JPH0761085A - Batch printer for a plurality of pages - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a batch printer for a plurality of pages without prolonging the output time even when a number of pages are printed by a printer and without the fear of generation of troubles such as jamming and others in processing a number of printing papers. CONSTITUTION:A format size contraction means 9 for contracting a format size constituted of character size, character space and line space of printing information input from a computer terminal 1 and then delivered and stored temporarily in a buffer 4 of a printer 7 into the indicated magnification input by the computer terminal 1, and a priting position setting means 10 for setting the printing positions in compliance with the contracted magnification contracted by the format size contraction means 9 on a printing paper 6 are provided in a printer control section 8. The format size of the information to be printed is contracted into the given magnification by the control of the printer control section 8, and the information of a plurality of recording papers is contracted into one printing paper 6 or into printing papers at least half of the number of recording papers in compliance with the contracted magnification, and the information of a plurality of pages is printed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is connected to a computer terminal device or the like, receives print information input from the terminal device and digitized, and prints it on a print sheet or the like based on the received information. The present invention relates to a printer device that outputs and prints.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 is a conceptual view of a conventional printer device. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 is a computer terminal device as an input device, such as a personal computer or a word processor. Reference numeral 2 is a recording sheet on which input information is written, and the information written on the recording sheet 2 is input from the computer terminal device 1 by the terminal operator. 3 is a printer connected to the computer terminal device 1, 4 is provided in the printer 3, and the computer terminal device 1
It is a buffer that receives input information that has been input from the computer and has been subjected to predetermined electronic processing, and temporarily stores it as print information. Further, 5 is a printer control unit for reading out the print information stored in the buffer 4 and controlling the print processing by a printing means (not shown) or the like, and 6 is the print information under the control of the printer control unit 5. This is the printed printing paper.

With such a configuration, the printing process in the conventional printer 3 is performed as follows. First,
The terminal operator can change the recorded information written on the recording sheet 2 into
The computer terminal device 1 is operated to input. The input information is sent to the printer 3 after being subjected to predetermined processing in the computer terminal device 1. The print information thus sent out from the computer terminal device 1 is once stored in the buffer 4 of the printer 3. When all the information or a predetermined amount of print information sufficient for print processing is temporarily stored in the buffer 4, the printer control unit 5 reads the print information from the buffer 4 and outputs the read print information. A printing operation is instructed to a printing unit (not shown).

Based on this instruction, the printing unit prints the printing paper 6
On the other hand, the print processing of the information previously input to the computer terminal device 1 is performed. At this time, the printing of the printer 3 is basically to print one page of information on one sheet of printing paper 6. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, if the number of recording sheets 2 input to the computer terminal device 1 is n, the number of printing sheets 6 output from the printer 3 is also n.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, when the number of pages of the recording paper 2 input from the computer terminal device is large, the number of pages of the printing paper printed by the printer corresponds to this. It will be many. That is, in the conventional printer, only one page of print information can be printed on one print sheet, and if there is a large amount of input information, the number of pages of the print sheet to be output accordingly. Will increase. The size of the characters printed on the printing paper and the spaces between the characters and between the lines are usually within a predetermined range so that the user can easily read the characters. However, this size is not necessarily unreadable, and even if it is reduced to, for example, half or one-third, it is still readable, but the print character size by the printer is Since the size is within the predetermined range, the number of pages of printing paper is not reduced with respect to the number of pages of recording paper, and almost the same number of printing papers are output.

For this reason, when the number of output pages increases, the consumption of the printing paper increases, and it takes time for feeding and discharging the printing paper, and also for the printing operation. Therefore, there is a problem that the output time by the printer is prolonged. Also, when feeding out a large number of printing paper or discharging it to the outside, there is a risk of causing jams, etc.
The greater the number of printed pages, the more worrying about the occurrence of trouble.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to shorten the output time without prolonging the output time even if the number of pages to be printed is large, and to process a large number of printing sheets. It is an object of the present invention to provide an excellent multiple-page batch printing printer that is free from the risk of jamming and other troubles.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention reduces the information of a plurality of recording sheets by a predetermined magnification and outputs the reduced information on one or a plurality of printing sheets. Is. That is, information recorded on a plurality of recording sheets is input by a computer terminal device, digitized, received, and temporarily stored as print information in a buffer, and all or a predetermined amount of print information is stored. A printer device that reads out print information in the buffer when it is stored in the buffer according to an instruction from the printer control unit, and drives the print unit to perform a printing process on a predetermined print sheet. Format size reducing means for reducing the format size consisting of the character size, the character spacing, and the line spacing of the print information temporarily stored in the buffer of the computer to the instruction magnification input by the computer terminal device, and the format size reducing means. And a print position setting means for setting a print position on the print sheet corresponding to the scale factor reduced by the printer control. Provided.

