JPH0417023A - Information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output sentences prepared by each sentence processor in an intended manner even when one output device is commonly used by plural sentence processors by making the output device to read out and output a font image corresponding to a character code in the sentence information stored in an information storing medium. CONSTITUTION:A sentence processor is provided with a storing means which stores various kinds of code groups constituting a prepared or edited sentence and at least font patterns which is not held by an output device among the character codes constituting the sentence in a portable information storing medium. The output device is provided with outputting means 30, 31, and 23-25 which read out and output the font images corresponding to the character codes in the sentence information stored in the portable information storing medium from the medium. Therefore, both of the sentence and the character patterns corresponding to the character codes which are not held by the output device among the characters used in the sentence can be stored in the portable information storing medium and the output device can read out and output the character patterns stored in the medium.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an information processing system, which is comprised of a document processing device that creates and edits text, and an output device that prints out the text.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when there are a plurality of information processing apparatuses for creating and editing documents and the like and they share one output device (printer), the following method has been used.

(a) An output device and multiple information processing devices are connected via a network, and character codes and control codes that make up sentences are sent from the information processing device itself to the output device, and font images built into the output device are sent. Output the text using .

(b) An output device and multiple information processing devices are connected via a network, and the information processing device develops text using the font image built into the main body, and sends the text as image data to the output device. Output as is.

(c) In a system where multiple information processing devices and output devices are not networked, when outputting a document, the characters and control code of the document are stored in a portable storage medium (floppy disk, etc.) and connected to the output device. Reload and output to the information processing main body.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above conventional example, a plurality of information processing apparatus main bodies and an output device are networked, or the fonts built in the information processing main body used for creation 1 editing The output device may have a different type of font than the one built in, which has the following drawbacks.

(a) If the network is small-scale, for example, if it is connected by 5C3I, the wiring length and the number of connected devices are limited and there are physical constraints. In addition, in the case of a large-scale network, for example, if it is connected by a LAN etc., the initial cost and operation cost of constructing the network will be incurred.
Another disadvantage is that the network cannot be changed easily. Furthermore, it also has the disadvantage that when the output device does not have the font of the character code used in creation 2 editing, the character is missing.

(b) "In addition to the above-mentioned drawbacks associated with networking, it also has the disadvantage that the time spent exclusively on communication is longer because it is sent as image data.

(C) If the output device does not have the font of the character code used in the compilation 5, the disadvantage is that the characters in that part will be missing.

The present invention has been made in view of such prior art, and includes:
The present invention aims to provide an information processing system that allows documents created by each document processing device to be output as intended even when a single output device is shared by a plurality of document processing devices.

[Means for Solving the Problem] An information processing system of the present invention that solves this problem has the configuration shown below. That is, in an information processing system that includes a document processing device that creates and edits a document and an output device that records and outputs the text, the document processing device creates and edits the document on a portable information storage medium.
The output device includes a storage unit that stores various code groups that make up the edited text and at least a font pattern that the output device does not have among the character codes that make up the text, and the output device stores the portability information. The apparatus further includes output means for reading and outputting a font image corresponding to a character code in text information stored in the information storage medium from the storage medium.

[Function] In this configuration of the present invention, even if a document processing device creates a sentence using characters unique to the device, at least among the sentences and the characters used therein, the document processing device can generate a sentence using characters unique to the device. The character pattern for the code is stored together on a portable information storage medium. When the output device outputs the document stored in the information storage medium, the output device reads and outputs the character pattern stored in the information storage medium.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of a document processing device according to an embodiment.

In the figure, 11 is a font memory, and in this example, three types of font patterns <A, C, and D are loaded as shown in the figure. 12 is a CPU that controls the entire device;
Reference numeral 3 denotes a memory which is used to develop operating programs for the CPU 12, store documents being edited, and serve as a work area for the CPU 12. 14 is an I10 interface, to which a writing section 15 for the IC card 10, which will be described later, is connected. Reference numeral 16 denotes a man-machine interface section with this device, which includes a display device and an operation section. Reference numeral 17 denotes a disk device that stores documents, graphics, etc., and also stores a control program for this device (the execution program is loaded into the memory 13). This is a bus for electrically connecting each of the above-mentioned components, and consists of a data bus, an address bus, and a control bus.

In the above configuration, when a document is created and then printed using a printer or the like, in the embodiment, the document is written on an IC card, and the document information is loaded and printed using an output device.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the output device of the embodiment.

