JPH08161331A - Input setting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily print/set a read picture by designating a printing range and a printing position by a touch key at the time of printing the picture which is read by an image scanner on a receipt. CONSTITUTION: The image scanner 12 consists of a line image sensor and a roller mechanism of rotating on a screen being a read object. When the image being the read object is scanned by a manual operation at prescribed speed, picture data are read for respective lines and they are outputted to an input control part 11. The input control part 11 transfers picture data for the respective lines, which are inputted from the image scanner 12, to RAM 4 through a bus 15. A CPU 2 prints the read picture that the image scanner 12 reads on a printing area which is set on receipt paper. Thus, the printing range and printing position information are set by a touch keyboard 8, and the enlargement/reduction processing of the read picture is executed so that information is set within the printing range.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic register (EC
The present invention relates to an input setting device used for R) or POS system, etc., and more particularly to an input setting device for inputting and setting a character or an image for synthesizing a pop image or the like on a receipt at the time of issuing a receipt in the ECR, POS system, etc.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art ECR (electronic cash register) and POS (Point Of Scales System) terminal devices output input sales data, accumulate (register) the sales data, and register the sales amount and sales. It is an inspection and settlement device that outputs the number of products, the number of sales, etc., and is also installed in department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, etc., and immediately collects data used for product management, customer management, sales management, etc. It is a terminal device.

In these devices, there are the following methods for inputting character information. Enter the digitized character code using the number key. ECR with many keys or O of personal computer
When the A keyboard is connected, the Kana key on the keyboard is directly operated to input.

The character information input in this manner may be used for product registration, a message for sales promotion printed on receipt paper, and the like. For example, on the receipt paper, goods input in transaction units. Printing data such as sales amount, quantity, discount amount, etc., as well as a service message, etc. by the input characters are printed so as to contribute to sales promotion and store's PR.

[0005]

However, in the character input method in such a conventional ECR or POS terminal device, in the case of the above character input method, the input operation is complicated and practical input correspondence is possible. There is a problem that the character types are limited. Further, in the case of the above character input method, since the number of keys is large and the installation area of the keyboard is wide, the area where the ECR or POS system is placed is expanded,
There is a problem that the installation space is often restricted.

In addition, in the receipt paper on which the service message or the like is printed by using the input characters, the input characters are limited, so that the font to be printed and the content of the message are uniform, and the shop and the customer It was hard to say that the receipt paper was effectively used for the service.

Therefore, in the present invention, the image scanner and the touch keyboard are used, and, for example, a pop document in which service contents are written in lettering characters is read by the image scanner, and the read image is printed on a receipt. Another object of the present invention is to provide an input setting device that facilitates print setting of a read image by specifying the print position with a touch key.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In an input setting device for inputting and setting necessary character data and the like by input means in a series of processing units, an input area provided corresponding to a print area when printing the character data input by the input means is provided. Specifying means for specifying
Recognition means for recognizing the specified input range and input position, and a print range for printing the input character data of the input range and input position information recognized by the recognition means in the print area, And a print information setting means for setting the print position as designation information for designating the print position.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in an input setting device for inputting and setting necessary character data and the like in a series of processing units by the input means, an image reading means for reading an image and the image reading means for reading the image. Read image storage means for storing the read image data, designating means for designating an input area provided corresponding to a print area when printing the read image data, and the designated input range and input position. Recognizing means for recognizing, and recognizing the reading range of the read image data based on each information of the input range and the input position recognized by the recognizing means, and printing the read image based on the recognized reading range. Set as specification information that specifies the print range and print position when printing in the area, and enlarge or reduce the read image so that it fits within the print range. And print information setting means for setting the enlargement / reduction magnification to, is characterized by comprising a.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in printing the character data input by the input means, in the input setting device for inputting and setting the necessary character data and the like by the input means in a series of processing units. When the input area provided corresponding to the print area of is designated by the designating means, the recognizing means recognizes the designated input range and input position, and the print information setting means recognizes the input recognized by the recognizing means. Each information of the range and the input position is set as the designation information for designating the print range and the print position when the input character data is printed in the print area.