According to the print information received from the computer terminal device and the instruction regarding the format conversion input at the same time when the print information is input, the printer control unit sets the format size of the information to be printed to a predetermined magnification. Along with the reduction, the information for a plurality of recording sheets is reduced and collectively printed on one sheet or a printing sheet having at least half the number of pages of the recording sheet or less according to the reduction ratio. is there.

[0010]

With the above-described structure, when printing the record information over a plurality of pages at once, first, the contents of a plurality of recording sheets and the reduction ratio and reduction ratio of the format according to the number of pages of the recording sheets are set. The setting of the printing position on the corresponding printing paper is input from the computer terminal device according to a preset input procedure. After the input information is subjected to a predetermined process in the computer terminal device, it is sent to the printer as print information, and once received and stored in the buffer. When all the print information or the print information of a sufficient quantity for printing processing is stored in the buffer, it is first moved to the format size reduction means according to the instruction of the printer control unit, where the character size, character spacing and line The format size such as the interval is reduced to a predetermined scale factor.

Then, the print position is set to the print position setting means so that a plurality of pages of the record information to be printed are printed on one print sheet. When the setting of the print position is completed and the printer control section instructs the driving of the printing means, paper handling means, etc.,
Information on a plurality of pages of the recording sheet previously input from the computer terminal device is printed on the printing sheet, and the information is printed once for each predetermined page.
Printed on a sheet of print paper.

[0012]

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 conceptual diagram of a multi-page batch printing printer of this embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a computer terminal device as an input device, such as a personal computer or a word processor. Reference numeral 2 is a recording sheet on which input information is written, and the information written on the recording sheet 2 is input from the computer terminal device 1 by the terminal operator.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a printer according to the present invention which is connected to the computer terminal device 1. The printer 7 collectively prints a plurality of print sheets 6 by reducing the print processing. Then, it is possible to print on one sheet of printing paper 6. Reference numeral 8 denotes a printer control section provided in the printer 7, and the printer control section 8 controls the batch printing.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a character size of the print information read from the buffer 4 which receives the information input by the computer terminal device 1 and temporarily stores it as print information, and a format size including a character interval and a line interval. Is reduced by a predetermined magnification, and 10 is a print position setting means for setting the print position of the print information reduced by the format size reduction means 9 on the printing paper 6 in accordance with the reduced magnification. Is.

The operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described. In order to collectively print the record information over a plurality of pages, first, the terminal operator performs an input operation of a plurality of recording sheets 2 by the computer terminal device 1. At this time, at the same time, an operation for instructing batch printing in the printer 7 is performed. For example, when there are 6 sheets of recording paper 2 to be input, and the recorded contents of these 6 sheets are to be printed on one printing paper, the format size such as the character size is reduced to 1/6 and the printing is performed. The printing position is set on the paper 6 so that printing for six recording papers can be performed. This can be instructed by inputting from a keyboard or the like according to a preset input procedure.

The information thus input is sent to the printer 7 as print information after being subjected to predetermined processing in the computer terminal device 1. The printer 7 once receives the print information from the computer terminal device 1 in the buffer 4 and stores it. When all the print information or a sufficient amount of print information for printing processing is stored in the buffer 4, this print information is first transferred to the format size reducing means 9 according to an instruction from the printer control unit 8.

