JPH0512312A - Document graph printing and generating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To indicate the generation of a document or graph and process and edit the document or graph asynchronously in a processing wherein the document or graph is generated by interactive operation and also to perform a printing control processing on a printer asynchronously with said two process by holding a document/graph control file and a state control file in an auxiliary storage device. CONSTITUTION:The document graph printing and generating device is equipped with an input/output control part 22 which identifies input data and sends out document graph data and state data, a printing control information input/output processing part 23 which inputs the document graph data and sends out generation indication data on the document graph, a state control input/output processing part 25 which inputs state data and controls a printing process state, and a printing process part 27 which inputs the generation indication data and edits the document graph, and an output control part 30 which controls the printing of the document graph.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form graph print making apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when creating a form graph, interactively, a data processing edit print process for printing is executed immediately after the creation instruction is input from the CRT, and after the process is completed, the next form graph creation instruction is issued from the CRT. I was throwing in.

[0003]

In the above-described conventional process, even if there are a plurality of instructions for creating a form or graph to be created by the user, one series of processes (form graph creating instruction ( Input data range, graph format, etc.),
Until the data input from the EDP file for creating the form graph, data processing / editing process, and printer printout) were completed, the operation for creating the next form or graph was impossible.

Therefore, even if the user does not need an interactive operation (manual intervention) (for example, data processing / editing processing for creating a form or graph), the next operation cannot be performed. However, there is a drawback in that the work efficiency of the user becomes extremely poor. This is because originally, although asynchronous parallel processing was logically possible, it was not realized technically.

An object of the present invention is to improve the work efficiency of the user by not dividing the functions of the dialogue processing portion and the portion not requiring the dialogue, and by allowing them to operate in parallel.

[0006]

A form graph printing / creating apparatus of the present invention identifies an input data and outputs a form graph data and status data, and an input / output control unit for inputting the form graph data to create a form graph. A print control information input / output processing unit for sending instruction data, a status management input / output processing unit for inputting the status data and managing the print processing state, and a print processing unit for inputting the creation instruction data and editing the form graph. And an output control unit that controls printing of the form graph.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the form graph printing / creating device identifies an input data and outputs the form graph data and status data, and an input / output control unit 22 and print control information for inputting the form graph data and sending form graph creation instruction data. An input / output processing unit 23, a status management input / output processing unit 25 that inputs the status data and manages the print processing status, and a print processing unit 27 that inputs the creation instruction data and edits the form graph.
And an output control unit 30 for controlling the printing of the form graph.

First of all, the user must input a display device (CRT).
From 21, input form graph creation instruction data (for example, form identification, graph identification, range of processed data, etc.) for outputting forms and graphs. The form graph creation instruction data input from the CRT 21 is converted into an electronic signal and passed to the data processing device together with a control signal for activating the input / output control unit 22 in the data processing device.

The input / output control unit 22 determines a process for creating a form based on the activation signal from the CRT 21 and the form identification or the graph identification, and outputs a storage instruction to the form graph management file 24 in the auxiliary storage device as print control information. Input / output processing unit 23
Put out on. The print control information input / output processing unit 23 uses the form identification or the graph identification as a key to form the form graph management file 24.
Add data to.

Thereafter, the input / output control unit 22 sends a print process identification to the state management input / output processing unit 25 in order to determine the necessity of activating the process for creating the instructed form or graph. The status management input / output processing unit 25 reads data from the status management file 26 based on the print identification. Data is input and the state is passed to the input / output control unit 22. When the state is determined to be “starting”, the CRT input / output control unit 22 sets the CRT 21 in the next input operable state and waits for the next input by the user.

When it is determined that the status is “stop”, the print processing identification and status change instructions are passed to the status management input / output processing unit 25. The status management input / output processing unit 25 writes status change data (from “stop” to “starting”) to the status management file 26 based on the print identification.

After writing the data, the input / output control unit 22 issues a start signal for the target print processing unit 27. After that, the CRT 21 is made ready for the next input operation and waits for the user's next input.

The print processing unit 27 starts processing in response to a start signal from the input / output control unit 22. The process repeats the following procedure.

First, a request for inputting data required for a form or graph to be created from the form graph management file 24 is issued to the print control information input / output processing unit 23 together with the form identification or the graph identification. The print control information input / output processing unit 23 uses the form graph management file 24 in the auxiliary storage device.
The data is read by using the form identification or the graph identification as an index, stored in the storage device, the creation instruction to be processed first in the obtained record is obtained, and passed to the print processing unit 27 through the storage device.

The print processing unit 27 inputs basic data to be processed and edited from the EDP data file 28 based on the content of the creation instruction, creates a form or a graph, and outputs it to the image file 29. After the output, the print processing unit 27 issues a print completion notification to the print control information input / output processing unit 23 together with the form identification and the graph identification.

The print control information input / output processing unit 23 reads data from the form graph management file in the auxiliary storage device using the form identification or graph identification as an index, stores the data in the storage device, and completes printing in the obtained record. Delete the corresponding creation instruction. Then, a record of the form graph management file 24 is created in the storage device and the form graph management file 24 is used with the form identification or graph identification as an index.
To update. Then, the control is returned to the print processing unit 27.

