JPH04173356A - Page printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to temporarily stop printing at each page when a plurality of pages are printed, and make it possible to interrupt printing immediately when an erroneous printing is found by equipping a wait control means which controls whether a temporary stop is performed or not before printing is performed. CONSTITUTION:A code signal which is transmitted from a host computer is received by a receiving means 1, and a text development means 2 analyzes the code signal and develops into a text which includes character information and printing information, and stores the test in a text memory means 3. When the text data for 1 page has been stored, an image development means 5 develops the text data into image information, referring to a font memory means 4, and stores the image information in an image memory means 6. A wait control means 8 does not transmit the image information to a printing means 7 until it receives a re-start signal from the host computer 9, and when the wait control means 8 receives a re-start signal from the host computer 9, it transmits the image information to the printing means 7, and discharges a recording paper. When the wait control means 8 is not operated, the image information is transmitted to the printing means 7 without waiting.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a page printer device such as a laser printer.

(Prior Art) In recent years, printer devices such as laser printers have come into widespread use in corporate offices that require printing a large number of copies.

A conventional page printer will be explained below.

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of a conventional page printer device. 1 is a receiving means for receiving and receiving a code signal transmitted from a host computer 9, and 2 is a receiving means for analyzing the code signal output from the receiving means 1 and Text development means that develops text into text including character information such as double-width, double-width, position in L-line, character code, etc., and printing information such as image data and underline data; 3 is a text storage that stores text data; The means 4 is a font storage means for storing the dot matrix shape of the character corresponding to the case character code, and the text storage means 3 stores the address in the font storage means 4 corresponding to the character code along with the character code. ing. Reference numeral 5 denotes an image development means for developing the text stored in the text storage means 3 into dot matrix image information while referring to the font storage means 4; and 6 an image storage means for storing the image information developed by the image development means 5. , 7 is a printing means for printing according to the information output from the image storage means 6, and 9 is a host heater.

Regarding the conventional page printer/printer configured as described above, the operation of image information will be described below.

First, a code signal transmitted from the host computer 9 is received by the reception signal 1. Then, the text development means 2 analyzes this code signal, and calculates the height double angle, width double angle, 1
The position of a character in a line is developed into a text including character information consisting of a character code and an address in the font storage means 4, and printing information such as image data and underline data, and is stored in the text storage means 3.

When the text data for one page is stored, the image development means 5 refers to the font storage means 4, develops the text data into image information, and stores it in the image storage means 6.

When a certain amount of image information is sent to the image storage means 6, the image information is sent to the printing means 7, and the printing means 7 starts printing.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional configuration described above, when printing a plurality of pages, even if an error is found in the printing during printing, all pages are printed, or a certain number of pages are printed. There was a problem.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention includes a wait control means for determining whether or not to temporarily stop before printing.

(Operation) With the above configuration, when printing a plurality of pages, if an error is found during printing, printing can be immediately stopped.

(Embodiment) FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a page printer device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a receiving means, 2 is a text development means, 3 is a text storage means, and 4 is a 7-on-1 storage means. , 5 is an image developing means, 6 is an image storage means, and 7 is a printing means, which have the same structure as the conventional example.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a weight control means for controlling whether or not the image information in the image storage means 6 is sent to the printing means 7.

The operation of the page splitter device of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained below.

First, as in the conventional example, a code signal sent from a host computer is received by the receiving means 1, and this code signal is analyzed by the text development means 2, developed into a text including character information and printed information, and stored as text. Store it in means 3. When the text data for one page is stored, the image development means 5 refers to the font storage means 4, develops the text data into image information, and stores the image information in the image storage means 6.
Store in. The weight control means 8 temporarily stops sending out the data stored in the image storage means 6 through the printing means 7. When there is a sending request from the host computer computer 9, the wait control means 8 sends the data to the printing means 7.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the weight control means 8 of this embodiment, and when the weight control means 8 is operated via the host computer/computer 9, image information is not sent to the printing means 7. The weight control means 8 sends the image information to the printing means 7 until it receives a restart signal from the host computer 9, and sends the image information to the printing means 7 when it receives the restart signal from the host computer 9. , eject the recording paper. When the weight control means 8 is not operated, the image information is sent to the printing means 7 without being weighted.

(Effects of the Invention) The present invention is equipped with a wait control means for determining whether or not to temporarily stop printing before printing, so when printing multiple pages, printing can be stopped temporarily for each page. When a printing error is detected, printing is immediately interrupted.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a weight control means of an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a conventional page printer device. 1: Receiving means 2: Text development means 3: Text storage means 4: Font storage means 5: Image development means 6 Image storage means 7: Printing means 8: Weight control means 9 Host combinator

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) Text development means for analyzing the received code and developing it into text data including character information and control information, text storage means for storing the text data, and font storage means for storing the dot matrix shape of characters. , an image development means that refers to the font storage means and develops text data into dot matrix image information; an image storage means that stores image information; a recording means for recording; a weight control means for controlling whether or not image information in the image storage means is sent to the recording means;
A page printer device comprising a recording paper conveying means for ejecting recording paper after recording.