Therefore, it is possible to easily specify the desired print position when the input character image is printed in the preset print area.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the input setting device for inputting and setting the necessary character data and the like in the series of processing units by the input means, the read image data read by the image reading means is read as a read image. Stored in the storage means,
When the recognizing means designates the input area provided corresponding to the print area for printing the read image data by the designating means, the recognizing means recognizes the designated input range and input position and prints them. The information setting means recognizes the reading range of the read image data based on each information of the input range and the input position recognized by the recognizing means, and the read image is displayed in the print area based on the recognized reading range. The print range and print position for printing are set as designation information, and the enlargement / reduction ratio for enlarging or reducing the read image to fit within the print range is set.

Therefore, it is possible to easily specify the reading range and the printing position of the read image to be printed and combined.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16 are diagrams showing an embodiment in which the input setting device according to the present invention is applied to an electronic register (hereinafter referred to as ECR). First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the ECR 1. In FIG. 1, the ECR 1 includes a display unit 6 for displaying a product name, a sales amount, etc., a key input unit 7 provided with ten keys, various function keys, a mode switching key, etc., a touch keyboard 8 described later, and a receipt. The thermal printer 10 prints sheets and journal sheets, an image scanner 12 that reads an image, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the essential parts showing the overall structure of the ECR 1. In this figure, ECR1 is C
PU2, ROM3, RAM4, character generator (CG) 5, display unit 6, key input unit 7, touch keyboard 8, printer control unit 9, thermal printer 10, input control unit 11, image scanner 12, drawer control unit 13
And the drawer 14, the CPU 2, the ROM 3,
The RAM 4, the CG 5, the display unit 6, the key input unit 7, the touch keyboard 8, the printer control unit 9, the input control unit 11, and the drawer control unit 13 are connected to the bus 15.

CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2
Performs arithmetic processing of numerical values required for various operations while exchanging various data with the RAM 4 according to various control programs stored in the ROM 3, and controls each part in the ECR 1 based on the arithmetic processing. Outputs various control signals. Further, the CPU 2 recognizes the print range and print position designation of the receipt print character image data input from the key input unit 7 by the character print information setting process, which will be described later, by the designation on the touch keyboard 8, and is set on the receipt paper. The print range and print position designation information for printing in the print area of the character image data are set, and the enlargement / reduction processing of the character image data is executed so that the print range is corrected.

Further, the CPU 2 prints a read image to be described later in order to print the read image read by the image scanner 12 in the print area of the read image set on the receipt paper in the read image printing control process to be described later. By the information setting process, the print range and print position designation of the read image are recognized by the designation on the touch keyboard 8, the print range and print position designation information is set, and the read image is enlarged / corrected so that the print range is corrected. Perform reduction processing.

ROM (Read Only Memory) 3 is a CPU
2 stores various control programs for controlling various operations of the ECR 1 and a control program for controlling character print information setting processing, read image print control processing, and read image print information setting processing, which will be described later. RAM (Random Acces
s Memory) 4 forms a data area for temporarily storing sales data, stores print information set by the CPU 2 for character image data and read image data, and enlarges / reduces the character image. Data and read image data are stored.

The CG 5 generates character image data corresponding to the character designation code input by the key input unit 7. The display unit 6 is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and includes the CPU 2, the key input unit 6 and the RAM 4 and the bus 1.
The calculation result, various data, sales data, and the like input via 5 are displayed. The key input unit 7 is provided with a ten-key pad, function keys, and a mode selector switch on its operation panel, and outputs various operation data and mode data input by the user's key operation to the CPU 2 via the bus 15. .

The touch keyboard, as shown in FIG.
It consists of vertical 10 x horizontal 12 touch type matrix keys, and the name of each button is FLAT PLU00 from the bottom left in the figure.
1, set the hard key code 31H, and then go up from there to F
LAT PLU002 / 32H, FLAT PLU00
From 3 / 33H to the upper left FLAT PLU010 / 3AH, and finally the upper right FLAT PLU120 / EAH. The input area of the touch board key corresponds to the image print area on the receipt sample shown in FIG. 4, and the size of the image printed in the image print area is, for example, horizontal x dots, vertical y dots. And

The printer control unit 9 controls the printing operation and the paper feeding operation of the thermal printer 10 according to the printing control program stored in the ROM 3, and the CPU 2 causes the bus 15 to operate.
The print data input via the RAM or the character image data and the read image data transferred from the RAM 4 are output to the print head unit in the thermal printer 10 line by line at a predetermined time interval and set in the thermal printer 10. Printing of sales data, character image data, read image data, etc. is executed on receipt paper or journal paper.

