JPH0295879A - Terminal printer device discrimination control system - Google Patents

Terminal printer device discrimination control system

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Publication number
JPH0295879A
JPH0295879A JP63248376A JP24837688A JPH0295879A JP H0295879 A JPH0295879 A JP H0295879A JP 63248376 A JP63248376 A JP 63248376A JP 24837688 A JP24837688 A JP 24837688A JP H0295879 A JPH0295879 A JP H0295879A
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Prior art keywords
printer
terminal printer
terminal
mechanism means
data
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Inventor
Shigeru Yomoda
四方田 茂
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NEC Corp
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NEC Corp
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an output to a terminal printer in consideration of the performance of hardware by providing a printer-recognizing mechanism means on the side of a terminal printer device, and providing a device-recognizing mechanism means and a spool control means on the side of a host computer. CONSTITUTION:This device comprises a printer-recognizing mechanism means 5 provided on the side of each terminal printer device, and a device-recognizing mechanism means 3 and a spool control means 4 provided on the side of a host computer. Data to be sent to the terminal printer is supplied from a user application program 1 to a report file 2, and report data is written. When a power supply for the terminal printer device 6 is switched ON, hardware data is sent to the printer-recognizing mechanism means 5, and is sent to the device- recognizing mechanism means 3 on the host computer side through a communication line. The spool control means 4 provided on the host computer side reads the hardware data, performs optimization with respect to both performance and functions, and sends the processed data to the terminal printer device 6. Thus, it is possible to send printing data excellent on both a performance basis and a function basis.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 本発明は、端末プリンタの装置認識情報を端末プリンタ
装置側より認識情報を送ってもらい、その情報をホスト
計算機側で管理しておき、その管理情報によって端末プ
リンタへの出力データを制御する方式に関する。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Field of Application The present invention has the device recognition information of a terminal printer sent from the terminal printer side, the information is managed on the host computer side, and the management information is This invention relates to a method for controlling output data to a terminal printer by using the following methods.

・従来の技術 従来、この種の端末プリンタの情報は、ホスト側の端末
プリンタに送るスプーリングプログラムによって、その
端末情報をユーザに定義させたり、システムジェネレー
ション時に決まった値によって一意に決めて、その情報
によって出力データを送っていた。この為に、端末プリ
ンタの情報が変わる毎におかしなデータを送っていて、
印字結果が不規則であった。
・Conventional technology Conventionally, this type of terminal printer information has been stored by a spooling program sent to the terminal printer on the host side, by having the user define the terminal information, or by uniquely determining it using a value determined during system generation. The output data was sent by information. For this reason, strange data is sent every time the terminal printer information changes,
Print results were irregular.

発明が解決しようとする課題 上述した様に、従来の端末プリンタの情報は、ユーザ定
義又はシステムジェネレーション時の定義である為に、
誤りやすく装置が故障したときなどの端末プリンタの代
替を行う時などには、端末プリンタの情報定義に関して
非常に不便であるという欠点がある。
Problems to be Solved by the Invention As mentioned above, since the conventional terminal printer information is user-defined or defined at the time of system generation,
This method has the disadvantage that it is extremely inconvenient to define information about the terminal printer when replacing the terminal printer when the device is prone to errors and breaks down.

本発明は従来の上記実情に鑑みてなされたものであり、
従って、本発明の目的は、端末プリンタ装置側に装置認
識情報を送る手段を付けることによって、ハードウェア
の性能を考慮した端末ブリンタへの出力を行うことがで
き、従来の技術に内在する上記課題を解決することを可
能とした新規な端末プリンタ装置識別制御方式を提供す
ることにある。
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional situation,
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a means for sending device recognition information to the terminal printer side, thereby making it possible to perform output to the terminal printer while taking hardware performance into consideration, thereby solving the above-mentioned problem inherent in the conventional technology. An object of the present invention is to provide a new terminal printer device identification control method that makes it possible to solve the problem.

課題を解決するための手段 上記目的を達成する為に、本発明に係る端末プリンタ装
置認識制御方式は、端末プリンタ装置に出力する際の端
末プリンタとして接続しであるハードウェア機能を認識
することのできる端末プリンタ装置側に設けられたプリ
ンタ認識機構手段と、このプリンタ認識機構手段から知
らされる認識情報を受け取るホス1へ計算機側に設けら
れた装置認識機構手段と、この装置認識機構手段の情報
に基づいて端末プリンタへの出力データを加工するホス
ト計算機側に設けられたスプール制御手段とを具備して
構成される。
Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the terminal printer device recognition control method according to the present invention is designed to recognize the hardware function connected as a terminal printer when outputting to the terminal printer device. A device recognition mechanism means provided on the computer side and information of this device recognition mechanism means is provided to the host 1 which receives recognition information notified from the printer recognition mechanism means. and a spool control means provided on the host computer side for processing output data to the terminal printer based on the spool control means.

