JPS62235632A - Character processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To print on a form accurately at a desired position by allowing the form which is fed under a display part to be viewed through the display part. CONSTITUTION:A word processor is equipped with a keyboard KB, a printer PRT which prints a document, a display part DSP with a transparent or translucent liquid crystal display device 1, a paper feeder PFD arranged under the display device 1 and keyboard KB, etc. Then, the form P inserted into the insertion slit 3 of this device PFD is guided along form guides 4 and 5 of the paper feeder PFD and sent by driving rollers 6-8 and rollers 9-11. A form guide 5, on the other hand, is arranged below the display device 1 and the form P is run between the guide 5 and display device 1. Consequently, the entire surface of the form P can be seen successively through the display device 1 and the document is printed accurately at the desired position.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a character processing device that integrates a display section and a printer, and in particular, the present invention relates to a character processing device that integrates a display section and a printer. The invention relates to character processing devices such as word processors and typewriters that can perform the following functions.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in this type of character processing device, such as a word processor, when printing at a predetermined position on paper, a mode called partial printing is set, and a specific key on the keyboard is pressed. When pressed, the print head was moved to a predetermined position on the paper to perform printing.

However, with this method, even if an index is provided on the print head, it is not easy to accurately move the print head to a predetermined position, and it is difficult to set the size of characters, character spacing, or line spacing. Also, let's actually print it,
Decisions are often made by trial and error, such as looking at the results and resetting, which has the drawback of low efficiency in document creation and printing work.

Furthermore, some word processors are configured so that you can check the layout of the document you are creating or editing on the display, but the actual printing position is determined by the position of the paper in the printing area, so it is especially important for documents with a large number of characters. In some cases, the upper and lower margins become uneven, and furthermore, the printing range often deviates from the paper.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and to make it possible to visually see the display surface that displays the document being created or edited together with the printing paper, thereby making it possible to accurately grasp the image of the document after printing. An object of the present invention is to provide a character processing device suitably configured.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention comprises a means for feeding printing paper to a printing means, a display means disposed adjacent to the paper feeding means, and a display surface thereof. It is characterized by comprising a display means through which the printing paper can be viewed visually, and l.

A second aspect of the present invention includes means for creating a document by inputting characters and symbols, and means for printing the created document.
means for feeding the printing paper to the printing means; a display means disposed adjacent to the paper feeding means, through which the printing paper can be visually viewed through the display surface; A key input means disposed adjacent to the supply means, comprising a keyboard for inputting characters and symbols, and a key input means that allows printing paper to be viewed visually through the keyboard. Features.

A third aspect of the present invention includes means for creating a document by inputting characters and symbols, and means for printing the created document.
means for feeding the printing paper to the printing means; and a display means disposed adjacent to the paper feeding means, the display means displaying the printing paper on the display surface in synchronization with the visual feeding of the printing paper via the display surface. It is characterized in that it has a means for moving the contents, and an I.

A fourth aspect of the present invention includes means for creating a document by inputting characters and symbols, and means for printing the created document.
means for feeding the printing paper to the printing means; a display means disposed adjacent to the paper feeding means, through which the printing paper can be visually viewed through the display surface; A key input means disposed adjacent to the feeding means, the key input means having a keyboard for inputting characters and symbols, and allowing printing paper to be viewed through the keyboard; and a paper feeding means. The present invention is characterized by comprising a means for moving the contents displayed on the display surface in synchronization with paper feeding by the apparatus.

[For production]

According to the present invention, since the paper being fed below the display can be visually observed through the display section,
While creating a document, you can easily and accurately check the position to be printed on the paper by overlapping the displayed content, and you can print exactly at the desired location on the paper without any special skill or intuition. can be done.

(Example) The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

11ii11 examples of the present invention are shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the external appearance of a word processor according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows an example of its structure.

Here, B is a keyboard and the keyboard KB
Character keys such as kana and alphabets, symbols, and numbers placed above - ○NK, cursor keys CSK to move the cursor in four directions, keys PFF and PBF to instruct forward and backward feed of paper, print instructions Use various keys such as the print key PRH to input documents,
It is possible to control a printing device (printer) PRT that edits and further prints the created document. [
lSP is a display section that includes a transparent or semi-transparent display element, for example, a liquid crystal display l without a reflective plate, and paper is fed to the display l and the keyboard by a paper feeder PFD disposed below B. When the paper P passes under the display 1, the displayed content on the display 1 as well as the paper being fed can be visually observed.

