JP5025051B2 - Print editing processor - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a print editing processing apparatus that performs print field editing processing.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, when a label printer tries to print, for example, a food additive name on a label, data corresponding to the additive name to be printed is expanded in a printing buffer from a registered additive table. It has become. When a plurality of additive names are printed, data corresponding to each additive name to be printed is expanded in the print buffer.
[0003]
Here, for example, in the additive table, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, additive names are registered corresponding to the table numbers. Of these, for example, when colorants (red No. 3, red No. 102), seasonings (amino acids, etc.) and color formers (NaN) are developed in the printing buffer, for example, As shown in FIG. Here, the additive names corresponding to the respective table numbers 10, 11, and 12 are expanded by JIS kanji codes.
[0004]
Here, the additive name developed in the print buffer can be edited, such as deletion, insertion, and order change. For example, when the additive name of table number 11 is deleted, the additive of table number 11 After the name is deleted, for example, the additive name of the table number 11 is deleted by cutting off the table number 12 and pasting and pasting to the column of the table number 11.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, as described above, when the name of the additive developed in the print buffer is deleted, inserted, or the order is changed, the additive developed as the additive name developed in the print buffer increases. Since name data increases, it takes time for the editing process, and the editing work is complicated.
[0006]
By the way, in the printing buffer, for example, the colorant (red No. 3, red No. 102) of table number 10 is 14 characters, so at least 28 bytes are required, and the seasoning (amino acid etc.) of table number 11 is 10 characters. Therefore, at least 20 bytes are required, and the color developing agent (Nanitrite Na) in Table No. 12 has 10 characters, so at least 20 bytes are required.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and is intended to provide a print editing processing apparatus capable of simplifying an editing operation of information to be printed in a print field. .
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The print editing processing apparatus according to claim 1 is a print target information table having a plurality of table numbers and print target information names corresponding to the table numbers, and an input for receiving the table number to be printed. A buffer and a print buffer in which the print target information name corresponding to the table number taken into the input buffer is expanded into print data, and the table number taken into the input buffer is It said edited by the input buffer, and wherein the Rukoto is performed printing by expanding the print data based on this editing.
The table number can be edited by operating the input unit in accordance with an input instruction on the monitor screen.
The table number can be edited by deleting, inserting, and changing the order of the table numbers.
In the print editing processing apparatus according to the present invention, a table number to be printed is taken into an input buffer from a print target information table having a plurality of table numbers and print target information names corresponding to these table numbers. When edited, the print target information name corresponding to the edited table number is expanded into print data in the print buffer.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
[0010]
1 is a diagram showing a label printer according to an embodiment of a print editing processing apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of a control unit of the label printer in FIG. 1, and FIGS. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a print editing processing method in one label printer.
[0011]
The label printer shown in FIG. 1 includes drive rollers 1, 2, a light reflection sensor 3, a print head 4, and a platen roller 5 provided in order from the feeding side to the discharge port side. These operations are controlled by the control unit 10. Connected to the control unit 10 are an input unit 6 that is operated when editing a print field and a monitor 7 on which information is displayed. The print field here is an input buffer 12c described later.
[0012]
The driving rollers 1 and 2 are rotationally driven in synchronization with the platen roller 5 and convey, for example, a mount 21 temporarily attached with labels 20 at equal intervals to the print head 4 side. At this time, the light reflection sensor 3 detects an identification mark (not shown) that is a mark for detecting a printing position attached to the back side of the mount 21 so as to correspond to each label 20.
[0013]
The print head 4 prints information developed in a print buffer 14 to be described later according to the detection result by the light reflection sensor 3. The platen roller 5 conveys the mount 21 in accordance with the printing operation by the print head 4 by obtaining a driving force of a stepping motor 8 described later.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 10 includes a CPU 11, a RAM 12, a ROM 13, a print buffer 14, an additive table 15, a label transport control unit 16, a print head control unit 17, an identification mark detection unit 18, and an interface 19. ing. These are connected to each other via a data bus / control bus 10a.
[0015]
The CPU 11 controls the operation of each unit based on a control program or the like stored in the ROM 13. The CPU 11 controls the label conveyance control unit 16, the print head control unit 17, and the like based on the printing position on the label 20 obtained by the light reflection sensor 3 detecting the above-described identification mark. In addition, the CPU 11 executes editing processing such as deletion of table numbers, insertion, and order change in an input buffer 12c, which will be described later, according to a predetermined program.
[0016]
The RAM 12 stores a flag 12a, a work area 12b, an input buffer 12c, and the like. Of the table number and additive name of the additive table 15, only the table number is taken into the input buffer 12c, and the fetched table number is deleted, inserted, reordered, etc. Editing is performed, details of which will be described later.
[0017]
The ROM 13 stores a control program 13a, various fixed data 13b, control table data 13c, and the like. The print buffer 14 has a JIS kanji code of the additive name corresponding to the table number taken into the input buffer 12c and a JIS of the additive name corresponding to the table number taken into the input buffer 12c and edited. Kanji codes are expanded.
[0018]
In the additive table 15, for example, as described with reference to FIG. 8, an additive name corresponding to the table number is registered. The label conveyance control unit 16 controls the driving of the platen roller 5 and the stepping motor 8 that applies a driving force to the driving rollers 1, 2 and the like that are driven in synchronization therewith.
