JPS60132780A - Rule pattern generation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make various rule pattern outputs available whenever required by a dot printer by providing a decoder instead of preparing corresponding types of rule pattern generators. CONSTITUTION:Six segments (a)-(f) of a rule are created in the combination of five fundamental patterns A-E and to meet the requirement, a decoder section 14 is provided having decoders 1-5 for outputting fundamental patterns A-E. A character generator 7 is made up of a counter 6 and a pattern section 8 and outputs a character pattern PD as the counter 6 is driven by a pulse P. On the other hand, to output the segment (a), a control section 9 outputs a switching signal G together with a control signal Ka and a pulse P to change the switching section 10 over to the contact (y) thereby G and fundamental patterns A-E are outputted from the decoder section 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ruled line stamp generation method for generating ruled line stamp data for printing ruled lines in a printer.

(b) Prior Art and Problems In the dot printer, a character generator is used that generates nine characters, symbols, and other stamp data. Some printers print in "table" format, but in this case, the character generator for generating ruled line slams that makes up the framework of the "table" is
It needs to be prepared separately. However, when a wide variety of ruled line outputs are required, there is a drawback that a ruled line bang generator that generates a corresponding number of ruled line bangs is required.

(C) Purpose of the invention - The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks,
The object of the present invention is to provide a ruled line slam generation method that facilitates ruled line output in a printer or the like.

(d) Structure of the Invention The present invention provides a device for outputting a character in which one character is composed of MXN dots, including a plurality of bang generation units that output predetermined dot bang data with the number of dots of MXN. and a control section that issues a control code specifying a ruled line, and a calculation section that outputs ruled line data corresponding to the control code by calculation based on the dot bang data, and receives the control code from the control section. In the ruled line slam generation method, the calculation unit c calculates the dot bang data from the bang generation unit to output ruled line slam data corresponding to the control code. As described above, the CC present invention includes a basic pattern for generating ruled lines and a calculation means, and by supplying a control code specifying the type of ruled line to the calculation unit, ruled line data corresponding to the control code can be calculated. , it is designed to be able to be calculated and output.

(e) Examples of the Invention The present invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a basic pattern for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a ruled line pattern for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the first
Five basic batons A to E as shown in Figures (a) to (e) are prepared in advance. The basic pattern A-E is (16X16
) dot signals, the shaded part is the signal "1" and the white part is the signal [0]. For example, the basic pattern A in FIG.

(16 dots) are the signal "1", and the other white areas are the signal "0", which is the button data.

Moreover, the basic pattern C shown in FIG. 1(C) is 9 rows Mt -M
The hatched area up to Q is the signal "1", and the other white area is the signal "0", which is the button data. Similarly, other basic patterns B, D and E are shown in Figure 1 (bl, (d) and (
It is assumed that it is composed of the baton data as shown in e).

By combining the above five basic patterns A-E, the six segments a-, f of the ruled line shown in FIG. 2 can be created by calculation.

The arithmetic expression for creating the seventh segment af is as follows.

a=A-C-E... (1) b=A-D-E... (2) C-A-C-E... (3) d=AB-
E・・・・・・・・・・・・ (4) e-B-E ・・
・・・・・・・・・ (5) f=B−E ・・・・・・
(6) FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. De,coder,1 in Fig. 3
5 are sequentially driven by the counter 6, so that the first
This is a decoder that outputs basic patterns A to E shown in FIGS. Further, the character generator 7 has a counter 6
and a button part 8, and the counter 6 is activated by the pulse P.
As the character is driven, a character bang PD is output. Third
In the figure, 1. When the control section 9 outputs two-character codes C, H and a pulse P, a character pattern; /PD corresponding to the character code CH is output.

This character stamp PD is sent to the printer control unit 11 via the switching unit 109 contact (a) for printing, and the character is printed out on the paper 13 in the form of dots by the radar 12.

On the other hand, when outputting segment a of the ruled line.

The control section 9 outputs a control signal Ka, a pulse P, and a switching signal G. This switching signal G causes the switching unit 1O to contact (
b). Also, the decoder 1 of the decoder section 14
5 outputs the basic pattern A-E to its output 1 side by the operation of the counter 6. -10,000 calculation unit 15 receives the control signal Ka+ and calculates the above equation (1), that is, (A
-C-E) is performed.

As a result, dot data Ha for printing segment a in FIG. 2 is output from the calculation section 15.

This dot data) (a is the connection of the switching unit 10, (b)
2 to the printer control unit 11 and print head 12, so that the ruled line of segment a shown in FIG.
) will be printed out. Similarly, when outputting the other segments shown in FIG. 2) and b7f, the control section 9 in FIG. Dot data 1) b to Df (not shown) are output from the dot data 1). Note that the pulse P supplied to the printer control unit 11
is for synchronous control. The present invention is also characterized in that the counter 6 of the two-character generator 7 is used to drive the decoders 1-5.

(f) Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention has the advantage that required ruled lines can be easily output by combining basic patterns for outputting ruled lines.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 shows a basic button and a second button explaining one embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a ruled line button explaining one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram explaining one embodiment of the present invention, and the symbols used in FIG. 9 are as follows. 1, 2.3.4.5 is a decoder, 6 is a counter, 7 is a character generator, 8 is a button section, 9 is a control section, 10 is a switching section,
11 is a printer control unit, 12 is a printing pad 13 is paper,
14 is a decoder section, and 15 is a calculation section. A, B, C, D, W are basic patterns 7. a, b,
c, de, f are segments forming the buttock line, cl
i is a character code, G is a switching signal, lea is dot data, l (a is a control signal, Ll, Ll, L□ is a column, Ml,
M,, M,. Ml is a line, P is a pulse, PD is a letter slam, and A. The mouth indicates a contact point. Dream 1 6rd) (6) Ryo February

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an apparatus for outputting characters in which one character is composed of MXN dots, a plurality of bang generating units that listen for predetermined dot bang data with the number of MXN dots;
a control section that issues a control code specifying a ruled line; and a calculation section that outputs ruled line data corresponding to the control code by calculation based on the dot bang data; A ruled line slam generation method, characterized in that a calculation unit outputs ruled line slam data corresponding to the control code by calculating dot bang data: dots from the bang generation unit.