corresponding character pattern and outputs the video signal to the laser driver 1502. The laser driver 1502 is a circuit for driving the semiconductor laser 1503, and switches on and off the laser light 1504 emitted from the semiconductor laser 1503 in accordance with the input video signal. The laser beam 1504 is shaken in the left-right direction by the rotary polygon mirror 1505 to scan and expose the electrostatic drum 1506. As a result, an electrostatic latent image of a character pattern is formed on the electrostatic drum 1506. This latent image is developed by a developing unit 1507 disposed around the electrostatic drum 1506 and then transferred to a recording sheet.
[0019]
A cut sheet is used as the recording paper, and the cut sheet is stored in a paper cassette 1508 mounted on the LBP 1500, taken into the apparatus by a paper feed roller 1509 and transport rollers 1510 and 1511, and supplied to an electrostatic drum 1506. Is done. Also, the LBP main body 1500 is provided with at least one card slot (not shown) so that an optional font card and a control card (emulation card) having a different language system can be connected in addition to the built-in font.
[0020]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of an information processing apparatus suitable for applying an output method according to the present embodiment described later. As shown in the figure, the information processing apparatus (host computer) 3000 is connected to a keyboard 9 that receives input from the user and a CRT display 10 that displays various outputs to the user. In addition, it has an external memory 11 that stores applications and data that are read and executed in the internal RAM under the control of the operating system (OS) of the host computer.
[0021]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an output system including the printer 1500 and the host computer 3000 according to the present embodiment. The example shown in FIG. 3 mainly shows the configuration of the printer control unit 1000 of the printer 1500 and the host computer 3000.
[0022]
If the functions in the present embodiment are executed, such a configuration may be configured as a single device, a system including a plurality of devices as in the present embodiment, a LAN, etc. The present invention can also be applied to a system in which processing is performed between a plurality of devices connected via a network.
[0023]
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 3000 denotes a host computer, which executes document processing in which graphics, images, characters, tables (including spreadsheets), etc. are mixed based on a document processing program stored in the ROM for program ROM 302. A CPU 1 is provided, and the CPU 1 comprehensively controls each device connected to the system device 4.
[0024]
In the host computer 3000, the program executed by the CPU 1 is stored in the program ROM 302 of the ROM 3. The font ROM 301 of the ROM 3 stores font data and the like for generating character patterns to be displayed on the CRT 10 from document data edited or created when document processing is performed. The data ROM 303 of the ROM 3 stores various data (for example, directory information, printer driver table, etc.) used when performing document processing, display processing, and the like. Reference numeral 2 denotes a RAM, which functions as a main memory into which a control program of the CPU 1 is loaded, a work area used when executing processing, and the like.
[0025]
The control program executed by the CPU 1 is stored in the external memory 11 such as a floppy disk, CD-ROM, or DVD, and may be executed by the CPU 1.
[0026]
A keyboard controller (KBC) 5 controls key input from a keyboard 9 or a pointing device (not shown). Reference numeral 6 denotes a CRT controller (CRTC), which controls display on a CRT display (CRT) 10. Reference numeral 7 denotes a disk controller (DKC), which accesses the external memory 11 such as a hard disk (HD), floppy disk (FD), and CD-ROM for storing a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, edit files, and the like. To control. A printer controller (PRTC) 8 is connected to the printer 1500 via a predetermined bidirectional interface (interface) 21 and executes a communication control process with the printer 1500.
[0027]
The CPU 1 executes, for example, an outline font rasterization process on a display information RAM (VRAM) set on the RAM 2 to enable WYSIWYG on the CRT 10. The CPU 1 opens various windows registered based on commands instructed by a mouse cursor (not shown) on the CRT 10 and executes various data processing.
[0028]
Next, the configuration of the printer control unit 1000 of the printer 1500 will be described. In the printer 1500, reference numeral 12 denotes a printer CPU, and various devices connected to the system bus 15 based on a control program stored in the program ROM of the ROM 13 or a control program stored in the external memory 14 and downloaded to the RAM 19. And an image signal is output as output information to a printing unit (printer engine) 17 connected via the printing unit interface 16. A program ROM 1302 of the ROM 13 stores a control program executed by the CPU 12 and the like. The font ROM 1301 of the ROM 13 stores font data used when output to the printer engine 17. The data ROM 1303 of the ROM 13 stores information used on the host computer in the case of a printer without the external memory 14 such as a hard disk.