In the figure, reference numerals 21 and 22 denote a man-machine interface section that includes an operation section and a display device. It consists of a panel switch and a liquid crystal display. From the instructions from here, an output document selection and an output start instruction are performed (in addition, error messages and the like are displayed). A printer 23 is composed of an LBP (laser beam printer) or the like.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a line buffer for converting the document image developed in the memory 25 from parallel data to serial data so as to be suitable for printer output. 26 is a CPU that controls the output device, and 27 is a CPL126.
This is a program memory that stores operational processing procedures. Reference numeral 28 denotes a font that is installed in advance in the output device main body, and in this embodiment, A and B are installed as the font types. Reference numeral 29 is a communication controller that enables connection to various information processing devices using communication cables such as Centronx. 30 is an I10 controller that controls the IC card reading section 31. IC
The card reading section 31 uses a portable medium (here, an IC card).
The information stored in the card 10) is read.

A bus 102 connects these devices 21 to 31 and is composed of a data bus, an address bus, and a control bus.

The third conceptual diagram of the internal blocks of the IC card in the embodiment
As shown in the figure.

In the figure, numeral 10 is an IC card of the embodiment, and the contents of a storage medium (RAM) are retained by a backup power source (not shown).

1 is an index of sentences stored in the storage medium,
The text name 9 of the text, the creation date, the address where the character code group representing the actual state of the text is stored, etc. are stored. 2 indicates the index of the second work, similar to index l. As many indexes as there are sentences stored in this medium (IC card 10) are stored. 3 is text data corresponding to index 1, in which various control codes and character codes of the text (including font type, size, and deformation code) are stored. Similar to text data 3, 4 is text data corresponding to index 2, and stores character codes and control codes. 5 is a character code field, in which character codes used in the text of text data 3.4 are stored. Reference numeral 6 is an image data column, which stores font images corresponding to the character codes stored in the character code column 5.

Figure 4 (A) shows the output device of the embodiment (see Figure 2 for details)
, FIG. 4(B) shows a document processing device (see FIG. 1), and FIG. 4(C) shows another document processing device.

The illustration shows that fonts A and B are installed in the output device. It also shows that the document processing device in FIG. 4(B) is equipped with fonts A, C, and D, and the document processing device in FIG. 4(C) is equipped with fonts AD, E, and F. .

In addition, in the illustration, 44 is the main body of the document processing device, and the CPU
It consists of , memory, disk, display device, and operation section. Similarly, 46, 47, and 48 constitute a second document processing device, and their configurations are substantially the same as in FIG. 1. However, the types of fonts installed are different.

When printing out a document created using these devices, the document is stored in an IC card, which is a portable medium, by an IC card writing section 15.48. and,
Take out the IC card from the IC card writing section,
It is set in the IC card reading section of the output device 42 and output.

The operation processing procedure of the CPU in the document processing device in FIG. 4(B) and the output device in FIG. 4(A) will be explained with reference to the flowcharts in FIGS. 5(A) to 5(C). Furthermore, Figure 5 (
A) and (B) show the processing procedure on the document processing device side, and the same (
C) shows the processing procedure on the output device side.

First, in steps S1 and S2, the operator selects whether to create or edit a text using the operation unit 16. If editing processing is selected here, the processing proceeds to step S3, where one of the sentences already stored in the disk device 17 is
, the character code and control code of the text are loaded into the memory 13, and displayed on the display device 16 using fonts A, C, and D. Then, proceed to step S4,
From now on, select the font to be used when creating and editing the text. Then, in step S5, the text creation 5 editing process C
The processing is executed by the PU 12 (which operates according to the program stored in the memory 13) using the display device of the operation section 9. If it is determined in step S6 that the creation/editing has ended, the process proceeds to step S9, and if the creation/editing is to be continued, the process proceeds to step S7.

In step S7, it is determined whether or not to change the font type. If the character type of the text being created or edited is to be changed, the process advances to step S8 and one desired font is selected. In this way, the operator creates sentences using his/her favorite font.

Now, if it is determined in step S6 that an instruction to end the creation/editing of the text has been received, the process proceeds to step S9, and it is determined whether or not to save the created/edited text. When storing, the text information (including character codes and various control codes) constructed in the memory 12 is stored in the disk device 17. Next, in step Sll, if it is determined that a print instruction has been received, the process advances to step S22 in FIG. 5(B).

Here, FIG. 5(B) is a flowchart showing the operation processing contents of the CPU 12 when printing is instructed.

Step S21 is a process for printing the text stored in the disk device 17. At this time, a list of stored sentences is displayed on the display device, and the operator selects a desired one from among them. The selected text is loaded into the memory 13, and the text selected in FIG.
) will be in the same state as when you finish creating and editing sentences in Flowchard.

In any case, once the text information to be printed is stored in the memory 13, the process proceeds to step S22, and the IC
A portable IC card (medium) is set in the card writing section 15. Then, the process proceeds to step S23, where an index is created for the IC card. In step S24, the first character code is loaded from the memory 13. Then, in the next step S25, the loaded character code is written into the IC card via the writing section 15.