The thermal printer 10 is composed of a print head section in which thermal elements of segment units are arranged in a line and a transport section on which receipt paper and journal paper are set. The sales data, the character image data, the read image data, and the like input for each line are printed on receipt paper and journal paper.

The input control unit 11 includes an image scanner 12
The image data for each line input from is transferred to the RAM 4 via the bus 15. The image scanner 12 is composed of a line image sensor and a roller mechanism that rotates when the image to be read is manually scanned. When the image to be read is manually scanned at a predetermined speed, a line image is obtained for each line. The image data is read by the sensor and output to the input control unit 11.

The drawer 14 stores cash and is controlled by the drawer control unit 13 to display "cash / cash" in the key input unit 7.
It is opened when the deposit key ”etc. is operated.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First,
An input procedure for printing the character image data in the image print area on the receipt shown in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, a character to be printed in the image printing area shown in FIG. 4 is keyed in by specifying a character code in the key input unit 7. In the case of Fig. 5, "Great Deals"
It shows a state in which three Kanji characters have been key-in. next,
On the touch keyboard 8, the print range and print position in the image print area of the character image data are designated by touch operation as shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, FLAT
By designating from the PLU 36 to the FLAT PLU 86 in the horizontal direction and pressing some key operation, for example, a subtotal key or a cash key, the designated operation is confirmed.

By this designation operation, in the CPU 2, since the hard key code of the FLAT PLU 36 at the starting point is 66H, its horizontal position is 6-3 + 1 = 4, and the total number of horizontal keys of the touch keyboard 8 is 12, so 4 / The horizontal starting point coordinate is x0 = 4 / 12x, and the vertical position is 6-1 + 1 = 6, and the total number of vertical keys of the touch keyboard 8 is 1.
Since it is 0, it becomes 6/10 and the vertical starting point coordinate y0 = 6 / 10y
Recognize that.

Further, since the hard key code of the end point FLAT PLU86 is B6, its horizontal position is B-3.
+ 1 = 9,9 / 12 and horizontal end point coordinate x1 = 9/12
x, and its vertical position is 6-1 + 1 = 6, 6/10, and the vertical end point coordinate y1 is recognized as 6 / 10y.

Therefore, in the image printing area, the printing range of the character image data is from the starting point (x0, y0) to (x1, y1), and therefore (4 / 12x, 6)
/ 10y) to (9 / 12x, 6 / 10y) as a base line. When the character image data to be printed is a Chinese character, as shown in FIG. 7, the composition ratio is horizontal 6, vertical 1 (the composition ratio of one character is horizontal 2 and vertical 1 is a double angle). Therefore, the printing width is x1−x0 = (9 / 12−4 / 12) x =
It becomes 5 / 12x, and the height becomes 5 / 12x1 / 6x dots. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the character image data of the "special price" input is inserted and printed in the area divided by the three points.

The character print information setting process based on the above input procedure will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. First, a setting mode (not shown) is entered, and when a code corresponding to a character is designated by key input (step S1), "0" is stored in the save 0 memory and save 2 memory for storing the hard key code in the RAM 4. ”
Is set (step S2). Then, when a button input is performed (step S3), it is determined whether or not the button input is from the touch keyboard 8 (step S4). If the button input is from the touch keyboard 8, "0" is stored in the save 0 memory. It is checked whether "0" is set (step S5). If "0" is set in the save 0 memory, the hard key code of the first input button is stored in the save 0 memory (step S6), and the process returns to step S2. If "0" is not set in the save 0 memory, that is, if the hard key code is already stored, the hard key code of the input button is stored in the save 2 memory (step S7), and step S2 is executed. Return to processing.

