JPS62232025A - Terminal equipment for printer inputting - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate necessity of rearranging pages for which printing is completed by sending out information to be sent from a terminal equipment to a printer from a rear page too. CONSTITUTION:The equipment is provided with a switching means that changes order of sending out information of each page to a printer. By selecting a mode to output from the rear page, information I5 of rear page (5/5 page) is sent first from the terminal equipment 1 to a printer 2, and the printer 2 prints the sent information I5 and discharges the paper to a stacker 4. Then, the terminal equipment 1 sends out information I4 of 4/5 page, and the printer 2 prints it and discharges the paper of 4/5 page on the paper of 5/5 page. Similarly, 3/5 page, 2/5 page, 1/5 page are printed and discharged, and the sheets of paper are piled up.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information processing device, and particularly to a printer input terminal device for an information processing device.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of terminal device uses a method in which information input to the terminal device is sequentially sent to a printer from the beginning and printed. in this case,! $5 Printer 2 as shown in the figure
After printing the paper discharged from the hopper 6, the paper is discharged and stacked on the stacker 4 with the printed side facing up.
This situation will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. For example, in a word processor (military classification), which is one of the office automation terminal devices, information for 47 sheets of B5 paper 1. It is assumed that files 7 through I5 are sequentially stored in file 7 or disk 8 as shown in FIG. 6(b). The OA terminal device sends this information to the printer 2 in order from the first page (page 115), and the printer 2 transports the paper from the hopper 6, and the printer 2 sends the information to the printer 2 in order from the first page (page 115).
Printing is performed in the order shown in c), and stacked with the printed side facing up as shown in FIG. 6(d). In Figure 7, I1
When the printing of the 5th page is completed, the OA terminal device sends the information of the 275th page to the printer 2 in the same way as the 115th page.
The printer 2 prints the 215th page and discharges the 2nd and 5th pages onto the 115th page on the stacker 4. Print the 375th page in the same way,
Stacker 4 discharges the paper onto the 215th page and prints in the same way as the 475th and 575th pages.
Above, there are 5 printed sheets with 575th page at the top, then 475th page, 375th page, 27th page.
There are 5 pages and 175 pages stacked on top of each other.

As described above, in the conventional printer, the printed sheets are arranged on the stacker 4 in the reverse page order.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The conventional terminal device described above sends information to the printer in order from the first page, so if the printer outputs the printed paper to the stacker with the printed side facing up, the printed paper will be printed in the page order as shown in Figure 8. Since the information is stacked upside down, it must be sorted manually, which has the disadvantage that the larger the amount of information (number of pages), the more difficult the task becomes.

[Means for Solving the Problems] - The printer input terminal device of the present invention includes means for sequentially sending the information of each page to the printer in reverse order starting from the information to be printed on the last page, and It has switching means for switching the order in which information is sent to the printer.

In this way, by transmitting information in the reverse order of pages at the terminal device, there is no need to rearrange the stacked sheets of paper that have finished printing on the printer's printer.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the external appearance of a terminal device 1 (word processor) which is an embodiment of the printer input terminal device of the present invention, a printer 2 connected thereto, and the printer 2 stacked on a stacker 4 and taken out. FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) are diagrams showing the state of paper 5.

(c) and (d) are explanatory diagrams showing the order in which the information stored inside this embodiment is printed and stacked, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the order in which information stored inside this embodiment is printed and stacked. Figure 4 shows how sheets of paper are stacked in order.
The figure is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment.

A terminal device 1 has a printer 2, a data bus, and a control line 3.
connected with. The printer 2 sequentially prints the information sent from the terminal device 1, and sequentially discharges the printed sheets onto a stacker 4 to obtain a stack 5 of printed sheets. Printer 2 paper (excluding continuous paper, e.g. A4)
When the paper is ejected to the stacker, the paper is transported with the printed side facing up.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained using the drawings.

In this terminal device 1, the information ■1 to ■5 for 4+ pages shown in FIG. 2(a) is stored in the file 7 shown in FIG. 2(b).
Or it is input to the fixed disk 8. When the program starts running, it is checked whether the operator has input a file name (steps 11 and 12), and if the specified file name has been input, it is checked to see if the file exists (step 13). Step 14)
, size of paper to be printed out from the header of the file, if available) - determines whether it is Hiko printing or Cat printing (step 15), informs the operator of the file format contents, and receives confirmation of the change (steps te, 17). ), the operator manually selects whether to leave the paper size as is or change it, and whether to print vertically or horizontally. Upon receiving this input, the paper size is changed, and if the data cannot fit into that size, an error is displayed and the operator is asked to make corrections (steps 18, 19 and 20). The operator waits for confirmation as to whether to print all the contents (steps 21 and 22), and then inputs a key to select whether to print all pages or only some pages. After receiving and memorizing this input, it waits for the operator to specify whether to output from the previous page or from the subsequent page (steps 23 and 24), and the operator enters the specification manually. Once your input is confirmed, whether you want to print only some pages or print in reverse order starting from later pages,
The first line number for reading each page is automatically set according to the order specified by the operator (step 25) 0
Next, if printer 2 is a non-impact printer, send a paper specification command to printer 2 (step 2).
6) On the printer 2 side, paper is prepared in response to a command from the terminal device (step 31). With the above, the 11i preparation is completed, data is read from the file from the terminal device l according to the order specified by the operator and transferred to the printer 2 (step 27), and the printer 2 prints the transferred data in the order of arrival. (Step 32), and the printing is ended (Step 28).

As explained above, in this embodiment, by selecting the mode for outputting from the last page by operating a key (not shown), the terminal device 1 first outputs the last page ( The amount of information 5 (515 pages) is sent to the printer 2, the printer 2 prints the sent information r5, and discharges the paper to the stacker 4. Next, the terminal device 1 sends 475 pages of information I4, and the printer 2 prints this and outputs the 475 pages on top of the 515 pages. Printing and ejection are performed as shown in Figure 2 (d).
The papers are stacked as shown. The discharge status of the paper on this stacker 4 is shown in FIG.
The printed sheets stacked on top are 17 on top.
5 pages, then 275 pages, 375 pages, 4 and 5 pages, and 575 pages.

When such a page order is not required, a conventional mode of outputting from the first page can also be used. Furthermore, even when printing is performed using a printer capable of printing on continuous paper, by selecting a mode that outputs from the first page, it is possible to print from the first page of information as before.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention allows information to be sent from the terminal device to the printer not only from the first page.

By making it possible to send even from the last page,
If you use a printer that outputs the printed side of the paper to the stacker, when all the information that has been stored on this terminal device has been printed, the paper will be delivered in the same order as the information (page order of the information). Since they are lined up, there is no need to rearrange the printed pages, and the larger the amount of information, the greater the effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the printer input terminal device of the present invention, the external appearance of the printer, and how printed sheets are arranged in page order. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the inside of the terminal device of the present embodiment. A diagram showing the order in which information is printed and stacked. Figure 3 is a diagram showing a situation in which sheets printed on a stacker are stacked in the reverse order of pages. Figure 4 shows the operation of this embodiment. Flowchart, Figure 5 is a diagram showing the arrangement of the hopper and stacker in the printer and the flow of paper, Figure 6 is a diagram showing the order in which information is printed and stacked in a conventional terminal device, and Figure 7 is a diagram showing the conventional printer. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing how printed sheets are stacked on the stacker in the order of pages when using the conventional printer. . 1...Terminal device, 2...Printer, 3...
Data bus and control line, 4...stacker, 5...a stacked paper, 6...hopper, 7...file, 8...
··disk. 11-2B, 31.32...step. Figure 3 Figure 5 Nozomi Town Figure 7 Figure 8 Procedural amendment (method) July 16, 1986 3. Relationship with the case of the person making the amendment Applicant (423) NEC Corporation 4, Agent People 5-37-8 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108
No. 5 Sumitomo Mita Building, Date of amendment order: Date of dispatch: B 24, 1986 Drawing, Figure 4.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a printer input terminal device that sends a series of information to a printer and prints it sequentially from the first information, the information on each page is sequentially sent to the printer in reverse order starting from the information to be printed on the last page. What is claimed is: 1. A printer input terminal device comprising: means for sending information on each page to the printer; and switching means for switching the order in which information on each page is sent to the printer.