JPS61237560A - Information filling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make continuous printing without repeating operation and to drastically reducing a time necessary for printing and its operation by inputting in a bundle all the retrieval information of picture information to be printed and number of copies at the beginning. CONSTITUTION:When an operator indicates a print processing through a keyboard 5, a system control part 6 displays the file list on CRT display 4. The files are displayed on the CRT display 4 in the order of file number by reading out the key work, etc. of each picture information which is memorized on the retrieval file composed of RAM of the system control part 6. Next, the system control part 6 writes the file number and the number of copies specified on the address of file memory circuit 10. When the execution of printing is indicated via printing indication key of keyboard 5, the printing of specified picture information is executed correspondingly to the number of copies specified.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention uses a storage medium such as an optical disk as a file, and stores a large amount of file information, such as image information of documents, drawings, etc., together with its search information. More specifically, when printing information registered in a storage medium, the information file device registers and stores information by matching the search information of multiple pieces of information and the number of copies to be printed at once. The present invention relates to an information file device configured to be able to continuously print a specified number of copies of a plurality of different pieces of information.

[Prior art]

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a conventional information file device.

First, the configuration of a conventional information file device will be explained according to this block diagram. Scanner 1 (imaging device, generally
The image information is optically read by a -dimensional image sensor), and the image data obtained by photoelectrically converting this is temporarily stored in the image memory 2. This image data is provided to a display memory 3 and displayed on a display device 4 such as a CRT display. After confirming the input image information on the display screen, the operator operates the keyboard 5 to input search information (title, keyword, etc.) for searching the image information. Then, when the operator instructs information registration, the image data is output from the image memory 2 and stored on the optical disk 9, which is an information file, and the information regarding the storage location at this time and the previously input search information are combined. is associated with the search file (RAM in the system control unit 6).
, or a separately equipped floppy disk device, etc.). Through the above series of processing, −
The relevant image information is registered in the information file device.

Note that when image data is stored from the image memory 2 to the optical disk 9, the codec section 7 generally performs compression processing (encoding processing) on the data to increase the storage capacity.

Reading of registered image information is performed as follows.

When the operator inputs search information such as keywords to the system control unit 6 by operating the keyboard 5, the position information on the optical disk 9 of the image information is first read out from the search file, and the image data is retrieved from the optical disk 9 according to this. Read out. The read image data is decompressed (decoded) in the codec unit 7 and then stored in the image memory 2.
It is given to the display memory 3 and is temporarily stored, and then it is given to the display memory 3 and displayed on the display device 4.

Then, printing of the registered image information is performed by the printing device 8. Specifically, after displaying the image information on the display device 4 as described above, if printing is instructed via the keyboard 11, the image information stored in the image memory 2 is transferred to the printing device 8. It is output and printed to obtain a hard copy.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

By the way, in the conventional information file device, as explained above, only the image information displayed on the display device can be printed by one printing instruction, and only the image information displayed on the display device can be printed. If you want to print other image information, enter the search information again, read the image information from the information file on the optical disk, etc., display it on the display device, and after the operator confirms it, give printing instructions. It is necessary to perform the following operations: give the image and print it using the printing device.

In this way, in the conventional information file device, when printing a plurality of registered image information in succession, search information is input for each of the - pieces of image information and the image information is successively printed from the storage medium. , and then printing this, which had to be repeated. In other words, only one item of image information was actually printed by the operator's one printing instruction operation. For this reason, printing processing operations when printing a plurality of pieces of image information using a conventional information file device are very complicated and take a long time.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention has been made in view of the problems described above, and provides a mark that associates search information for file information to be printed with the number of prints among file information registered in an information file. Means for specifying image information, means for storing a plurality of specified image information, and information configured to sequentially read image information from an information file according to the stored contents and print a specified number of copies in succession. The purpose is to provide a file device.

The present invention provides an information file device that reads a large number of file information stored in a storage medium according to search information for specifying each file information and prints the information with a printing device. a means for inputting imprint information associated with the information, a means for storing a plurality of imprint information inputted by the means, and a plurality of files stored in the storage medium according to the storage contents of the means; The present invention is characterized by comprising means for causing the printing device to continuously print information by the input number of prints.

[Examples] The present invention will be described in detail below based on drawings showing examples thereof.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information file device according to the present invention, and the same components as in the block diagram of the conventional example shown in FIG. 5 are given the same reference numerals.