[0019]
The print head controller 17 controls the print operation of the print head 4 by transferring the data developed in the print buffer 14 to the print head 4. The identification mark detection unit 18 converts the detection result of the identification mark detected by the light reflection sensor 3 into a signal. The interface 19 exchanges information between the input unit 6 and the monitor 7.
[0020]
Next, a printing field editing method in such a label printer will be described.
[0021]
First, as shown in FIG. 3, the input unit 6 is operated to input a table number corresponding to an additive name to be printed on the label 20 from the additive table described in FIG. 8 (step 301).
[0022]
In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, an input screen can be displayed on the monitor 7. In the input screen of FIG. 4, for example, up to 32 table numbers are accepted. Here, for example, when table numbers 10, 11, and 12 corresponding to the colorants (red No. 3, red No. 102), seasonings (amino acids, etc.), and color former (Na nitrite) in FIG. Are taken into the input buffer 12c of the RAM 12 (step 302).
[0023]
At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, the monitor 7 displays the table numbers [10] [11] [12] taken into the input buffer 12c (step 303). Here, [] is input on the input screen of FIG. 4, but “,” “•”, “blank”, etc. can also be input on the input screen of FIG. 4 in addition to this. Yes.
[0024]
For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when there is a preset table number, for example, by inputting preset number 5, the same table number as above is displayed on the monitor 7. You can also.
[0025]
Here, for example, when [11] is to be deleted from the screen of FIG. 5, only [11] can be deleted by operating the input unit 6. In this case, the space between [10] and [12] may be automatically filled or may be filled by the operation of the input unit 6. Here, the deletion editing is illustrated, but editing such as insertion and order change can be similarly performed on the screen of FIG.
[0026]
When the table number is edited in this way, the colorant (red No. 3, red color) as the additive name corresponding to the table numbers 10 and 12 is stored in the print buffer 14 as shown in FIG. 102) and the color former (Nanitrite Na) are developed by JIS kanji codes (steps 304 and 305). When the table number is not edited, the additive names corresponding to the table numbers 10, 11, and 12 without editing are expanded in the print buffer 14 by JIS kanji codes indicating print data, respectively (step). 304, 307).
[0027]
Thereafter, the label transport control unit 16 controls the driving of the stepping motor 8 described above, and the print head control unit 17 transfers the data developed in the print buffer 14 to the print head 4 to perform printing on the label 20. (Step 306).
[0028]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the table number to be printed from the additive table 15 which is a print target information table having a plurality of table numbers and print target information names corresponding to these table numbers is input buffer. Since the additive name, which is the print target information name corresponding to the edited table number, is expanded into the print data in the print buffer 14 when it is imported to 12c and edited, Editing of information to be printed can be simplified.
[0029]
Further, in the print buffer 14, only the development of the print data after editing in the input buffer 12c is performed, so that the area of the print buffer 14 is not increased more than necessary.
[0030]
In the present embodiment, the case where the print target information table is the additive table 15 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and other information tables may be used.
[0031]
【Effect of the invention】
As described above, according to the print editing processing apparatus of the present invention, a table number to be printed from a print target information table having a plurality of table numbers and print target information names corresponding to these table numbers is stored in the input buffer. When it is imported and edited, the print target information name corresponding to the edited table number is expanded into print data in the print buffer, so the information to be printed in the print field can be edited. It can be simplified.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a label printer according to an embodiment of a print editing processing apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of a control unit of the label printer of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a print editing processing method in the label printer of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a print editing processing method in the label printer of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a print editing processing method in the label printer of FIG. 1;
6 is a diagram for explaining a print editing processing method in the label printer of FIG. 1; FIG.
7 is a diagram for explaining a print editing processing method in the label printer of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an additive table in a conventional label printer.
9 is a diagram for explaining a print buffer in which an additive name corresponding to a table number of the additive table in FIG. 8 is expanded.
[Explanation of symbols]
4 Print Head 6 Input Unit 7 Monitor 10 Control Unit 11 CPU
12 RAM
12c Input buffer 13 ROM
14 Print Buffer 15 Additive Table 16 Label Conveyance Control Unit 17 Print Head Control Unit

Claims (3)

A print target information table in which a plurality of table numbers and additive names corresponding to these table numbers are registered;
When the input unit is operated by the operator and the table number to be printed in the print target information table or the preset number in which the table number is preset is input, the input table number or input An input buffer for fetching a preset table number corresponding to the preset number ,
A print buffer in which the additive names corresponding to the plurality of table numbers taken into the input buffer are expanded into print data;
In the input buffer, only the table number taken into the input buffer is edited,
And in the print buffer, on the basis of a result of editing the table number, additive name registered in the print object information table corresponding to the table number is printed before Symbol print target information table to the print buffer Deployed as data,
A print editing processing apparatus characterized in that printing is performed.   2. The print editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the table number is edited by operating an input unit in accordance with an input instruction on a monitor screen.   The print editing processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the editing of the table number is deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of the table number.

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