Furthermore, 2 is a protective glass plate placed on the top surface of the display element 1 of the display section DSP. 3 is an insertion slot for inserting paper P into this device. The paper P inserted through the insertion port 3 is guided along paper guides 4 and 5 of the paper feed device PFD, and driven by drive rollers 6.7 and 8 and rollers 9.
IO and 11. Here, the paper guide 5 is disposed below the display element l, and the paper P runs between the guide 5 and the display element 1, so that the paper P can be visually observed through the display element l. Reference numeral 12 denotes a paper discharge port for taking out the printed paper after passing through the printer PRT.

In this example, the display unit DSP feeds the paper P which is smaller than the paper P, so that the entire surface of the paper P can be sequentially viewed via the display element 1.

An example of the circuit configuration of the word processor of this embodiment having such a structure is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 3, the key input device is the keyboard 8 of FIG.
Corresponds to B. Input signals obtained by pressing each key on the keyboard B are sent to the central processing unit (
(CPU) 21.

Address of CPU 21 [AB is read only memory (ROM) 22, random access memory (RAM)
23. It is connected to the display control device M24 and the print control device 25, and can access the respective memory addresses or control register addresses of the control device and read the data at the specified address via the data line OB. .

The CPU 21 sequentially reads out the instructions written in the ll0M22 and performs arithmetic processing.

RAM 23, display control device 24 and print control device 2
Regarding 5, 1" is placed at the address specified by B to the address line.
l'llll bite ↓, - go no * to also printed F Lll ◆ - one piece display;
is connected to the second RAM 26 via the address line A1, and the display control device 24 is connected to the IIA via the address line A1.
By specifying the M2B memory address, data can be read or written via the data line D1.

The data read into the display control device 24 from +1AM 26 via the data 151 D 1 is input to the display device [ISP] via the signal line D2, where the display element l
Display the character pattern by.

The series of operations of the display control device 24 described above are performed by writing command data from the CPU 21 to a predetermined control register of the display control device 24.

A paper position detection device 27 detects the current position of the paper P and inputs its detection signal to the print control device 25 via a signal line D5. This print control device 25 is connected to the printing device PRT via a signal line D3, and is also connected to the paper feed device PFD via a signal line D4. Here, the CPIJ 21 can learn the current position of the paper e by reading or writing the contents of a predetermined register of the print control device 25, and can execute printing and paper feeding.

Now, let us consider a case where this character processing device is used to print on a sheet of paper on which necessary information is preprinted, as shown in FIG. In this case, it is necessary to accurately print the address, etc. above the underlined portion. First, insertion port 3
Insert this paper P from there and feed this paper P.

Paper forward key PF to send paper P forward or backward
By pressing F and paper reverse key PBF, the CPU 21
transfers a paper feed command to the print control device 25 via the address line AB and data line OB, and the print control device 25
controls the paper feed device PFD via the signal line p4 to feed the paper P in the forward or reverse direction.

At this time, at the same time, PU21 sends B and data to the address line! ! 9! Display section on the display control device 24 via the DB! An all (scroll) command is transferred, and the display control device 24 updates the data stored in the RAM 26 and sends it as display data to the display device DSP. The content displayed on the display unit DSP moves by the same amount in synchronization with the feeding of the paper P.

In this case, the paper P is fed in the forward direction using the paper forward feed key PFF described above, and as shown in FIG. Send paper P.

Here, the characters "receipt" and "sama" have already been printed on the paper P, and can be visually seen through the transparent or semi-transparent display section DSP, as shown in FIG.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, characters to be printed are entered from B on the keyboard and confirmed on the display OSP. The character C "Sato" shown in FIG. 6 is the character displayed on the display section [ISP] after input from the keyboard KB.

Here, if the size of the characters and the spacing between the characters do not suit the paper, the characters on B can be input again on the aforementioned keyboard. If there is no mistake, press the paper forwarding key PFF.
to feed the paper P to the next printing position.

FIG. 7 shows the display contents of the display section DSP and the paper P when the paper P is fed to the next printing position in this manner. In FIG. 7, the characters inputted in the state shown in FIG. 6 and displayed on the display unit DSP are displayed moving upward in synchronization with paper feeding. Also in Figure 7, the fifth
As shown in the figure, move the cursor C5 to the position to be printed on paper P.
and enter the required characters from keyboard old 1.

After repeating the above-mentioned procedure and inputting all the characters to be printed, press a specific print key PRK on B on the keyboard, and the CpH21 prints the data via the address line AB and data line OB. The print command is transferred to the print control device 25. This print control device 25
controls the paper feed device 1'FD via the signal line D4,
Send paper P to printing section PRT.

Furthermore, the print control device 26 prints the document image via the signal line D3.

FIG. 1 shows an example of printing after completing the document in this manner.

Regarding the upper and lower margins of the paper P, the paper and display contents can be confirmed on the display unit DSP by sending the paper and display contents to the edge of the paper using the paper forward key PFF or paper reverse key PBF.

In the above-described embodiment, the keyboard B has been described as being similar to that of a normal word processor or typewriter. Therefore, with such a normal opaque keyboard, the portion of paper hidden behind the keyboard cannot be seen. Although the convenience of the present invention can be fully provided to the user as is, the keyboard KB can also be made of a transparent or translucent member like the display section, so that the paper can be used only in the display section. This makes the present invention even more useful because it can be seen even in the keyboard area. Note that such a transparent or translucent keyboard can be constructed by, for example, combining a transparent conductive film and an ordinary plastic film.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the paper being fed below the display can be visually viewed through the display section, so that the position to be printed on the paper can be displayed while creating a document. It can be easily and accurately checked by overlapping the content, and does not require any special skill or intuition.
Printing can be performed accurately on a desired location on paper.

Moreover, in the present invention, the paper being fed underneath the keyboard can be visually observed, thereby making it easier to grasp the position on the paper where printing is to be performed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an embodiment of the character processing device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an example of its internal structure, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration of the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of paper to be printed, Figures 5 to 7
The figures show the contents of the display on the display unit when performing input in the embodiment of the present invention, respectively, the state immediately before input, the display state after input, and the state immediately before the next input after paper is sent.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of paper on which printing has been completed. Nito: Keyboard, DSP: Display section, PIIT: Printing section, PFD: Paper feeder, CKS: Cursor keys, CNK: Letters, numbers, symbols, 1PFF...・
Forward paper feed key, PBF...Paper reverse key, PR...Print key, P...Paper, (:<*・-fl-X711/ l...Display element, 2...For protection Glass plate, 3... Insertion [ko, 4.5... Paper guide, 8.7.8... Drive roller, 9.10.11... Roller, 12... Paper ejection] Ko, PU at 21-. 22... ROM. 23, 26...-RAM. 24... Display control device, 25... Print control device, 27... Paper position detection device. Present invention "Tomorai V" No Kill Map Figure 1
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) means for creating a document by inputting characters and symbols, means for printing the created document, means for feeding printing paper to the printing means, and paper feeding means A character processing device comprising: a display means disposed adjacent to the display means, the display means making the printing paper visible through the display surface thereof. 2) A means for creating a document by inputting characters and symbols, a means for printing the created document, a means for feeding printing paper to the printing means, and an arrangement adjacent to the paper feeding means. a display means arranged so that the printing paper can be viewed through the display surface; and a key input means disposed adjacent to the paper feeding means, the display means including the characters, 1. A character processing device comprising: a keyboard for generating symbol input; and key input means through which the printing paper can be viewed visually. 3) A means for creating a document by inputting characters and symbols, a means for printing the created document, a means for feeding printing paper to the printing means, and an arrangement adjacent to the paper feeding means. a display means configured to make the printing paper visible through the display surface; and a display means that moves the content displayed on the display surface in synchronization with paper feeding by the paper feeding means. A character processing device characterized by comprising means. 4) A means for creating a document by inputting characters and symbols, a means for printing the created document, a means for feeding printing paper to the printing means, and a means arranged adjacent to the paper feeding means. a display means arranged so that the printing paper can be viewed through the display surface; and a key input means disposed adjacent to the paper feeding means, the display means including the characters, A key input means having a keyboard for generating symbol input and making the printing paper visible through the keyboard, and a key input means for displaying the content displayed on the display surface in synchronization with paper feeding by the paper feeding means. A character processing device characterized by comprising: means for moving the character.