JPS61175722A - Label printing system for document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify an input job by performing automatically both the allocation of labels and the distribution of character strings. CONSTITUTION:An editing control part 9 calculates the vertical and horizontal sizes of the form and the label from a control block 1 of an editing memory 7 and sets the information on the number of label sheets to the memory 7. The allocation of labels is decided on the form by the block 1 and the information on the number of label sheets. Then the start position of each line on the label is decided by a control block 2 of the memory 7. Thus all start positions are decided on the form. Then an image where a single record of data is allocated successively to each start position is sent to a printer 6 for print of labels.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a label printing method in which a plurality of standard labels such as address, address, name, etc. are printed on one sheet of paper using a document processing device. ,.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY Conventionally, in document processing devices, when printing multiple labels on a single sheet of paper, in order to fit the multiple labels on the single sheet of paper, it is common for document processing devices to I was inputting characters such as names by adjusting them. However, the above conventional method of manually assigning a plurality of labels to a single sheet of paper while adjusting character strings has the drawback of being complicated.

<Objective of the Invention> Therefore, the object of the present invention is to create a system that allows characters to be written on multiple labels separated by line, without having to adjust and input character strings by assigning multiple labels to a single sheet of paper. A document that allows you to automatically allocate multiple labels to a single sheet of paper and distribute and print character strings on each line of the label by simply entering the column, number of label lines, paper size, and label size. An object of the present invention is to provide a label printing method in a processing device.

<Structure of the Invention> In order to achieve the above object, the label printing method in the document processing device of the present invention is based on the number of lines allocated to one label from the input device to the editing memory, the vertical and horizontal sizes of the paper, and the label printing method. tjl Enter the horizontal and vertical sizes, and in the editing control section, divide the vertical size of the paper by the vertical size of the label, and divide the horizontal size of the paper by the horizontal size of the label to create one sheet. Determines the number and arrangement of labels to be allocated to a sheet of paper, automatically allocates multiple labels to a single sheet of paper, and automatically places input character strings separated by line on each line of the label, The feature is that it can be printed using a printer.

<Example> Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document processing device, and 1 displays the arrangement of character strings on a label, as well as the vertical and horizontal sizes of the paper, the vertical and horizontal sizes of the label, the amount of line feed, that is, the amount of line feed in the label. This is a cathode ray tube (CRT) as a display device that displays input requests such as the number of lines. 2 is an input device for instructing character strings, vertical and horizontal sizes of paper, vertical and horizontal sizes of labels, line feed amount, cursor movement, starting position of character strings on each line, end of input, calling text, etc. It is a keyboard.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a 70-speed disk deck for reading data files stored on the floppy disk 5. 6 is a printer that allocates and prints labels created by an operator on paper; 7 is an editing memory consisting of a text memory and a buffer; and 8 is a system program memory that stores commands for processing text. , 9 is C
RTl, keyboard 2. This is an editing control section as a central control section that controls the printer 6, the m-collection memory 7, and the system program memory 8, and also performs arithmetic processing.

Using the document processing device configured as described above, a plurality of labels 12 as shown in FIG. 3 are automatically laid out on one sheet of paper 11 as shown in FIG. A method for arranging and printing character strings in a desired pattern as shown in FIG. 1 will be described below.

■ Inputting the vertical and horizontal sizes of the paper, the vertical and horizontal sizes of the label, and the amount of line feed This will be explained according to FIG. An input request is displayed on the screen of the CRTI so that the operator can input the length and width of the paper size, the length and width of the label size, and the amount of line feed. Then, in response to input of each item from the keyboard 2 by the operator as shown in FIG. 4, one storage area in the editing memory 7, that is, the control block 1 (see FIG. ) Set each item.

