JPH0224169A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the replacement of a ribbon cassette and to perform a color overlap printing by separating data attributed to specified decorative information from the other data for conducting the printing dividedly into two or more times. CONSTITUTION:After the completion of printing out-of-specification data, a printing control means 4 judges whether decorative information to be printed next is present. If it is present, paper applied with the printing of the out-of- specification data is reset on the same position, and a ribbon cassette is replaced by a ribbon cassette of a required color. With an instruction of reprinting start from an input means 1, the printing control means 4 outputs the printing information to be printed next, such as decorative information. A data get/output means 5 fetches data attributed to specified decorative information stored in a read memory means 2 on the basis of the output information from the printing control means 4. A printing means 6 prints the data outputted from the data get/ output means 5 and repeats this action until the completion of printing the data. After that, next decorative information is printed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing device used for printing designated characters in color, such as a word processor.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, this type of printing device has an input means for inputting characters and a print stop mark, a storage means for reading and storing input characters and a print stop mark, and a data capture output for extracting and outputting data up to the print stop mark. and a printing means for printing the output data.

The operation is such that after inputting characters using the input means, a print stop mark is input at the position where the color ribbon cassette is to be replaced in order to print in color. The reading storage means stores the print stop mark in association with the character data. Next, by specifying printing, the data capture/output means extracts and outputs the data from the stored data to the print stop mark. The printing means prints the output data.

Thereafter, by replacing the ribbon cassette with the desired ribbon cassette and specifying printing again, the data up to the next print stop mark will be printed in the color of the ribbon set. Color printing is performed by repeating the above printing operation until all data has been printed.

In this way, even conventional printing devices can perform color printing of designated data.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned conventional printing device, the printing device stops at the position of the print stop mark that appears sequentially from the beginning of the data. If you want to print in color, you must change the color ribbon cassette for the desired color every other day. There is a problem in that it is not possible to print across lines, such as cross-cutting, cross-cut lines, and halftone dots, or to print overlapping colors, such as putting halftones on top of characters in a different color.

The present invention solves these conventional problems, and provides excellent printing that reduces the number of times the ribbon cassette is replaced while using a single color ribbon cassette, and also enables color printing, etc. The purpose is to provide a device.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a print control means for outputting the type and position of credit information such as color information added to characters, and a print control unit that outputs the type and position of credit information such as color information added to characters, A data capture/output means for extracting data and outputting it to a designated position is provided, and data belonging to modification information and other data are separated and printed in multiple batches.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the data belonging to the designated modification information is separated from other data and printed in multiple batches, which reduces the need to replace ribbon cassettes, and also reduces the number of ribbon cassettes that need to be replaced. It has the effect of printing character information such as ``cross lines'' and printing overlapping colors, such as overlaying a mesh of another color on top of the characters.

Example FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operational flowchart of the same embodiment.

In FIG. 1, 1 is an input means for inputting characters and modification information, 2 is a reading storage means for reading characters and modification information and storing them in correspondence, and 3 is for specifying and adding modification information to stored data. Modification information designation means; 4 is print control means for outputting the type, position, etc. of modification information; 5 is data import/output means for extracting data belonging to the designated modification information based on the output information of the print control means and outputting it to a designated position. , 6 is a printing means for printing data 81].

Next, in the above embodiment, when the print data is stored, by specifying modification information such as color information for the data and then specifying printing, the target color is changed every time printing is completed - times. The following describes a series of operations in which the ribbon cassette is replaced and divided printing is performed several times.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, when modification information is designated by the input means 1 (Y in step 7), the modification information designation means 3
outputs the type and position of the modification information. Reading storage means 2
stores the output information in association with the stored data (step 8).

When printing is specified by input means 1, press Y in step 9.
), the print control means 4 takes in the modification information stored in the reading storage means 2 (step 10) and outputs print information that does not belong to the information. The pig import/output means 5 takes in non-designated data stored in the reading storage means 2 based on the output information of the print control means 4 (step 11), and outputs the data (step 12). The printing means 6 prints the data output by the data importing and outputting means 5, and repeats the operation until the printing of the non-designated data is completed (step 13).
N, step 11, step 12).

When printing of non-specified data is completed (Y in step 13)
The print control means 4 determines whether there is any modification information to be printed next, and if there is no modification information (N in step 14), printing is terminated. If the paper exists (Y in step 14), the paper on which the non-designated data has been printed is set again in the same position, and further replaced with a ribbon cassette of the desired color. In response to an instruction to start reprinting using input means 1 (step 15)
Y), the print control means 4 outputs print information such as modification information to be printed next. Based on the output information of the print control means 4, the data addition output means 5 retrieves data belonging to the specified modification information stored in the reading storage means 2 (step 16) and outputs the data (step 17). The printing means 6 prints the data output by the data importing and outputting means 5, and repeats the operation until the printing of the data belonging to the specified modification information is completed (N in step 18, step 16
, step 17). Furthermore, print the following qualification information,
Repeat the printing operation until there is no more modification information (Step 1)
4-18).

In this way, according to the above embodiment, data belonging to the decoration information is separated from other data and printed in several parts based on the decoration information stored in association with the characters. By specifying a color such as blue, unspecified characters are printed using a black ribbon cassette, then the same paper is reloaded and replaced with a red ribbon cassette.
By printing, the specified red part is printed all at once. Similarly, by printing in blue, printing can be performed without frequently replacing the ribbon cassette. It also has the advantage that overlapping colors, such as changing the background color and text color, can be easily performed.

In addition, although the above embodiment describes an example of color printing using a single color ribbon, the present invention is not limited to color printing, but is also applicable to printing a designated character string to distinguish it from other character strings. , it is clear that it becomes possible to not print the designated character string or to print it on a separate sheet of paper.

In addition, an example is described in which an operator sets the printed paper and ribbon cassette, but the device automatically sets the paper and performs printing automatically without operator intervention. It is clear that this is also possible.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention has the following effects because data belonging to modification information and other data are separated and printed several times.

(1) Even in color printing using monochromatic color ribbons, printing can be performed without frequently replacing color ribbons, and the burden on the operator can be reduced.

2. Printing with an infinite number of color combinations is possible as long as color ribbons exist.

a. It is possible to overlap colors, such as changing the color of text and background.

-〇It is possible to divide and print on transparent paper such as HP paper and use the sheets one on top of the other.

6) It is now possible to print without specific characters, such as printing without the answers in the answer column of a test.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a printing apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an operational flowchart in the same embodiment. 1...Input means, 2...Reading storage means, 3...Modification information specifying means, 4...
Printing control means, 5... data importing and outputting means,
6...Printing means. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and 1 other person 1st
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Claims (1)

[Claims] an input means for inputting characters and modification information; a reading storage means for reading the data and modification information taken in from this input means, and storing them in correspondence; A modification information specifying means for specifying and adding modification information, a print control means for taking in and outputting the type and position information of the modification information, and a specification for extracting and outputting specified data at a specified position based on the output information of the print control means. A printing device comprising a data import/output means and a printing means for printing data outputted by the specified data import/output means.