JPS61177068A - Sentence processor capable of printing contractedly - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the number of sheets of printing paper and time by providing the titled sentence processor with an input part inputting a sentence and capable of applying a contraction printing command, a sentence memory for storing the inputted character information and a contracting device for contracting the sentence information at a prescribed rate and outputting a character pattern corresponding to the lines of plural pages. CONSTITUTION:The sentence data on the 1st line of the 1st page are extracted by a sentence buffer 11, developed to image data through a pattern generator 12 and stored in an image buffer 14. Then, a line feeding page is extracted from format data stored in the buffer 11 and converted into a paper carrying pitch. The contracting device 6 extracts the image data on the 1st lines of the 1st and 2nd pages which are stored in the image buffer 14 and contracts the extracted image data by 1/2 in the vertical and horizontal directions. The paper carrying pitch converted in accordance with the contraction of the image data is converted into 1/2. The respective contracted 1st lines of the 1st and 2nd pages and the paper carrying pitch converted into 1/2 are outputted to a printer device 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a text processing device capable of reduced printing suitable for use in a Japanese word processor.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY Conventionally, in Japanese language V processors, when looking at the print layout of a created sentence, a trial print is performed. In this case, printing without ruled lines or thinning printing in the horizontal direction is used, so when there are many pages of text, the number of sheets of paper used and the amount of time required may increase.

<Object of the Invention> Therefore, an object of the present invention is to reduce the amount of paper used and the time required to print text.

<Structure of the Invention> In order to achieve the above object, the document processing device of the present invention capable of reduction printing includes an input section into which a text is input and which can instruct reduction printing, and an input section from the input section through a central control section. a text memory that stores text information stored in the text memory; and a reduction device that outputs character patterns that are reduced at a predetermined ratio in accordance with the text information stored in the text memory and instructions for reduction printing in an amount equivalent to the lines of a plurality of pages. The present invention is characterized in that it is equipped with a printing printer which reduces the characters of a plurality of pages into one page based on the reduced character pattern inputted through the central control unit.

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

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a block diagram of a text processing device capable of reduced printing. The text processing device 1 capable of reduced printing has a central control unit 2 that comprehensively controls all operations;
an input unit 4 having keys for inputting text and keys for specifying reduced printing; an editing memory unit 5 for processing text data input from the input unit 4 through the central control unit 2; According to the text data inputted from the memory unit 5 through the central control section 2 and the reduction printing instruction from the input section 4, the vertical and horizontal directions are 1/2 each.
A reduction device 6 outputs reduced character patterns corresponding to lines of a plurality of pages, and a reduction device 6 outputs character patterns reduced to a number equivalent to lines of a plurality of pages, and a reduction device 6 that consistently reduces characters on a plurality of pages using the reduced character patterns inputted through the central control unit 2. The present invention is comprised of a printer device 8 for printing data, and a display device 9 for displaying a reduced printing mode in response to text data inputted from the input section 4 through the central control section 2 and reduced printing instructions.

Also, above! The i-collection memory unit has random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (RO
A text buffer 11 that stores text data and text format information for multiple pages input from the input unit 4 through the central control unit 2; a pattern generator 12 that generates each character pattern and graphic pattern;
In addition, although not shown, system program memory,
Buffers, counters, etc. for various editing controls are formed. The pattern generator 12 is, for example, 32×32
Generates a dot-by-dot pattern. Above text buffer 1
The text data input in 1 is stored in text hood. The reduction device 6 also includes an image buffer 7 that stores image data for at least two lines of the largest text.
It has 14 built-in.

Next, the processing in the document processing device 1 capable of reduced printing will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 2. Here, it is assumed that a plurality of pages of text data are stored in advance in the text buffer 711, data to be printed is specified, and then reduced printing is instructed.

First, in step S1 and step S2, the text data of the first line of the first page is extracted from the text buffer 711,
Developed into image data via a pattern generator 12,
Store it in the image buffer 14. Subsequently, the text data of the first line of the second page is taken out, developed into the above-mentioned image data via the pattern generator 12, and stored in the image buffer 12 following the above-mentioned image data. At this time, predetermined space data is inserted between the first page and the second page to form a margin. In step S3, the line feed pitch is extracted from the 7-ormat data in the text buffer 11 and converted into a paper feed pitch amount. Step S4
Now, the reduction device 6 takes out the image data of the first row of each of the first page and the second page stored in the image buffer 14 and reduces the image data to 1/2 vertically and horizontally. The paper feed pitch amount converted in step S3 is converted to 1/2. In step S6, each reduced first line and 1
The paper feed pitch amount converted to /2 is output to the printer device 8. In step S7, printing of one line of text data reduced to 172 in both length and width is completed. Repeat this operation, and when the first and second pages are printed, the third page is printed.
4th page is printed in the same way. In other words, the text data from pages 1 to 4 as shown in Figure 3(,) is reduced to 1/2 both vertically and horizontally, and the text data as shown in Figure 3(b) is reduced to one page with 7 formats. Print all at once.

Since the text data is reduced and printed in this way, less paper is used and time can be shortened. In addition,
For pattern compression in the above-mentioned reduction device 6, dot data may be extracted every other dot.

In the above embodiment, the pattern generator 12 is provided in the editing memory unit 5.
A 32-dot character generator C (hereinafter referred to as CG) and a 16x16-dot CG are provided, and these CGs are configured to be addressed to the same character code, and when in compression mode, they are changed to the 172 pattern compression described above. Then, enable the 16x16 pattern CG of the above CG,
This pattern may be stored in an image buffer.

Note that the paper feed pitch of the printer is determined in the same manner as described above. Further, the arrangement order of each text page is not limited to the example, and may be set arbitrarily.

Alternatively, it may be only one text page.

<Effects of the Invention> As is clear from the above description, the text processing device of the present invention capable of reduced printing includes an input section into which a text is input and which is capable of instructing reduced printing, and a memory for storing input character information. a reduction device that reduces text information at a predetermined ratio and outputs character patterns equivalent to the lines of multiple pages; and a printer device that reduces and prints characters from multiple pages on -pages. , it is possible to reduce the number of sheets of paper and the time required for trial printing when viewing the printed layout.

This effect is especially great when there are many true numbers or when creating a small booklet such as a notebook.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a text processing device capable of reduced printing according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing processing in the text processing device, and Fig. 3 (a) 1 shows input text data. FIG. 3(b) is a diagram showing seven sentences printed on one page after being reduced to 1/2 both vertically and horizontally. 4... Input unit, 6... Reduction device, 8... Printer device, 11... Text buffer. Patent applicant: Sharp Corporation Agent
Patent attorney: above, 2 other people, Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3 (0) Figure 3 (b)

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An input section into which text can be input and instructions for reduced printing, a text memory that stores text information input from the input section through the central control unit, and text information stored in the text memory and reduction. A reduction device outputs character patterns reduced at a predetermined ratio in accordance with printing instructions, corresponding to the lines of multiple pages; 1. A text processing device capable of reduced printing, characterized by comprising a printer device that reduces and prints characters on a page.