JPS58144986A - Communication terminal equipment for documentation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To record data so that it is easy to see, by designating a preliminarily determined print pitch as the print pitch for recording when a designated page format is a preliminarily determined specific page format. CONSTITUTION:The receiving control of document information is performed on a basis of a CCU control program, which is stored in an ROM 51 of a communication controlling part 5, and an OS and a CCU message receiving program which are stored in a system controlling part 8. The system controlling part 8 receives data of document information from the communication controlling part 5 and checks whether this data is a page format designating (PFS) code or not and outputs data of received document information to an output part 3 and designates a preliminarily determined print pitch as the print pitch (character intervals).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a document creation/communication terminal device having a document creation/editing function and a communication function.

In recent years, in order to meet the demands of offices, etc., a word processor with a document editing function has been added with sophisticated communication functions, or a document creation communication system equivalent to a telex with document editing functions and communication processing functions added. Terminal devices, such as communication word processors and document creation terminal devices capable of international communication, have been developed.

A document creation terminal device having such document creation/editing functions and communication functions generally includes an input section for inputting character information, format information, and control information necessary for document creation, document transmission, and system control, and an input section for inputting character information, format information, and control information necessary for document creation, document transmission, and system control, and an input section for inputting character information, format information, and control information necessary for document creation, document transmission, and system control. A display section that displays necessary information, an output section that records created document information and received document information, an external storage section that stores created document information and received document information, and a communication control section that controls transmission and reception of document information. Among the document creation communication terminal devices that are configured like this, consisting of a line connection section that connects to a communication line and a system control section that controls the entire system, documents that are particularly capable of inter-national corps communication. The production terminal device is required to have an output section capable of using 180A4 size and American size paper in portrait and landscape page formats.

However, since the horizontal page format is actually used less frequently, the output unit is configured to use only the vertical page format.

In particular, when the output unit is configured with a thermal printer that uses rolled recording paper, it is recommended to prepare two rolls of recording paper and switch the recording paper according to the specified page format. Due to high costs,
Only one roll of recording paper compatible with portrait page format can be used.

However, if you do this, if the landscape page format is specified, the number of characters per line and number of characters recorded will be higher in the landscape page format than in the portrait page format, so line breaks will occur in the middle. Or, the final recording position of one line ends up being recorded overlappingly, resulting in an inconvenience that becomes extremely difficult to see.

This invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to enable recording in an easy-to-read manner even when a page format different from the page format that can be used in the output unit is specified in the document creation communication terminal device as described above. The purpose is to

Therefore, when the designated page format specified by the created document information or the received document information is a predetermined specific page format, the document creation communication terminal device according to the present invention has a predetermined printing pitch as a printing pitch during recording. This is the one with K to specify.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 are block diagrams showing the hardware and software configurations of a document creation communication terminal device embodying the present invention.

In FIG. 1, this document creation communication terminal device includes an input section 1, a display section 2, an output section 6, an external storage section 4, a communication control section (CCU) 5, an indicator light 6, and a line connection. Part 7 and
It consists of a system control section 8.

The input unit 1 consists of a keyboard 10 and a keyboard interface 11, and by operating various keys arranged on the keyboard 10, inputs alphabetic characters necessary for document creation, document transmission, and system control.

Input character information such as numbers, format information, and control information.

The display unit 2 includes a CRT display 20 and the CR, T
It consists of a CR, T control section 21 that controls a display 20, a keyboard 10. The external storage section 4, the communication control section 5, and the system control section 8 also input display information, format information, and control information necessary for document creation and display control via the interface, and display the information necessary for document creation.

The control necessary for this display unit 2 is controlled by a CRT control program stored in a CRT control unit 21 and an operating system (hereinafter referred to as “O8”) stored in a system control unit 8.
).

The output section 3 includes a thermal printer 60 and this printer 6.
The printer controller 61 includes a printer control unit 61 that controls the printer control unit 61, which controls the created document information displayed on the display unit 2, the created document information stored in the external storage unit 4, the received document information received by the communication control unit 5, and the recorded document information. Format information and control information necessary for control are input via the interface, and created document information and received document information are recorded on recording paper.

