JPH0527930A - Image processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily sort output paper sheets by identifying a transmitting host computer and outputting a paper sheet describing the identification(ID) number of the host computer. CONSTITUTION:In a step S4, it is judged whether data extracted from an input buffer show a control instruction, namel, show an escape (ESC) code or not and when it is judged that the data does not show the ESC code, in a step S8, a photopattern corresponding to a character code is read out of a pattern memory and written in an image memory. In a step S9, the end of data is checked by a delimiter and when the end of the data is confirmed, the image memory is closed in a step S13. Then, images are outputted similarly to a step S11. Namely, in the step S13, the images of ID numbers are written in the image memory for the output of sorted paper sheets and in a step S14, the images are transferred from the image memory through a printer interface to a printer so as to output the sorted paper sheets.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, for example, an image processing apparatus having a wireless receiving function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of apparatus, only the data received wirelessly was directly output to a printer as an output destination.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional example has a drawback in that the output contents must be compared and distinguished at the time of sorting the output sheets. That is,
Check the output contents page by page to see if they are continuous. For example, if there is a page number, the page is halfway
If it is, it must be sorted as another job. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described drawbacks of the conventional example, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus capable of easily performing an output paper sorting operation.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the object, an image processing apparatus according to the present invention is, in an image processing apparatus having a wireless communication function, identifying means for identifying a transmission source that wirelessly transmits data, and determining the end of transmission from the transmission source. It is characterized by comprising a judging means and an output means for outputting the result of the identification by the identifying means when the determination of the end of transmission is obtained by the determining means.

[0005]

According to this structure, the identification means identifies the transmission source that wirelessly transmits the data, the determination means determines the transmission end from the transmission source, and the output means obtains the determination of the transmission end by the determination means. In the case, the result identified by the identifying means is output.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<First Embodiment> FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the image processing apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an antenna which receives radio signals from a host computer (not shown). A receiver 2 demodulates and codes the received signal. An input buffer 3 stores the code from the receiver 2. A CPU 4 analyzes the data input from the input buffer 3 and controls the entire apparatus. The CPU 4 comprises a microprocessor (not shown), a ROM 5 for storing programs, and a RAM 6 which is a work area. The ROM 5 stores programs and the like corresponding to the flow chart shown in FIG. 3 described later. 7
Is a pattern memory in which character patterns for each character code are stored. 8 is an image memory,
An image for one page is stored. Reference numeral 9 is a printer interface, which stores the contents of the image memory in the printer 10.
To control the printer. Reference numeral 10 is a printer for performing actual printing.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an instruction format for identifying the host computer in the first embodiment. In the figure, 201 is an ESC (escape) code indicating a control instruction, and 202 is an ID indicating that this instruction is an identification code.
(Identification) code, 203 is I unique to the host computer
A D symbol and a delimiter 204 respectively indicate the end of the instruction.

Next, an example of the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the data analysis processing according to the first embodiment. The program is started when a signal arrives at the antenna 1. The program starts from step S1. In step S2, the data is taken out from the input buffer 3. In step S3, the image memory 8 is opened and it becomes writable. In step S4, it is determined whether the fetched data is a control command, that is, ESC code 201. If it is determined that the data is an ESC code, in step S5, an ID number identification command, that is, ID
It is determined whether the code is 202. Otherwise, in step S6, analysis according to the instruction is performed. If it is determined to be the ID command, the ID number 203 is stored in step S7.

If it is determined in step S4 that the ESC code is not 201, the photo pattern corresponding to the character code is read from the pattern memory 7 and written in the image memory 8 in step S8. In step S9, the end of the data is checked from the delimiter 204, and if not, it is determined in step S10 whether there is a page break. As a result, if there is no page break, the process returns to step S3 to read the data. On the other hand, if there is a page break, the page is closed in step S11, and the image is output from the image memory 8 through the printer interface 9. Then, the process returns to step S3.

If the delimiter 204 is judged in step S9 and the end of data is confirmed, step S13
Then, the image memory 8 is closed, and an image is output as in step S11. That is, in step S13, the image of the ID number is written in the image memory 8 for outputting the sorted sheets, and in step S14 the image is read from the image memory 8 through the printer interface 9 to the printer 1.
Transfer to 0 and output sorting paper. And step S1
This process ends at 5.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the transmitted host computer is identified and the paper on which the ID number of the host computer is written is output,
There is an effect that sorting work of output paper can be easily performed.