[0029]
Note that a control program similar to the ROM 3 may be stored in the ROM 13 like a control program described later. In that case, it is transferred to the host computer 3000 as necessary. The CPU 12 can communicate with the host computer 3000 via the input unit (HSTC) 18 and is configured to be able to notify the host computer 3000 of information about the printer device 1500.
[0030]
Reference numeral 19 denotes a RAM that functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 12, and is configured so that the memory capacity can be expanded by an optional RAM connected to an expansion port (not shown). The RAM 19 is used as an output information expansion area, an environment data storage area, NVRAM, and the like.
[0031]
As in the case of the host computer 3000 described above, the control program executed by the CPU 12 of the printer 1500 may be downloaded from the external memory 14 to the RAM 19 and executed.
[0032]
Access to the external memory 14 such as a hard disk (HD), CD-ROM, or IC card is controlled by a disk controller (DKC) 20. The external memory 14 is connected as an option and stores font data, an emulation program, form data, and the like. An operation unit 1501 is provided with switches for various operations, an LED display, and the like.
[0033]
Further, the external memory 14 described above is not limited to one, but at least one external memory 14 is provided. In addition to the built-in font stored in the font ROM 1301, an external font that stores an option font card and a program that interprets a printer control language having a different language system is stored. A plurality of memories may be connected. Furthermore, an NVRAM (not shown) may be provided, and printer mode setting information input from the operation unit 1501 may be stored.
[0034]
Next, tab print processing in the present embodiment in the output system having the above-described configuration will be described.
[0035]
First, before describing the tab printing process in the present embodiment, an outline of a conventional tab printing process will be described with reference to FIG.
[0036]
When the user 404 instructs the tab print 401 for printing the document 400 created on the application of the host computer 3000 on the tab sheet 402, the document 400 is transferred to the printer 1500. Here, the printer 1500 determines whether to print on the tab sheet based on the setting information of the document 400. If the printing is performed on the tab sheet, the entire document 400 is shifted by the width of the tab portion. As a result, the document 400 is shifted by the tab width and moved onto the tab portion, and printing on the tab sheet 402 is performed.
[0037]
Consider a case where the user wants to print a title to the center as in 403 at the same time as printing on the tab. Since the entire area of the document is shifted as in 404, the user cannot obtain the title position from the centering designation as in 405. That is, it is necessary to make corrections so that the title is placed at the position of the center tab width (the amount by which the output device is shifted) on the document 400 in the horizontal direction. Further, once the document 403 is corrected, the center tab width is shifted when printing on normal paper.
[0038]
Even when tab sheets with different numbers of tabs are used, support is possible with a specification that shifts only in the horizontal direction. However, vertical care must be taken by the user, and perhaps the user needs to measure the actual tab paper size and adjust the character position of the document 400.
[0039]
Further, since the tab width is fixed and the entire page is shifted, the user is to perform the area control.
[0040]
On the other hand, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, when printing a document 500 created by the user 508 on a tab sheet, a region for shifting the document and a region not shifted are distinguished from each other. Only the area is shifted.
[0041]
First, it is determined whether the document 500 is printed on a tab sheet. When printing on a tab sheet, as shown in FIG. 5A, the document 500 is divided from the tab side into a tab width area 502 and other areas 501. The area 502 for the tab width is shifted in the horizontal direction, and the other areas 501 are retained. This is called “A type”. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the document 500 is divided into a tab width and height area (tab area) 504 and other areas 503 from the tab side, the tab area 504 is shifted, and the other The area 503 is retained. This is called “B type”.
[0042]
Conventionally, all pages have been shifted, but even when the user places a title at the center by shifting only the area that can be placed on the tab, such as the above-mentioned A type and B type, The printing result in the holding area is not changed during tab sheet printing.
[0043]
Note that the data at the time of area division in the printer is desirably performed in a logical format, but can also be performed after raster data is obtained.
[0044]
In this way, the user does not need to be aware of the tab width, and there is no need to adjust the data according to the print target.
[0045]
Next, the setting process in tab printing in the present embodiment described above will be described with reference to FIG.
[0046]
As shown in FIG. 6, before printing a document created by an application of the host computer 3000 on the tab sheet set in the paper feed cassette of the printer 1500, the UI 600 provided by the printer driver of the host computer 3000 is used. To make the desired settings. In this embodiment, for example, the paper size is set to “A4”, the paper orientation is set to “vertical”, and the medium is set to “N tab paper”.