The control necessary for this output section 3 is performed based on the printer control program stored in the printer control section 31 and the O8 and printer output program stored in the system control section 8. Note that details of this output section 3 will be described later.

The external storage unit 4 includes a known 8-inch double density floppy disk drive (hereinafter referred to as rFDDJ) 40,
41 and the F that controls this FDD 40, 41 1) D
The controller 42 also inputs created document information, received document information, and control information necessary for storage control through an interface, converts the created document information and received document information into a format suitable for storage, and stores the created document information and received document information on the FDD 40. , 41 is stored on a floppy disk.

Necessary control of the external storage unit 4 is performed based on the FDD control program stored in the FDD control unit 42 and the O8 and file maintenance program stored in the system control unit 8.

The communication control unit (CCU) 5, as shown in FIG.
U (central processing unit)50. ROM51°H, AM52.
Interfaces 53, 54. It consists of a communication controller 55 and a line interface 56.

The ROM 51 includes a document send (document reception) program for controlling the transmission and reception of created document information, a document receive (document reception) program, a program for controlling the entire communication control section 5, etc.
Stores the CU control program.

The RAM 52 stores data of transmitted document information and received document information, and this R, AM 52 is used as a working area for executing the CCU control program.

The interface 53 transfers data to and from the system control unit 8, and the interface 54 transfers data to the indicator light 6 that indicates that received document information is stored in the RAM 52.

The communication controller 55 is a synchronous transmitter/receiver that performs parallel-to-serial conversion of transmitted and received data, and connects it to the line connection unit 7 via the line interface 56.
Transfer data between.

This communication control unit 5 inputs the transmission document information stored in the floppy disk of the external storage unit 4 and the control information necessary for transmission control via the interface 56, and temporarily sends this transmission document information to the R, AM 52. The data is stored and then sent to the communication port n (circuit switching network) via the rotary interface 56 and the line connection section 7.

The transmission control of this transmission document information is performed by the communication control unit 5.
The CCU control program was stored in the M51 and the system control unit 8. s and the CCU message sending program.

It also receives document information from the communication line via the line connection unit 7 and line interface 56, temporarily stores this received document information in the RAM 52, outputs information to that effect to the system control unit 8, and controls the system for the received document information. It is output to the output section 3 or the external storage section 4 according to a command from the control section 8, or continues to be held in the RAM 53.

The reception control of this document information is performed by the ROM 51 of the communication control unit 5.
The CCU control program was stored in the CCU control program and the system control unit 8 was stored in the CCU control program. s and the CCU message receiving program.

Returning to the diagram of the broom 1, the line connection section 7 performs line connection such as interface control between the communication control section 5 and the circuit switching network (communication line), and in this embodiment, it connects to the digital switching network service. Applicable home line termination equipment (DSC)
), and its configuration, functions, etc. comply with CCITT recommendations.

As shown in FIG. 4, the system control unit (5CU) f3 includes a CPU 80, a bootstrap ROM 81 for storing bootstraps, a system area for storing programs, and an area for storing data and a working area. It consists of an AM82 and a memory control circuit 83.

In addition, Pootstrap ROM8i and RAM MB2 are
Although part of it is on the same memory address, the memory control circuit 8
6, the Pootstrap ROM 5j side is selected immediately after the power is turned on.

Then, this system control unit 8 controls O8. The entire system is controlled based on a file maintenance program, word glossing program, display output program, printer output program, CCU message sending program, CCU message receiving program, self-diagnosis program, etc.

The functions of each of these programs are as follows.

(a) O8: Mainly task execution management, file management, and Ilo control.

This O8 is capable of multitasking control and has a resident (
(resident) process function.

(b) File maintenance program: Mainly input/output of stored information to the external storage unit 4, conversion of stored information into a file, and file management.

(C) Word processing program - Creation and editing of documents.

(d) Display output program: converts the input information into a format suitable for display and outputs the information necessary for display to the display unit 2.

(e) Printer output program: converts input information into a format suitable for recording and outputs information necessary for recording to the output unit 6.

(f) CCU message sending program: Sending sending document information to the communication control unit 5.

(g) CCU message receiving program: Sends received document information to the output unit 6 or external storage unit 4.

This CCU message receiving program constitutes a determining means for determining whether the designated page format is a specific page format, and a printing pitch specifying means for specifying a predetermined printing pitch when the designated page format is a specific page format. However, the details will be explained later.

(h) Self-diagnosis program: Diagnosis of the entire system and each part.

In this system control unit 8, the above-mentioned O8. Programs such as a file maintenance program, word grossing program, display output program, printer output program, CCU message sending program, and CCU message receiving program are stored on a floppy disk in the external storage section 4.

Then, when the power is turned on, the bootstrap ROM 81 is controlled by the memory control circuit 86, and O8, the file maintenance program, and the CCU message receiving program are loaded into the system area of the RAM 82 based on the bootstrap stored in the bootstrap ROM.

In addition, other programs can be run on the keyboard 1 of the input section 1.
By inputting the file name of a program by operating the 0 key, the program with that file name is read out from the 70 disk to the non-resident program area of the RAM 82 based on O8, and control is performed based on that program.

Next, details of the output section B will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the printer control section 61 of the output section 6. As shown in FIG.

In the figure, the printer control unit 61 is a CPU 310.
, FtOM311. RAM312. input buffer 316
．． Batsuhua RAM314. character generator 61
5. Line feed motor driver 616. It is composed of a cutter motor driver 617 and the like.

The ROM 611 stores a printer control program for controlling printing operations by the thermal printer B, and the RAM 312 stores various data and is used as a working area for program execution.

To the input buffer 313, 8-bit recording information data PD, control information data CD, etc. are transferred in parallel.

The character generator 615 prints one character using 20 dots vertically and 12 dots horizontally when the printing pitch is /10'', as shown in Figure 6 (a) and (b).
2" is 16 dots vertically and 10 dots horizontally, and when the printing pitch is 1/15, it is 15 dots vertically and 8 dots horizontally as shown in 210-7/F and A/1 to F/F in Figure 7. It holds characters and converts the character data from the buffer RAM 314 into dot data.For diacritic diacritic characters, character data of basic characters and diacritic diacritics are input and combined into one character. Column 6 in Figure 7 is for lowercase letters;
Column D is for uppercase letters.

The parallel data from the character generator 615 is converted into serial data by a shift register 318, and then an OR circuit 319 and a buffer 31 whose other input is the underlined data from the buffer RAM 314 are used.
The data is input to the thermal printer 60 via a bold print circuit 620 that performs bold print control by inputting four pieces of bold data.

Next, the specifications of the printer control program stored in the ROM 311 of the printer control unit 31 will be explained.

The printer control program consists of the following (1) to (
4) is satisfied.

Referring to FIG. 7, +1) Format Control (1) When a space 5P (20H) code is received, move the print head one character to the right on the same line.

(II) When a backspace BS (08H) code is received, move the print head one character to the left on the same line.

41:) When a line feed LF (OAH) code is received, move the operating position to the corresponding character position on the next line. However, when the internal switch is set to New Line, LP
When a code is received, a new line operation is performed.

Hibiki ■ When a reverse line feed RL, F' (8DH) code is received, the operation position is moved to the corresponding character position on the previous line.

M When a page break operation FF (OCH) code is received, the operation position is advanced to the corresponding character position on the first line of the next format (page).

At this time, a broken line (- code and SP code alternately) is printed at the page break by specifying a page format selection code to be described later.

Also, if this FF code is received while the automatic cutter on/off switch is in the on state, vapor cutting is performed with the TOF, and if this FF code is received while the automatic cutter on/off switch is in the off state, Print dashed lines.

(■1) Return change operation C) When the t(01)H) code is received, the operation position is moved to the home position on the same line. However, CR
If the code alone is received, reception will be ignored, and if the code is LF, CR code or C
R.

This operation is performed only when an LF code is received.

(Vii) Partial line down PL ]) (s B H) code means the beginning of a subscript or the end of a superscript, and this PL
When receiving the D code, change the operating position by 1 in the vertical direction.
Lower the digit by /12~ and select the next P in the series of data strings.
The characters until the L U (8CH) code is received are treated as subscripts.

(Vii+) Partial line raising PLU (8CH) code means the beginning of a superscript or the end of a subscript, and when this PLU code is received, the operating position is launched vertically by '/12'' and a series of data strings is The characters up to the time when the next PLD code is received are treated as superscripts.

(2) Display control (1) Page format selection CHI (9BH) + Pn (parameter) + 5P (20H
)+J(4AH) code is received, the page format is defined according to the parameter Pn when the subsequent (FF (OCR) code is input.The relationship between the parameter Pn and the page format is Pn=O : Standard page format, portrait orientation Pn = 1 : Standard page format, landscape orientation Pn = 2: A4 size page format, portrait orientation Pn = 3: A4 size page format, landscape orientation, and the default value of Pn is Pn = O. .

However, in the thermal printer 6D, among the above page formats, the standard page format in the horizontal direction and the A4 size page format in the horizontal direction cannot be used.

(++ 1 Graphic modification selection C81 (9BH) + Pn (parameter) + m (61) H
) When a code is received, the presence or absence of an underline in the text is specified.The relationship between the parameter Pn and the presence or absence of an underline is as follows: Pn=Q: No underline or end Pn=4゛: This is an underline start, and the default value of Pn is Pn=O.

(lii) Horizontal spacing selection C3l (9BH) +Pn (Paran-11) +5P (2
When a 0H)+K(4BH) code is received, the character spacing (printing pitch) is defined.
The parameter Pn can be changed at any position within the page and becomes valid after receiving the 18th CR (ODH) and LF (OAH) codes. The relationship between the parameter Pn and the printing pitch is as follows: Pn=O: '/10'' Pn71: '/12'' Pn=2: 1/15〃, and the default value of Pn is Pn=0.

Also, the meaning of the parameter Pn is: Pn = O: 10 characters per 25.4 mm Pn =
1: 12 characters per 25.4nm Pn=2
: 15 characters per 25.4 mm.

(1v) Vertical spacing selection C3l (9BH) + Pn (parameter) + SP (20H
) + L (4CH) code, it continues with it (defines the line spacing (line feed pitch) of the text. Parameter Pn can be changed at any position within the page, and the next LP (OAH) or RLF (8DH) code will become effective after receiving.

The relationship between the parameter Pn and line feed pitch is as follows: p n== Q: 1/6 // P n = 1 = 1/4 tt p n=-2: 1/3 // Pnto3:1/12// , and the default value of Pn is Pn=O.

(3) Printing Control Mountain Character Code Sequence■ When receiving the code of ``Diacritical Diatic Mark Code Ten Basic Character Codes'', print the character with diacritic diacritic mark.

■ "Non-spare Angline code (CCH) Juji character code (20H to 7FH, AIH to BFH, DOH to F'B
H) When a J code is received, a non-spare unlined character is printed.

■ “Character code BSP (08H) + underline (5
FH) When a J code is received, characters with spaces and double lines are printed.

(1i) When a character replacement 5UB (IAI) code is received, an error symbol "?" is printed at the printing position.

(4) Other control reasons When the bold face printing ESC (IBH) + B (42H) code is received, bold printing (printing with one dot line thicker in the horizontal direction) is started or ended.

(11) Left margin set ESC (LBH) + 0 (4FH) + Pn (parameter)
When a code is received, the printing position is moved to the column position corresponding to Pn at the current character pitch. After that, the left margin position will not change unless it is changed again by the LMS code. Note that the parameter Pn is Pn
=01~99 decimal, default value is Pn=1
It is 0.

