JPH0263872A - Paper automatic discrimination system for printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the non-coincidence of paper by mounting a paper kind judge means, which judges whether the kind of paper read by a paper kind reading means coincides with the kind of paper registered in a paper register means, and a display means. CONSTITUTION:A printer 1 is connected as one terminal of a computer and, when paper kind registering indication is issued, a paper kind register means 4 receives paper kind data from a program to register the same in a paper kind memory device 2. Next, when paper kind reading indication is issued, a paper kind reading means 5 delivers the kind of paper to a paper kind judge means 6 which in turn compares the read kind of paper with the kind of paper registered in the paper kind memory device 2 and judges whether or not the kinds of both papers coincide with each other to output a result. A display device 3 displays whether or not the kind of paper set to the printer 1 coincides with that of paper scheduled by the program of the computer. Therefore, it is eliminated that the paper desired to be printed by the program does not coincide with manually set paper.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a paper setting method for a printer device which is a terminal of a computer, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a paper setting method for a printer device which is a terminal of a computer. The present invention relates to an automatic printer paper identification method for identifying whether or not the paper is the same as the existing paper.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, alignment between the paper set in a printer device and the paper desired to be printed by a computer program has been performed manually. That is, by looking at the paper type displayed on a display device (such as a CRT display device) that is a computer terminal, you can set paper of that type in the printer device, or
Alternatively, the user looked at the paper set in the printer device and input the type of paper into the computer from the keyboard to change the computer program.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the printing method of the printer device as described above, the paper scheduled by the computer program and the paper manually set in the printer do not necessarily match. Further, the paper for the printer device and the paper set manually may not match. As described above, conventional computer systems have problems that need to be solved regarding the paper that is set in the printer device.

[Means to solve the problem]

Means provided by the present invention to solve the above problems are as follows:
A method that is installed in a printer device connected to a computer as a computer terminal and identifies printing paper set in the printer device includes a storage device for registering the paper type, and a storage device for registering the paper type, and a storage device for registering the paper type when the computer requests a paper type registration means for registering a scheduled paper type in the storage device; a paper type reading means for reading the paper type indicated on the paper set in the printer device; and a paper read by the paper type reading means. The paper type determining means includes a paper type determining means for determining whether or not the type matches the paper type registered in the prenuclear paper registering means, and a display means for displaying the result of the determination by the determining means.

[% example]

The invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment includes a storage device 2 provided in a printer device 1 for registering paper types, a paper type registration means 4 for registering paper types scheduled by a computer in the storage device 2 in response to a request from a computer, and a printer. The paper type reading means 5 reads the paper type indicated on the paper set in the storage device, and the paper type read by the paper type reading means 6 and the paper type stored in the storage device 2 are read. (It is composed of a paper type registration means 6 that determines whether the types match or not, and a display means 3 that displays the result of the determination by the determination means 6.

The operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the drawings. The printer device 1 is one of the computers. It is connected to the computer as a terminal. So, )-! The computer controls the printer device 1 using a printer device usage program. When a paper classification registration instruction is issued from the program, the paper type registration means 4 receives information on paper classification from the program and registers it in the paper type storage device 2. Next, when a paper type reading instruction is issued from the program, the paper type reading means 5 reads the paper type and passes it to the paper type determining means 6. The paper type determining means 6 compares the read paper type with the paper type registered in the paper type storage device 2, and determines whether the two paper types match.
Output the judgment result.

The display device fIL3 displays the result of the determination, that is, whether or not the type of paper set in the printer device 1 matches the type of paper scheduled by the computer program.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention compares the paper type information scheduled by the program with the paper type information indicated on the paper set in the printer device, so that both paper types can be determined. Displays whether or not they match, and eliminates mismatch between the paper that the program wants to print on and the paper that was manually set, and the paper that should still be set in the printer device and the paper that was actually set manually. It also has the effect of eliminating mismatches.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the system of the present invention. ■... Printer device, 2... Paper type storage device, 3... Display device, 4... Paper type registration means, 5...・Paper type reading means,
6...Paper type determination means. Agent Patent Attorney Shinsuke Honjo

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A method provided in a printer device connected to a computer as a terminal of the computer and identifying printing paper set in the printer device, comprising: a storage device for registering paper types; and a storage device for registering paper types; paper type registration means for registering a paper type scheduled by the computer in the storage device in response to a request from the computer; paper type reading means for reading the paper type indicated on the paper set in the printer device; and a paper type reading means for reading the paper type indicated on the paper set in the printer device; A paper type determining means for determining whether the paper type read by the reading means matches the paper type registered in the paper registration means, and a display means for displaying the result of the determination by the determining means. The printer has an automatic paper identification method.