JPH01261953A - Data output system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the parallel operation of an output device, and simultaneously, to designate whether the parallel operation is performed or not from a high order station by adding control information to output data in a system in which data is outputted as being divided for every device. CONSTITUTION:When the data whose output destination is addressed to a slip printer 3, for instance, is outputted by a prescribed data format from the high order station 1, a receiving and transmitting task decides to what device the output data is addressed, and the data is stored in a slip output buffer 7. In this case, the designation of the address destination is possible for plural destinations, and the data is stored in plural memories, and each memory can store plural telegrams, and stores them in the order of receiving. Next, the control information added to the output data is decided, and in the case of a prescribed value, by informing a finish report to the high order station, and receiving the following data immediately, plural pieces of the divided data are received and stored in a short time. Thus, the data to be outputted sequentially can be outputted in parallel to the respective devices, and simultaneously, control whether the output data is to be parallel-processed or not can be performed from the high order station.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a data output method in an online terminal system, and particularly to an online terminal system in which output data is divided and transmitted for each device connected to the terminal device. Regarding a suitable data output method.

[Conventional technology]

As a conventional data output method, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-2013
As described in No. 58, a data storage section is provided corresponding to each output device, and upon completion of storing output data in this data storage section, data addressed to other output devices can be acquired. However, no consideration has been given to the case where data addressed to one output device is continuously output.

Furthermore, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 57-95435, when data is received, a completion report is sent to the upper station, and the reception of the primary received data is performed while the data is being output in order to shorten the processing time. No consideration was given to the parallel operation of bankbook printing and slip printing in a system in which they are sent separately.

[The problem that the invention attempts to solve]

The above conventional technology does not consider a system in which data is divided and output to each output device under the control device, and it is not possible to store multiple pieces of data for each device. If data is output continuously and then data addressed to output device B is output, output device A and output device B
There is a problem that outputs cannot be performed in parallel, and when the same data is output to output device A and output device B, there is no effect of shortening the output time. Furthermore, there is a problem in that the higher-level station cannot control whether or not to perform parallel operations.

An object of the present invention is to realize parallel operation of output devices in a system in which data is divided and outputted to each device, and to enable a higher-level station to specify whether or not to perform parallel operations.

[Failure to solve the problem]

The above purpose is for the upper station to add control information on whether or not to output continuously to the output data, for the terminal device to have a memory for storing received output data for each output device, and for the upper station to add control information to the output data. The send/receive task that sends and receives data to and from the output device stores the output data in the memory of each output device, and judges the above control information added to the output data. The data stored in the memory is sent to the output device in the order in which it was stored by each output task that is provided for each output device and performs output processing. This is achieved by outputting.

[Effect]

The transmission/reception task determines which device the output data is addressed to and stores it in a memory provided for each output device. At this time, multiple destinations can be specified, and data is stored in multiple memories. Furthermore, each memory can store a plurality of messages, and the messages are stored in the order in which they are received. After storing the data, determine the control information added to the output data, and if it is a predetermined value, report the completion to the upper station and immediately receive the subsequent data to shorten the multiple divided data. Receive and accumulate in time. If the control information is not a predetermined value, wait until the output process is completed and then report the completion.

An output task provided for each output device determines whether data is stored in the memory, and outputs the data to the output device in the order in which it is stored.

As a result, data that is sequentially output can be output to each output device in parallel.

Further, by determining the control information added by the higher-level station and performing the above-mentioned parallel processing, the higher-level station can control whether or not to perform parallel processing.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to examples shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a financial terminal system to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, 1 is an upper station, 2 is a terminal control device, 3 is a slip printer, 4 is a passbook printer, and 5
6 is a transmitting/receiving buffer that receives received data from the upper station 1 and transmits a report of completion of processing of the received data; 7 is a slip output buffer that stores data addressed to the slip printer 3;

Reference numeral 8 denotes a passbook output buffer for storing all data addressed to the passbook printer 4, and reference numeral 9 represents a disk output buffer for accumulating data addressed to the disk device 5.

FIG. 2 shows the data format transmitted from the upper station 1, and multiple cutting edges can be specified at the same time.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of a transmission/reception task for transmitting and receiving data with the upper station 1, determining all output destinations of the received data, and storing the received data in the buffer 7.8.9.