If the button input is not from the touch keyboard 8 in step S4, it is determined whether or not the input is by the subtotal key (step S8). When the input is not made by the subtotal key, the process returns to step S2. When the input is made by the subtotal key, it is recognized that the print area designation on the touch keyboard 8 has been confirmed, and the start point coordinates are determined from the hard key code stored in the save 0 memory. Calculate (x0, y0). That is, as described above, first, the low key of the hard key code stored in the save 0 memory is first.
(Lower numerical value) is masked, and High digit (higher numerical value) is extracted and set as a (a0 = a-3 + 1).
Low of hard key code stored in save 0 memory
The digit is masked, and the high digit is taken out and set as b (b0 = b-1 + 1). Start point coordinate x0 =
(A0 / 12) x, y0 = (b0 / 10).

Then, the process proceeds to step S10 in FIG. 10 to calculate the end point coordinates (x1, y1) from the hard key code stored in the save 2 memory. That is, as described above, first, the low digit (lower numerical value) of the hard key code stored in the save 2 memory is masked,
High digit (upper numerical value) is taken out and set as a (a1 = a-3 + 1). Save 2 Mask the low key of hard key code stored in memory, and
The high digit is taken out and set as b (b1 = b-
1 + 1). End point coordinates x1 = (a1 / 12) x, y1 =
Calculate as (b1 / 10).

Then, a character image having a designated code is generated by the CG 5 for the character character input in step S1, and the horizontal and vertical sizes of the generated image are Δx and Δ.
y (step S11). Then, the start point coordinates (x0, y) previously specified by the touch keyboard 8 are calculated.
0) and the print width calculated from the end point coordinates (x1, y1) and Δx are proportionally calculated to reduce or enlarge Δy (step S12). Here, the reduction / enlargement ratio is
It is (x1, x0) / Δx times. Through the above processing, the setting of the print range, print position and character size when the input character is printed in the image print area set on the receipt is completed, and the character print setting information is stored in the RAM 4
To memorize.

Then, in the ECR 1, when the tightening key or the like is operated to print a receipt in a normal operation, the RAM is
Based on the character print setting information stored in 4, the preset character character is printed in the print range and print position of the designated image print area.

Therefore, in the ECR 1 of the present embodiment, the desired print position in the image print area set on the receipt of the key character input can be designated by the touch keyboard 8 having the input area corresponding to the image print area. Therefore, it is possible to easily specify the print position of the message to be combined with the receipt, and to easily print the character image data on the receipt.

Next, an input procedure for printing the read image read by the image scanner 12 in the image print area on the receipt shown in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14.

First, the image to be printed in the image printing area shown in FIG. 4 is read by scanning the original with the image scanner 12. Then, the capture range of the read image is designated by a touch operation on the touch keyboard 8 as shown in FIG. Here, FLAT PL
Move horizontally from U020 as the starting point, and move to FLAT PLU1.
At 10, the FLAT PLU 105 moves downward, and the FLAT PLU 105 again moves in the horizontal direction. Finally, the FLAT PLU 105 returns to the upward starting point, the FLAT PLU 020, and becomes the end point.
The hard key code at this time is 4AH, 5AH, ~ CA
H, DAH, D9H, D8H, ~ D6H, D5H, C5
H, B5H, ~ 55H, 45H, 46H, ~ 46H, 4
Entered as AH.

In this case, from 4AH to DAH, Low
If the digit (“A”) is constant, High digit
Since t (upper numerical value) has changed, it can be seen that it is moving in the horizontal direction, and it can be seen that it is moving laterally by D-4 + 1 = 10,10 keys. Further, from DAH to D5H, the high digit (“D”) is constant, and Low
Since the digit (lower numerical value) has changed, it can be seen that it is moving in the vertical direction, and that it is moving vertically by the number of A-5 + 1 = 6,6 keys.

Therefore, the lateral reduction ratio q when printing the read image of the designated reading range in the image print area on the receipt is q = 10/12 because the total number of horizontal keys is 12, and the vertical reduction ratio r is Since the number of all vertical keys is 10, r = 6
It becomes / 10. Similarly, the other hard key codes associated with the movement are recognized, the process returns to the starting point FLAT PLU020 to end the recognition of the reading range, the image of the recognized reading range is read, and the read image data is stored in the RAM 4.

Therefore, when an image of horizontal x and vertical y dots is read by the image scanner 12, the data required for printing is horizontal x'dot = qf (X), vertical y'dot =
rg (Y), and the print start position is FLAT PLU
It becomes 020. FIG. 12 shows an example in which the read image data is reduced and printed in the image print area on the receipt.

