JPS5998883A - Address publishing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to arbitrarily select a line desired in enlargement according to the necessity of a user by a simple program, by making it possible to select printing by enlarged characters at every line unit with respect to a person whose address and the name are set at every code number. CONSTITUTION:This machine 1 has a floppy disc driver 2 for inserting a floppy disc and CRT3 at the front surface thereof and placed on the upper surface of a table. A printer 4 has a dot printer system and prints an address on the rectangular label 6 adhered to a long base paper 5 and a KANJI character tablet 7 and a keyboard 8 are connected to said printer 4. An enlarging key 12 as a key switch is provided to the keyboard 8 and indicates enlargement in a line unit. ROM28, RAM29 and a Chinese character generator 30 are connected to CPU27 in this machine 1. In publishing a label, the character generator 30 is subjected to enlargement conversion according to necessity while an enlarging flag is checked and an enlarged character is printed by this operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field The present invention comprises a character generator including kanji characters,
This invention relates to an address issuing machine that prints an address on a label or the like by calling up a preset address using a code number.

Technical background and problems It is extremely easy to print addresses using a general word processor, but these word processors are relatively expensive and cannot be used as a dedicated machine for issuing addresses. However, there is a drawback in terms of price. Moreover, a special printer is required to print addresses on labels and the like. Therefore, there is a demand for and manufacture of specialized machines for issuing addresses that are easy to operate and are inexpensive. The possible locations are fixed in advance.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention provides an address printing machine in which the number of printable lines is set to multiple lines, in which the user can determine the print content for each issue, and print lines to be emphasized in enlarged characters. The purpose is to obtain.

Summary of the Invention In the present invention, a code number is set for each addressee, and the address, name, etc. are entered, but if there is a line of content that the user would like to emphasize, the user can specify that line. By pressing a key switch for enlargement, enlarged characters are printed only on that line.

Embodiments of the Invention First, this machine (1) has a floppy disk drive (2) into which a floppy disk is inserted in the front, and a CRT.
(a), and a printer (4) is placed on the top surface. This printer (4) is a dot printer with a rectangular label (6) attached to a long mount (5).
The address is printed on the paper. A kanji tablet (7) and a keyboard (8) are connected to this device (1). The kanji tablet (7) is based on the JIS first standard (2,965 characters are arranged in an iron pen).
9), characters are selected and input. The keyboard (8) has numeric keys 0 to 9 (in addition to 10, an input key (2), an enlargement key (6) as a key switch, a Kuten key (C), a space key αΦ, and an erase key ( C), release key (G), delete key αη, print key (G), ← key α scratch, → kill (E), ↑ key ■υ, and ↓ key (A) are arranged respectively. Kanaki (ha),
A label condition key (c) that determines the size of the label (6) and whether it is a series or two, a sender key (c) that determines whether there is a sender and the sender, and a direction key (a) that determines whether it is vertical or horizontal.
are arranged.

Next, the floppy disk drive (2) and CR
T (3), Burishta (4), Kanji tablet (7), and keyboard (8) are the CPUs in the device (1).
This CPU (A) has an 8-width (C),
RAM fi and a character generator (to) for Kanji are connected.

The contents of the RAM screen are shown in FIG. Now label (6
) will be described later, but it is assumed that the printability is set to 6 lines. Therefore, an area of B memory (2 bytes) for address designation is set, and then an address code area (24 bytes) is set. and,
Between address A and address (A+195), postal code area (10 bytes), 1st line expansion flag, address 1st line (36 bytes), 2nd line expansion flag, address 2nd line (36 bytes) 3 Line expansion flag, address 3rd line (36
bytes), 4th line expansion flag, address 4th line (36 bytes), 5th line expansion flag, address 5th line (36 bytes), 6
There are areas for a line expansion flag and a 6th line address (20 bytes). Here, the number of characters in the 6th line of the address is small.

Next, what is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is a label (6
) shows an example of printing. The numbers 1 to 6 on the left edge are only used to explain the printing lines and are not actually printed. In this printing example, the 81st line is the postal code, the 2nd and 3rd lines are the address,
The fourth to fifth lines are the addressee, and the sixth line is a printing area where necessary messages such as the sender's name can be printed, although they are not actually printed. However, what is shown in FIG. 5 is printed only with full-width characters (normal), and it is possible to print 17 characters in each of the first to fifth lines. For the 6th line, there are only 9 characters. Also,
In the case shown in FIG. 6, the addresses on the fourth and fifth lines are printed in double-width characters (enlarged), and when using double-width characters, it is possible to print eight characters on one line.

