JPH06325034A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the information processor which can automatically judge a position to synthesize added character string, can synthesize it, can output it to a printer or the like and can improve the appearance of the output corresponding to the contents (valid character length) of respective data (character strings) existent in a data file. CONSTITUTION:Since the valid data sequence erasing the excess data of data sequences is detected by a data processing means P5, synthetic data are synthesized to this valid data sequence at a set interval and outputted to a printing means 24 so that the output with good appearance can be enabled.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, and more particularly to an information processing apparatus such as a word processor capable of synthesizing a stored data string with additional data and outputting the synthesized data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an information processing apparatus capable of printing out specific item data (for example, name) of a data file such as a card database on an output sheet such as a slip.

In such a conventional information processing apparatus, for example, it is possible to print out the name "Koji Nakabayashi" with the honorary title "Sama". Is a fixed position (the last position of the length of the item column (9 characters for the item column "Nakabayashi □ Koji □ □
If it is □□, the tenth character is “Nakabayashi □ Koji □□□□□
Sama '))). That is, when the character string in the data file such as the card database is combined with the additional character string for print processing, the effective length of the character string existing in the data file (the portion excluding the extra blank (□)) Regardless of, the additional character string was combined and printed at a fixed position.

[0004]

As described above, according to the conventional technique, since the additional character string is printed at a fixed position, the additional character string may be printed depending on the effective length of the character string existing in the data file. There is a long space (□) between the string (for example, “sama”) and the character string (for example, “Koji Nakabayashi”) (for example, “Nakabayashi □ Koji □□□□”),
It had the drawback that it looked bad.

The information processing apparatus of the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an additional character string is synthesized based on the content (effective character length) of individual data (character string) existing in a data file or the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus capable of automatically determining a position to be used, combining the positions, outputting the result to a printing device or the like, and improving the appearance of the output.

[0006]

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is effective in detecting a valid data string of a data string stored in the data memory means, in which the amount of data that can be stored is preset. Data string detecting means, synthetic data storing means for storing synthetic data to be added to the valid data string, and interval setting means for setting an interval between the valid data string and the synthetic data. A combination processing means for combining the effective data string and the combined data at intervals set by the interval setting means; and an output means for outputting the data string combined by the combining processing means. .

[0007]

Since the effective data string detecting means detects the effective data string in which the extra data of the data string is deleted,
By combining the effective data string with the combined data at the intervals set by the interval setting means, it is possible to produce a good-looking output.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The apparatus of the embodiment has a document mode which functions as a word processor, and a data processing mode in which record data is input in a card display format and various data processing such as sorting and selecting is performed and a processing result is output in a card format. This is an information processing apparatus that can switch between and, and has the functional block configuration shown in FIG. 1 and the hardware configuration shown in FIG.

In the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a central processing unit (CPU) including a microprocessor, which controls various input / output devices, performs document processing, data processing and the like. Two
Is a main memory composed of a dynamic RAM, in which various programs, document files created in the document processing mode and data processing files created in the data processing mode are temporarily stored. A first auxiliary memory 3 is a hard disk connected to the bus 5 via the hard disk I / O interface 4. The hard disk I / O interface 4 includes a hard disk control unit and controls high-speed data transfer between the main memory 2 and the first auxiliary memory 3 under the control of the DRAM controller 6 according to a start instruction from the central processing unit 1. 7 is a CR as a display means
At T, it is connected to the bus 5 via the CRT interface 8. The CRT interface 8 includes a circuit for controlling the CRT screen, and under the control of the central processing unit 1, the display code data is changed into a pattern by the character generator 9 and is expanded in the display buffer memory 10 to be displayed on the CRT 7.
To display.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a keyboard as an input means for inputting data, text and the like and selecting various functions, and is connected to the bus 5 via a keyboard interface 12 including a circuit for a keyboard control circuit. The keyboard interface 12 discriminates the pressed key, converts it into a control signal or a data signal, and sends it to the central processing unit 1. The central processing unit 1 receives this control signal and executes various functions.

An image reader 17 reads a photograph or an image and reads it into the main memory 2 through an image reader interface 18. The control is performed by the central processing unit 1.