The scanner 1 uses, for example, a -dimensional image sensor, and optically reads image information (file information) to be registered, photoelectrically converts it, converts it into a digital signal, and outputs it to the image memory 2.

The image memory 2 sequentially stores one-dimensional digital signals given from the scanner 1, arranges them in a matrix, and creates image data of image information-character. This image data is temporarily held in the image memory 2, and is also given to the display memory 3 and stored therein. The image data stored in the display memory 3 is given to a CRT display 4, which is a display device, and displayed as an image.

The keyboard 5 is used to input search information for each piece of information registered in the device of the present invention, that is, keywords, titles, registration dates, etc., and is also used to instruct various controls and processes, such as printing processing, which will be described later. used for. Various instructions and the like are given to the system control unit 6 via the keyboard 5 .

The system control unit 6 is the control center of the device of the present invention, and the cp
u <Central processing unit), ROM (read-only memory storing control programs etc. for the device of the present invention), RAM (
Random access file also used as information file.
memory), registers RI and RN, etc., which will be described later.

The codec unit 7 compresses the image data stored in the image memory 2 when storing it on the optical disc 9,
Conversely, an expansion process is performed when image data stored on the optical disk 9 is read out to the image memory 2, and this control is performed by the system control section 6.

The optical disc 9 is a storage medium on which signals are written and read using a laser beam, and is used as a so-called information file. Note that when writing image information, the image data compressed by the codec unit 7 as described above is written, and when reading the image data, it is output to the codec unit 7, decompressed, and then converted into an image. given to memory 2.

The image data read from the optical disk 9 and given to the image memory 2 is temporarily stored in the image memory 2, as well as being given to the display memory 3 and displayed on the CRT display, in the same way as when inputting image information by the scanner l. 4 is displayed as an image.

The printing device 8 prints the image data stored in the image memory 2 according to instructions from the system control section 6. Thereby, a so-called hard copy of the image information displayed on the CRT display 4 can be obtained.

The file memory circuit 10 is a storage means for storing information regarding printing processing, specifically, the file number of image information to be printed and the number of copies thereof.

Regarding the operation of the apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, in particular, the system control unit 6 at the time of printing processing, which is a feature of the apparatus of the present invention.
This will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2 showing the processing procedure.

When the operator instructs printing processing via the keyboard 5, the system control section 6 displays a file list on the CRT display 4 (step 1).

This file list reads the keywords and the like of each Ha bulletin stored in the search file configured using the RAII of the system control section 6 and displays them on the CRT display 4 in the order of file number.

Next, the system control unit 6 sets the value i of the register R1 to 1 (step ■), and then reads the file specification (step ■). At this time, the operator has already specified the file to be printed. In this case, the process proceeds from step ■ to step ■, and the system control unit 6 writes the file number to address 2i (initially i·1, so 2i=2) of the file memory circuit 10 (step ■). In addition, if the number of copies to be printed was also specified when the file specification was read in step ■ above, step ■
The process proceeds from (1) to (2), and the file memory circuit 10 writes the specified number of copies to be printed at the address 2i-H of the file memory circuit 10 (2i-1=1) since the initial address is i.1. On the other hand, if the number of copies to be printed has not been specified, the system control unit 6 assumes that the number of copies to be printed is 1 and stores the address 2i in the file memory circuit 10.
-1 (initially 1) is written as 1 as the number of copies to be printed.

Through the above steps ① to ② (or ①), the operator completes the designation of the file number of the image information (file) that he or she wishes to print and the designation of the number of copies to be printed.

At this point, the system control unit 6 performs a key scan (step ■), and if the numeric keys on the keyboard 5 are pressed, it is assumed that a new file has been specified and the value i set in the register RI is set. 1 & (step ■) incremented by 1, step to read file specification ■
Return processing to .

In the process from the second step ■ to ■ (or ■), the value i of register R1 is set to 2, so the specified file number is
The number of copies to be printed is written in address 4 (-2i) of O, and the number of copies to be printed is similarly written in address 3 (=2i-1). When the file designation is repeated in the same manner, the file number is placed at address 2, 4, 6, 8, . ．． 3.5.7・
... are written respectively.