Figure 4 shows the data stored in the slip output buffer 7;? 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of a slip output task for outputting the data that has been processed to the slip printer 3.

In FIG. 1, when upper station 1 outputs data in the data format shown in FIG. 2, with the output destination being, for example, slip printer 3, it is processed as follows in the sending/receiving task according to the flowchart in FIG. 6. Ru. That is, the slip printer 3
A determination is made as to whether it is addressed to the bankbook printer 4 or the disk device 5.

The received data is stored in the slip output buffer 7. At this time,
Information indicating that data has been stored in the slip output buffer 7 and the storage counter are updated. next.

It is determined whether the slip output task has been started, and if it has not been started, the slip output task is started. At this time, if the output light of the received data is addressed to the slip printer 3 and the disk device 5, the received data is also stored in the disk output buffer 9, and the same processing as above is performed.

Next, it is determined whether the control information of the received data is continuation or final, and if the data is continuation, it transmits a processing completion report to the upper station 1 and waits for the reception of the next data. If it is the final data, it waits for the output of each output task to finish and then sends a processing completion report to the higher-level station 1. As a result, if the data has a continuation, the received data is accumulated without waiting for the end of each output.

When the slip output task is started by the send/receive task,
The following processing is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, until all of the information accumulated in the slip output buffer 7 is output or an output failure occurs in the slip printer 3, data is output to the slip printer 3, waits for the output to finish, and then outputs the data. The processing counter is updated repeatedly. When all output is completed, the slip output task ends and does not operate until it is activated by the sending/receiving task.

Data addressed to the passbook printer 4 and data addressed to the disk device 5 are similarly accumulated by the sending/receiving task, and the data addressed to the passbook output task,
The disk output task performs the same operation as the slip output task and outputs independently, so that output can be performed in parallel.

That is, when data addressed to the passbook printer 4 is outputted in five messages, and data addressed to the slip printer 3 is output next, the first message addressed to the passbook printer 4 and the message addressed to the slip printer 6 can be output almost simultaneously. Thereby, printing processing time can be shortened.

In addition, although this is not done in this embodiment, in the case of financial transaction data, all transaction data of negative nature can be stored, so even if a mechanical failure occurs, it can be output again after recovery. There is no need to perform operations again to obtain all data from the upper station as in the past.

Furthermore, if the slip printer 3 becomes a failure, the output can be terminated by outputting the data accumulated in the slip output buffer 7 to the passbook printer 4.

In the above embodiment, a system is described that is composed of a terminal device that controls a plurality of output devices and a higher-level station that outputs data to the terminal devices. It can also be applied to systems with a central controller.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, in a system in which data is divided and outputted to each device, even when data from one output device room is output continuously, output to each output device is performed in parallel. I can do it.

This has the effect of shortening the output processing time to the terminal.

In addition, the upper station can specify whether or not to perform parallel processing, and even if all parallel processing is to be performed, it is only necessary to add the specified information, making it easier to migrate from the terminal control method of the current system. It is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram of a terminal system showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a format of output data transmitted from an upper station, and Fig. 6 is a flowchart of processing of a transmitting/receiving task that performs transmission and reception with an upper station. , FIG. 4 is an example of a flowchart of processing of a slip output task for outputting data accumulated in a slip cover sofa to a slip printer. 1... Upper station 2... Terminal control device, 6
...Slip printer, 4...Passbook printer. 5... Disk device, 6... Sending/receiving/q sofa, 7... Slip output sofa, 8... Passbook output sofa, 9... Disk output buffer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A terminal device comprising a plurality of output devices such as a display, a printer, and a disk device, and a control device that controls the output devices; In a system consisting of a higher-level station that outputs the next data after waiting for a report of the completion of output processing from the device, the higher-level station attaches control information to the output data to determine whether or not to continue outputting, and outputs the output data to the terminal device. The terminal device has a memory for storing a plurality of output data for each output device, and determines the control information, and if the control information is a predetermined value, outputs to the memory. Data that is characterized by reporting completion to a higher-level station upon completion of data storage, receiving subsequent data and accumulating multiple pieces of data, thereby outputting data that is sequentially output from the higher-level station to each output device in parallel. Output method.