[0047]
Next, various settings made by the user are added to the print data 601 generated by the printer driver and flow to the printer 1500 together with actual drawing data. The printer 1500 that has received the print data 601 lays out the drawing data in the above-described A type or B type, and prints it on the tab sheet. Note that it is also possible to set paper size: A4, paper orientation: portrait, and media: N-tab paper from the operation unit 1501 of the printer main body (602). Alternatively, either the A type or the B type may be fixedly used, a command for specifying switching between the A type or the B type may be facilitated, or the printer may automatically select.
[0048]
In the case of the conventional tab printing as shown in FIG. 4, the tab width or the like is fixed because the tab sheet is not notified to the printer as a medium, but in the case of the tab printing of this embodiment as shown in FIG. By notifying the tab sheet as the medium, the number of tab sheets, the tab position, the tab width, the height, and the like can be identified. It is also possible to print on the same paper size with a large tab or a large number of tabs.
[0049]
Here, an application example of tab printing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0050]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the coexistence of the reduced layout function and the tab print function. In this example, a document created in accordance with a larger paper size is output to an A4 size tab sheet slightly smaller than A4. If the printer driver is set, the paper size is set to B4, the output paper size is set to A4, the paper orientation is set to portrait, the enlargement / reduction ratio is 78% (B4 → A4 is usually 80%), and the medium is set to N tab paper. It is a case like a call.
[0051]
When printing is performed with the above settings, the printer that has acquired the job first reduces to A4 size, which is the same as the output paper size (701). An area of type A or type B is cut out from the data that has become A4 (702). The cut out area is stored in the size corresponding to A4. The remaining area held so far is further reduced to 78% (703). The tab print area cut out in 702 and the reduced normal document are combined and printed on the tab sheet as in 704.
[0052]
This is effective as an adjustment in the case where the punch hole of the tab sheet and the right side of the document overlap. Also, the user can easily avoid the problem by setting a slightly smaller print setting. Furthermore, it is possible to combine with other layout functions such as enlargement / reduction, and even when reduction is necessary, it is not necessary to reprocess the data itself.
[0053]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the coexistence of the N-Up layout function and the tab print function. In this example, an A4 size document is printed 2Up and a tab is also used. The frequency of use is not so high, but it is effective when hand-carrying specifications with many pages. In the case of printer driver settings, the paper size is set to A4, the paper orientation is set to portrait, the layout is set to 2Up, and the medium is set to N tab paper.
[0054]
When printing is performed with the above settings, the printer that has acquired the job first performs area extraction of type A or type B (801). Since the document has two pages, two extracted areas are stored. The remaining area held so far is reduced to 2Up size and combined with one of the stored tab print areas (802). The composite result is printed on the tab sheet as 803.
[0055]
As described above, even when a specification having a large number of pages is hand-carried, a print result with a separation tab can be obtained. Further, a combination with other layout functions is possible, and it is not necessary to reprocess the data itself.
[0056]
In the present embodiment, it is possible to change the method for extracting the portion corresponding to the tab print area to a format for searching for the presence or absence of print data. Further, the processing method for dividing this region can be applied regardless of the layout type.
[0057]
In the present embodiment, the portrait type paper with tabs on the side has been described as an example. However, the portrait type can be applied regardless of the layout such as the vertical tab and the landscape type with the horizontal tab paper. .
[0058]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user does not need to be aware of the tab width and the paper feeding direction.
[0059]
In addition, there is no need to recognize physical areas such as the number of tabs, tab positions, tab widths, and heights depending on the tab sheet.
[0060]
Furthermore, the print layout of the portion that is not the tab portion is retained during tab printing.
[0061]
In addition, tab printing and other layout functions can be used in combination.
[0062]
[Other Embodiments]
Next, another embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0063]
In the above-described embodiment, a laser beam printer has been described as an example of a printer. However, in another embodiment, a case where the present invention is applied to an ink jet printer will be described as an example.
[0064]
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the structure of an inkjet printer (IJRA) according to another embodiment.
