JPH05301485A - Apparatus for making document - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To print and output plural pages of documents being made or edited on single paper by recomposing them in accordance with a method of bookbinding. CONSTITUTION:After the bookbinding print mode is inputted from a keyboard 4, when a printing rule is inputted in accordance with a method of bookbinding, a CPU 1 serves to store the printing rule in a printing rule data developing area 33, and thereafter in accordance with the printing rule, the documents corresponding to the plural pages to be printed on single paper is read out from a document buffer 31 and these are developed in a printing data buffer 34 within RAM 3 so that they take an arrangement designated by the printing data buffer 34. Furthermore, the CPU 1 acts to output the document developed on the printing data buffer 34 onto a printing device 9 via a printer interface 10. In this manner, the printing apparatus 9 outputs the block copy in which a plurality of pages are combined in accordance with a method of bookbinding and printed on single paper at a predetermined division.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document preparation device,
In particular, it relates to a configuration for printing and outputting a created or edited document for bookbinding.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a document creating apparatus such as a Japanese word processor has a function of printing a created or edited document by combining pages of the document on a single sheet for bookbinding. There wasn't. Therefore, the conventional document creating apparatus has only the function of bag-stitching printing, in which a continuous two-page document is printed on a single sheet and output, and the document thus output is bag-stitched for bookbinding. I could only do it.

Therefore, in order to make a saddle-stitched book using the document created by the document creating apparatus, after printing the created document page by page on a single sheet and outputting it,
The following editing work had to be done manually. For example, to make a saddle-stitched book that opens to the left,
It is confirmed that the total number of pages of the sentences entered in page order is a multiple of 4, and the first page, the last page, the second page, the (last page number-1) page, the third page, and the (last page number- 2) Join the printed documents so that the combination of the page number ... At this time, the position is adjusted so that the odd page is always on the left side (when creating a book that opens on the right, the right page becomes the odd page). After that, double-sided printing is performed using a printing machine or a copying machine so that the back of the first page becomes the second page. After the printed matter is completed, the pages are aligned, folded up along the center line, and stapled along the center line at a few places to complete a saddle stitch book. Therefore, in order to make a book using a document created by the document creation device, it has to be done manually, and this has the drawback of being time-consuming and time-consuming, and editing errors caused by doing it manually There was a possibility that he would make a disturbed book.

[0004]

As described above, when a book is created using a document created or edited by the conventional document creating apparatus, after printing the document page by page on a single sheet, It is necessary to combine the pages of each sheet printed by hand to perform bookbinding, and this has the disadvantage of enormous labor and time, and mistakes may occur due to the manual work during the combination. It was In addition, even if there is a change in page feed due to a correction at the final stage of bookbinding, in the above method, all pages after that page must be manually recombined, and correction can be done easily. There was also a drawback that you couldn't.

Therefore, the present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks, and provides a document creation apparatus capable of rearranging a plurality of pages of a created or edited document in accordance with the binding method and printing the same on a single sheet for output. The purpose is to

[0006]

According to the present invention, in a document creating apparatus for creating or editing a document, the combination page and the arrangement of each page when a plurality of pages of the document are combined and printed on one sheet are determined. Input means for inputting data, extraction means for extracting a document portion corresponding to a page to be printed on a single sheet from a document to be printed according to the data input by the input means, and a document extracted by the extraction means Is arranged in a print format so as to have the arrangement designated by the data, and a printing means for printing the document in the print format expanded by the developing means on paper and outputting it.