As shown in FIG. 13, the left half reading range (3 AH to 8 AH to 81 H on the touch keyboard 8).
.About.31H to 3AH), the read image is reduced and printed in the left half of the image print area set on the receipt as shown in FIG.

In this way, the read range of the read image read by the image scanner 12 is recognized, the print range for printing in the image print area set on the receipt, the print position setting, and the enlargement / zoom of the read image. The read image print information setting process and the read image print control process executed by the CPU 2 to reduce the size will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 15 and 16.

FIG. 15 is a subroutine for obtaining the read range (Δx, Δy) executed when the read range of the read image is specified by the touch operation on the touch keyboard 8 in correspondence with the read image print information setting process. Is.

When the image scanner 12 starts reading and scanning an image of a predetermined document and the reading range is specified by a touch operation on the touch keyboard 8, this processing is started and the hard key code of the previous button is stored. The memory is cleared and the reading range recognition paper flag is cleared (step S21). Then, the processing of reading the hard key code accompanying the button movement by the touch operation this time is performed (step S22).

Then, in step S23, it is confirmed whether or not the memory storing the hard key code of the previous button is set to "0" (step S23). If it is not set to "0", 2 As the storage processing of the hard key code of the touch button after the first time, it is checked whether or not there is a change in the High digit (upper numerical value) of the hard key code set in the memory (check the lateral movement). (Step S24). That High
If there is a change in the digit, it is checked whether or not there is a change in the Low digit (lower numerical value) of the hard key code (step S25). Its Low d
If the "igit" also changes, the touch operation in the read range is designated in an oblique state, so a predetermined error process is performed (step S26) and the process returns to step S21.

If there is no change in Low digit, it is checked whether or not the reading range recognition flag is set to "1 (indicating vertical recognition)", that is, the movement of the touch operation is changed vertically. It is checked that the width has changed horizontally (step S27). When the reading range recognition flag is set to "1", each of the High key of the hard key code of the touch button stored in the save 2 memory and the hard key code of the touch button stored in the save 1 memory ( The upper numerical value is masked and the difference is obtained (difference + 1 → Δy) (step S28).

Then, the reading range recognition flag is set to "2 (indicating lateral recognition)" (step S29), and the contents stored in the save 2 memory are transferred to the save 1 memory, that is, the previous touch button Save hard key code 1
It is moved to the memory (step S30), and the process returns to step S22.

If the memory storing the previous hard key code of the button is set to "0" in step S23, the save 0 memory stores this time as the first hard key code storing process of the touch button. The hard key code of the button is stored (step S31), and the hard key code of the current button is stored in the save 1 memory (step S3).
2), the process returns to step S22.

Further, the high digit of the hard key code set in the memory in step S24.
If there is no change in t (upper numerical value), check whether there is a change in the low digit (lower numerical value) of the hard key code (check the vertical movement).
(Step S33). If there is no change in the Low digit, the process returns to step S21 and the Low
If the digit is changed, it is checked whether the reading range recognition flag is set to "2", that is, the movement of the touch operation is changed from horizontal to vertical (step S34). When the reading range recognition flag is set to “2”, the hard key code of the touch button and the save 1 stored in the save 2 memory are saved.
Each Low digit (lower numerical value) of the hard key code of the touch button stored in the memory is masked, and the difference is obtained (difference + 1 → Δx) (step S35).

Then, the reading range recognition flag is set to "1 (indicating vertical recognition)" (step S36), the contents stored in the save 2 memory are transferred to the save 1 memory (step S30), and the step S22 is executed. Return to processing.

If the reading range recognition flag is not set to "1" in step S27, or if the reading range recognition flag is not set to "2" in step S34, the save button in the save 2 memory is touched this time. Of the first touch button stored in the save 0 memory and the hard key code of the current touch button stored in the save 2 memory are equal to each other (step S37). (Step S3
8). When it is determined that they are equal, it is determined that the recognition of the designated reading range has been completed, and this processing is terminated. When it is determined that they are not equal, the processing returns to step S22 and the above-described processing is repeatedly executed.