The format size reducing means 9 first reduces the character size, the character spacing, and the line spacing to a predetermined magnification for the transferred print information according to the magnification designated by the computer terminal device 1. Thereafter, the reduced print information is further moved to the print position setting means 10 according to an instruction from the printer control unit 8, and the print position setting means 10 prints a plurality of pieces of the print information for one sheet.
The printing position for the printing paper 6 is set so that the printing paper 6 is printed. That is, when it is desired to print 6 sheets of the input recording paper 2 on one printing paper 6, for example, as shown in the figure, the recording paper 2 is divided into the left and the right in the vertical direction, and the right column is divided. The print positions are laid out so that the information for three sheets of the recording paper 2 and the information for the three sheets of recording paper 2 can be printed on the left side.

In this way, when all the print information stored in the buffer 4 is converted into the format size instructed by the computer terminal device 1 and the print position is set, the printer control section 8 causes the printer 7 (not shown) to operate. Driving of the printing section, the sheet handling section, and the like is instructed to start printing on the printing sheet 6. As a result, on the printing paper 6, the information previously input from the computer terminal device 1 based on the plurality of recording papers 2 is converted into one printing paper 6 every predetermined number of pages as shown in FIG. Will be printed on and output.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, the computer terminal device inputs the information recorded on a plurality of recording sheets, digitizes the information, receives the information, and prints the information in the buffer. When all or a predetermined amount of print information is stored in the buffer, the print information in the buffer is read according to an instruction from the printer control unit, and the print unit is driven to print on a predetermined print sheet. A printer device for performing an instruction for inputting, on the computer terminal device, the format size including the character size, the character spacing, and the line spacing of the print information input from the computer terminal device and temporarily stored in the printer buffer. A format size reducing means for reducing to a magnification and a printing position on the printing paper corresponding to the magnification reduced by the format size reducing means are set. A print position setting unit is provided in the printer control unit, and the printer control unit attempts to print according to the print information received from the computer terminal device and the instruction regarding the format conversion input at the same time when the print information is input. The format size of the information is reduced to a predetermined scale factor, and the information for a plurality of recording sheets is reduced to one sheet or a print sheet having at least half the number of pages of the recording sheet or less according to the reduction scale. It is designed to be printed collectively.

Therefore, when the number of pages of the recording paper input from the computer terminal device is large and it is necessary to perform printing on a plurality of printing papers, the format of the information of the recording paper for a predetermined number of pages. The size is reduced by the desired magnification, the print position on the printing paper is set according to the reduced magnification, and the reduced format is printed according to the setting. Alternatively, it is possible to print all on a printing paper having a page number less than half that of the recording paper.

Therefore, it is possible to reduce the consumption of the printing paper and to save the paper resources. Further, since the number of output pages of the printing paper can be reduced, the time required for the printing process can be shortened and the work efficiency can be improved. Further, since the number of pages of the printing paper to be processed is small, the feeding or discharging operation of the printing paper in the printer is reduced, so that the risk of jamming when handling the printing paper can be greatly reduced. And the print information over multiple pages is 1
Since it is printed on a sheet of printing paper and output, it is easy for users to read, and it requires less space for storage and storage, and the storage and storage work is easy because the number of pages of print paper is small. Become.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a multiple page batch printing printer according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a conventional printer device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Computer Terminal Device 2 Recording Paper 4 Buffer 6 Printing Paper 7 Printer 8 Printer Control Section 9 Format Size Reducing Means 10 Printing Position Setting Means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A computer terminal device inputs information recorded on a plurality of recording sheets and digitizes the information,
When this is received, it is temporarily stored in the buffer as print information, and when all or a predetermined amount of print information is stored in the buffer, the print information in the buffer is read out by the instruction of the printer control unit and the print unit is driven. A printer device for performing a printing process on a predetermined print sheet by using a format size including a character size, a character interval, and a line interval of print information input from the computer terminal device and temporarily stored in a buffer of the printer. The printer includes a format size reducing means for reducing the size according to the designated magnification input at the computer terminal device, and a print position setting means for setting the print position on the printing paper corresponding to the magnification reduced by the format size reducing means. The printer control unit is provided with the print information received from the computer terminal device, and Follow the instructions contents related format conversion that is simultaneously input at the time of character information input, as well as reduce the format size of the information to be printed at a predetermined ratio, information on a plurality of recording sheets content in accordance with the reduction ratio 1
A multi-page batch printing printer characterized by reducing and batch printing on a printing paper having at least half the number of pages of a sheet or recording paper.