■ Specifying the arrangement of data such as address, name, etc. on the label This will be explained according to FIG. On the CRTI screen, the shape of the label is displayed according to the vertical and horizontal sizes of the label specified by ■, and the labels are divided horizontally according to the line feed amount, that is, the number of lines. Move the cursor on this to arrange the data. In FIG. 5, the keys on the keyboard 2 that can be input by the operator are cursor keys that move the cursor up, down, left and right, position designation keys, and end keys.When the cursor keys are input, they move the cursor on the CRTI screen. At the same time, the cursor position information is set as shown in FIG. 6(c). This cursor position information represents the cursor position on the label of the CRTI screen. Also, when the position designation key is pressed, as shown in FIG. 6(b)
Set the component corresponding to the cursor position of control block 2 as shown in FIG. That is, if the cursor is at row i, column j on the label when the position designation key is pressed, the start position of the data is determined by setting the j-th component of row i of control block 2. Accordingly, the number 7 appears on the screen of the CRTI.
A start position mark 15 is displayed as shown in Figure (d).

(2) Determining the label format As shown in FIG. 5, by pressing the end key, the control blocks 1 and 2 created in (2) above are determined. That is, the information necessary to print the label is determined and stored in the editing memory 7.

■ Calling the data file The actual data, that is, the address, name, etc. to be written on the label, can be created in the same way as normal sentences using the text creation function of this text processing device, and is stored in the text file 5. be able to.

Its format is as shown in FIG. In Figure 8,
S is a delimiter code, and the character strings delimited by this code correspond to one line of character strings for one starting position on the label. Also, E is an end code, indicating the end of data.

The above data can be recalled onto the data buffer by the operator inputting a key specifying the recall and a data file name.

■ Assigning labels to paper! The i-collection control section 9 inputs the information from the controller 1 of the editing memory 7 shown in FIG. Calculate the side size 2'). Letting the former be A and the latter B,
Since it is possible to arrange vertically A sheets and fiiB sheets on the paper, arrange them in the order shown in Figure 9 (Figure 9 is an example of A = 4, B = 2), as shown in Figure 6 (d) The label number information is sent to the editing memory 7.

■ Label printing The arrangement of the labels on the paper is determined by the control block l shown in FIG. 6(a) of the MA collection memory 7 and the label number information shown in FIG. 6(d), and the label arrangement as shown in FIG. 6(b) is determined. The control block 2 shown in FIG. 2 determines the starting position in each line on the label, so all starting positions on the paper are determined. For each of these starting positions, the eighth
A label is printed by sending an image to the printer 6 in which the data code shown in the figure is applied in the order shown in FIG. If the data does not fit on one sheet of paper, the same process is performed for the second, third, etc. sheets.

In the above example, the starting position of the character string in each line of the label can be set arbitrarily using the position specification key, so a label with a neatly arranged character string can be easily printed on a single sheet of paper. .

<Effects of the Invention> As is clear from the above, according to the label printing method in the document processing device of the present invention, only the character strings and labels written on multiple labels are automatically printed on one sheet. It is possible to allocate a plurality of labels to a sheet of paper and print character strings distributed to each line of the label, thus greatly simplifying the input work.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a document processing device used in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the arrangement relationship between sheets and labels,
Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of labels, Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating input of paper size, label size, and line feed amount;
Figure 5 is a flowchart explaining the steps for determining the information necessary to print a label; Figure 6(a);
Figure (b) is an explanatory diagram of control blocks 1 and 2, respectively;
FIG. 6(c) is a diagram for explaining cursor position information, FIG. 6(d) is a diagram for explaining label number information, FIG. 7(a),
FIG. 7(b) is a diagram explaining the labels on the CRT screen;
Figure 8 is an explanatory diagram of the character strings stored in the text file, Figure 9 is an explanatory diagram of the state in which labels are allocated on the paper,
Figure 10 shows how to apply data to labels 1...CRT,
2...keyboard, 7...editing memory, 9...editing control unit. Patent Applicant: Sharp Co., Ltd. Agent: Patent Attorney: 2 others, 8th Ward, 105a, Figure 9, 2, 1rlA, Garden, Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Using a document processing device that has an input device, an editing control unit, an editing memory, and a printer, the number of lines to be allocated to one label, the vertical and horizontal sizes of paper, and the height of the label are input from the input device to the editing memory. and horizontal size,
In the editing control section, divide the vertical size of the paper by the vertical size of the label, and divide the horizontal size of the paper by the horizontal size of the label to determine the number and arrangement of labels to be allocated on one sheet of paper. It is characterized by automatically allocating multiple labels on a single sheet of paper, and automatically placing the entered character strings separated by line on each line of the label, and printing it on the printer. Label printing method for document processing equipment.