By the above subroutine, the touch panel 8
The recognition of the read range of the read image designated by the above touch operation is ended, and the coordinate information of the recognized read range of the read image is stored in the RAM 4.

Next, the read image print control process executed by the CPU 2 to print in the image print area on the receipt based on the coordinate information of the read range of the read image set by the above process is shown in the flowchart of FIG. It will be described based on.

First, by executing the subroutine shown in FIG. 15, the coordinate information of the read range of the read image is stored in the RAM.
4 (step S41), the lateral reduction ratio q for accommodating the read image in the designated read range in the image print area set on the receipt is calculated by the above-described procedure (q
= Δx / total number of lateral keys of the touch keyboard 8) (step S42). Then, similarly, the vertical reduction ratio r is calculated (r =
Δy / total number of vertical keys on touch keyboard 8) (step S
43).

Then, the input image (X, Y) is reduced to horizontal x'dots = qf (X), vertical y'dots = rg.
(Y) (step S44), the print left head position is obtained from the hard key code stored in the save 0 memory, and is set as the print start coordinate (x0, y0) (step S45).
Then, the read image of the reduced horizontal x'dot = qf (X) and vertical y'dot = rg (Y) is printed at the print start coordinates (x0, y
0) is combined with an existing image (subtotal data, etc.) as the left head point, and printed on the receipt paper by the thermal printer 10.
To print (step S46), and this processing ends.

As described above, in the ECR1 of this embodiment,
Since the read range of the read image read by the image scanner 12 can be designated by the touch keyboard 8 having the input area corresponding to the image print area set on the receipt, the read range and the print of the read image to be combined with the receipt paper can be specified. The position can be easily designated, and the read image can be easily printed on the receipt.

Therefore, it is possible to easily print a character image input by a key, a desired product mark read by an image scanner, a POP image for a service, etc. on a receipt paper, and at a store equipped with an ECR and POS system terminal. Effective use of receipt paper can be facilitated.

[0057]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily specify a desired print position when an input character image is printed in a preset print area.

According to the second aspect of the invention, it is possible to easily specify the reading range and the printing position of the read image to be printed and combined.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an ECR to which the inventions of claims 1 and 2 are applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the main part of the ECR of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a key configuration of the touch keyboard of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a receipt sample and an image printing area.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a receipt sample for printing character image data.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state of a print range designation operation on the touch keyboard of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of character image data to be printed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the content of coordinate setting of the print range set by specifying the print range of FIG. 6;

9 is a flowchart of a character print information setting process executed by the CPU of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of character print information setting processing subsequent to FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state of a read range designation operation of a read image on the touch keyboard of FIG. 2;

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a read image reading area set in the image printing area of the receipt by the designation operation of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another read range specifying operation of a read image on the touch keyboard of FIG. 2;

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a read image reading area set in the image printing area of the receipt by the designation operation of FIG. 13;

15 is a flowchart of read image print information setting processing executed by the CPU of FIG.

16 is a flowchart of a read image print control process executed by the CPU of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ECR 2 CPU 3 ROM 4 RAM 5 CG 6 Display 7 Key Input 8 Touch Keyboard 9 Printer Control 10 Thermal Printer 11 Input Control 12 Image Scanner 13 Drawer Control 14 Drawer 15 Bus

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An input setting device for inputting and setting required character data and the like in a series of processing units by an input means, the input setting device being provided corresponding to a print area for printing the character data input by the input means. Specifying means for specifying the specified input area, recognizing means for recognizing the specified input range and input position, and information based on the input range and input position recognized by the recognizing means for the input character data An input setting device, comprising: print information setting means for setting print range and print position when printing in the print area. 2. In an input setting device for inputting and setting necessary character data and the like in a series of processing units by an input means, an image reading means for reading an image and read image data read by the image reading means are stored. Read image storage means, a specifying means for specifying an input area provided corresponding to a print area when printing the read image data, and a recognizing means for recognizing the specified input range and input position, When recognizing the read range of the read image data based on each information of the input range and the input position recognized by the recognizing means, and printing the read image in the print area based on the recognized read range. Set as the designation information that designates the print range and print position, and enlarge / shrink to enlarge or reduce the read image so that it fits within the print range. Input setting device being characterized in that anda print information setting means for setting a small magnification.