Next, the flowcharts in Figures 7 to 15 and Figure 16 are shown.
The operation will be explained based on the CRT layout shown in FIGS. First, when starting, the CRT (3) displays the message "Please insert the floppy disk (program sheet)" as shown in Figure 16, and when the program is loaded from the program sheet, the CRT (3) displays the message "Please insert the floppy disk (program sheet)" as shown in Figure 17. 3) will issue an instruction, and when the program sheet is taken out, the CRT (3) will issue an instruction as shown in Figure 18. When the data sheet is inserted, the CRT (3) will display the business details as shown in Figure 19. . Then, select one of the operations such as label issuance, mask registration, change, deletion, sender registration/change, code list, etc. based on the number, and press the enter key (B).

In addition, in each flowchart, "CRT F4g1
6" (・ 工 [CRT FIig 17 J, etc.) means that the display on the CRT (3) is as shown in FIG. 16 or as shown in FIG. 17.

Moreover, in FIG. 7, Code (1, Code 1
, JOBO are connection parts with other flowcharts.

co, dmo O, the CRT (3) displays the message "The inserted sheet is incorrect. Please insert the program sheet." as shown in Figure 32, and when the code 1 is selected,
The CRT (3) will display the message ``The specified code is not registered.'' Please press the ``Delete'' key as shown in Figure 31. '' and sounds the buzzer in either case. Then, by pressing the erase key "α→," the buzzer is turned off.

Next, the label issuing operation will be explained based on FIG. First, when label issuing is selected, the CRT (3)
is displayed as shown in FIG. As a result, first, by using the label condition key [Yes], the size of label (6) and one series,
Two selections are made, and the sender key (c) is used to select whether or not to print the sender, and the direction key (a) is used to set vertical or horizontal writing. Next, select the printing method, normal printing or continuous printing, with number 1 or 2.
Press the input key (b).

Continuous printing is a job in which set addresses are sequentially printed, such as in direct mail, but a detailed explanation thereof will be omitted. Therefore, when normal printing is selected, CRT (3
) is displayed as shown in Figure 21. Then, when you specify the destination code and press the input key (B), the contents corresponding to that code number will be displayed, and the destination code will be loaded into the RAM (4). Press the input key (B), enter the number of prints, and press the print key (G) to print and issue a label. Return to "JOBO" by operating the release key (G). .Here, if you press the input key (B) without setting the narrow opening number, no printing will occur and you will only be able to confirm the settings.

Therefore, the printing routine when the above-mentioned print key (to) is pressed will be explained with reference to FIG. Assume that the label (6) in FIG. 5 or 6 is to be printed. First, the postal code data is set, and after conversion by the character generator ■, one line is printed as "101", and the data for the first line of the address is set. ) is pressed, and based on the result, the character generator (g) is converted and the first line is printed as "1-14-10J, Uchikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo," Similarly, the steps up to the 6th line are repeated to feed the label (6).

Next, we will return to FIG. 8 to explain the mask registration process. When this mask registration task is selected, the CRT
(3) is displayed as shown in FIG. Here, select numerically whether to register or change the file name of the data sheet, and press the input key (B).

If YES, the CRT (3) will display as shown in Figure 23, and based on this, enter the file name and press the input key (6).
)Press. This will store the file name on the floppy disk. Then, CRT (3) is the second
Enter the destination code shown in the upper part of Figure 4, and press the input key (6) after registering this. Then, if you search for the code and find that code, it means that you are using it for something else, so C
Return to odel and get a warning from the buzzer. If the code is not available, enter the address, name, etc. as shown at the bottom of Figure 24. Once this registration is complete, press the entry key (6).
Press to store it on the floppy disk, and press the release key (to) to return.

Here, processing such as enlargement is performed when inputting data, so
This routine will be explained based on FIGS. 11 to 14. First, in Fig. 11, counter ■ and counter 2
Take and set. This counter 1.2 counts the number of lines and the number of characters; counter 1 is used for lines, and counter 2 is used for the number of characters. Then,
Set A (aid address data) in the B memory of RAN (4) mentioned above. Then, if you want to register the label (6) as shown in Figures 5 and 6, first set the label (6) for the postal code. Input the data. When this is keyed in, the data is processed and it is checked whether the counter 1 is O or not. Since this is 0 now, the next step is to check whether the counter 2 is 4. In other words, the postal code is set as 4 characters, and 3
If characters are acceptable, insert a space as the fourth line. In this manner, data is input while displaying each data until the contents of the counter 2 reach 4. In this way,
When the routine returns to ■ and the data key is not pressed, the following keys are used: Enlarge key (2), Kuten key (To), → key (E), ← key α0, ↓ key (A), ↑ key Qυ, Input Monitoring is performed to see if any of the keys (b) are pressed. This human oyster (b) has the property of being called a closing stamp.

