JPH0661965B2 - Document processing method - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing method, and more particularly to a document processing method in an electronic device such as a small word processor or electronic typewriter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electronic devices such as small word processors and electronic typewriters have been known. Unlike a device such as a typewriter, this type of device is capable of processing such as editing, saving, and calling a document, and its operating system is complicated due to its high functionality.

[0003]

For this reason, this type of device cannot fully exhibit its function until it takes a certain proficiency period, and the document information cannot be obtained due to a failure in operation or the like. There was a high possibility that something like destroying the.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a document processing method capable of performing advanced processing by a simple key operation.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a name is designated, an instruction is issued to store a document in association with the name in a storage unit, and based on the instruction, It is determined whether or not the specified name is already stored in the storage unit, and when it is determined that the specified name is not stored, the document, the output format corresponding to the document, and the name are determined. Saved in the storage unit in association with each other, if it is determined that the specified name is already stored in the storage unit, notify the user,
An instruction is given to specify a name from the documents stored in the storage unit to read out the document corresponding to the name, and both the document corresponding to the specified name and the output format are specified based on the instruction. A configuration is adopted in which the document is printed based on the output format in response to an instruction to print the document and the printing is stopped based on print stop information included in the document or the output format.

[0006]

With the above configuration, the created / edited document can be saved in the storage unit together with its output format, and in the case of calling or printing the saved document, the print stop information included in the document or the output format is used. Printing can be stopped based on this.

[0007]

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

The basic configuration of the electronic device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a platen knob, which is used when manually loading paper or when finely adjusting the print position in the vertical direction. Push Knob 1 inward,
The structure is such that the internal drive pulse motor is disconnected and the knob 1 can be manually rotated. The paper support 2 is a guide plate for the paper and is used so that the printed surface faces the operator side even when a thin paper is used. The page end indicator 3 is a finger indicating the length to the end line of the paper, and the operator adjusts the indicator 3 in the up and down direction in advance according to the vertical length of the paper as shown by the arrow and passes through the placing platen 17. When the upper edge of the sheet of paper that has come out reaches the graduation position of the indicator 3, the length to the end line of the sheet of paper can be known. The release lever 4 is used when the pinch roller arranged below the platen is separated from the platen and the inclination of the sheet is manually corrected. Since the soundproof cover 5 is formed of transparent acrylic for suppressing the impact sound of impact printing, the printed characters can be seen through the soundproof cover 5. Change typeface,
Alternatively, when the ribbon cassette is replaced, the upper cover 6 is opened while rotating backward, and the type wheel loaded on the carriage portion or the ribbon cassette is replaced. This electronic typewriter has four types of lateral printing pitch: 10 characters, 12 characters, and 15 characters per inch, and proportional spacing (hereinafter referred to as PS) in which the printing pitch changes depending on the size of the type. . The scale 8 has three scales carved at a pitch of 10, 12 and 15 characters, and the carriage indicator 12 is composed of three lamps such as LEDs, and is mounted on the carriage to form the keyboard 10. The lamp corresponding to the pitch designated by is turned on and the carriage position is shown on the scale 8.

The keyboard 10 includes a character key group 10a for inputting and printing characters and control key groups 10 arranged on both sides thereof.
The input key signal composed of b and 10c is read in the keyboard control unit and sent to the main control unit including the MPU. When the input key is a key to be printed, the relevant data is sent from the main control unit to the printer control unit. In the case of a key to be displayed, data is sent from the main control unit to the control unit of the display unit 94 and displayed on the display unit 94. Keyboard 1 such as print pitch switching, line feed pitch switching or illuminated keys
In the case of a key input for changing the illumination of the lamp above 0, the data for controlling the lighting of the lamp is sent from the main control unit to the keyboard control unit.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to realize a function that cannot be realized by the conventional typewriter. The functions obtained by the present embodiment are introduced below, and their usefulness is shown by describing the key operation procedure. It should be noted that even a general key found in a conventional typewriter can realize a unique function when used in combination with the key according to the present embodiment.

First, the function and operation procedure of each key will be described, and then a control method centered on a specific key to satisfy each function will be described. This further clarifies the electronic typewriter according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view of the operation panel of the electronic typewriter of this embodiment. In the figure PI
The TCH key is used to specify the number of print characters per inch as described above. Each time the PITCH key is pressed, the display portion L1 composed of a lamp such as an LED relating to the PITCH is turned on in the order of 10, 12, 15, PS, and in addition, cyclically. 10, 12, 15 is the number of characters /
Although it is an inch, the number of characters per inch of PS differs depending on the characters to be printed. The LINE SPACE key indicates the line feed amount, and the basic unit length 1 of the feed amount is 1/6
Inches. As in the previous case, the lamp L2 is lit cyclically by pressing the key. K B SELE
The CT key is an alternative to keys that cannot select characters even with SHIFT keys that specify uppercase and lowercase letters, that is, keys that correspond to three types of characters with a single key, such as KIII. This means that in this example K
When the BI lamp L3 is lit, “¶” and “§” are selected, and either one is selected by the SHIFΤ key. Also, when the KBII lamp is lit, the vertical line character "1" is selected. Each time the K B SELECT key is pressed, I, I
One of the I lamps lights up.

