JPS60112092A - Extra character registration/printing system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a non-character registration/printing method suitable for use in a data output device for displaying or printing.

[Technical background of the invention]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an external character registration GA/printing system in a conventional data output device. The external character memory 1 is connected via the fii control signal line 2 to the control device 3 and the control signal line 4' ([- via the refresh echo r mesori (l
(referred to as CM) 5 is connected.

Furthermore, a CRT 7 is connected to the external character memory 1 via a control signal line/data signal line 6 and a printer 9 is connected via a control signal line/data signal line 8.

In order to upload a certain custom character pattern to the custom character memory 1, the Kuten code and the custom character pattern are input to the control device 3 using a control code often generated by the firmware of the CPU (not shown). signal ffA2
The specified custom character pattern is registered in the custom character memory 1. CI the custom character pattern registered in custom character memory 1
(To display on T7, specify the Kuten of the registered external character and input it to RCM5.
5 controls the external character memory l via the control signal line 4, and displays the designated external character pattern on the CRT 7. When the printer 9 prints the custom character pattern registered in the custom character memory 1, the It CMs similarly controls the custom character memory 1,
The contents of the external character memory 1 are transferred to the printer 9 and printed.

[Problems with background technology]

〃) In the conventional custom character registration/printing system described above, the number of fonts is specified in the custom character memory 10, so the printer 9i cannot print with a number of fonts other than the specified number of fonts. For example, 16) 'mark with tut!
The printing method 4' is fixed to this, and there is a drawback that it is not possible to print with a different number of dots, for example 211 dots.
There were i' and j.

[Purpose of the invention]

The purpose of ``Himiri'' is to solve the above drawbacks and change the number of fonts of characters when printing external character patterns to the desired number of characters.
? Our goal is to provide a full range of custom character registration and printing methods that allow you to print custom characters and ξ turns with just a few clicks.

[Outline of Departure]

The present invention records external character patterns in the external character memory, displays the registered external characters/Q-turns on the CI and T, or prints them on a printer. Apart from the above 1. The above 1. allows the device to register ξ turns (external characters in different font numbers) with one character memory in the device, and as necessary. Gaiji from d edition/
By adopting a configuration in which e-turn f: is read and printed by the printer, the above objective 'ff is achieved.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the external character registration/printing method of the data output device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, with the same parts as in the conventional example being given the same reference numerals. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the external character registration/printing system to which the external character registration/printing method of the data output device of the present invention is applied. A control device fR3 is connected to the external character memory 1 via a control signal line 2, and a refresh code memory (referred to as RCM) 5 is connected via a control signal line 4. Furthermore, a printer 9 is connected to this external character memo υ1 via a U IIJ control signal line and data (M line 6f: (1:'R, T7) and a control signal line and data signal line 8.

The father CM5 is connected to the main memory device 11 that constitutes the display device via the FII control signal line/data signal line 1o. This main storage device 11 is connected to a control device 13 via an fli control signal line/address signal line 12 and to a printer 9 via a control signal line 14.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

The operation of registering a custom character/g-turn in the custom character memory 1 and the displaying operation of the custom character/e-turn registered in the custom character memory 1 on the CutT7 or the printing operation on the printer 9 are the same as in the conventional example, so explanations are omitted. do.

Next, the control code for external character memory 1 is 1■1"
By using the code y2, a predetermined external character/ξ turn can be registered in the main memory 11. That is, the above 1. When the Kuten code and external character pattern are input to the control device 13 using the control code +F f for the α device, the control device a13 transfers the specified external character pattern to the main memory 11 through the control signal line number r address signal line 12. is written to a predetermined address in the external character registration area 111 of . Also, when printing a custom character pattern I-1 registered in the custom character registration area 111 of the main storage device 11 on the printer 9, specify the size of the custom character pattern to be printed using a printing code. By inputting this into the RCM 5, the RCM 5 controls the main storage device 11, reads out the specified external character pattern from the external character registration area 111 of the main storage device 11 through the entire control signal line 14, and transfers it to the printer 15. is printed. Here, the external character pattern stored in the external character registration area 111 of the main storage device 11 is set to be composed of a different number of fonts from the number of fonts set in the external character memory 1. Therefore, when the external character e-turn stored in the external character memory 1 is printed by the printer 9, the iai, which is printed as a 16-dot character, is stored in the upper memory [11], and the external character nolin is 24 dots.
It is possible to print the characters P. If you want to print a common character pattern with a different number of dots, register this character/turn in both the character memory 1 and the main storage device a11, and use the print code command when printing to print the characters in the character memory. 1 and main memory 1
1 is selected, the external character pattern of the desired number of fonts is transferred to the printer 9, and printed with the desired number of dots. In addition, if the number of printed dots of a custom character pattern is known before registering the custom character pattern, the number of dots to be printed for this custom character pattern is known by using the control function (either for YC custom character memory or main memory) when registering this custom character pattern. Either the memory 1 or the main storage device 11 is selected and the information is registered there.

According to this embodiment, since the configuration is such that the external character/ξ turn is registered in the external character registration area 111 of the main storage device 11 separately from the external character memory 1 and t, the external character/ξ turn is registered with different numbers of characters.
It is possible to transfer external characters and ξ turfs with a different number of fonts from the main storage device 11 to the printer 9 and print them with a different number of dots than the number of fonts specified by
The number of fonts for characters can be made variable. Further, the external character registration capacity can be increased by the external character registration @ area 1110 of the main storage device 11. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the above effect is achieved by using a part of the existing main memory device without creating a new external character memory, so it is easy to implement and the Cost J Soka will not be invited.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the external character registration and
According to the printing method, apart from the external character memory, external character patterns with different numbers of fonts can be registered in the main memory 4? W
By making it possible to print external characters and ξ turns, the number of character fonts can be changed, and the desired number of dots can be used to print external characters and ξ turns.
It has the effect of printing turns.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure WJ1 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional character registration/printing system in a data output device, and Figure 2 shows an embodiment of the character registration/printing system to which the character registration/printing method of the present invention is applied. It is a block diagram. 1... External character memo 'J3, 13... Control device 5...
Refresh code memory (1 also CM) 7...C几T 9...Printer 11...Main memory device a agent
Patent Attorney Noriyuki Chika (and 1 other person)

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a data output device that registers any custom character/ξtar/ in a custom character memory and reads and displays or prints the registered custom character pattern, the custom character, Allocate a storage area in which 6 turns can be registered to the host 21. A custom character registration/printing method characterized by reading out and printing a custom character pattern registered in ATC.