When the first line of data is registered as described above, press the ↓ key (A to start a new line. This will cause the 14th
The routine shown in the figure proceeds. In other words, until the counter value reaches 6, the counter 1 is incremented by 1 and the counter 2 is reset. And counter 1 has a content of 1
, so set (A+10) to B memory. This position is the part of the expansion flag in the first line. In this way, the position to be set differs depending on the contents of counter 1 for each line break, but if the contents of counter 1 is 6, (A+195) is set in B memory. Also, ↑key■υ
Pressing is to move the line feed backward, and in this case, the contents of counter 1 are decremented by 1j.

When the line feed is performed in this manner, the process returns to the routine shown in FIG. Of course, the enlargement key (6) may be pressed before operating the DENTA key in each row.

This enlargement key (6) is pressed and is valid only when the first line is not (and the cursor is at the left edge). 1
As shown in Figure 2, counter 1 is not 0, but counter 2
FF is set at the address indicated by memory B on the condition that the value is O. That is, the enlargement flag is set and the process returns to (2). As is clear from FIG. 12, if the counter 1 is 0 or the counter 2 is not 0, the process returns to ■, and the pressing of the enlargement key (6) is essentially invalidated.

Also, if there is an error when inputting data, press the ← key σ. As a result, as shown in FIG.
Provided that the content of is not 0, the counter 2 is decremented by 1 and the process returns to ■.

Returning to FIG. 11 again, if there is a line break after the second line, if the contents of counter 1 are not 6, and the enlarge key (2) is not pressed, the contents of counter 2 will be It is checked whether the value of the counter 2 is 17 or not, and if the enlarge key (6) is pressed, the content of the counter 2 is checked whether the value is 8 or not.

That is, if the characters are enlarged, up to 17 characters can be registered, and if the characters are enlarged, up to 8 characters can be registered. Also, when the content of counter 1 is 6, if you roll it in enlarged letters, it will be 9.
Up to characters can be registered, and up to four characters can be registered if they are enlarged characters.

According to such registered contents, in the above-mentioned label issuing routine, the enlargement flag is checked and the character generator) is enlarged as necessary, thereby printing enlarged characters. be.

Next, the modification work will be explained based on FIG. That is, if the change is selected, CRT (3) will change to the 25th
Display as shown. Then, when the destination code is input and the input key (B) is pressed, the data corresponding to that code is loaded and the CRT (3) displays as shown in FIG. Based on this display, change operations are performed while moving the cursor, and when the changes are completed, pressing the enter key (2) stores the changes on the floppy disk, and then pressing the cancel key (2) returns to JOB O.

Furthermore, deletion work will be explained. At this time CR
T (3) instructs you to specify the destination code and press the input key (01) as shown in Figure 27. When you perform the operation according to the instruction, the data corresponding to that code will be loaded and displayed, and this If you press the delete key (L71) in this state, the displayed contents of the floppy disk will be deleted.Then, by operating the release key (a), the job will be deleted.
Return to O.

Further, registration and change of the sender will be explained based on FIG. 10. At this time, the CRT (3) displays a display as shown in FIG. Then, when the senders A and H are selected numerically and the input key (B) is pressed, the sender data is loaded and the CRT (3) displays as shown in FIG. Then, register or change the sender,
Press the input key (6) and the data will be stored on the floppy disk. Then, use the release key (4) to return to JOB O.

The sender has been described as the 6th line in FIGS. 5 and 6, but it goes without saying that several more lines may be used for the sender. At this time, the number of destination lines decreases.

Next, the code list operation will be explained.

At this time, a code list is displayed on the CRT (3) as shown in FIG. Then, when the input key (b) is pressed, the contents of the display RAM are changed, that is, a page break is made, and all code lists are displayed one after another. Then, press the release key (
Press ) to return to JOB O.

Effects of the Invention The present invention makes it possible to select printing in enlarged characters for each line in cases where the destination address, name, etc. are set for each code number as described above. It can be enlarged and selected as desired, and since the enlarged characters are printed on a line-by-line basis, it is easy to operate, easy to program, and can be manufactured at low cost. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a part of the keyboard, FIG. 3 is a block diagram, FIG. 4 is a RAM map, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan view of the label, FIGS. 7 to 1r are flowcharts, and FIGS. 16 to 32 are front views showing the display contents of the CRT. 6...Label, 12...Enlargement key (key switch)
Applicant: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A code number, address, name, etc. are set for each address, and when the address is printed on a label etc. by specifying the code number, there is a key switch that allows you to select printing in enlarged characters for each line. An address issuing machine characterized by the following: