JPH0212197A - Print position recognition processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and surely print new information at a blank part of printed matter which is already printed by providing a image scanner for input and a printer which controls the output of information on characters, patterns, etc., inserted at a position corresponding to the blank part on a display screen in dot units. CONSTITUTION:Information of the printed matter which is inputted from the image scanner 2 is displayed on the display screen 4 of a word processor 1. The position corresponding to the blank part of the printed matter or the blank part in a frame, etc., is accurately grasped on the screen 4 and information 12 such as new characters, patterns, etc., can be inserted without overlapping with the part of the information 11 of characters, patterns, etc., which are already printed. Then the printer 3 which can controls the output of the inserted information 12 in dot units can print the information at the blank part of the printed matter. Consequently, the new information can easily and accurately be printed at the blank part of the printed matter which is already printed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Field of Application The present invention is a method for printing information such as new characters, graphics, etc. in blank areas such as margins and frames of various printed materials that have already been printed with information such as characters, graphics, etc. The present invention relates to a printing position recognition processing device for printing.

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, with the widespread use of word processors, it has become possible to easily create sentences and print them on paper using a printer. This conventional word processor outputs information such as characters and figures created on an attached display screen using a printer.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, although the above-mentioned conventional word processors are sufficient for initially printing information on a sheet of paper, they may be used to print information again on documents such as questionnaire forms, or to add figure numbers and numbers to drawings later. If information such as new characters, figures, etc. needs to be printed again on a printed matter on which information such as letters, figures, etc. has already been printed, such as when adding explanatory text, the position of blank areas such as margins and frames Since it is impossible to detect the blank area, it is very difficult to accurately print information in this blank area.

The present invention solves such conventional problems and easily and reliably prints information such as new characters and figures in desired blank areas such as margins and frames of printed materials. It is an object of the present invention to provide a print position recognition processing device that can perform the following operations.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an input image scanner for inputting information on printed matter and displaying the information on the display screen of a word processor main body, and an operation method for the word processor main body. The apparatus is equipped with a printer that can control, dot by dot, the output of information such as characters and figures inserted into positions corresponding to blank areas on the display screen.

Effects The present invention has the following effects due to the above configuration. In other words, by displaying printed matter information inputted by an image scanner on the display screen of the word processor itself, it is possible to accurately identify the positions corresponding to blank areas such as margins and frames on the printed matter, and to identify information that has already been printed. You can insert new text, graphics, etc. information so that it does not overlap the existing text, graphics, etc.
The inserted information can be printed out in the blank areas of the printed material using a printer that can control the output of the inserted information dot by dot.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a printing position recognition processing device in one embodiment of the present invention. In Figure 1, 1
is the main body of a word processor and is equipped with a display device. 2 is an image scanner for input, which has already printed information such as characters and figures, and reads information on printed matter (regular printed matter, printed matter printed out by a printer).
The printed content) is input into the word processor main body 1 and displayed on the display screen 4 (see FIGS. 2a and 2b). 3
is a printer that prints out information such as characters and figures inserted on the display screen 4 by operating the word processor main body 1, and the output can be controlled dot by dot.

In the above configuration, the operation will be explained below in Fig. 2a.
This will be explained with reference to the explanatory diagram of the display screen display operation shown in , b.

First, the information 11 of the printed material shown in FIG. 2a is inputted into the word processor body 1 using the image scanner 2 and displayed on the display screen 4 thereof.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, various functions such as inserting, deleting, and replacing information such as characters and figures by operating the word processor main unit 1 cause blank areas on the display screen 4, that is, positions corresponding to blank areas on printed matter. New information 12 such as desired characters and figures is inserted into the area. Therefore, information 12 such as new characters and figures can be inserted without affecting the display position of the information on the printed material. Then, by setting the printed printed matter in the printer 3 connected to the word processor main body 1 and outputting only the information 12 such as new characters and figures created by the word processor main body 1 to the printer 3, the printed printed material can be Blank areas can be accurately printed without overprinting printed information 11.

In this way, according to the above embodiment, information such as new characters and figures can be accurately printed in the blank areas of printed materials, and in addition to printing in the blank areas, it is also possible to print information in the blank areas of printed materials. It can be easily printed, and by printing between the lines, it can also be used to correct sentences.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, by displaying printed matter information inputted by an image scanner on the display screen of the word processor main body, positions corresponding to blank areas such as margins and frames of the printed matter can be displayed. It is possible to accurately grasp the information on the screen, insert new information such as characters and figures so that they do not overlap with the information parts that have already been printed, and output this inserted information in dots. Blank areas of the printed material can be printed by a printer that can be controlled. Therefore, new information can be easily and accurately printed in blank areas of printed materials.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a printing position recognition processing device in one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2a and 2b are diagrams illustrating display operations on a display screen. 1... Word processor itself, 2...
Image scanner for input, 3...Printer,
4...Display screen, 11...Printed information, 12...New information.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An input image scanner that inputs information about printed materials and displays it on the display screen of the word processor, and an input image scanner that inputs information about printed materials and displays them on the display screen of the word processor, and an input image scanner that inputs information on printed materials and displays them on the display screen of the word processor. 1. A printing position recognition processing device comprising: a printer capable of controlling output of information dot by dot.