JPH06103006A - Document preparation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate waiting time for waiting the end of printing of another person when desiring printing at the document preparation system provided with one printing means and plural document preparing devices. CONSTITUTION:This system is provided with a spool means 60 for temporarily storing printing data and a printer control means 50 for controlling the entire system at the time of printing between plural document preparing devices 10, 20 and 30 equipped with external storage means 14 for storing document data, input means 12 for inputting characters, editing means 16 for editing documents, display means 15 for displaying document data, temporary storage means 13 for storing temporary data for input, display and editing and control means 11 for controlling these means and between these devices and a printing means 40 for printing document data. Thus, even while the printing means is used, the document preparing device 10 enables input or correction excepting for printing by temporarily storing the data in the spool means 60 until the printing means 40 is made free.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document preparation system, and more particularly to a document preparation system which effectively uses a printing apparatus, improves operability during printing and productivity.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a document creation system is used in the same way as writing a document in order to make the document clear, simplify document management, and save the document.

An example of a printing operation in a conventional document creation system will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a conventional example of a document creation device. The document creation device 10 has a control unit 11, an input unit 12, a temporary storage unit 13, an external storage unit 14, a display unit 15, and an editing unit 16. The document creation devices 20 and 30 are the same as the document creation device 10. Have the means of. These document creation devices 10, 20, 30 are connected to the printer control means 50, and the printing means 40 is also connected to the printer control means 50.

First, when printing a document created by the document creating apparatus 10, when the print selection key is pressed from the input means 12, the control means 11 uses the external storage means 14 to display the print first page of the document data. Read and temporary storage means 1
3 is used to store the document data. Then, the control means 11 uses the editing means 16 to edit the document data and transfers it to the printer control means 50. The printer control means 50 checks whether the printing means 40 is operating,
If it can be used, the print data is passed to the printing means 40 for printing, and at the same time, the state of the printing means 40 is set to "in use". When printing is completed, the state of the printing means 40 is returned to usable. The printer control means 50 is the document creation device 10, 2
When a print request is received from one of 0 and 30, the printing unit 40
Check the status of and receive print data only when it is available.
If the information cannot be used, the information indicating that the printing unit 40 is being used is returned to the document creating apparatus. The document creating device is a printing unit 40.
Will be in a waiting state until is available.

In recent years, a series of operations for inputting, proofreading, and printing a large amount of documents have been increasing, and these operations can be performed smoothly without waste, with better operability, functionality, and production. Sex has become necessary.

[0006]

In the above-described conventional document creating system (apparatus), when a certain document is printed by another person, if the printing means (printer) is used, the printing of the document is completed. There is a drawback that the operator has to wait until it is finished, which causes a waiting time.

[0007]

A document creation system according to the present invention includes an external storage unit for reading document data from an FD, storing document data in the FD, an input unit for inputting characters, and an editing unit for editing a document. Display means for displaying document data on a display, temporary storage means for storing document data for input / display / editing, and
A plurality of document creation devices having control means for transmitting and receiving operation data of each of these means, printing means for printing document data, spool means for temporarily storing print data, and overall And a printer control means for controlling the printer.

[0008]

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

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The document creation device 10 is composed of a control unit 11, an input unit 12, a temporary storage unit 13, an external storage unit 14, and a display unit 15. Document creation device 20, 3
Each of 0s is configured by the same means as the document creating apparatus 10. These document creation devices 10, 20, 30 are connected to the printer control means 50, and the printing means 40 and the spool means 60 are also connected to the printer control means 50.

When a certain document is printed by the document creating apparatus 10, when the print selection key is pressed from the input unit 12, the control unit 11 uses the external storage unit 14 to read the print first page of the document data. , Temporary storage means 13
To store the document data. Then, the control means 11 uses the editing means 16 to edit the document data. The control means 11 passes the edited data to the printer control means 50. The printer control unit 50 is the printing unit 4.
Check the state of 0. If the state of the printing unit 40 is usable, the printer control unit 50 passes the print data to the printing unit 40 and causes it to print.

On the other hand, the operation of the printing means 40 when the printing is instructed by the document creating apparatus 20 will be described. When the print data is passed from the document creation device 20 to the printer control means 50, the state of the printing means 40 is in use. In that case, the printer control means 50 passes the print data to the spool means 60. In this way, when the printing means 40 is in operation, the spool means 60 successively stores the data. When the printing unit 40 finishes printing one document, the printing completion information is passed to the printer control unit 50. The printer control unit 50 checks the spool unit 60 for document data that has not been printed yet. If the print data is in the spool means 60, the print data is printed in the print means 4
Pass it to 0 to print. The printer control unit 50 deletes the printed document data from the spool unit 60.

As described above, by spooling all the document data to be printed, there is no waiting time for waiting the completion of printing when another person is using the printing means.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, the print data is spooled so that the printing means is
Even if you only have a table, you can effectively use the printing method, and you can input and proofread other documents without waiting for the end of printing.
This has the effect that efficient work can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 20, 30 Document Creation Device 11 Control Means 12 Input Means 13 Temporary Storage Means 14 External Storage Means 15 Display Means 16 Editing Means 40 Printing Means 50 Printer Control Means 60 Spool Means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Reading of document data from FD and FD
To external storage means for storing document data, input means for inputting characters, editing means for editing documents, display means for displaying document data on a display, temporary storage for storing document data for input / display / edit A plurality of document creation devices having a storage unit and an operation instruction for each of these units and a control unit for transferring data between each unit, a printing unit for printing the document data, and the print data are temporarily stored. A document creation system comprising spool means and printer control means for controlling the whole.