Reference numeral 13 is a printer such as a wire dot printer, a laser beam printer, a thermal printer, etc., and exchanges print data for printing, for example, 48 × 48 dot matrix characters between the main memory 2 and a print buffer (not shown) of the printer 13. Printer interface 1 between
4 to the bus. Printing control is performed by the central processing unit 1.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a second portable auxiliary memory composed of a floppy disk which is connected to the bus 5 via a floppy disk interface 16 and transfers a document file and a data file created by the embodiment apparatus from the first auxiliary memory 3. Or a document file created by another document file creation device or the like. The floppy disk interface 16 includes a floppy disk controller, and under the control of the DRAM controller 6 according to a start command from the central processing unit 1, the main memory 2 and the second auxiliary memory 1 are controlled.
Control high-speed data transfer between 5

The functional block diagram of the apparatus of this embodiment having the above hardware configuration is as shown in the block diagram of FIG. That is, the control means 19 includes the central processing unit 1 and the main memory 2.
Alternatively, the main storage unit 20 corresponds to the main memory 2 and the auxiliary storage unit 21 corresponds to the hard disk 3 corresponding to various programs showing the control procedure of the central processing unit for storage in the first auxiliary memory 3.
And interface 4, floppy disk 15 and interface 16, and the display means 22 is a CRT.
The input means 23 corresponds to the keyboard 11 and the interface 12, and the printing means 2
Reference numeral 4 corresponds to the printer 13 and the interface 14, and image reading means 25 corresponds to the image reader 17 and the interface 18, respectively.

The control means 19 forms various buffer memories and various tables on the main storage means 20, and the control means P2 to P5 realized by the various programs (software) use the buffer memory and tables to make documents. Perform file and data processing functions.

As will be explained in the control means 19, P
Reference numeral 1 is a main control means that fulfills the basic function of the control means, and manages and controls the input / output control means P2, the file management means P3, the document processing means P4, and the data processing means P5.

The input / output control means P2 is an input means 23,
It controls the display unit 22, the printing unit 24, the auxiliary storage unit 21, and the image reading unit 25.
2, 23, 24, 21, 25 and control data are exchanged between the main storage means 20 and the respective means 22, 2
Character data and image data are transferred between 3, 24, 21, 25 and the main storage means 20.

The file management means P3 is an auxiliary storage unit 2
Logically managing files by using the data in the table of the main memory 20 in order to access various files (document files, data files, dictionary files, font files, program files, etc.) stored in 1. .

The document processing means P4 carries out the function of a Japanese word processor, and includes a kanji conversion function for converting a character input from the input means 23 into a kanji-kana mixed sentence, various document editing functions and this editing work. From a function control unit such as a document creating unit P41 having a document display function for displaying the document being created on the display unit for the sake of simplicity and a document printing unit P42 for printing the edited document by the printing unit 22. Become.

The data processing means P5 is a card creating means P51, a document creating means P52, a record creating means P5.
3, display format management means P54, record processing means P5
5, slip output processing means P56 and the like.

The document creating means P52 is the document creating means P.
The card creating means P51 has the same function as that of 41, and the function (the field) in which the card creating means P51 creates data by using the function of the document creating means P52 when creating a new card.
Has a function of defining item names, types, etc., and setting the definition data in the table of the main storage means 20. When the card creating means P51 does not create a new card,
It also has a function to display a card for which a data file has been created.

The record creating means P53 displays the input data from the keyboard 11 in the item input area (definition range) of the card created by the card creating means P51 and stores it in the buffer memory of the main storage means 20, A write (W) function of storing data for managing records in a table of the main storage means 20, and a read (R) for reading out a specified record from the buffer memory of the main storage means 20 and combining it with a card image for display. ) Has a function. The record creating means P53 has an access pointer for designating a record that can be read / written.

The display format management means P54 switches between displaying the records in a card format for one case or in a list display format in which a plurality of records are collected.

The record processing means P55 performs various record processing (data processing) functions such as record selection and sorting.

The slip output means P56 has a function of previously designating a size of a slip or the like to be printed out and a print position of an item, and printing item data of a designated record on the slip or the like. Further, these designated conditions can be registered in the main storage unit 20 or the auxiliary storage unit 21 as printing conditions and repeatedly called.

As described above, each function control means P1 of the control means 19
, But these do not exist so that they can be extracted and separated by hardware, but as described above that they exist in terms of software and functionality. The function control means P1 ... Can be replaced with logic circuits as needed.

Next, in the apparatus of this embodiment, a data file is created by the means described so far, but the item data registered in this data file and the additions registered in the printing conditions etc. The function of synthesizing and printing the data will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 and an example of the data on the data file shown in FIG. 4 and the print result.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, the data registered in the data file existing in the auxiliary storage means 21 is read into the buffer memory of the main storage means 20 (F01). FIG. 5 shows an example of one card data displayed on the display means.

