JPS61105636A - Printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute form overlay printing for which it is unnecessary to execute useless form loading by executing the form overlay printing by updating a use sequence stored in a form control memory part, and form data stored in the corresponding memory part, by a form control part. CONSTITUTION:When form data X is form-loaded newly, a form control part 2' checks the contents of a form control memory part 6, detects the storage part 6 which is least used, and writes a new form data X on form data A in a data store area 3a corresponding to said part. At the same time, the form data which has written on the end the contents of the form control memory part 6 is set to the first place, and the sequence which has been stored before the form loading is executed is carried down one by one each. In this way, by executing a management of the form data in the inside of a printing device, it becomes unnecessary for a user to execute management of the form data, not only a user's burden can be reduced but also the number of times of the form loading can be suppressed to the minimum, therefore, an execution time of a form overlay printing can be shortened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a printing device that prints overlayed formats at high speed.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional device of this type is shown in FIG. In the figure, (υ is the input/output control unit of the printing device, (2) is the format control unit that processes format control data and format specification data, etc. distributed by the input/output control unit, and (3) is the format control unit ( A memory section that stores format data passed from (
This is a synthesis section that synthesizes the print data distributed by the input/output control section 1/) and the format data passed from the format control section;
(j) is a printing section that prints the synthesis results.

Next, the operation will be explained. The format control data is composed of format data specifying a format and symbols attached to the format data. This format control data is stored in the input/output control section (
1), it is decoded to indicate that it is book size control data and sent to the format control unit (2). Format control section (
In f), the received format control data is decoded, the format data and the symbol attached thereto are separated, and the format data storage areas (3a) to (3) of the mesori section (3) corresponding to the symbol are separated.
3n) stores the format data. For example, if the symbol in the format control data is B, it is stored in the format data B area (3b). The above operation is called form loading, and is generally performed prior to normal printing operations.

Next, when performing normal printing, format designation data and subsequent print data are input to the input/output control section (1). These data are distributed by the input/output control unit V),
The format specification data is sent to the format control section -), and the print data is sent to the composition section (ri).The format control section (co) that receives the format specification data stores the format data specified by the format specification data in the memory section (3). , and sends it to the synthesis section.

For example, if the symbol B is specified in the format specification data, the corresponding format data B is stored in the data storage area (3b).
The composite unit (receives the print data and format data) combines this one data and sends it to the print unit (j).

The printing unit (5) receives the data synthesized in step 5 above and prints the print data according to the specified format. The above operation is called overlay printing. [Problem to be solved by the invention] Since the conventional printing device that performs format overlay printing is configured as described above, all format data in the memory section C3) is managed by printing. This must be done by the user of the device, and when multiple users use a printing device with different format data overlaid, format data management becomes complicated and cannot be managed in practice ('41 The user of
(If you store format data in the memory section and try to print using that format data, it is not guaranteed that the previously loaded format data remains in that memory section.) There were 5 problems: after executing a form load, a form overlay was often printed, and it took a long time to load the form.

This invention was made in order to eliminate the problems of the conventional methods as described above, and it is possible to perform form overlay printing without the need for the user to manage the data in the form of reading data or to perform unnecessary form loading. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a printing device that performs the following operations.

[Means for solving problems]

- The technical means adopted in this invention to achieve the above object are format data, format specification data,
and an input/output control unit that receives and distributes print data, a memory unit that stores the format data, a format control memory unit that stores the usage status of the format data in accordance with the format data stored in the cough memory unit, and the input/output unit that stores the format data. means for decoding the format data passed from the control section and writing it into at least the memory section; means for reading the format data specified by the format specification data from the memory section; and based on access to the format control memory section. a format control unit comprising the memory unit and means for updating the format control memory unit; a synthesis unit that combines print data passed from the input/output control unit with format data read from the format control unit; It is equipped with a printing unit that prints the data passed from the composition unit, and the format is updated while the usage order stored in the format control memory unit and the format data stored in the corresponding memory unit are updated by the format control unit. This configuration is characterized by performing overlay printing.

[Effect]

In this invention, the data that has not been used for the longest time is purged and the data that has been used most recently is left in the storage device in order, so that when the storage device is accessed, the desired data remains in the storage device. r, uailJ control means is provided in the warning means control section to increase the probability that the above LR
This is done automatically using U control means.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, (2) is a format control unit that processes the format control data and format specification data distributed by the input/output control unit (1), and performs LRU control of the format control memory. This is a format control memory section that stores the order of use of data, has a number of storage sections corresponding to the number of storage areas for format data, and holds numerical values representing the order of use of format data.