In the first embodiment described above, if data is transmitted from a plurality of host computers, the ID
Although the numbers are output, the present invention is not limited to this, and when there is one host computer, the outputs may be performed for each job.

<Second Embodiment> According to the present invention, in a printer with an offset function, it is also efficient to perform offsetting when output from the same host and perform sorting paper output and offset stacking for each different one. is there.

Therefore, a second embodiment will be described.

In the second embodiment as well, the same configuration as that of FIG. 1 is used and the same instruction format as that of FIG. 2 is used. Therefore, with respect to each unit, code and the like, the same reference numeral is appended with a dash. The detailed description is omitted by using it, and the operation with the offset function will be described below.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the data analysis processing according to the second embodiment. The program corresponding to the flow chart of FIG. 4 is stored in the ROM 5 '. Also in the flow chart of FIG. 4, this program is started when a signal arrives at the antenna 1 '.

The program is started from step S41,
In step S42, the data is taken out from the input buffer 3 '. In step S43, it is determined whether the retrieved data is the ESC code 201 ', and if it is the ESC code 201', the process proceeds to step S44 to identify the ID.
It is determined whether the code is 202 '. As a result, if it is determined that the ID code is not 202 ', step S
Proceeding to 45, what control command is analyzed.

On the other hand, in step S44, the ID code 20
If it is determined to be 2 ', the process proceeds to step S46, the ID number of this time is compared with the previous (old) ID number, and if they match, the process proceeds to step S47 and the same as the previous time. It judges that the ID number is from the host computer, and turns off the offset flag. Also, step S4
If it is determined in step 6 that they do not match, step S4
8, the new ID number of this time is set in the RAM 6 and the offset flag is turned on.

Also, in step S43, the ESC code 20
If it is determined that the font pattern is not 1 ', the font pattern corresponding to the character code is set in the pattern memory 4 in step S49.
7 is read out and written in the image memory 48. In step S50, it is judged from the delimiter 204 'whether the data has ended or a page break. If neither, step S4
Return to 2 and read the data. On the other hand, step S
If it is determined in step 50 whether the data has ended or a page break, the process proceeds to step S51, the image memory 8'is closed, and it is determined in step S52 whether the offset flag is on or off. If it is determined that it is on, the process proceeds to step S53 to send the offset designation to the printer 10 '.

At step S54, the printer 1 is transferred from the image memory 8'through the printer interface 9 '.
Transfer image to 0 '. Then, in step S55, this process ends.

In this way, by identifying the host computer of the transmission source and performing offset stacking, it is possible to facilitate the work of sorting the output paper.

In the second embodiment described above, offset stacking is performed when data is transmitted from a plurality of host computers. However, the present invention is not limited to this and one host computer is used. In this case, it may be offset for each job.

The present invention may be applied to either a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention,
There is an effect that sorting work of output paper can be easily performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an instruction format for identifying a host computer in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a data analysis process according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a data analysis process according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 antenna 2 Receiver 3 input buffer 4 CPU 5 ROM 6 RAM 7-character pattern memory 8 image buffer 9 Printer interface 10 Printer 201 ESC code 202 ID code 203 ID number 204 Delimiter

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. In an image processing apparatus having a wireless communication function, an identification unit that identifies a transmission source that wirelessly transmits data, a determination unit that determines the end of transmission from the transmission source, and the transmission end by the determination unit. And an output unit that outputs the result of identification by the identification unit. 2. Each of the identifying means and the determining means,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus performs identification and determination based on a predetermined code received from an arbitrary transmission source. 3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output destination of the output means is a printer. 4. In an image processing apparatus having a wireless communication function, an identification means for identifying a transmission source that continuously transmits data wirelessly, and the same transmission source consecutively based on the result of identification by the identification means. An image processing apparatus comprising: a determination unit that determines whether or not data is being transmitted, and an offset output unit that outputs an offset only when the determination results of the determination unit are not the same. 5. Each of the identifying means and the determining means,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the image processing apparatus performs identification and determination based on a predetermined code received from an arbitrary transmission source.