JPH02248273A - Continuous printing system of information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the title continuous printing system of information processor convenient in the case where a different number of copies for each page are printed by a method wherein the title continuous printing system of information processor is so constructed that continuous printing or printing of each page over a plurality of pages prepared by an information input means such as a keyboard or the like is made capable of being optionally specified. CONSTITUTION:When various kinds of information are prepared with a keyboard 1, they are stored in an inside memory 3. When a document file coveres a plurality of pages, a number of pages are calculated with a CPU2 and its result is displayed on a display part 5. Besides, whether continuous printing is performed or not is selected. In the case where an automatic paper feeder 7 is connected to a printer 6, when a key printing is pushed down, for instance, 'Last 5 pages are continuously printed, number of said copy is one', is displayed on an image plane. When continuous printing is not wanted to be performed, when, for instance, a Kanji conversion key is pushed down, the image plane is converted to 'Last 5 pages are not continuously printed. Number of said copy is one'. Since whether continuous printing or page-by- page printing can be optionally selected thus, this printing system is extremely conventient in the case where a different number of copies per each page are printed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial application field The present invention is an information processing device, that is, a personal computer or a Japanese word processor (abbreviated as a word processor), which uses cut paper and furthermore serves as an automatic paper feeding means. This invention relates to print specifications when a cut sheet feeder is connected to a printer for automatic continuous printing.

(b) Prior Art Generally, when a document is created using a personal computer or a word processor and printed using a printer, when the created document has multiple pages, all pages of the document are printed at once using a cut sheet feeder, or all pages of the document are printed at once using a cut sheet feeder. A configuration has been proposed in which the user selects whether to print each page one by one.

In this case, when the cut sheet feeder is connected to the printer, a configuration is adopted in which continuous printing is automatically performed as the cut sheet feeder is connected to the printer.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional example described above, it is very convenient when automatically continuous printing is performed on cut sheets using a cut sheet feeder as an automatic paper feeding device, but when continuous printing is not performed or when each page is This was inconvenient when changing the number of copies to be printed.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including a central information processing unit, a storage unit, a display unit, a printing unit, an automatic paper feeding unit, and an information input unit, and an information input unit such as a keyboard. This configuration allows you to arbitrarily specify continuous printing or page-by-page printing of documents created using multiple pages.

(E) Function According to the present invention, when printing a multi-page document created by an information processing device such as a word processor using a printer, it is possible to arbitrarily select and specify whether to print continuously or page by page.

(f) Embodiments The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the system.

In Figure 2, (1) is a keyboard as an information input means, and (2) is a central information processing unit (CPU) that processes information.
), (3) is an internal memory, (4) is an external memory such as a floppy disk, (5) is a display unit such as a CRT display, (6) is a printer such as a wired printer as a printing unit, and (7) is a display unit such as a CRT display. ) indicates an automatic paper feeding device such as a cut sheet feeder.

Next, the operations and procedures in the present invention will be explained.
First, a document file of various types of information, such as Japanese text mixed with Chinese characters, English text, etc., is created from the keyboard (1) and is stored in the internal memory (3). In this case, if the document file has multiple pages, the CPU (2) calculates the number of pages of the document file and displays the result on the screen of the display unit (5), and also indicates whether or not to print continuously. select.

At this time, when the automatic paper feeder (7) is connected to the printer (6), if you press the "Print" key on the keyboard (1) in the flowchart shown in FIG. ``Continuous printing of pages 1 copy'' is displayed.

(The example of A=5 is shown in FIG. 1 above.) If you want to print continuously, press the "Execute" key on the keyboard (1) to print one page of the five pages on printing paper (not shown).
Print sequentially from page 1 to the last 5 pages.

On the other hand, if you do not want to print continuously, use the keyboard (1)
When you press the key, for example, the [Kanji conversion] key, the display will change to ``Last page, 5 pages, no continuous printing, number of copies.''
The screen changes to "Part 1". In this state, if you press the "Execute J" key, up to 5 pages will be printed one by one using page-by-page operations.

In the above description, the latter is very convenient if used when you want to change the number of copies for each page by keying in a predetermined number using the numeric keys.

In the above example, the printer (6) and the automatic paper feeder (7)
) are connected, the data is automatically input to the CPU (2') as data by connecting these connectors, as in the past.

In addition, with the configuration of the present invention, it is also possible to store the document file in an external memory (4) such as a floppy disk.

According to the present invention, when an automatic paper feeding device such as a cut sheet feeder is coupled to printing means such as a printer, it is possible to arbitrarily select whether to print continuously or to print one page at a time, so that each page has a different When printing the number of copies
The present invention is extremely convenient and has great effects when applied to information processing devices.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the system. (1)・-11111 keyboard (2) ---
------CPU (3)--------Internal memory
(4)---1---External memory (5)------
-Display section (6)-------・Printer (7
) ---------Ippaku dynamic paper feeder

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In an information processing apparatus comprising a central information processing unit, a storage unit, a display unit, a printing unit, an automatic paper feeding unit, and an information input unit, information input by the information input unit is stored in the storage unit, and the information input by the information input unit is stored in the storage unit. A final page of a document file consisting of information is calculated by the central information processing unit and displayed on the display unit, and the information input means determines whether to print continuously up to the final page of the document file or to print one page at a time. A continuous printing method for an information processing device, characterized in that a desired print is performed by specifying the following information.