JPS6232056A - System for controlling printing of 'kanji' - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To print a kanji by using a simple printer, by developing a kanji to a dot pattern to edit the same in such a mode that an add number pattern and an even number pattern were separated and performing control so as to print both dot patterns in such a mode that a half dot is shifted. CONSTITUTION:The kanji font of a kanji to be printed is edited in a mode separated into an add number dot pattern and an even number dot pattern. In printing, after the odd number dot pattern was printed, a printing position is moved by a half dot and the even number dot pattern is printed. By this system, the kanji constituted of the kanji font of 16 dots X 16 dots can be printed by using a simple printer capable of printing 8 dots.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] In a kanji printing control method that develops kanji into dot patterns and prints them, odd-numbered dot patterns and First printing is performed using a dot pattern editing section that edits each of the even-numbered dot patterns and an odd-numbered dot pattern or an even-numbered dot pattern, and then the dot positions to be printed are moved by half a dot.

The second printing is performed using an even number dot pattern or an odd number dot pattern.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a kanji printing control system that edits kanji into odd-numbered dot patterns and even-numbered dot patterns and controls the two to be printed with a half-dot shift.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when developing kanji into a dot pattern and printing it using a serial printer, the kanji is developed into a 16 dot x 16 dot kanji font (JIs code), and this developed kanji font is printed in, for example, 16 lines. 16 digits were printed one after another.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

For this reason, for example, a simple printer for alphanumeric printing, which prints 8 dots at a time, may be used.

There was a problem that Kanji characters could not be printed.

Also, using this simple printer, I printed a 16 dot x 16 dot kanji font in two steps, first printing the 1st to 8th dots, then printing the 9th to 16th dots. However, there is a problem in that the size of printed Kanji characters is twice the size of other normal characters such as alphanumeric characters.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention develops the kanji to be printed into a dot pattern, and edits the developed dot pattern into a pattern B in which the odd-numbered dot pattern and the even-numbered dot pattern are separated. By controlling the dot patterns to be printed in a manner that is shifted by half a dot, it is possible to print Kanji characters using a printer with, for example, 8 dots.

Means for solving the problems will be explained using the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. In the figure, 1 is a control mechanism, 2
3 represents a print control section, 3 a dot pattern data section, 4 a Kanji font section, and 5 a printer.

In FIG. 1, a control mechanism 1 includes a print control section 2 and dot pattern data 3. As shown in FIG.
1
When the dot pattern editing section 3 is notified of the character (kanji) code (JIS code) to be printed, it reads out the kanji font corresponding to this character code from the kanji font section 4 and prints the dot pattern in odd columns (rows). and a dot pattern in even numbered columns (rows).

The printing control section 2 first prints the odd numbered dot pattern notified from the dot pattern editing section 3.

Second, move the printing position by half a dot, and third.

It prints an even number dot pattern.

The kanji font section 4 stores in advance dot pattern data obtained by developing kanji into a dot pattern of, for example, 16 dots by 16 dots.

The printer 5 prints alphanumeric characters, Chinese characters, etc. on paper.

[Effect]

By adopting a configuration as shown in FIG.

The kanji font of the kanji to be printed is edited into an odd number dot pattern and an even number dot pattern.

When printing, first, for example, an odd number pattern is printed. Second, mark Ih'IF >S'-'u
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As described above, it is possible to print, for example, Kanji characters composed of a 16 dot x 16 dot Kanji font using a simple printer capable of printing, for example, 8 dots.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the dot pattern editing section 3, triggered by the notification of the character (kanji) code to be printed, divides the kanji font read from the kanji font section 4 into an odd number dot pattern and an even number dot pattern, as described above. Edited in separate manner. Then, the print control unit 2 that receives the notification of the edited odd dot pattern and even dot pattern first prints, for example, an odd dot pattern, as described above.
Second, the printing position is moved by half a dot, and third, an even number dot pattern is printed.

Fig. 2 shows an explanatory diagram for explaining the printing operation of the present invention, Fig. 2 (a) shows an example of a dot pattern in which the kanji character "wealth" is printed, and Fig. 2 (b) shows an odd number dot pattern and an even number dot pattern. Indicates the positional relationship to be printed with the pattern.

In FIG. 2(A), "○" and 1." in FIG. 9 are odd-numbered dot patterns, that is, the first and third rows.

