JPS6010850A - Transmission information output system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the amount of transmission by transmitting a text together with format information in a device printing and displaying transmitted information. CONSTITUTION:When the text is transmitted from a host computer 1, a format processing section 22 recognizes the format information FN from information D1 of the 1st line and refers to a format tape. Then the output information is edited, printed and displayed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (a) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transmission information output method for printing or displaying information transmitted from a processing device, and in particular reduces the amount of information to be transmitted and reduces the load on the processing device. Transmission information output method (BL) that can reduce the amount of data transmitted (BL) Background of the Technology In recent years, so-called online systems in which multiple data processing devices are connected via lines have become popular.For example, in online systems of banks.

For example, when a customer withdraws cash using an automatic teller machine, information is exchanged between the automatic teller machine and one postbox according to predetermined rules, and finally the host computer The information to be recorded in the passbook is transmitted. This information includes, for example, transaction date, payment amount, balance, etc.
Each of these items must be formatted and edited in order to be printed in the designated column of the passbook.

(C) Prior Art and Problems In conventional systems, when transmitting processing results in response to processing requests from a terminal device to the terminal device, the host computer must be configured to match the format to be printed or displayed on the terminal device. was formatting and editing the information and transmitting it to the terminal device.

An example of the transmitted text is shown in FIG. The text is accompanied by a text start code STX, a partner code SA indicating the station to which the transmission is to be made, an equipment code UA indicating the device to be printed/displayed, and a text end code ETX. Love 11
D1 to Dn each include a line number N, a print/display start address AD, item data d1 and d2, and space information CHsp indicating the amount of space existing between the item data. In the above example, the item data d1 and d2 can be considered to correspond to the transaction date, payment amount, and balance.

In this way, according to the conventional system, since the format of the information is edited on the information transmitting side, the information transmitted to the terminal device also includes information for format control, resulting in a large amount of information to be transmitted. Furthermore, the host computer is generally configured to control a plurality of terminal devices, and if the host computer edits the format of information to be transmitted, this increases the load on the host computer.

(dl) Purpose of the Invention Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a transmission information output method that can reduce the amount of information transmitted via one line and also reduce the load on the host computer.

te+ Structure of the Invention For this purpose, the present invention provides an apparatus for printing and displaying output information transmitted via a line.

Output information is transmitted with format information indicating the type of format in which it is to be printed or displayed.

The printing/displaying device is characterized in that it recognizes the format information, format-edits the output information based on the information, and prints/displays the output information.

(f) Embodiment of the Invention One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 2, 1 is a host computer, 2 is a terminal device, 2
1 is a reception buffer, 22 is a formant processing unit, 23 is a formant table, and 24 is an output device such as a line printer. The reception buffer 21 temporarily stores the transmitted information, and the stored information is format-edited by the formant processing unit 22 and output to the output device 24.

FIG. 3 shows one text transmitted from the host computer 1, and each piece of information D1-Dn includes line number information N, format information FN, and item data d1-dn. Format information FN is information that specifies the format type of item data d1 to dn, and is represented by a format number.

The formant table 23 has format numbers (001 to 00) indicating a plurality of formant types as shown in the table.
n) and a plurality of item numbers (1 to N). The information is the print/display start address.

Next, the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 2 will be briefly explained. When the text shown in FIG. 3 is transmitted from the host computer 1, the format processing unit 22 recognizes the format information FN from the information DI to be printed/displayed in the first line, and refers to the format table 23. Now, if format information FN specifies number 002, the start address of 5 item 1 is 6, so 2 item data d
1 is printed/displayed starting from the 6th digit. Similarly, the item data d2 is printed and displayed starting from the 9th column of the line.

Thereafter, format editing is performed on the information D2 to Dn in the same manner.

(According to the detailed description of the invention, text is transmitted with format information indicating the type of format in which output information is to be printed/displayed, and the printing/displaying device recognizes the format information and outputs the output information.) This is because it is for editing, printing, and displaying.

The text that is transmitted is simply information to be printed/displayed and format information, and the amount of transmission can be reduced. In addition, the host computer can provide services to other terminal devices for the time required for conventional format editing. figure,
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the transmitted text according to this method.

In the figure, 1 is a host computer, 2 is a terminal device, 22 is a format processing unit, and 23 is a format table.

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a device that prints/displays output information transmitted via a line, the output information is transmitted with format information indicating the type of formant in which it is printed/displayed, and the printing/displaying device uses the above-mentioned formant. A transmission information output method characterized by recognizing information, editing the format of the output information based on the information, and printing/displaying the output information.