The right upper R. The M CONTROL key indicates the function of the electronic typewriter in the right margin. Either JUST, AUTO, or OFF is R.I. It is selected each time the MCONTROL key is pressed.
This is also indicated by the lighting of the lamp L4. When the JUST lamp is lit, the function of right justification (right justification) is selected, and when the AUTO lamp is lit, auto line feed is performed. OFF literally indicates nothing. OP. The CONTROL key is used to determine the print mode of the electronic typewriter. As in the previous case, any of C, W, L, and STORE lights up every time the key is pressed to indicate the print mode. C is character-by-character printing, W is word-by-word printing, L is line-by-line printing, STORE means registration in the internal storage device, and when STORE is selected, line-by-line printing L mode is set.

The SSW1 on the left edge is related to the decimal tab function and is related to the 3-digit scale. That is, SSW1 is S
When P is specified, three digits are scaled by spaces, and when "," is specified, three digits are scaled by ",". The "XX" designation does not scale to three digits. SSW2
Indicates the type of character. When the DECTAB key is used to specify a decimal tab, the LAYOUT key is equipped with a lamp, and the column layout is specified, the INDEN
The T key also has a light, and when the automatic indent mode is instructed, the FORMAT key also has a light. When related to page format, the MEMORY key also has a light, and when related to memory, the MARREL key NONPR, such as when operating beyond the margin
The T key is for referring to the text memory, the REPEAT key is for continuously printing or inputting the same characters, and the ← key or → key is for moving the cursor position of the display 94.
The BACK SPACE key on the right edge is used to move the print position toward the left margin.

[0015]

[Outer 1]

When erasing characters, the INDEX key feeds one line of the printing paper, the REVINDEX key feeds one line in the reverse direction of the printing paper, the CODE key has a lamp and is used together with other keys. When performing special instructions, the CENT key has a lamp, and when instructing centering printing, the ☆ key indicates the printing stop instruction, etc.
Use the left margin key to set the right margin, the RM key to set the right margin, the SET key to set the tab stop, the CLR key to erase the tab stop, the RELOC key to move the carriage to the final print location, etc. When used in combination with other keys to enter lowercase letters or to instruct a special function, the LOCK key above it is SHIFT
Used to give the key a lock. BACK T
The RACE key is used to correct the print by going back to the previous line.

A character key CK is shown within a dotted line. SPACE
The key sets a blank digit.
Execute each time you press it. The RETURN key returns the carriage to the left margin and feeds one line of print paper. As shown, the RETURN key and SPACE key are the letter key C.
Included in K.

FIG. 3 shows a control block diagram thereof. Reference numeral 44 denotes a microprocessor MPU, which interprets a key signal from the keyboard 10 according to a control sequence stored in the read-only memory ROM 53, and 4
The control unit 1 controls the printing mechanism 1, the display device 94, the text memory 54, the speaker 42, and the like. An address decoder 45 receives the control AB of the MPU 44 and receives SELROM, SELBF, SELREG, and SELM.
2, SELFF, SELM1, SELKEY, SELP
Signals of RT, SELDSP, SELBZ are generated, and ROM 53, line buffer 52, register group 51, auxiliary memory 57, flag group 50, text memory 54, keyboard control unit 24, printer control unit 16, respectively.
The display control unit 9L and the alarm control unit 49 are designated and controlled. In addition, keyboard display, printing mechanism, memory, R
An address is assigned to the OM or the like because it is processed by the MPU.

Reference numeral 50 denotes a flag group, which stores the designated state of the typewriter, various modes, and the like. Reference numeral 51 is a register group, which is used for storing intermediate results of processing operations and the like. 5
A line buffer 2 stores information on the characters already printed in the line buffer, and print-out information when printing is performed in word units or line units. The MPU 44 knows what the already printed character is by searching the line buffer 52 in the reverse direction at the time of correction, and controls the carriage to automatically reach the final print position of the already printed line. To do. 54
Stores a character string or a character string, a text, information, tab group information, etc. registered in the memory of a text according to an appropriate procedure by the operator, with or without a title. Since the text memory 54 is backed up by the battery 23, the information in the text memory 54 is not lost even when the power switch is turned off. The battery 23 is monitored by the power sensor 56 and the battery monitoring unit 55 'as long as the power switch is turned on, and gives a warning to the operator when the voltage drops due to battery life or the like. The auxiliary memory 57 is backed up by the battery 23 as in the text memory 54, and stores various operation modes immediately before the power switch is turned off.

The keyboard control unit 24 generates key information through a matrix 88 having grid points corresponding to the respective input keys, and a lamp or pitch display of an illuminated key switch on the keyboard 10 via the cathode driver 64, operating mode, etc. Display lamp 8
Lighting control of 9 is also performed. Printer control unit 16
Prints by controlling the printing mechanism 41 via MD. The display control unit 9L of the display unit 9 controls the information displayed on the display 94. The alarm control unit 49 causes the speaker of 42 to generate a warning sound according to the instruction of the MPU 44. 1
3 is a power supply unit as described above, which supplies electric power to each unit.

Each unit, memory, register group,
The flag group and the like are connected to the MPU 44 via the data bus DB, receive control from the MPU 44, and are connected to the MPU.
Various data is sent to 44, and predetermined arithmetic control is performed there.

FIG. 4 shows the internal structure of the flag group 50.
The role of each flag is as follows.

KB2 is set when II is selected by pressing the KB SELECT key (KB2 = 1). Therefore, when KB2 = 1, FIG. 2KIII becomes valid as a character key of the vertical line character "1". KB2 is cleared when I is selected with the KB SELECT key. INDENT sets INDENT = 1 when the automatic indent mode is started. When the carriage is returned to the left margin, it is always monitored and INDE
When NT = 1, the temporary left margin operates as a left margin. INDENT is cleared when the automatic indent mode is released. STR is OP. When STORE is selected with the CONTROL key, set STR = 1 and S
When any other than TORE is selected, STR = 0. TR
Enter the title name by an operation such as referring to a character string, and then RETU
When the RN key is pressed, TR = 1 is set, and when the reference of the character string is canceled, TR = 0 is set. NP is NONPRT
When the key is pressed, NP = 1 is set, and when the reference of the character string is canceled, NP = 0 is set. SC refers to a character string or the like, and indicates that the search character string is input. Therefore, SC = 1 when the reference character string is input, and SC = 0 when the reference of the character string or the like is canceled. The CMV becomes CMV = 1 when the centering mode (any one of the four types) is established, and CMV = 0 at the same time when the centering is released. TCNT becomes 1 when centering between tabs is specified, MCNT specifies centering between margins, PCNT specifies centering between specified positions, and WCNT specifies centering between words. Becomes 1.

FIG. 5 shows the internal structure of the register group 51.
Register PRTEPT indicates the end point of the character stored in row buffer 52. The register PRTEPT indicates the print end point within the character stored in the line buffer 52. The register CRGPT indicates the position of the carriage from the left margin of the print paper, and stores the movement distance of the carriage from the left margin. Register DCR
In GPT, word-by-word printing, line-by-line printing, etc., the carriage does not move and print immediately by inputting character keys. Therefore, it is necessary to know and monitor the temporary carriage position. At this time, DCRGPT is used to store the actual moving quantity. The PITCH stores information on each print pitch when the size of the character, that is, the print pitch is designated by pressing the PITCH key. When the MPU 44 knows the print pitch, P
See ITCH. Like the PITCH, the LNSP stores the current paper feed amount, that is, the operation state of the LINE SPACE key. RMC is R. M. CONTROL key, OPCNT is OP. The state of the CONTROL key is stored. The LM and RM store the positions of the left margin and right margin at that time in the same unit as CRGPT and the like. S
SW1 and SSW2 are SSW1 and SS on the operation panel
Each state of W2 is stored. The DLM is a save register of the left margin LM in the automatic indent mode.

From TAB1 to TABn, the position of the tab stop at that time is stored and the dimension is the same as that of LM or the like. WO
The RK is used for temporary storage of information, saving of information during control or processing. CPT points to a point in the line buffer 52, exactly corresponding to the character on which the carriage is located,
Used when making corrections. That is, the state of the print character type, print pitch, etc. at that time is stored for each character print, and when correction is required, this is changed from the old character digit toward the younger one in order from the old character digit like the first-in first-out stack.
By deciphering in the fetching order by 44 and reversely reproducing the past carriage movement state and print paper feed state, the carriage can reach the last character position of the line printed in the past.

LC stores the number of feeding lines of printing paper.

FIG. 6 shows the internal structure of the row buffer 52. The unit memories of the row buffer 52 are numbered 0 to n. Character type at addresses I, II, and III of each unit storage area,
Print pitch and print type can be stored separately. This information is used for correction and other cases. The character type of the address I is print character information fetched from the keyboard control unit 24 of FIG. 3, that is, character key information. Further, the state of the slide switch (SSW2 in FIG. 2) (SSW2 in the register group 51) at the time of this key input corresponds to the printing type of the address III. Further, the state of PITCH in FIG. 2 is also in the PITCH in the register group 51, and this is stored in the address II as the print pitch. The length of the line buffer 52 is larger than the maximum number of print characters per unit line, and is set to a length capable of storing 300 characters for two lines, for example. BA
When the CK TRACE key is pressed, the carriage is moved backward and the carriage is positioned at the left margin, that is, when CRGPT = LM, CPT is not 0, so the carriage can be moved to the final print position of the preceding line. . That is, the last print position of the preceding line is the line buffer 52.
It can be calculated and inversely reproduced by the carriage movement command, carriage movement distance, and paper feed amount stored in. Even if the previous line was printed with a blank column from the left margin, the column buffer 52 will print the column before the first print character of the previous line in the line buffer 52.
The character type corresponding to the space is stored in the address I, the printing pitch at that time is stored in the address II, and the non-printing information is stored in the address III as the printing type.
The carriage can be moved to the final print position of the preceding line by decoding in the order reverse to the key input order by 44.

In such a system configuration, the control sequence starts when the electronic typewriter is powered on. Immediately after the power is turned on, the control units 24 and 1 shown in FIG.
Initialize 6, 9L, 49, etc. After that, the register group 51 of FIG.
To clear the flag group 50. After this, in order to reproduce the previous usage state, the nonvolatile memory 5 of FIG.
Since all the information of the register group 51 is stored in the register 7, this is recalled to the register group 51. At this time, the PITCH and LINE S shown in FIG.
PACE, R.A. M CONTROL, OPERATIN
The G CONT lamps are turned on again, and the carriage indicator lamps are also turned on. Since the flag KB2 is also stored in the auxiliary memory 57, the KB SELECT lamp can be similarly turned on.