Next, the operation will be explained. First, the operation when loading a format will be explained.

When format control data having the same configuration as that described in the conventional example is input to the input/output control unit (1), it is decoded there to indicate that it is format control data, and is sent to the format control units (two format control units). Format control unit (one unit decodes the received format control data, separates the format data and the symbol attached to it, and holds it; 2);

Next, examine the contents of the format control memory section (6), select the least used one (lowest in use order), and select the corresponding format data storage area (3) in the memory section (3).
The format data previously separated and held is stored in 3a) to (3n). At the same time, the contents of the format control memory section are updated.

To explain more specifically, FIG. 1 shows the state before format loading, where format data B is ranked first in the usage order (storage section<bb), and format data N is ranked first in the usage order (storage section). (6n, format data people use first (storage part (A)
a)) Assume that there is K. Here, it is assumed that the n-th rank is the lowest practical rank.

When new format data X is loaded in this state,
Examine the contents of the format control memory section (6), find the least used memory section (6a), and store the format data above the corresponding data storage area (3a). Write new format data X to .At the same time,
In the contents of the format control memory section (6), the format data written last is ranked first, and thereafter, the ranks stored before format loading are moved down one by one.

Figure 3 shows the menu section (3) when the above processing is completed.
) and the status of the format control memory section (6). Memory (
4b, format data of data storage area (3n)
becomes the third place (storage unit (an)) and completes the form loading process. In this way, the data that has not been used for the longest time is removed and the data that has been used most recently is left on the storage device in order, so that when the storage device is accessed, the desired data remains in the storage device. This is called LRU control, which increases the probability that the

Next, the operation when performing normal printing will be explained.

When format specification data and subsequent print data are input to the input/output control section (1), these data are distributed and the format specification data is sent to the format control section (Uta), and the print data is sent to the synthesis section (Uta). Sent to Rehabilitation.

The format control unit (2) that receives the format specification data reads out the format data specified by the format specification data from the memory unit (3) and sends it to the synthesis unit (reprocessor). The usage rank of the storage unit corresponding to the format data read out is the first rank, and the rank of the range corresponding to the rank one position before the rank that the format data had from the original first rank is 1. It will be postponed one by one.

Next, the synthesis section (5) that receives the print data and format data synthesizes these two data and sends it to the printing section (phantom).The printing section (5) receives the data synthesized as described above. , prints the print data according to the specified format.

In the above embodiment, the value held in the format control memory section (&) is such that the most recently used value is ranked first, but this value may also be in the order of frequency of use or It may also be the frequency itself.

Alternatively, the use order may not be updated when loading a form, but the use order may be set to the first place when a form is overlay printed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, format data is managed within the printing device, so the user does not need to manage format data, which reduces the burden on the user, and also reduces the burden on the user when loading formats. Since the number of times can be kept to a minimum, there is an effect that the time required for form overlay printing can be shortened.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a printing device that performs format overlay printing according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing changes in internal data of the printing device for detailed explanation of this invention. , FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional printing device that performs format overlay printing. (1)...I/O control section, (2')...Format control section, (
3)...Membership section, (Su...Composition section, <1)...Printing section, (6) Format control memory section.In addition, the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or equivalent parts.Process 1 Figure 2': Book 133: MetI
J 4: Synthesis section 5: Ink 6: Pre-format ■ Distance measurement 3 figure procedural amendment (voluntary)

Claims (1)

[Claims] An input/output control unit that receives and distributes format data, format specification data, and print data from the outside, a memory unit that stores the format data, and a usage status of the format data corresponding to the format data stored in the memory unit. a format control memory section for storing, a means for decoding the format data passed from the input/output control section and writing it into at least the memory section; a means for reading format data specified by the format specification data from the memory section; a format control unit comprising means for updating the memory unit and the format control memory unit based on access to the format control memory unit; print data passed from the input/output control unit and a format read from the format control unit; It is equipped with a composition section that composes data, and a printing section that prints the data passed from the composition section, and prints the usage order stored in the format control memory section and the format data stored in the corresponding memory section. A printing device characterized by performing format overlay printing while updating the format in the format control section.