[0007]

In the document creating apparatus of the present invention, the input means is 1
Data is input to determine the combination page and the layout of each page when a plurality of pages are combined and printed on a sheet of paper. The extracting unit extracts a document portion corresponding to a page to be printed on a single sheet from the document to be printed according to the data input by the input unit. The expanding unit expands the document extracted by the extracting unit into a print format so as to have an arrangement designated by the data.
The printing means prints the document in the print format expanded by the expanding means on a sheet and outputs it.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the document creating apparatus of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes C for performing document creation or editing control, control for rearranging document pages for bookbinding, and printing.
PU, 2 are various programs for controlling the CPU 1, character pattern data, a dictionary, and print rule data 2 for bookbinding.
A ROM storing 1 etc., a document buffer 31 for storing an input document and a print rule data expansion area 3
RAM having 3 and print data buffer 34, 4
Is a keyboard for inputting character strings and various function commands by an operator, 5 is a keyboard interface for interpreting key input information from the keyboard 4 and inputting it to the CPU 1, 6 is a display device for displaying documents, figures and the like, Reference numeral 7 is a display control unit that controls the display operation of the display device 6, 8 is a display RAM in which display data is expanded, 9 is a printer device that prints a document or the like on paper and outputs it, and 10 is a printer device 9
The printer interface 11 controls the floppy disk device 11, which is an external storage device, and the disk interface 12 controls the reading and writing of data to and from the floppy disk device 11.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the operator operates the keys of the keyboard 4 to input readings of the document, the CPU 1 receives the readings via the keyboard interface 5, converts the readings into Kana-Kanji characters using the dictionary or the like in the ROM 2, and then stores in the RAM 3. In the document buffer 31. At the same time, the CPU 1 displays the document on the screen of the display device 6 via the display control unit 7. At this time, the display control unit 7 displays the document for display on the display R
After being expanded to AM8, this is displayed on the display device 6.

Here, since the document created as described above is used as a book, there may be a case where it is desired to print out the pages of the document from the printer device 9 in a rearranged form for bookbinding. In such a case, the operator specifies the combination of the pages of the document to be printed on a single sheet and the arrangement of each page to be printed on the single sheet, corresponding to the type of bookbinding, such as saddle stitch printing. Enter the print rule data you want to use. Here, as the print rule data, page information to be printed on a single sheet, layout information of each page for printing a plurality of pages on a single sheet, and which direction to print each page are specified. There is page direction information and the like to be input, and the operator inputs the information from the keyboard 4 after setting the apparatus to the bookbinding print mode. Further, when the input of the print rule data is completed, the operator issues a print instruction from the keyboard 4 to the device.

FIG. 2 is a view of the above-mentioned bookbinding printing mode.
3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. First, the CPU 1 inputs print rule data corresponding to the type of bookbinding input by the operator from the keyboard 4 through the keyboard interface 5, and stores it in the RAM.
3 is stored in the print rule data expansion area 33. Next, the CPU 1 retrieves the document corresponding to the combination page to be printed on a single sheet from the print rule data expansion area 33 in the RAM 3 from the document buffer 31 and reads it out,
Go to step 203. In step 203, CPU1
Is layout information read from the print rule data development area 33 (information specifying the division when printing each page on a single sheet) and page information (direction information of the page printed in each division). From the above, after reducing or enlarging the document of each page read from the document buffer 31 so as to fit within the specified division, it is expanded in the print data buffer 34 in the RAM 3 in the print format, and then step 204
Proceed to. In step 204, the CPU 1 reads out the document developed in the print data buffer 34 and supplies it to the printer device 10 via the printer interface 10 to print and output a bookbinding original for one sheet. After that, the process proceeds to step 205 and the document buffer 31
It is determined whether or not the printing of all the documents has been completed. If not completed, the process returns to step 202, and if completed, the process ends. If a dummy page is required at the time of printing, the CPU 1 appropriately generates it and inputs it into the print buffer 31.