As described above, the state immediately before the power is turned off can be reproduced after the power is turned on even when the power is turned off or a power failure occurs. Next, when any key is pressed, the key determination sequence starts. That is, the character key and the control key are distinguished from each other. The judgment is made based on the size of the value of the key information. That is, when the respective keys are laid out on the key matrix 88 of FIG. 3, if the values of the character keys are made continuous and the values of the control keys are made continuous, the groups of the eyes, the character keys and the control keys are grouped. Boundary values occur between. Therefore, by comparing the boundary value with the key information, it can be determined to which one it belongs. When the determination result is the character key, the management process of the line buffer 52 is performed. In addition, SPACE key, RET
The URN key belongs to the character key as shown in FIG. If the determination result is a control key, it is checked which control key it is, and the control sequence corresponding to each control key is executed.

7 and 8 show the basic control sequence of the row buffer processing. In FIG. 7, when the character type, print pitch, and print type are stored in the line buffer 52 shown in FIG. 6 by character key input, the register LEPT in FIG. 5 is incremented by one unit. Also. DCRGPT is also increased by one character.
Next, referring to the register OPCONT of FIG. 5, each branch. If the content of the register OPCONT of the register group 51 is C, character-by-character printing is performed.
The process shifts to a printing process called RT and is sequentially displayed on the display 94. However, in the case of W or L, it is determined whether the type of character key is SPACE or RETURN, and printing is not executed yet with a general character key that is neither, only sequential display is performed. RET when printing W, that is, word by word
Printing is started by either the URN key or the SPACE key, and at the time of L, that is, line-by-line printing, only the RETURN key is used to start printing. This realizes character-by-character printing and display, word-by-word display and printing, and line-by-line display and printing.

After the character type, print pitch, and print type have been written to the storage areas 0 to n of the line buffer 52,
When a new character is entered, the entire line buffer 52 is moved to the left by 3
And LEPT and PRTEPT are decremented by 1.
As a result, the three types of information at the leftmost 0th digit in the row buffer 52 are removed, and the nth information area becomes empty. Therefore, the new n + 1th character type, print pitch, and print type may be stored in the nth information area. Further, when the SPACE key or RETURN key is pressed, the information related to them is sequentially stored in the line buffer 52 as shown in FIG. 6, so that the information stored in the line buffer 52 can be corrected at any time. is there. That is, as described above, when there is a space as the character type information, the printing pitch information and non-printing information are stored, and similarly in the case of the return key, the carriage movement amount and the paper feed amount are stored. Even in this case, it is possible to make a correct retroactive correction.

Printing is performed by the print processing control sequence BFPRT shown in FIG. 8LEPT = PRT
EPT? When LEPT and PRTEPT are compared with each other and if they do not match, character printing is executed.
Increase CRGPT by one character. This operator is LEPT
= PRTEPT? It continues until it agrees with. That is, B
The FPRT is processing the unprinted portion of the row buffer 52. Naturally, when this process is completed, PRT
EPT and LEPT are equal, CRGPT and DCRGP
Is equal to T.

Next, a method of registering a character string (sentence) and displaying and displaying the reference will be described.

The key operation when registering a character string or a sentence in the memory is performed as shown in FIG.

OP. Operate the CONTROL key to STO
Make sure the RE lamp is on. Then MEMOR
If you press the Y key, the MEMORY key lamp will light up,
Notify the operator that the character string is in the memory registration state. Next, enter the title name as the heading, display all its contents on the display unit 94, and when the title name input is completed, RETU
Press the RN key. At this time, the title name just entered is printed, the carriage returns, and the printing paper is fed. Further, at this time, if another same title name exists, an alarm is issued. Thereafter, the character string to be registered is input and sequentially displayed, and the character string is printed and registered with the RETURN key. When the MEMORY key is pressed, the title name is registered in correspondence with the character string (text), and the MEMORY key lamp is turned off. When inputting the character string ☆ key, the character string is called from the memory and becomes a print pause instruction part when printing.

Next, the operation of registering a character string (sentence) will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 10, when the MPU 44 of FIG. 3 learns that the MEMORY key is pressed for the first time, the MEMORY key lamp is turned on, and then the flag S of the flag group 50 is set.
TR is checked, and it is determined whether the character string is registered (STR = 1) or referenced (STR = 0). Flag S
TR is OP. It is set by setting CONTROL to STORE. When referring to a character string, the control sequence is transferred to the MRD of FIG. When registering a character string, the next KE
Y INT, that is, a state of waiting for keys. After this MEM
Since neither the ORY key nor the RETURN key has been pressed yet, the process proceeds to the next step. When the title name is input by the character key for registration, the line buffer processing routine LBF in FIG.
The operation of storing each character in the STR, that is, the line buffer 52, and displaying the characters sequentially on the display 94 is performed. After inputting the title name, the RETURN key is pressed as shown in FIG. 9, and in FIG. 10, RETURN? Then proceed to YES. Press the RETURN key as shown in the figure
To study. Since the flag TR is reset in the initial state, the process proceeds to the print processing routine BFPRT, and the title name is printed. After that, the flag TR is set to 1, the title name in the row buffer 52 is saved in the WORK register, the title name in the WORK register and all the title names in the text memory 54 are compared by the MPU 44, and the title name is checked.

If the same title name has already been written in the text memory 54,
If it is registered in, an error sound is emitted at 42 to warn.
The MEMORY lamp is also turned off.

If there is no same title name, the key waiting key for registering the next character string (text) is entered and waits. When the title name is saved from the row buffer 52 to the WORK register, the title name in the row buffer 52 is cleared. However, this time, the title name of the WORK register is sent to the display buffer in the display unit control unit, so that the display of the title name of the display unit 94 is continued.

