JPH0414473A - Printing control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the improvement of performance of the device by speeding up the printing process by verifying quickly format information registered in a memory by depressing a switch. CONSTITUTION:After connecting with power source, a CPU5 registers a registration number to show a segment-number of form information in a table 11, and coordinate data for the form information corresponding with this registration number is registered in a buffer 13. When a switch 15 is depressed under a wait information, the form information registration control table 11 is retrieved (searched). When form information has been registered, from the selection condition control table 11, a selecting (assigning) condition of the form information is retrieved, and under this condition, e.g., (SEL-ON) is unwound at the right upper corner of a page memory 17. Then, after unwinding the registration number on the right side of the page memory 17, the form information corresponding with the registration number is retrieved from the buffer 13 and unwound on the page memory 17. After the unwinding, when a printing command is transmitted from a host computer 1, printing is performed on a recording paper.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a print control device that prints form information of a print image, which is applied to a printer, etc. The present invention relates to a print control device that can quickly confirm the form information that is present.

(Prior Art) In a conventional print control device, a registration number indicating a division number of form information, which is frame information of paper to be printed, is transmitted from a host computer. When the registration number is transmitted, the CPU of the print control device registers the registration number in the table and registers the form information corresponding to the registration number in the buffer.

The above operation is repeated and a plurality of pieces of form information are registered in the buffer. When a form select command is transmitted from the host computer, the CPU searches the table for the selected registration number and registers the searched registration number in the selection management table. After registration, when a print command is transmitted from the host computer, the CP
U expands the form information corresponding to the selected registration number registered in the selection management table into the page memory and prints it. However, it is not easy to check the form information registered in the above table.
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(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) When confirming form information registered in a table, a conventional print control device must request a command from a host computer and confirm the form information using the command sent from the host computer. I had to. Since the form information is confirmed by a command sent from the host computer, it takes time to confirm the form information, which may cause a delay in processing.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and its purpose is to speed up print processing and improve the performance of the device by quickly confirming form information registered in memory by pressing a switch. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a printing control device.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a memory for registering form information of a print image and related information related to the form information, and a memory for registering form information of a print image and related information related to the form information. a switch that outputs a signal instructing printing of the form information and related information stored in the memory; a search means that searches for the form information and related information registered in the memory when the signal is output from the switch; The present invention has a printing means for developing and printing the form information and related information retrieved by the means.

(Function) In the printing control device having the above configuration, when a switch that outputs a signal instructing printing of the form information and related information stored in the memory is pressed, the print image stored in the memory is Find form information and related information.

Since the searched form information and related information are expanded and printed, the form information etc. registered in the memory can be quickly confirmed.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a printing control device of the present invention.

The printing control device is connected to a host computer 1 such as a personal computer, for example. The host computer 1 sends commands such as a registration number and form information to a later-described CPU 5 of the print control device.

The printing control device has a host computer interface 3, a CPU 5, and a ROM 7.

The above host computer interface (hereinafter referred to as HC)
It's called I/P. ) 3 connects the host computer 1 and a CPU 5, which will be described later. This CPU 5 registers form information in a table 11 (described later) by a command sent from the host computer 1 or prints form information corresponding to a registration number registered in the table 11 by a control signal from a switch 15 (described later). do.

The ROM 7 has an IPL (initial program loader), and uses the IPL to load an application program from the host computer 1 at system start-up and store it in the RAM 9, which will be described later.

The print control device also includes a RAM 9 and a switch 15.

The RAM 9 stores commands and various data sent from the host computer 1, and a table 11
and a buffer 13.

The table 11 registers registration numbers indicating frame classification numbers of form information that is transmitted from the host computer 1 and is frame information of paper to be printed.

The table 11 also includes a form information registration management table that indicates whether a registration number indicating the form information is registered or not. Further, the table 11 has a selection state management table in which a flag "1" indicating the registration number selected by the form select command transmitted from the host computer 1 is registered.