Here, when the total number of pages of the document stored in the document buffer 31 is 8, when the bookbinding printing as described above is performed, for example, the first sheet of paper printed by the printer device 9 is printed. Among the documents in the document buffer 31, as shown in FIG. 3A, documents of pages 1, 4, 5, and 8 are printed as shown. However, in FIG. 3, each number indicates the page number of the document printed in each section, and the direction thereof indicates in which direction the document of the corresponding page is printed. FIG. 3B shows a second sheet of paper output from the printer device 9, in which the second, third, sixth, and seventh pages of the document in the document buffer 31 are printed as shown. Therefore, the operator uses the two sheets of paper output from the printer device 9 as described above as the block copy,
Print these on both sides of a sheet of paper, then
A book is made through a folding process and a cutting process as shown in (C). The printing as described above can be applied not only to the case of folding in four as shown in FIG. 3 but also to applying to folding into eight or more, and can also be realized by folding in two. It is also possible to enumerate and print a plurality of other pages.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing another operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in the bookbinding print mode. By the way, the ROM 2 shown in FIG. 1 stores print rule data 21 corresponding to a predetermined typical bookbinding method. Therefore, when the operator operates the keyboard 4 to issue a print rule data selection instruction to the CPU 1,
In step 401, the display control unit 7 displays a print rule data selection screen on the display device 6 at step 401. On this screen, for example, bag binding printing, saddle stitching printing, and the type of printing corresponding to each bookbinding method are displayed, so the operator selects the printing method corresponding to the desired bookbinding from this screen. Operate 4 to select. Receiving this, the CPU 1 reads out the printing rule data corresponding to the selected printing method from the ROM 2, and stores it in the RAM 3
After transferring the print rule data to the print rule data development area 33, the process proceeds to step 402. The subsequent operations of steps 402 to 405 are similar to the operations of the steps shown in FIG. However, in this case, since it is only necessary to select the print rule data from the menu, the burden on the operator is reduced.
Next, a more detailed operation of the apparatus when the operator shown in FIG. 4 selects saddle stitch printing from the menu screen as the printing method will be described with reference to FIG. CP
When saddle-stitching printing is selected, U1 reads the rule data for saddle-stitching printing from the print rule data 21 in ROM2, transfers this to the printing rule data expansion area 33 in RAM3, and further saddle-stitching in ROM2. Execute the program for printing. As a result, the CPU 1 causes the operator to select the document to be printed in step 501, and causes the display control unit 7 to display a screen that allows the operator to select whether the booklet bound by the selected document is right-open or left-open. It is displayed on the display device 6 via the display. As a result, the operator performs an operation of designating a document to be printed from the keyboard 4 and also an operation of designating whether the bookbinding using this document is right-opening or left-opening. In response to this, if the document to be printed is currently stored in the document buffer 31, the CPU 1 uses the document as it is. Otherwise, the CPU 1 reads the corresponding document from the floppy disk device 11 and reads it from the document buffer 31. Deploy inside. When it is specified whether the bound book is right-open or left-open, the CPU 1 saves this information in the RAM 3 and proceeds to step 502. In step 502, the CPU 1 checks whether the total number of pages of the document to be printed in the document buffer 31 is a multiple of 4 or not. If it is not a multiple of 4, the process proceeds to step 503, and if it is a multiple of 4, step 504. Go to. When the process proceeds to step 503, the CPU 1 causes the document buffer 3
After supplementing one to three blank pages of dummy pages after the last page so that the total number of pages in one document is a multiple of four,
Go to step 504.

In step 504, the CPU 1 performs a printing process as described below according to the saddle stitching printing rule stored in the printing rule data development area 33. In this case, the total number of pages of the document in the document buffer 31. Is always a multiple of 4. The CPU 1 reads the i-th page document and the (total page number + 1-i) page document from the document buffer 31, expands these documents on the print data buffer 34 so that they can be printed on a single sheet, and then expands them. The generated data is sent to the printer device 9 via the printer interface 10 and printed on the front side of the paper. Next, the CPU 1 reads the documents of the (i + 1) th page and the (total number of pages-i) page from the document buffer 31 and develops these documents on the print data buffer 34 so that they can be printed on a single sheet. After that, the expanded data is sent to the printer device 9 via the printer interface 10,
This is printed on the back side of the paper. When the CPU 1 develops a two-page document to be printed on one sheet on the print data buffer 34, when the bookbinding is left-open, an odd-numbered page is printed on the left-hand side of the paper so that the page is right-opened. If so, lay out so that the odd pages are printed on the right side of the paper. The CPU 1 repeats the above-described processing until the value of i changes from 1 to (total number of pages / 4), and printing of all pages in the document buffer 31 is completed.
In this case, it is assumed that the printer device 9 can print the document on the front and back sides of one sheet. When a plurality of saddle stitch prints as described above are performed, the CPU 1 executes a plurality of prints on one sheet according to an instruction from the keyboard 4 by the operator.