When performing composite printing, first, printing conditions are selected. It is selected whether to select a printing condition registered in advance and execute composite printing according to the registered condition, or to sequentially set printing conditions and execute printing (F0
2).

When the registered conditions are already selected, the printing conditions existing in the auxiliary storage means 21 are changed to the main storage means 20.
Is read to the buffer memory (F03).

On the other hand, when the printing conditions are sequentially set, the item data to be printed is designated and the print start position on the paper is designated. Further, the data to be combined is input, and it is designated whether or not an interval (space) is opened between the item data and the data to be combined (F09). The designated conditions can be stored in the main storage unit 20 or the auxiliary storage unit 21 (F10).

FIG. 6 shows an example of a print condition setting screen, and particularly shows a case where the print condition of the data in the [Name] column is designated. The character size on the screen indicates the character size (full-width, half-width, etc.) of the character used for printing. Point is the character point (12 points, etc.)
, And common means that the points are the same as those of other cards. The pitch indicates the character pitch.
The X coordinate and the Y coordinate indicate print position coordinates on the output paper. The printing of the title is "Sama" in the data in the name field.
It shows support for printing with titles such as "don" and "corporation" added. [] Is a field for inputting or selecting and displaying a title to be combined and printed. The space indicates whether to leave a space between the right end of the data (valid character string) in the name field and the title. In the present embodiment, the space is one character, but the space is not limited to this, and a space for a plurality of characters may be provided.

If the printing conditions for composite printing are determined, then data composition is performed. First, the character string of the item data on the main storage means 20 is checked (F04). The check is repeated one character at a time from the rear side (right end) of the character string of the item data until a code other than the space code is detected. If the detected code is a space code, the space code is regarded as extra. , Cut. If a code (character code, etc.) other than the space code is detected, the check ends, and the remaining data is used as a valid character string (F0
5). For example, if the data frame in the name field has 9 characters and the character string data is "Nakabayashi □ Koji □ □ □ □", the space code "□" from the right end to the 4th character is cut. Then, the remaining 5 characters "Koji Nakabayashi" becomes the effective character string. Next, synthesizing is performed. If there is a process to open a space (space) between the valid character string and the synthetic data (synthetic character string) in the print conditions, the valid character string and synthetic character string A space code for one character is inserted between and to synthesize (F07). On the other hand, if there is no designation in the printing condition to open a space (space) between the effective character string and the combined character string, the combined character string is combined after the effective character string (F0
6). After these processes, output to the printing means 24 (F
08).

FIG. 4 shows examples of print results obtained by printing the data on the data file under various printing conditions. Example E1
The length of the item on the data file of ~ E7 (in the embodiment,
All of the name fields) are set with 9 double-byte characters. Example E
The additional data (honorific name) set in the printing conditions of 1 to E4 is “sama”, and it is specified that all item data and the item data are combined and printed, and the print result is the name and title. There is one space between the characters. Further, the additional data (honorific title) set in the printing conditions of Examples E5 to E7 is "corporation", and it is specified that the item data and the data are combined and printed without a gap, and the print result is the name and There is a gap between the title and the title.

[0036]

As described above, according to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the position where the additional character string is synthesized is determined by the content (effective character length) of each data (character string) existing in the data file or the like. Since it is possible to automatically judge, synthesize, and output to a printing device or the like, it is possible to improve the appearance of the output.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block configuration diagram of an information processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of an information processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a composite printing flowchart of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing data on a data file of the information processing apparatus of the present invention and an example of a print result.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen configuration example of a data file of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a print condition designation screen for composite printing of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Central Processing Unit 2 Main Memory 3 First Auxiliary Memory 5 Bus 7 CRT 9 Character Generator 10 Display Buffer Memory 11 Keyboard 13 Printer 15 Second Auxiliary Memory 17 Image Reader 19 Control Means 20 Main Storage Means 21 Auxiliary Storage Means 22 Input Means 23 display means 24 printing means 25 image reading means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A data storage unit having a preset amount of storable data, a valid data sequence detection unit for detecting a valid data sequence of a data sequence stored in the data storage unit, and an addition to the valid data sequence. The composite data storage means for storing the composite data, the interval setting means for setting the interval between the effective data sequence and the composite data when the composite data is combined, and the interval setting means for setting the interval. An information processing apparatus comprising: a combination processing unit for combining an effective data string and the combined data; and an output unit for outputting the data string combined by the combination processing unit.