In step 826, by searching for a character code already written in the IC card, it is determined whether a font image corresponding to the character code has already been written. Of course, even if the character code is the same, it is also determined whether the font type is the same. This can be determined because there is a control code at the position where the font type is to be changed. Now, if it is determined that the font image corresponding to the character code of interest is not written in the IC card, the corresponding font pattern is stored in the font memory 11.
The information is then read out and written to the IC card. After this, it is determined whether the character code of interest is the last character of the sentence, and if it is the last character, the process goes to step S30, and if it is not the last character, the next character code is loaded in step S29, and the next character code is loaded in step S29. Return to S25. Below, step S2
By repeating the process from step 5 onward, data as shown in FIG. A closing process is performed on the IC card, and the IC card is taken out from the IC card writing section 15 in step S31.

Now, through the above processing, the IC card stores the control code and character code that make up the text to be printed, as well as font images for the types of characters used.

Print processing is executed by setting this IC card in the IC card reading section 31 of the output device. Figure 5 (C)
This will be explained according to the flowchart.

First, in step S41, the IC card that has been written in the previous process is set in the IC card reading section 31 of the output device. Then, the process advances to step S42, and the IC
An index of sentences stored in the card is displayed on a display device 21 of an output device. In step 843, one desired sentence is selected from the displayed text using the operation unit 22, and the text information is loaded into the memory 25. In step S44, the first character code of the read text is loaded. Then, in step S45, it is determined whether a font built into the output device can be used, that is, whether a corresponding character font pattern (image) is built into the output device. If "YES", the process proceeds to step 346, where the font pattern is read from the output device's own basic font (28 in FIG. 2). Further, if it is determined 'NO' in step S45, the process advances to step S47, and the IC card is read through the IC card reading section 31.
Load the corresponding photo pattern from the card.

In any case, after the font pattern corresponding to the character code of interest is obtained, the process advances to step 848 and the font pattern is developed in the memory 25. Thereafter, in step S49, it is determined whether the character code of interest is the last character of the sentence. If it is determined that it is not the last character, the process advances to step S50, the next character code is loaded, and the process returns to step S45.

In this way, when the font pattern up to the last character of the sentence is developed in the memory 25, the process proceeds to step S51, and the developed text image is output to the printer 23 through the line buffer 24, thereby producing the text intended by the operator. It becomes possible to print out.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to output sentences created using fonts that are not available in the output device (printer) as intended by the operator.

In this embodiment, the output device has a basic font, but it may not have any font at all.

Furthermore, in the above example, the timing for outputting to the output device is that the font pattern for the final character is developed and then printed, but it may be printed out every time an image for one page is generated. Of course.

<Description of Other Embodiments> Another method of storing data on a portable recording medium will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

In FIG. 6, 60 is a portable recording medium (IC).
card or floppy disk).

Reference numeral 51 is a document index, which stores document name 1, author 9, date, address containing a document code, and the like. 52 is a collection of character codes, control codes, font images, etc. that make up the text. This code 5
FIG. 7 shows the specific contents of 2.

In the illustration, 53 is a control code, and 54 is a character code. 55 indicates a font image of that character code. The character code 54 and font image 55 always form a pair. Control code 531 Character code 54. A collection of font images 55 constitutes one sentence. In this embodiment, the code and font image are stored as one string. Using this storage method, steps 81 to S51 in the flowchart described above are performed in the same manner.

In addition, although the embodiment has been described by controlling each type of font, the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, since the external characters created by each document processing device are naturally not present in the output device, the present invention can be applied to such a case as well. In this case, it is determined whether a corresponding font pattern exists based on the character code itself, rather than the control code that determines the character type.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, even if one output device is shared by multiple document processing devices, it is possible to output sentences created by each document processing device as intended. It becomes possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a document processing device in the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the output device in the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram conceptually showing the data storage state of the IC card in the embodiment. 4(A) to (C) are block diagrams of the system in the embodiment; FIGS. 5(A) to 5(C) are flowcharts showing the flow of processing from document creation to printing in the embodiment; FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a recording format on a recording medium in another embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a document storage state in FIG. 6. In the figure, 11... font memory, 12... CPU,
13...Memory, 14...I10 interface,
15... IC card writing section, 16... Operation section, 1
7...Disk device, 21...Display device, 22...
・Operation unit, 23...Printer, 24...Line buffer, 25...Memory, 26...CPU, 27...
・Program memory, 28...Font memory, 29
. . . communication controller, 30 . . . I10 controller, 31 . . . IC card reader. Patent applicant Canon Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An information processing system comprising a document processing device that creates and edits a document and an output device that records and outputs the document, wherein the document processing device creates and edits the document on a portable information storage medium. The output device includes a storage means for storing various code groups constituting the edited text and at least a font pattern that the output device does not have among the character codes constituting the text, the output device comprising: An information processing system comprising: an output means for reading out, from the portable information storage medium, a font image corresponding to a character code in text information stored in the information storage medium and outputting it.