In the same manner, four pages of the document to be printed are divided into two sides of the paper and two-sided printing is performed for each two pages, so that the side-stitching printing can be performed. That is,
In this case, in step 504, the CPU 1 sets the (i + 1) th page and the (i + 4) th page of the document in the document buffer 31 to the front side, the (i + 2) th page and the (i + 3) th page to the back side, and opens the left side. The document is printed by the printer device 9 so that the left side becomes an odd number of pages. Here, i is a multiple of 4 including 0, and i
Is repeated from the value of 1 to {(total number of pages / 4) -1}.

According to the present embodiment, the rule of the printing method according to the type of bookbinding is given from the keyboard, or the desired printing rule is selected from the menu screen displayed on the display device 6, and the rest of the device is operated. To combine each page of the document to be printed on a single paper,
A master copy can be printed and output from the printer device 9, a considerable part of the work required for bookbinding work can be automated, and the bookbinding work can be performed easily and in a short time. Become. Further, if the user does not make a mistake in inputting a printing rule or the like, an error will not occur in a combination of pages printed on a single sheet, and thus wasteful work can be eliminated. Further, even when there is a change in the page feed of the document to be bound and it is necessary to make a correction, the printing operation after the correction is performed by the apparatus. Therefore, from this point as well, the efficiency of the bookbinding work is significantly improved compared to the conventional case. be able to.

[0017]

As described above, according to the document creating apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of pages of a created or edited document are rearranged according to the method of bookbinding and printed on a single sheet, which is used for bookbinding. Since it can be output as a block copy, the bookbinding work can be significantly facilitated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a document creation apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in a bookbinding print mode.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a printing example of a sheet on which a plurality of pages are printed by the printer device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing another operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in a bookbinding print mode.

5 is a flowchart showing a process when saddle stitching printing is performed in the apparatus shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... CPU 2 ... ROM 3 ... RAM 4 ... Keyboard 5 ... Keyboard interface 6 ... Display device 7 ... Display control unit 8 ... Display RAM 9 ... Printer device 10 ... Printer interface 11 ... Floppy disk device 12 ... Disk interface

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Keiko Tajima, 2-9 Suehiro-cho, Ome-shi, Tokyo Inside the Ome Plant of Toshiba Corporation (72) Inventor Tetsushi Kizaki 1381 Shinmachi, Ome-shi, Tokyo 1 Toshiba Computer Ta Engineering Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A document creating apparatus for creating or editing a document, comprising: input means for inputting data for determining a combination page and arrangement of each page when printing a plurality of pages of the document on one sheet. An extracting unit for extracting a document portion corresponding to a page to be printed on a single sheet from a document to be printed according to the data input by the input unit; and a document extracted by the extracting unit designated by the data. A document creating apparatus comprising: a developing unit that expands a print format so as to be arranged; and a printing unit that prints a document in the print format expanded by the expanding unit on paper and outputs the paper. 2. A document creation apparatus for creating or editing a document, which stores a plurality of types of data for determining the combination page and the layout of each page when a plurality of pages of the document are combined and printed on one sheet. Means, selection means for selecting arbitrary data from the data stored in the storage means, and pages for printing on a single sheet from a document to be printed according to the data selected by the selection means Means for extracting the document portion to be extracted, developing means for expanding the document extracted by the extracting means into a print format so as to take the arrangement designated by the data, and a document in the print format expanded by the expanding means. A document creating apparatus comprising: a printing unit configured to print the sheet on paper and output the sheet.