[0065]
The carriage HC that engages with the spiral groove 5004 of the lead screw 5005 that rotates via the driving force transmission gears 5011 and 5009 in conjunction with the forward / reverse rotation of the drive motor 5013 has a pin (not shown), and an arrow a , B reciprocate in the direction b. An ink jet cartridge IJC is mounted on the carriage HC. Reference numeral 5002 denotes a paper pressing plate that presses the paper against the platen 5000 in the carriage movement direction. Reference numerals 5007 and 5008 denote photocouplers, which function as home position detection means for confirming the presence of the carriage lever 5006 in this region and switching the rotation direction of the motor 5013 or the like. A member 5016 indicates a cap member 5022 that caps the entire surface of the recording head, and a suction unit 5015 sucks the inside of the cap, and performs suction recovery of the recording head through an opening 5023 in the cap. Reference numeral 5017 denotes a cleaning blade which can be moved in the front-rear direction by a member 5019. Reference numeral 5018 denotes a main body support plate for supporting the above 5017 and 5019. Reference numeral 5012 denotes a lever for starting suction for suction recovery. The lever 5012 moves in accordance with the movement of the cam 5020 engaged with the carriage, and the driving force from the driving motor is controlled by a known transmission means such as clutch switching.
[0066]
These capping, cleaning, and suction recovery are configured such that when the carriage HC comes to the home position side region, a desired process can be performed at the corresponding position by the action of the lead screw 5005. What is necessary is just to be comprised so that operation | movement may be performed.
[0067]
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a control system of the ink jet printer shown in FIG. In FIG. 10, reference numeral 1700 denotes an interface which inputs a recording signal from the information processing apparatus (host computer) 3000 shown in FIG. Reference numeral 1701 denotes an MPU that controls the entire printer. Reference numeral 1702 denotes a ROM which stores a control program executed by the MPU 1701, host print information, and the like. Reference numeral 1703 denotes a DRAM which stores various data (recording signals, recording data supplied to the recording head, etc.).
[0068]
Reference numeral 1704 denotes a gate array that controls data supplied to the recording head 1708, and also controls data transferred between the interface 1700, MPU 1701, and DRAM 1703. 1710 is a carrier motor for conveying the recording head 1708, 1709 is a conveyance motor for conveying the recording paper, 1705 is a head driver for driving the recording head, 1706 is a motor driver for driving the conveyance motor 1709, and 1707 is a carrier motor 1710. It is a motor driver which drives.
[0069]
In the inkjet printer configured as described above, when input information is input from the host computer 3000 via the interface 1700, the input information is converted between the gate array 1704 and the MPU 1701 to output information for printing. Then, the motor drivers 1706 and 1707 are driven, and the recording head is driven according to the output information sent to the head driver 1705 to execute printing.
[0070]
The MPU 1701 can communicate with the host computer 3000 via the interface 1700, and is configured to be able to notify the host computer 3000 of memory information and resource data related to the DRAM 1703, host print information in the ROM 1702, and the like. .
[0071]
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which a floppy disk (FD: storage medium) functioning as an external memory is loaded in the host computer 3000 of this embodiment and a program stored in the floppy disk is loaded into the host computer 3000. is there. In the example shown in FIG. 11, a floppy disk is shown as an example, but it goes without saying that it may be a CD-ROM or DVD.
[0072]
12 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of the FD that is an example of the storage medium illustrated in FIG. Reference numeral 1201 denotes an area in which directory information is stored, and indicates the storage location of the subsequent printer driver table 1202. Further, in correspondence with each printer and each printer driver, for example, a storage location 1203 for a program for controlling the printer shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 9, and a storage location 1204 for configuration information 1 of the printer are provided. Show. When the operator of the host computer 3000 designates a desired printer name to be installed from the storage contents of the FD using the KB 9, the printer driver is loaded with reference to the table 1202 described above. For example, if the printer name XXX is designated, the program and configuration information stored in the areas 1203 and 1204 can be loaded into the host computer 3000.
Even if the present invention is applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices (for example, a host computer, interface device, reader, printer, etc.), a device (for example, a copier, a facsimile device, etc.) composed of a single device. You may apply to.
[0073]
Another object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and store the computer (CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus in the storage medium. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by reading and executing the programmed program code.
[0074]
In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.
[0075]
As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.
[0076]
Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.
[0077]
Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the CPU or the like provided in the board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.