By pressing the RETURN key, the printing paper on which the title name is printed is fed by one line and the carriage returns to the left margin position.

At this time, the carriage return command, the carriage movement distance from the left end reference position, and the paper feed amount at that time are stored in the row buffer 52 in the order of key operation as shown in FIG.

Also, when the carriage is fed to the right by using the SPACE key, the space, print pitch, and print type (non-print) information are stored as shown in FIG. The information concerning the printing is moved to the WORK register and the text memory 54 in series with the title name and the character string (text) information. Further, when this is called to display or print, the related information is excluded and only the character information is displayed or printed.

When a character string (sentence) is entered for registration, the character? Then, the process proceeds to YES, the character string is stored in order from the first digit of the row buffer 52 in the LBFSTR of FIG. 7, and is sequentially displayed on the display 94. Input of one character string (sentence) is over,
When the RETURN key is pressed, the flag TR in FIG. 10 is set to 1 this time, so the character string (sentence) in the line buffer 52 is registered in the sentence memory 54, and LBFST is also used.
Enter R, character information in FIG. 7 = RETURN? Then, the process proceeds to YES, and the character string (text) is printed on the BFPRT.

The next character string registration is performed by repeating the above operation. During this time, the contents of the row buffer 52 are not cleared, and when the overflow occurs, the contents disappear from the first digit for the first time. This is useful for correction and the like as described above.

At the end of character string (sentence) registration, MEMOR
When the Y key is pressed, the title name is registered in the text memory 54 in correspondence with the character string (text) registered this time, as shown in FIG. The MEMORY lamp goes out and the flags STR, T
Reset R.

Next, FIG. 11 shows a key operation method for reference display and reference printing of a character string.

OP. Operate the CONTROL key to STO
It starts with the RE lamp not lit. Press the MEMORY key. At this time MEMOR
The Y key lamp lights up to inform the operator that the operation of reference display and reference printing of a character string or a sentence can be started. The operator selects whether the reference display of the character string or the reference print of the character string is branched. That is, in case of reference display
Press the PRT key. NO by pressing the NONPRT key
The NPRT key lamp lights up, indicating that the operator has clearly entered the character string reference display state.

The first operation performed at the stage of entering the reference display state is input of a title name. It goes without saying that the title name entered must be the same as the title name entered during registration. After that, the operator presses the star key if reference display is to be performed from the specific character string in the sentence, then inputs the specific character string, and presses the RETURN key. Further, if the reference display is performed from the beginning of the sentence, the RETURN key may be pressed after inputting the title name.

When the RETURN key is pressed, a character string of, for example, 20 characters is displayed from the beginning of the sentence. At this time,
By operating the ← key or → key, the cursor position of the display unit 94 can be shifted word by word, and at the same time, the BA
CK SPACE key and

[0050]

[Outside 2]

It is possible to delete, insert, etc. by using the etc. To end the reference display, the MEMORY key may be pressed. When the character string reference display is performed and all of the character string is desired to be erased, the CLR key is pressed while the character string is displayed on the display 94. MEMORY
Key or CLR key is pressed, NONPRT
The key lamp and MEMORY key lamp go out.

Next, a state in which the reference print is selected will be described.
There are at least three types of printing formats. The first type prints the entire character string (sentence) corresponding to the title name without the title name, and the second type has the title name and corresponds to the title name. The third type prints only two lines of the character string (text) corresponding to the title name with the title name. For these instructions, enter "/ 0", "/" after entering the title name.
Input "1" and "/ 2" and press the RETURN key. As a matter of course, "/ 0" may be omitted in the first type of instruction. Printing starts immediately after pressing the RETURN key. As mentioned above, when registering a character string ☆
If you enter the key, printing can be paused at the point when printing is done up to that location. In addition, by pressing the ☆ key during printing execution, the operator can temporarily suspend printing execution. To resume execution, press the star key again. After printing the character string or sentence corresponding to a certain title name, when printing the same content again, simply use R
All you have to do is press the ETURN key. Also, if you directly press "/" or "2" without inputting the third type of title name, all registered title names are printed with two lines of text. To end this mode, press the MEMORY key. At this time MEM
The ORY key lamp goes off, indicating to the operator that the memory operation has been completed. Next, the internal operation by the above key operation will be described.

FIG. 12 when the flag STR = 0 in FIG.
The transfer of the control sequence to the MRD has been described above. MR
At the beginning of D, the key waiting state is KEY, as in the case of FIG.
It is INT. After that, the type of the pressed key is adjusted.

As shown in FIG. 11, the operator determines whether the character string or the text is referred to by the display device 94 or the printing device 41.

That is, when the NONPRT key is pressed next, the character string registered in the text memory 54 using the display 94,
Input text such as text to refer to the title.

If a title name is input without pressing the NONPT key, character strings, sentences, etc. are printed on the printing paper of the printing device 41 for reference. Since the contents of the registered character string, sentence, etc. can be reproduced by these, it can be promptly judged whether or not it can be used for the current document creation. Further, some corrections can be easily performed on the display 94.

Particularly when referring to a text, it is difficult for the operator to remember the whole text with a display device having a limited capacity. However, if the whole text is printed, it is very convenient for further proofreading. . Now, in order to display the registered character string (sentence) on the display 94, the NONPT key is pressed. As a result, the flag NP is set to 1.

Next, the title name of the character string (sentence) to be referred to, for example, "NO3" or "NEW YEAR'S CAR
"D" or the like is input from the keyboard 10.

When the title name is input, the process moves to the line buffer processing routine LBFSTR described above, the title name is stored in the line buffer 52 as shown in FIG.
The title name is displayed with.

As a result, it is confirmed whether or not there is an error in selecting the title name of the character string (sentence) to be referred to, and if OK, the RETURN key is pressed.

At this time, the flag TR is checked. Since TR is reset to 0 in the initial state, TR = 1? In the determination of No, the process proceeds to NO and TR is set to 1.

Next, the data is stored in the row buffer 52, and the display 9
The title name displayed in No. 4 is changed to WO in the register group 51.
The data is saved in the RK register for continuous display and the row buffer 52 is cleared. At this time, the flag NP is RETU
Since it is set to 1 by the RN key, the display 94 displays the character string (sentence) corresponding to the title name. This is done by the MPU 44 comparing the title name stored in the WORK register with the title name in the text memory 54. The display 94 has a display capacity of, for example, 20 characters, and can roughly estimate whether the character string (sentence) can be used for the purpose. When the title name is displayed on the display unit 94, if the user wants to erase all the character strings (sentences) corresponding to the displayed title name, the CLR key is pressed. At this time, CLR? And Y
Since the flag TR is set to 1 by pressing the RETURN key after proceeding to ES, TR = 1? Then, the process proceeds to YES, and the title name and the character string (sentence) of the sentence memory 54 corresponding to the displayed title name are all cleared.

It is also possible to erase or correct the displayed character string in word units by using the ← key or → key while the title name or the character string (sentence) is being displayed on the display 94. After the title name is input and displayed, the reference display can be started not only from the beginning of the character string (sentence) but also in the middle of the character string (sentence).

At this time, the operator first presses the ☆ key,
Check the flag TR. At this time, since the RETURN key is not pressed, TR = 0, and after TR is set to 1, flag SC is also set to 1. After that, the displayed title name is saved in the WORK register and the row buffer 52 is cleared. However, the title name display is maintained by the saved WORK register. After that, when the input of the search character string is started for the search from the middle of the character string (sentence), it is stored in the line buffer 52 by the LBFSTR as in the previous example, and the display 94 replaces the title name for the search. The character string is displayed. RETU
When the RN key is pressed, the flag TR is adjusted, and it is set to 1 by the ☆ key, so TR = 1? And proceed to YES, and because the flag SC is also set to 1, SC
= 1? Then, the process proceeds to YES, and the search character string stored in the row buffer 52 is saved in the WORK register to continue the display. Since the flag NP is set to 1 by the NONPRT key, the process proceeds to YES to display the following character string (sentence) on the display unit 94 from the character string (sentence) in the middle of the character string (sentence).

When the search character string stored in the WORK register is, for example, "NEW", the MPU 44 finds a portion of the character string (sentence) in the sentence memory 54 that matches the character string beginning with "NEW". The following character string (sentence) is displayed from there. This makes it possible to speedily refer to the target location. If you want to display halfway from another part that starts with the same character string "NEW", press the star key again and the flags TR = 1, SC =
Since it is 1, both proceed to YES, check the flag NP, and 1
Therefore, the following character string (sentence) is displayed from the character string beginning with "NEW" in the character string (sentence). The above can also be achieved by using the printing device 41. To do this, enter the title name without pressing the NONPRT key.
The title name is displayed on the display unit 94, and after inputting it, the star key is pressed.

As in the previous example, the flags TR and SC are set to 1, the title name in the row buffer 52 is saved and displayed in the WORK register, and when the search character string is input thereafter, the title name on the display disappears and the character string is displayed. Is displayed and R
When the ETURN key is pressed, since the flags TR = 1 and SC = 1, the search character string is saved and displayed in the WORK register. At this time, since the NONPRT key is not pressed, the process proceeds to NO with the flag NP = 0, and the printing device 41 prints a character string (sentence) from the search character string or less in the character string (sentence) corresponding to the input title name. Print it. Since the search character string continues to be displayed on the display 94 during this printing, if a selection mistake is found, the printing can be immediately stopped by pressing the star key. Further, when the registered character string (sentence) is simply referred to by the printing device 41, the operator can select the above-mentioned three types of printing formats.

That is, this is a case where the entire character string (sentence) corresponding to the title name is printed without the title name of the first type.

In this case, after inputting the title name from the keyboard 10 and pressing "/" and "0", the RETURN key is pressed. As in the previous example, the flag TR is 0 at the beginning, so N
Go to O, set the flag TR to 1, and then set the title name to W
Save to ORK register. Since the flag NP is not pressed now, of course, the process proceeds to NO, and when the MPU 44 determines the information of "/" and "0" after the title name is input, the character string corresponding to the title name without the title name on the printing paper. All (text) and print-related information are sent from the text memory 54 to the line buffer 52 and printed. At this time, as described above, information such as the space, carriage return, print pitch, paper feed amount, and the like is stored in the text memory 5 together with the character information at the time of character registration.
Since it was registered in No. 4, it is possible to reproduce the same format as the format at the time of registration.

As a result, this registered character string (sentence) can be immediately used for the work at hand.

Further, since the title name is continuously displayed on the display unit 94 during the printing without the title name, if a mistake in selecting the title name or a key input mistake is found, the * key may be pressed to interrupt the printing. . This is extremely preferable because the printing time and the printing paper are not wasted. See also RETURN
You can make as many copies as you like by pressing the key the required number of times.

As for the second and third types of printing, MP input of "/""1" and "/""2" after title name input is performed as in the previous example.
U44 detects and discriminates and uses all character strings for title naming and 2
Only lines can be selectively printed. At this time, the title name continues to be displayed. Also in the first and second types of printing, if the * key is pressed at an appropriate break at the time of registration, when printing is performed up to that point, subsequent printing is automatically stopped.

The process is terminated by pressing the MEMORY key. This enables MEMORY lamps and NONP
The RT lamp goes out. If the title name is not input in the third type, when the RETURN key is pressed to save the title name in the WORK register, the MPU 44 detects and determines the title name zero, and all the contents registered in the text memory 54 are detected. Since only the title names and two lines of character strings (sentences) corresponding to them are printed in association with each title name, the current registration status can be quickly listed and checked, which is extremely preferable. The amount of the character string (sentence) can be appropriately selected by the numeral key next to the slash key "/".

Next, registration and calling of the page format will be described. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, even when the entry points of the printing paper P are different for each line, all of these entry points EP1 to EP11 are registered,
It would be convenient if the carriage could be automatically moved to the entry point during printing and paper feeding. In order to satisfy such a function, in this example, a page format registration function and a call function are further provided.

The page format is registered as shown in FIG. 14, and the first operation is OP. Operate the CONTROL key so that the STORE lamp lights up. Next FO
Press the RMAT key to declare the start of page format registration. At this time, the FORMAT key lamp is turned on to indicate that the FORM-related registration is made. Next, enter a title for the page format. Page format title names must begin with a letter. That is, this is to distinguish it from the title name at the time of registering the tab stop position described later. The title delimiter is RETU
Depressing the RN key. After this, print the title name,
Indicates that one line of printing paper has been fed and the input title name has been accepted. However, as in the previous example, if the same title name is registered elsewhere, a warning is given and the request is not accepted. First, the operator moves the carriage to the entry point on the first line of the printing paper with the SPACE key or the like, and presses the star key to indicate the entry point. When all the input in one line is completed in this way, press the RETURN key to instruct to store all the entry points in one line.
After that, the second to nth rows (n = 6 in the example of FIG. 13) are repeated, and when the storage of the page format is completed, FORM
Press the AT key to register, turn off the FORMAT key lamp, and indicate to the operator that the end has been accepted. Note that one blank line is set between the entry points EP10 to EP11 in FIG. 13, but at this time, the RETURN key after setting EP10 is followed by the RETURN key without the ☆ key.
Just press a key. FIG. 15 shows an operation procedure for calling the registered page format. First, OP.
Operate the CONTROL key so that the STORE lamp does not light. Then, press the FORMAT key.
At this time, the format is the same as when the page format was registered.
The key lamp lights up. Then enter the title name and click RE
Press the TURN key to finish the title name input.
The page format registered at this point is called, so the carriage moves to the next tab stop position each time the * key is pressed. Therefore, by inputting the character string to be printed after the star key and repeating this, it is possible to create a document of the format as shown in FIG. 13 many times. When finished, press the FORMAT key. At this time, the FORMAT key lamp is turned off.

Next, registration and calling of the tab group will be described. When one or more tab stop positions EP6, 9 and EP7, 10 are defined in a certain format, for example, in FIG. 13, if the tab stop is newly defined for another line, the previously defined one Tab stops for lines are cleared and disabled. Therefore, when it is desired to save the tab stop position defined at the present time, the function of registering the tab stop position in one line and calling it again is useful. FIG. 16 shows the procedure for registering the tab stop position. First, OP. Set CONTROL to STORE, press the FORMAT key, then enter a specific title name. If the same title name has already been registered here, a warning is given as in the previous example, and it is not accepted. However, this title name must start with a number. When the RETURN key is pressed after inputting the title name, the tab stop position information previously stored in the registers TAB1 to TABn by the SPACE key, the SET key, etc. is transferred to the text memory 54.
Be registered with. This calling procedure is shown in FIG. OP. Set CONTROL to STORE and FO
When the title name of the registered tab group is input next to the RMAT key and the RETURN key is pressed next to the star key, the carriage is automatically set to the first registered tab stop position.

The operation of the above key operation will be described below.

When the MPU 44 learns that the FORMAT key has been pressed, the control sequence moves to FORMAT in FIG. First, a line counter LC that counts the number of lines of printing paper
Is cleared, then the flag STR is checked, and it is OP.
When it is 1 by the STORE setting of CONTROL,
Register page format or tab stop position. If the flag STR = 0, a page format call or tab stop call is shown in FIG.
Perform as shown in 9.

In FIG. 18, when the flag STR = 1, the key waiting state is entered.

When the title name is entered, the line buffer management routine LBFSTR is entered as in the previous example, and the line buffer 52
, And the title name is displayed on the display unit 94.

RET to indicate the end of title name input
Press the URN key. At this time, since the flag TR = 0, the print process BFPRT routine prints the title name,
Return the carriage to the left margin position, line feed one line,
Set the flag TR to 1. Next, the contents stored in the first digit of the row buffer 52 are examined. If this is a number, the process proceeds to YES, and since the tab stop position is registered, the title name starting with the number stored in the line buffer 52 and the portion immediately before it are used, and the tab stop position information stored in the TAB1 to TABn registers is used. The text memory 5
Register in 4.

If the title name starts with an alphabet, it means that the page format is registered.
The title name of is saved and displayed in the WORK register.
The SPACE key or the like is used to move the carriage to the entry point position, and the * key is pressed to save the contents of CRGPT, that is, the carriage position information (movement distance from the left end reference point) to the WORK register. If there are multiple entry points as shown in Fig. 13 EP2, 3 and 4, the SPACE
Repeatedly press the E key and ☆ key to read the contents of CRGPT
Store in order in registers. Press the RETURN key when registration of the entry point for one line is completed. Flag T
Since R is set to 1 this time, the routine proceeds to YES, the row number counter LC is set from 0 to 1 and its contents are stored in WO.
Correspondingly stored in the entry point storage section of the RK register.

The above operation is repeated for the number of lines of the page format, the entry point information for each line is stored in the WORK register, and W is pressed by pressing the FORMAT key.
The contents of the ORK register, that is, the title name, the number of lines information, and the entry point information of each line are registered in the sentence memory 54, and the FORMAT lamp is turned off to complete the page format registration.

To call this registered page format, OP. Since CONTROL is set to other than STORE, when the FORMAT key is pressed with the flag STR = 0, STR = 1? And proceed to NO, and FM of FIG.
Performed by RD. Enter the desired page format or tab stop title name, use LBFSTR to display the title name, and use the RETURN key to set TR = 1?
The procedure is the same as the previous example until the process proceeds to NO. Here, if the first digit of the line buffer 52 is adjusted and starts with a number, that is, if it is the title name of the tab stop, the tab stop position information corresponding to the title name in the text memory 54 is set to TAB1 to TAB1.
Transfer to the TABn register and reset tab stop. When the MPU 44 takes in the contents of the TAB register, the tab stop position information used until then is reproduced, and the automatic tab setting of the carriage is performed.

Since the title name starting with the alphabet is the page format, the corresponding page format in the text memory 54 is transferred to the WORK register and the flag TR is set to 1. After that, press the ☆ key to work
The carriage is automatically moved to and set at the entry point by the MPU 44 fetching the entry point information in the register. In the example of FIG. 13, the EP 1 to 11 are automatically set without pressing the RETURN key 11 times, and the carriage is automatically set and the printing paper is automatically fed.
This is because the sentence memory 54 stores the carriage return command, the paper feed amount, etc. by the RETURN key pressed at the end of each line when registering the page format.

When calling from the text memory 54, the PITC set on the keyboard 10 at that time is called.
H, LINE SPACE, OP. CONTROL is ignored, and the content at the time of registration in the text memory 54 has priority. For example, OP. Even if CONTROL is set to print W for each word, call the page format. When the carriage is set to the entry point with the * key and one character key is pressed, the BFPRT routine in the LBFSTR of FIG. 19 passes through as shown in FIG. No, but next TR = 1? Then, the process proceeds to YES and the BFPRT routine is executed again to print each character, that is, OP. Operate in the mode of CCTRL = C.

As a result, printing from the entry point can be performed every time one character key is input, which is extremely convenient. As in the previous example, when calling this page format, the title name of the page format is LBFSTR.
It is extremely preferable to be able to find the selection error of the registration page format at any time during this operation because it continues to be displayed.

[0087]

As is apparent from the above, according to the present invention, a created / edited document can be saved in the storage unit together with its output format, and when the saved document is called or printed, the document or the output is output. Printing can be stopped based on the print stop information included in the format, so you can create and edit documents, and
It has an excellent effect that it can be saved in the created format, printing can be performed in the output format at the time of creation, and printing can be stopped at the same position as at the time of creation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overview of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the layout of a detailed keyboard example according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a detailed explanatory diagram of a flag group according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a detailed explanatory diagram of a register group according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a detailed explanatory diagram of a row buffer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart for row buffer management according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart diagram for row buffer management in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a key operation flowchart for registering a character string (sentence) in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation when registering a character string (sentence) in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a key operation flowchart for referring to a character string (sentence) in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the operation when referring to a character string (sentence) in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a print sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a key operation flowchart for registering a page format according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a key operation flowchart for calling a page format according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a key operation flowchart for registering a tab stop position according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a key operation flowchart for when the tab stop position is called in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the operation when registering the page format and tab stop position in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining the operation when the page format and the tab stop position are called in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 keyboard 41 printer 50 flag group 51 register group 52 line buffer 54 sentence memory 94 character display

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Yuji Nakajima 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. (72) Inventor Yuatsu Kondo 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Kya Non-Incorporated (56) References JP-A-51-64322 (JP, A) JP-A-48-57547 (JP, A) "Toshiba Japanese Word Processor JW-10 Operation" edited by Toshiba Computer Systems Division. Manual (Beginner) "(Showa 54-3-30)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Specifying a name, instructing to store a document in association with the name in a storage unit, and determining whether or not the specified name is already stored in the storage unit based on the instruction. However, when it is determined by the determination that the document is not stored, the document, the output format corresponding to the document, and the name are stored in the storage unit in association with each other, and the specified name is stored in the storage unit. If it is determined that the document is already stored, the user is informed, a name is designated from the documents stored in the storage unit, and an instruction is issued to read the document corresponding to the name. A document corresponding to the specified name and the output format are called together based on an instruction, the document is printed based on the output format according to an instruction to print the document, and the document The document processing method other, characterized in that the stop printing based on the print stop information included in the output format.