実施例 次に本発明をその好ましい一実施例について図面を参照
して具体的に説明する。
Embodiment Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

第1図は本発明の一実施例を示すブロック構成図である
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

第1図を参照するに、本発明の一実施例は、端末プリン
タ装置側に設けられたプリンタ認識機構手段と、ホスト
計算機側に設けられた装置認識機構手段と、ホスト計算
機側に設けられたスプール制御手段とで構成されている
Referring to FIG. 1, one embodiment of the present invention includes printer recognition mechanism means provided on the terminal printer side, device recognition mechanism means provided on the host computer side, and printer recognition mechanism means provided on the host computer side. and a spool control means.

第2図は本発明に係るシステム全体の一実施例のブロッ
ク構成及び処理フロー示す図である。
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the block configuration and processing flow of an embodiment of the entire system according to the present invention.

第2図に示すような構成において、ユーザアプリケーシ
ョンプログラム(API>  1からレポートファイル
2に対して端末プリンタへ送るデータが送られてきてレ
ポート情報が書き込まれる。一方、端末プリンタ装置6
は、電源が入ると端末プリンタのハードウェア情報がプ
リンタ認識機構手段5に知らされる。するとプリンタ認
識機構手段5は、その情報を通信回線を経由して、ホス
ト計算機側の装置認識機構手段3に知らせる。
In the configuration shown in FIG. 2, data to be sent to the terminal printer is sent from the user application program (API> 1 to the report file 2, and report information is written therein. On the other hand, the terminal printer device 6
When the power is turned on, the hardware information of the terminal printer is notified to the printer recognition mechanism means 5. Then, the printer recognition mechanism means 5 notifies the device recognition mechanism means 3 on the host computer side of the information via the communication line.

他方、ホスト計算機側に設けられたスプール制御手段4
は、レポートファイルが作られ端末プリンタ装置6にス
プーリングを行うとなると、端末プリンタ装置6のハー
ドウェア情報を装置認識機構手段3より読み出してきて
、端末プリンタへ送るべきデータとして、性能面、機能
面の両面からどうすべきかを判断してレポートファイル
を読みながら、その端末プリンタへ送るべきデータとし
ての最適化を行い、加工したデータを端末グリンタ装置
6へ送る。
On the other hand, the spool control means 4 provided on the host computer side
When a report file is created and spooled to the terminal printer device 6, the hardware information of the terminal printer device 6 is read out from the device recognition mechanism means 3, and the performance and function information is read as data to be sent to the terminal printer. While reading the report file while determining what should be done from both sides, optimization is performed as data to be sent to the terminal printer, and the processed data is sent to the terminal printer device 6.

発明の詳細 な説明したように、本発明によれば、端末プリンタ装置
の情報をプリンタ認識機構によってホスト計算機側に送
る機構を設けることによって、レポートファイルのスプ
ーリング制御時に性能、機能面ともにすぐれたプリント
データを送ることができる効果が得られる。
As described in detail, according to the present invention, by providing a mechanism for sending information from a terminal printer device to the host computer side using a printer recognition mechanism, it is possible to achieve excellent performance and functionality when controlling report file spooling. The effect of being able to send print data can be obtained.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は本発明の一実施例を示す基本的なブロック構成
図、第2図は本発明に係るシステム全体の一実施例を示
すブロック構成図である。 1 (API〜APn)・・・ユーザアプリケーション
プログラム、2・・・レポートファイル、3・・・装置
認識8!楕手段、4・・・スプール制御手段、5・・・
プリンタ認識機構手段、6・・・端末プリンタ装置
FIG. 1 is a basic block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the entire system according to the present invention. 1 (API~APn)...User application program, 2...Report file, 3...Device recognition 8! Elliptical means, 4... Spool control means, 5...
Printer recognition mechanism means, 6...terminal printer device

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 端末プリンタ装置に出力する際の端末プリンタとして接
続されているハードウェア機能を認識することのできる
端末プリンタ装置側のプリンタ認識機構手段とこのプリ
ンタ認識機構手段から知らされる認識情報を受け取るホ
スト計算機側の装置認識機構手段と、この装置認識機構
手段の情報に基づいて前記端末プリンタへの出力データ
を加工するスプール制御手段とを有することを特徴とし
た端末プリンタ装置識別制御方式。
Printer recognition mechanism means on the terminal printer side that can recognize the hardware function connected as a terminal printer when outputting to the terminal printer device, and a host computer side that receives recognition information notified from this printer recognition mechanism means. 1. A terminal printer device identification control system comprising: a device recognition mechanism means; and a spool control means for processing output data to the terminal printer based on information of the device recognition mechanism means.
JP63248376A 1988-09-30 1988-09-30 Terminal printer device discrimination control system Pending JPH0295879A (en)

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0632029A (en) * 1992-07-14 1994-02-08 Nec Ic Microcomput Syst Ltd Printer

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JPS62127932A (en) * 1985-11-29 1987-06-10 Usac Electronics Ind Co Ltd Print spooling control system
JPS62197820A (en) * 1986-02-26 1987-09-01 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Page printer output system
JPS62279423A (en) * 1986-05-28 1987-12-04 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Printer unit
JPS63120329A (en) * 1986-11-10 1988-05-24 Canon Inc Document processing system

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0632029A (en) * 1992-07-14 1994-02-08 Nec Ic Microcomput Syst Ltd Printer

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