[0078]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, by shifting only the area corresponding to the tab position, user involvement in tab printing can be reduced and various layout functions can be easily realized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a structure of a laser beam printer (LBP) in the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of an information processing apparatus suitable for applying the output method of the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an output system including a printer 1500 and a host computer 3000 according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an outline of a conventional tab printing process.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining an overview of tab printing processing in the present embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining an overview of setting processing in the present embodiment;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for explaining an application example 1 of tab printing in the present embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram for explaining an application example 2 of tab printing in the present embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a structure of an inkjet printer (IJRA) according to another embodiment.
10 is a block diagram showing a control system of the ink jet printer shown in FIG. 9. FIG.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a control program according to the present embodiment is downloaded to a computer 3000.
12 is a diagram showing a memory map of an FD that is an example of the storage medium shown in FIG. 11. FIG.

Claims (11)

An output device that performs print output by performing shift processing for the tab width when performing print output to a tab sheet that is a recording medium based on print data sent from an information processing device,
When printing on the tab sheet, an identification unit that identifies the print data into a first area corresponding to a tab width from the tab portion side of the tab sheet and a second area different from the first area ;
Said tab without the data of the first region identified by the identification means and print the tab shift width of in order to print on said tab portion shifts the data of the second region identified by the identification means An output device comprising: tab processing means for processing the print data so as to print in a region different from a tab portion of paper . The identification unit specifies a tab position, a tab width, and a tab height based on tab sheet setting information notified from the information processing apparatus as a recording medium, and prints it on a tab portion of the tab sheet as the recording medium. 2. The output device according to claim 1, wherein the first area to be shifted is identified using the specified tab position, tab width, and tab height . 2. The print data further comprising layout processing means for performing layout processing according to another layout function on the second area other than the first area identified by the identification means in the print data. Or the output device of 2 . An output device that performs print output by performing shift processing for the tab width when performing print output to a tab sheet that is a recording medium based on print data sent from an information processing device,
When printing on the tab sheet and arranging data for a plurality of pages on the surface of the tab sheet, the print data is divided into a first area corresponding to the tab width from the tab portion side of the tab sheet, and the first area. Identifying means for identifying different second regions;
The data of the second area of the plurality of pages identified by the identification means is reduced and arranged in an area different from the tab portion of the tab sheet, and one data of the first area of the plurality of pages is An output device comprising: an arrangement unit arranged in a tab portion of a tab sheet. The positioning means, according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of pages one data of the first area of the arranged tab portion of the tab sheet, characterized by discarding the data of the unused first region Output device. A processing method of an output device that performs print output by performing shift processing for a tab width when performing print output to a tab sheet that is a recording medium based on print data sent from an information processing device,
When printing on the tab sheet, an identification step for identifying the print data into a first area corresponding to the tab width from the tab portion side of the tab sheet and a second area different from the first area ;
The first area data identified in the identification step is printed by shifting by a tab width so as to print on the tab portion, and the tab without shifting the data in the second area identified in the identification process. And a tab processing step for processing the print data so as to print in an area different from the tab portion of the paper . In the identification step, a tab position, a tab width, and a tab height are specified based on tab sheet setting information notified from the information processing apparatus as a recording medium, and printing is performed on the tab section of the tab sheet as the recording medium. The processing method of the output device according to claim 6 , wherein the first area to be shifted is identified using the specified tab position, tab width, and tab height . 7. The print processing method according to claim 6 , further comprising: a layout processing step of performing layout processing according to another layout function on the second area other than the first area identified by the identification unit in the print data. Or a processing method of the output device according to 7 ; A processing method of an output device that performs print output by performing shift processing for a tab width when performing print output to a tab sheet that is a recording medium based on print data sent from an information processing device,
When printing on the tab sheet and arranging data for a plurality of pages on the surface of the tab sheet, the print data is divided into a first area corresponding to the tab width from the tab portion side of the tab sheet, and the first area. an identification step of identifying to the second area different,
The data of the second area of the plurality of pages identified in the identification step is reduced and disposed in an area different from the tab portion of the tab sheet, and one data of the first area of the plurality of pages is And a disposing step of disposing the tab sheet on a tab portion of the tab sheet. 10. The arrangement step according to claim 9, wherein in the arranging step, one data of the first area of the plurality of pages is arranged on a tab portion of the tab sheet, and data of the first area that is not used is discarded. Processing method of the output device. The program for functioning a computer as an output device of Claim 1 or 4 .

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