The print processing section 27 issues a control signal for starting the print processing to the output control section 30. The print processing unit 27 repeats the above operation through the print control information input / output processing unit 23 to create the next form or graph.

When the above operation is repeated, the print control information input / output processing unit 23 inputs a record from the form graph management file 24 using the form identification or the graph identification as an index and stores it in the storage device to create a form or When it is determined that the content of the graph does not exist, the print control information input / output processing unit 23 passes a notification of no instruction information to the print processing unit 27 through the storage device.

Since there is no form or graph to be created, the print processing unit 27 carries out the ending operation. As the ending operation, the print processing unit 27 issues a state change (from “starting” to “stop”) instruction to the state management input / output processing unit 25 through the storage device based on the print identification. The status management input / output processing unit 25 writes the status change data (from “starting” to “stop”) to the status management file 26 based on the print identification. Then, the print processing unit 27 ends the operation.

The output control unit 30 performs the following operation.

The image file 29 is read and output to the printer device 301. The operation ends when the image file 29 becomes empty.

In the method of interactively issuing a creation instruction for creating a form or graph as described above, by setting the state management file 26 and the form graph management file 24, asynchronous execution of interactive processing and batch processing is realized. There is.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of the form graph management file 24. The form graph management file 24 is
It is composed of an index unit 31 and a data unit 32. The index unit 31 stores the form identification or graph identification to be processed and the address of the form or graph creation information in the auxiliary storage device. That is, in order to obtain the data, the index unit 31 is always referred to, the address in the auxiliary storage device where the data unit 32 is located is determined, the location is determined, and the data is input.

In order to handle the case where there are a plurality of processing requests for one form identification or graph identification, the data section 32 has an area so that a plurality of creation instructions can be stored in advance in the area indicated by 1addr. It is set. The size of the area to be set is determined based on the number of cases input in the interactive process and the number of cases of print processing per hour.

The contents of one creation instruction are form identification or graph identification, processing request time, and information of the form or graph to be created (data range, form format, etc.).

The processing content indicated by 1addr is set to ppri.
(J) (i = 1, 2, nnn; j = 1, 2, n). A blank is set for the ppri (j) in the creation instruction.

When the creation instruction is added, the following operation is performed. From the index section 31, addr of the data section of ppri
Ask for. The data part is input from addr, and the value of j at the time of input is sequentially obtained from j = 1. When the value of j is determined, ppri (j + 1) is stored at the position of j + 1. Then, it outputs to the data part.

In the case of erasing the creation instruction after printing, the following operation is performed. A of the data part of ppri from the index part 31
Find ddr. Input the data part from addr, pp
Transfer is performed to the region of ri (j) unless the region of ppri (j + 1) is blank. j + 1 becomes n and ppri
If (n) is not blank, ppr is added to ppri (n-1).
After transferring i (n), set a blank in ppri (n).

The above-mentioned print control information input / output processing unit 23 inputs a record from the form graph management file 24 using the form identification or the graph identification as an index and stores it in the storage device, and there is no content of the form or the graph to be created. It is determined that ppri (j) is blank at the time of reading.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of the state management file 26. The state management file 26 includes an index section 41 and a data section 42. The index unit 41 stores the process identification of the print processing unit 27 and the address in the auxiliary storage device having the state information of the process identification. That is, in order to obtain the data, the index section is always referred to and the data section 42
An address in a certain auxiliary storage device is obtained, its location is determined, and data is input.

The data section 42 holds information indicating whether the state is "stop" or "starting" for one process identification. The size of the set area is determined based on the number of print processing units 27 that can operate in parallel.

The data operation is performed by the index unit 4 based on the process identification.
From step 1, the addr of the data part 42 in which the state information of the process identification is stored is obtained, and the record of the process identification is input from the data part 42. After the input, the state is stored in the storage device, and the state operation of “stop” or “starting” is performed and output to the data unit 42.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, by holding the form graph management file and the state management file in the auxiliary storage device, in the process of interactively creating a form or graph, The creation instruction and the processing or editing process of the form or graph can operate asynchronously. Further, the print control process for the printer can be performed asynchronously with the above two processes.

Conventionally, in the form graph creating process in the interactive process, the process is performed sequentially from the creating instruction to the printing. However, since this function enables parallel operation, the user can print the form or graph before printing. You can perform the following interactive operations:

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a form graph management file.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a state management file.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 input display device (CRT) 22 input / output control unit 23 print control information input / output processing unit 24 form graph management file 25 state management input / output processing unit 26 state management file 27 print processing unit 28 EDP data file 29 image file 30 output control Department

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. An input / output control unit that identifies input data and sends form graph data and status data; and print control information that inputs the form graph data and sends form graph creation instruction data. An input / output processing unit, and a status management input / output processing unit that inputs the status data and manages the print processing status,
A form graph printing / creating apparatus comprising: a print processing unit that inputs the creation instruction data and edits a form graph; and an output control unit that controls printing of the form graph.