The buffer 13 stores coordinate data of form information corresponding to the registration number stored in the table 11.

The switch 15 is installed in the device and the switch 1
5 is controlled by pressing, and when pressed, the control signal is sent to CP.
Output to U5. In response to this control signal, the CPU 5 prints the form information registered in the table 11 and buffer 13.

Note that the switch 15 may be any switch that outputs a control signal to the CPU 5 when pressed.

Furthermore, the print control device has a page memory 17, a printer interface 19, and a printer mechanism 21.

In the page memory 17, when the switch 15 is pressed, the form information of the registration number registered in the table 11 is developed by the CPU 5. At this time, when the flag in the selection state management table of table 11 is "1", the CPU 5 displays a character string indicating the selection state in the upper right corner of the page memory 17 in the figure, for example, rSEL-ONJ.
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A printer interface (hereinafter referred to as PRT I/F) 19 is a connection between the CPU 5 and the printer mechanism 21. This printer mechanism 21 has the above-mentioned page memory 1.
The form information etc. developed in 7 are printed on paper.

Next, this embodiment will be explained using the processing flowchart shown in FIG.

First, after the device is powered on, a command is sent from the host computer 1 to the CPU 5 via the HCI/P3.

When the received command is a form information registration number command or a form information registration command, the CPU 5 registers a registration number indicating the classification number of the form information in the table 11, and buffers the coordinate data of the form information corresponding to this registration number. Register on 13. Further, when a form select command is transmitted from the host computer 1, the CPU 5 sets a flag "1" in the selection state management table of the selected registration number in the table 11.

When the above operations are completed, the CPU 5 enters a waiting state (
Steps 100-11O).

In the waiting state, when switch 15 is pressed, the CPU
5. Search the form information registration management table
do. If the form fff %l is not registered as a result of the search, the process returns to step 100 and enters a waiting state. If it is registered, the CPU 5 searches the selection state management table to see if the form information has been selected (specified). If it is not in the selected state, proceed to step 180;
When in the selected state, the CPU 5 develops a character string indicating selection, for example rSEL-ONJ, in the upper right corner of the page memory 17 in the figure, and proceeds to step 200 (
Steps 120-170).

When the process proceeds to step 180, the CPU 5 searches the table 11 for the registration number of the form, and immediately proceeds to step 230 when it is a printed form number (registration number), and when it is a form number (registration number) that has not been printed yet. Proceed to step 200 (steps 180-190).

Proceeding to step 200, the CPU 5 develops the registration number on the right side of the page memory 17 in the figure. After the development, the CPU 5 searches the buffer 13 for the coordinate data of the form information corresponding to the registration number and develops it in the page memory 17. After expansion, when a print command is sent from the host computer 1, the CPU 5 sends the expanded form information to the page memory 17 to the printer mechanism 2 via the PRTI/F 19.
1 to print on paper and proceed to step 230 (steps 200 to 220).

When the process proceeds to step 230, if the registration number to be printed remains in the table 11, the process returns to step 180, and when printing is completed, the process returns to step 100 and enters a waiting state (step 230).

This allows you to visually check the form information printed on the paper to confirm the registration number, whether or not it has been selected, etc., without requesting commands from the host computer 1 as in the past, and speeds up processing. It is possible to aim for

Note that this embodiment can be applied to various printer devices.

As described above, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications within the scope of the invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, the form information registered in the memory can be quickly confirmed by pressing the switch, thereby speeding up the printing process and improving the performance of the device. can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a print control apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the present invention. 5...CPU 9...RAM 11...Table 13...Buffer 15...Switch 17...Page memory 21...Printer mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] A memory that registers form information of a print image and related information related to the form information, and a switch that outputs a signal instructing printing of the form information and related information registered in the memory. , a search means for searching form information and related information registered in the memory when a signal is output from the switch; and a printing means for developing and printing the form information and related information searched by the search means. A printing control device comprising: