JPS5829042A - Information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the burden of the operator for print output, by providing a display section displaying information for print in a print output device itself, in a system transferring the information to the print output device for output. CONSTITUTION:Information processed at a central processing unit CPU is transferred to print output devices OUT1 and OUT2 for output and the information for print is indicated to the operator in correspondence with the information to be outputted by the CPU. In such an information process, a print output device LP itself is provided with a display part 32 displaying the type of print paper and the amount of information to be outputted. Thus, the operator can find out the print information instantly.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an information processing system, and particularly to a system that transfers information that has been subjected to processing such as arithmetic operations in a central processing unit to a printing output device and outputs the information. .

The format of output of processing results in an information processing system is CR.
Some are displayed on an 'I' display, stored on a magnetic tape storage, or printed on a line printer. It is common to print it out. When outputting processing results using a print output device in this way, the format of printing paper to be set in the print output device often differs depending on the type of information to be output. To do this, before starting the work of printing out the processing results, it is necessary to instruct the operator as to the type of printing paper to be set in the printing output device.

It is also necessary to notify the operator how much information is to be printed out. The amount of output must be notified to the operator not only at the beginning but also from time to time.

Conventionally, the type and amount of printing paper to be instructed to the operator have been notified by displaying them all at once on a display console. Therefore, when the amount of information to be output is small and diverse, the operator has to go back and forth between the print output device and the console, which is extremely troublesome.

This point will be explained in more detail with reference to FIG.

Figure 1 is a general block diagram of an information processing system, where CPU is a central processing unit, ANM is an auxiliary storage device, and 0T is a general block diagram of an information processing system.
UI and 0TU2 are print output devices, and COD is a display console. The CPU consists of semiconductor memory, a main memory section MAM, a control section CON, and an arithmetic section ATU.
Furthermore, the main memory unit MAM includes a program memory PRM, a work memory WME, a data memory DME, and an output memory OUM.
It's okay. Data DAT to be processed is input into the data memory DME from a suitable medium, and a program PRG for determining the processing procedure for this data is also stored in the program memory PPM. The control unit 00M terminates the program PRG in the program memory PME and outputs various instructions to each unit. For example, if it is an operation instruction, it inputs data DAT to be operated from the data memory IJDME to the operation unit ATV, The results are transferred to work memory WME and output memory OtJ.
M, i or the auxiliary storage unit ANM. The information processed in this way is output to the print output devices 0TIJI and 2, and there are two types of output formats.

That is, real-time output processing and batch output processing. The former involves the processing of data DAT in the CPU;
In the latter case, the two processes are performed serially in time.

Now, taking batch output processing as an example, a certain amount of data DA
When the processing of T is completed, the CPU stores, for example, the auxiliary storage unit
When printing out the information stored in M, first the operator is notified of the ms of paper to be set in the printing device and the output area. This is a display console/L/CO
This is done via D. That is, as shown in Figure 2,
On the display surface of the display console COD, the print output device to be output is specified, and the type of printing paper and the amount of information to be output are displayed. The type of printing paper is expressed as a code, and the output area is expressed in terms of the page charge of the printing paper. The operator looks at the display screen of the display console COD and sets 128 pages of printing paper with the code 001 on the print output device 0TUI. This requires the operator to go back and forth between output devices, which requires a lot of effort on the part of the operator when a small amount of processing is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and aims to reduce the burden on the operator in the case of printout, and for this purpose prints out printing information such as the format of printing paper and the information output lid. The details of the information processing system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, which are characterized by displaying information on a display section provided in the device itself.

No. 8181 shows a perspective view of a fin printer LP which is a print output device of the information processing system. line printer LP
An operating section 31 is provided on the front surface of the screen. This display section 3
Reference numeral 2 includes a code display section 32a that displays the type of printing paper, and an output amount display section agb that displays the output amount of information.

In this display section 32, the central processing unit CPU is connected to the auxiliary storage section A.
Immediately before the information is transferred from the NM, the paper code and output amount as described above are displayed, so the operator ignores the contents displayed on the display section 32 and selects the number and type of printing paper that matches the line printer LP. Set to .

When the setting is completed, by pressing the key 81C, the CPU transfers the information stored in the auxiliary memory unit ANM to the CPU.
It is transferred to a line printer via U and printed out.

Note that the display in the code display section 82a and the display in the output amount display section 82b may be stopped after printing paper is set in the fin printer, but in particular, the display regarding the output amount is for one page of printing paper. The operator can know how much time is required for output by decreasing the number each time the output is completed and stopping the display when all printing is completed.

As explained above, according to the present invention, since the print output device itself is provided with a display section that displays the type of printing paper and the amount of information to be output, the operator can know the print information on the spot. This eliminates the need to go back and forth between the console and the print output device as in the past. This is particularly advantageous when printing four types of information in small amounts.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overview of the information processing system, FIG. 2 is a display example of a display console, +4. Figure s shows a perspective view of the line printer. CPU is the central processing unit, ATU is the calculation unit, OUM is the output memory, ANM is the external storage unit, COD is the display console y, 0TU1.2 is the print output device, LP is the fin printer, S2 is the display unit, 32a is the code display Department, 82
'b indicates the output amount display section. Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 0) Information processed by the central processing unit is transferred to a print output device and output, and the central processing unit instructs an operator to print information corresponding to the information to be output. An information processing system characterized in that the print output device includes a display unit that displays the information for printing. (2) The information processing system according to claim (1), wherein the printing information includes information specifying the format of printing paper to be set in the print output device. (8) The information for printing includes the amount of information to be output to a print output device.
Information fever 11, system described in item 1) or item (2).