JPS62202770A - Printing processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to prevent printing data from being erroneously printed in a printing inhibited area on a printing medium, by discriminating, by calculations, the positional relationship between the printing inhibited area discriminated based on information read from information previously printed on the printing medium and printing positions calculated from the printing data supplied from a host device. CONSTITUTION:A device having an optical reading function and a printing processing function is provided with a recognizing means 8 for discriminating a printing inhibited area set on a printing medium, based on data optically read from information previously printed on a printing medium, a means 9 for calculating printing positions on the medium based on printing data transferred from a host deice, and a means 10 for discriminating, by calculations, the positional relationship between the printing inhibited area discriminated by the recognizing means 8 and the printing positions for the printing data calculated by the calculating means 9. In printing the printing data transferred from the host device, printing processing is prevented from being conducted at positions discriminated to be in the printing inhibited area by the calculating and discriminating means 10.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] This is a print processing method for a device having an optical reading function and a print processing function, which reads the contents printed or printed in advance on a printing medium and uses the image information. The print data is determined by determining the print prohibited area set on the print medium, and calculating and determining the positional relationship between the determined print prohibited area and the print position calculated from the print data from the host device. It is possible to prevent erroneous printing in the print-prohibited area on the printing medium.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a print processing method for an apparatus having an optical reading function and a print processing function.

For example, when automatically printing transaction status on a printing medium used in the financial industry, the contents on the printing medium (hereinafter referred to as a form) that have been written or printed in advance are transferred to a host device, Along with this, devices have been developed that print print data transferred from higher-level devices onto forms.

When printing with such a device, you can print at a more accurate printing position without printing on prohibited areas on the form.
The development of a reliable printing process is awaited.

[Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention] FIG. 3 shows a block diagram illustrating a conventional example.

The conventional example block diagram shown in FIG.
2, a reading section 1 converts the data into white/black binary data and sends it out; a memory 2 that stores the binary data of the data read by the reading section 1; and a memory 2 that stores the binary data stored in the memory 2. A recognition unit 3 performs predetermined processing on the data and performs recognition processing on the data, and a recognition unit 3 transfers the content recognized and processed by the recognition unit 3 to a higher-level device (not shown) via a line control unit 6. (
A main control unit 4 instructs to print the print data transferred from the main control unit 4 via the line control unit 6 onto a form (not shown); Paper feed control unit 5 that controls feeding of a form (not shown) on which print data is printed
1, a paper feeding unit 52 that executes paper feeding, and a line control unit that controls the transfer of print data, etc. onto a communication line connected to a host device (not shown). unit 6, a print control unit 71 that controls the printing process of print data on a form (not shown) based on instructions from the main control unit 4, and a printer unit 72 that executes the print process of the print data. The printing processing section 7 is also provided with a printing processing section 7.

The reading unit 1 includes an image reader 11 that reliably and quickly reads the contents printed or printed in advance on a form (not shown), and converts the image data read by the image reader 11 into white/black binarization. It consists of a binarization circuit 12 for converting into data.

The image data converted into white/black binary data by the binarization circuit 12 is temporarily stored in the memory 2, and the recognition unit 3 recognizes the content printed or printed on the form (not shown). The processed information is transferred to a host device (not shown) via a communication line under the control of the line control unit 6.

The host device (not shown) performs predetermined processing based on the received information, and transfers the corresponding print data to the main control unit 4 via the communication line, and the main control unit 4 transfers the print data to the paper feed processing unit 5.
and instructs the print processing section 7 to print the transferred print data on a form (not shown).

The printing process of print data in the 14 conventional device having the above-mentioned image reader 11 and printer section 72 involves sequentially printing print data received from a host device (not shown) directly onto a form (not shown). The most common method is to print on the

In such a printing control system, ■ When the format of the form (not shown) does not match the specification of the print data, ■ When there is an abnormality in the specification of the print data, ■ When the format of the form (not shown)
When the printing position is significantly shifted due to the difference in the cent time of There is a possibility of printing by mistake.

[Means for solving problems]

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram illustrating the invention in detail.

The block diagram in Figure 1 is the functional block 1 explained in Figure 3.
, 2.4 to 7, a function of reading out the image data stored in the memory 2, processing it for recognition, and converting it into predetermined code data; A recognition means (recognition unit) 8 having a function of determining a print-prohibited area of
A print position calculation means (print position calculation unit) 9 that calculates the print position on the above document, a printing prohibited area on the form (not shown) determined by the recognition means (recognition unit) 8, and a print position calculation means (Print position calculation unit) Calculation/determination means (calculation/determination unit) that calculates and determines the positional relationship between the print data and the print position calculated in step 9, and determines the print processing prohibited position of the transferred print data. It consists of 10.

[Effect]

The image league reads the content printed or printed in advance on the form, converts the image data into white/black binary data, and uses the image data to determine the print-prohibited areas on the form using the recognition means (recognition unit). The calculation/judgment means (calculation/judgment unit) calculates the positional relationship between the identified printing prohibited area information and the print position of the print data calculated by the print position calculation means (print position calculation unit) from the print data from the host device. However, by determining the print prohibited position, it is possible to prevent the print data transferred from the host device from being erroneously printed in the prohibited area.
It can definitely be prevented.

〔Example〕

The gist of the present invention will be specifically explained below with reference to an embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram illustrating the invention in detail. Note that the same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures.

The block configuration of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 2 includes the reading section l, the memory 2, and the memory 2 described in FIG. Main control unit 41 paper feed processing unit 5
1 line control section 6, a print processing section 7, a character recognition section 81 that reads and recognizes image data stored in the memory 2, and converts it into predetermined code data;
A recognition unit 8 also includes a print-prohibited area recognition unit 82 that reads image data from the memory 2, performs recognition processing, and determines a print-prohibited area on the relevant form (not shown), and a host device (not shown). A print position calculation means (print position calculation unit) 9 that calculates the print position on the form (not shown) from the print data transferred from the printer, and the recognition means (recognition unit) 8 determine the form. Calculation/determination means (not shown) that calculates the positional relationship between the print prohibited area (not shown) and the print position of the print data calculated by the print position calculation means (print position calculation unit) 9, and determines the print prohibited position (
The calculation/judgment unit) 10, etc.

In this embodiment, the image reader 11 in the reading unit 1 optically reads characters, symbols, image information, etc. printed or written on the form (not shown), and the binarization circuit 12
The data is converted into white/black binary data and stored in the memory 2.

The character recognition unit 81 reads image data stored in the memory 2, performs recognition processing, and converts it into predetermined code data. The converted code data is transferred to a host device (not shown) via the main control unit 41 and the line control unit 6, and predetermined processing corresponding to the code data is performed.

When the predetermined processing in the host device (not shown) is completed,
The line control unit 6 receives print data that has been subjected to predetermined processing by a host device (not shown), and the print prohibited area recognition unit 82 reads and recognizes image data from the memory 2, It discriminates and recognizes the print-prohibited area on the top (not shown) and sends it to the arithmetic/judgment section 10.

On the other hand, the print position calculation unit 9 calculates the print position on the form (not shown) from the print data received by the line control unit 6, and sends the calculation result to the calculation/judgment unit 10.

The calculation/judgment unit 10 calculates the print prohibited area on the form (not shown) determined and recognized by the print prohibited area recognition unit 82 and the print position of the print data calculated by the print position calculation unit 9. - The determination unit 10 performs calculations to determine the print-prohibited position.

Next, the calculation/judgment unit 10 instructs the printer unit 72 to print new print data based on the print-prohibited position determined based on the instructions from the main control unit 4 without erroneously printing within the print-prohibited area. and execute it.

If the calculation/judgment unit 10 determines that the print position of the print data is to be printed within the printing prohibited area on the form (not shown), the main control unit 4 Error processing is performed based on the section IO information.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to prevent the printing of print data transferred from the host device from being erroneously printed in the print-prohibited area, and it is possible to accurately print in the specified area. There is.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram explaining the present invention in detail, FIG. 2 is a block diagram explaining the present invention in detail, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram explaining a conventional example. In the figure, 1 is a reading unit, 2 is a memory, 3.8 is a recognition unit, 4 is a main control unit, 5 is a paper feed processing unit, 6 is a line control unit, 7 is a print processing unit, 9 is a print position calculation unit , 10 is a calculation/judgment unit, 11 is an image league, 12 is a binarization circuit, 51 is a paper feed control unit, 52 is a paper feed unit, 71 is a print control unit, 7
2 is a printer section, 81 is a character recognition section, and 82 is a print-prohibited area recognition section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Read data obtained by optically reading the content printed on the printing medium and transferred from the host device and a checking unit for the content printed on the printing medium. A printing prohibited area set on the printing medium based on optically read data of the content printed or printed on the printing medium. recognition means (8) for determining the print position; and print position calculation means (8) for calculating the print position on the printing medium from the print data transferred from the host device.
9), and calculates the positional relationship between the print prohibited area on the printing medium determined by the recognition means (8) and the print position of the print data calculated by the print position calculation means (9). , a calculation/judgment means (10) for determining is provided, and when printing the print data transferred from the host device, printing processing is performed on the position determined to be a printing prohibited area by the calculation/judgment means (10). A printing processing method characterized by suppressing