(iii) When the response door operation ESC (IBH) + R (52H) code is received, (
After the operation is completed, set to the initial state when the power is turned on.

(1v) When the automatic paper cut ESC (IBH) 10/E (45H) code is received, paper cutting is performed with TOF when the automatic cutter on/off switch is in the on state, and when the switch is in the off state, the current printing position Make a paper cut.

(V) Auto New Line When a character code is input that exceeds the maximum number of characters to be printed on that line during printing at a specified printing pitch, a new line is automatically added and printing continues.

(vl) Self-test Test characters in Figure 7 (7FH, AOH.

FFH) generation and printing are performed automatically.

Next, the CCU message receiving program stored in the system control unit 8, which constitutes the determining means and printing pitch specifying means according to the present invention, will be explained.

FIG. 8 is a flow diagram showing the main part of the CCU message receiving program.

In the figure, the system control unit 8 receives data of received document information from the communication control unit 5, and checks whether this data is a page format specification (PFS) code.If the data is a page format specification (PFS) code, then It is determined whether the specified page format specified by the received document information is a landscape page format, which is a predetermined specific page format.

When the specified page format is a landscape page format, the data of the received document information is output to the output unit B, and a predetermined printing pitch of 1/15'' is specified as the printing pitch (character interval).

Also, if the specified page format is a portrait page format, the data is output to the output unit 3, and '
/10" printing pitch is specified, and if the data from the communication control unit 5 is not a page format designation (PFS) code, the data is output to the output unit 6.

In this way, when a landscape page format that cannot be used with the thermal printer 60 of the output unit B is specified, the print pitch is 1/15", which is shorter than the 1/10" print pitch when the normal portrait page format is specified. Specify to print and record in fine print.

As a result, the printed image appears to be smaller than the horizontal one, making it easier to read.

In this embodiment, 2 is used as an example of printing received document information.
As mentioned above, when printing the document information in the file of the 70 disks in the external storage unit 4, the above-mentioned C
Processing similar to that of the CU receiving program may be performed using the printer output log and RAM.

Further, similar processing can also be performed by a printer control program.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, an example was described in which only 1/1o character spacing is used as the character spacing specified by the received document information, but if a character spacing smaller than 1/1o is specified, You can specify a smaller character spacing to match that.

However, it is necessary that the printer has the ability to record at such character intervals. Furthermore, when the designated page format is a specific page format, it is also possible to perform control such as increasing the print pitch.

For example, if only landscape page format is available and portrait page format is specified,
Printing with a wider printing pitch than the specified printing pitch will make it easier to read.

As described above, according to the present invention, even if a page format different from the page format usable on the output unit is specified in the document creation communication terminal device, the document can be recorded in an easy-to-read manner.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are block diagrams showing the hardware configuration and software structure of a document creation communication terminal device embodying the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the communication control section in FIG. 1. , FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the system control section, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the output section, and FIG.
The figure is an explanatory diagram showing different examples of character configuration blocks of the character generator of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing different examples of character configuration blocks of the character generator of FIG. 5. FIG.・Explanatory diagram showing the control code. FIG. 8 is a flow diagram showing the main part of the CCU message receiving program of FIG. 2. 1... Input section 2... Display section 6... Output section 4... External storage section 5... Communication control section 7... ...Return connection part 8...System control part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Document creation 2. Input section for inputting character information, formal information, and control information necessary for document transmission and system control, display section for displaying information necessary for document creation, and recording of created document information and received document information. an external storage section that stores created document information and received document information, a communication control section that controls transmission and reception of document information, a line connection section that connects to a communication line, and a system that controls the entire system. In a document creation/communication terminal device having a document creation/editing function and a communication function configured with a control unit, it is determined whether a specified page format specified by the created document information or received document information is a predetermined specific page format. a determining means for determining, and based on the determination result of the determining means, when the specified page format is a specific page format, a predetermined printing pinch is specified as a printing pitch when wiring document information by the output unit. 1. A document creation communication terminal device, characterized in that it is provided with a printing pitch specifying means.