Now, after the plural pieces of image information to be printed and the number of copies to be printed are specified via the keyboard 5 as described above, the operator presses the printing instruction key on the keyboard 5! When the operator instructs the execution of printing, the process advances from step @ to 0, and the actual printing process is performed. The value i set in the register R1 at this point corresponds to the number of pieces of image information designated to be printed.

The actual printing process is performed as follows. The system control unit 6 first selects the register l? The value i of the register Rr is set to N (step 0), and the value i of the register R1 is then reset to l again. Therefore, the value n set in the register IIN represents the number of pieces of image information to be printed.

Next, the system control unit 6 controls the storage contents “21” and “21” at addresses 21 and 21-1 of the file memory circuit 10.
-1” (initially 2 and l, respectively) are read out (step [phase]) and stored in 174M (step [phase])
. Then, the system control unit 6 stores it in the RAM.
The image information whose file number is 21'' is read from the optical disk 9 and output to the printing device 8 via the codec circuit 7 for printing (step @).The above is the storage content of the address 21 of the file memory circuit 10. One copy of the image information having the same file number as 21'' is printed.

Then, "2i-1" stored in the RAM is decremented by 1 (step [phase]), and it is checked whether it is equal to O (step @). The processing in steps [Phase] and [Phase] is a process for printing the specified number of copies of each image information. For example, if the number of copies to be printed is 1,
The memory content "21-1" of the address 21-1 of the file memory circuit 10 read in step (2) is l, and this is decremented by 1 in step [phase] and becomes 0, so from step [phase] Processing proceeds to [phase]. On the other hand, if the specified number of copies to be printed is multiple, "2i-1" is greater than or equal to 1 when step [phase] is processed first, so step [phase] or step The process returns to step (3), and another copy of the same image information as the previous one is printed. In this way, the process of printing one copy from step ■ to [phase] while decrementing "21-1" by 1 in step [phase] is repeated, and only the specified number of copies are printed. A photo is taken.

Now, when the specified number of copies of the image information whose file number is the value written in the address l (. The process proceeds from [phase] to [phase], and the value i set in the register R1 is incremented by 1 and becomes 2.Furthermore, in step (2), the value i set in the register RT and the value n set in the register RN are compared.

If the comparison result in step 0 is not i-n, that is, the value i in register RN incremented by l in step [phase] is register l? As long as the set value n of N is not reached, the process returns from step 0 to step (2). At this time, since the value i of the register R1 has been incremented by 1, the file memory circuit lO
The values "2i" and "2i-1" read from are the stored contents of addresses 4 (=2+) and 3 (=2i-1), in other words, the image information designated for printing second. The printing of this image information is also performed for the number of copies determined as t in the same manner as described above.

When each piece of image information designated to be printed is printed in the designated number of copies in this way, the comparison result in step (2) will eventually become 1s=n. Register RN
Since the set value n is the number of pieces of image information designated to be printed as described above, all printing processing ends when the comparison result in step O becomes iwn.

〔effect〕

As described in detail above, in the information file device according to the present invention, conventionally, the image information to be printed is read out from the storage medium by inputting the search information one by one, displayed on the display device, and then Instead of giving printing instructions and actually printing, by inputting the search information for all the image information to be printed and the number of copies at once, you can print multiple images continuously. It is possible to print information. Therefore, when printing a plurality of pieces of image information using the apparatus of the present invention, it is not necessary to repeat complicated operations as in the conventional apparatus, and the time required for printing processing and operations therefor can be significantly reduced.

In the above embodiment, an optical disk is used as the storage medium for the information file in which image information is stored, but the present invention is not limited to optical disks; for example, hard disks, magnetic tapes, floppy disks, etc. can also be used. , and the storage medium for the search file in which the search information is stored is R.
Although AM is used, it is of course possible to use other storage media, such as those mentioned above.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information file device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining its operation, and FIG. 3 is a conventional information file system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a file device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A large number of file information stored in a storage medium,
In an information file device configured to read information according to search information for specifying the information and print it with a printing device, means for inputting printing information in which the search information and the number of prints are associated with each other; means for storing a plurality of pieces of print information inputted by the means; and a means for storing a plurality of pieces of file information stored in the storage medium in accordance with the storage contents of the means, each inputted number of prints, by the printing device. 1. An information file device characterized by comprising: a means for automatically printing an image.