The 5th line shows the dot pattern of the 15th line,
"O" indicates unprinted dots, '.' indicates printed dots. Also, "Δ" and "M" in Figure 1 indicate even-numbered dot patterns, that is, second, fourth, sixth lines, etc. - Shows the dot pattern on the 16th line.

"△" indicates an unprinted dot, and "M" indicates a printed dot.

In FIG. 2(b), the spaces between the "O"s in FIG. 1 correspond to the dots printed by the head of the printer 5. In FIG. Then, for example, the paper is advanced by an interval between these one dots, that is, half a dot (minute), and the position where the printer 5 prints is moved. In other words, Figure 2 (
1st line, 3rd line, 5th line, ... 1st line shown in b)
After printing the odd-numbered dot pattern corresponding to the odd-numbered lines consisting of the 5th line, for example, feed the paper by half a dot and print the second
Even-numbered dot patterns corresponding to even-numbered lines consisting of the 4th line, 6th line, . . . 16th line are printed.

FIG. 3 shows a detailed illustrative flowchart of the invention. In the figure, ■ indicates a state in which a 9-character code is input. This means that the host inputs (notifies) the character code to be printed to the dot pattern editing section 3 in FIG.

■ in the figure indicates a state in which it is determined whether or not it is a Kanji code. If YES, execute the steps below (■) in Figure 9. If the answer is No, ANK characters (ordinary characters such as alphanumeric characters) are printed at ■ in Figure 1, and the process ends.

■ in the figure indicates a state in which a kanji font is imported.

This means that the dot pattern editing section 3 reads out the Kanji font corresponding to the character code from the Kanji font section 4.

In the figure, ■ indicates a state where the odd-numbered dot portion is edited. This means that the dot pattern in the odd-numbered line is extracted from the dot pattern of the read Kanji font, for example, 16 dots x 16 dots.

In the figure, ■ indicates a state in which an odd-numbered dot pattern is printed. This means that the portion marked with "." shown in FIG. 2(a) is printed.

■ in the figure indicates a state where the paper is fed by half a dot. This is done once in order to print an even-numbered dot pattern at the position corresponding to the half dots as shown in FIG. 2(b).

In the figure, ■ indicates a state in which the even-numbered dot portion is edited. This means that dot patterns in even-numbered rows are extracted from the read out dot pattern of the kanji font, for example, 16 dots x 16 dots.

In the figure, ■ indicates a state in which an even number dot pattern is printed. This means that the "m" portion shown in FIG. 2 (a) is printed.

By performing the above steps, the kanji "
"Wealth" can be printed using the printer 5 that prints 8 dots.

FIG. 4 shows an explanatory diagram of the operation of the dot pattern editing section.

FIG. 4(a) shows the kanji font 6, which is composed of 16 dots x 16 dots read out from the kanji font section 4 by the dot pattern editing section 3 in FIG. 1 (in FIG. 3). ■).

FIG. 4(B) shows the editing results of odd-numbered dot pattern 7 and even-numbered dot pattern 8 (■ and ■ in FIG. 3).
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Figure 4 (c) shows odd-numbered do/nod patterns 7 in sequence.
, @...0 is used to indicate the printing state as shown (■ in Figure 3). As a result, "・゛" in the kanji character "富" as shown in Figure 2 (A) is printed. Similarly, when the even number dot pattern 8 is printed, the kanji "mu" in the kanji character "冨" as shown in FIG. 2(a) is printed.

FIG. 5 shows an example of printing. [Phase] in the figure is the size of the letter "A" printed normally using the printer 5.
'+) is shown (■ in Figure 3). In the figure, ■ indicates the size of the kanji character "kan" (XzXYz in the figure) printed according to the present invention. As will become clear.

The size of the ordinary letter “A” and the size of the kanji ``kan'' are
are printed at approximately the same location. For this reason.

Even if both characters are mixed, they will be printed in a well-balanced manner.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, 1) the kanji to be printed is developed into a dot pattern, and of this developed dot pattern, the odd number dot pattern and the even number dot pattern are edited in a separate manner; Since the kanji characters are controlled to be printed in a half-dot shifted manner, the kanji characters can be printed using a simple printer that can print one, for example, eight dots. Moreover, even if kanji and ordinary characters (alphanumeric characters, etc.) are mixed and printed, the size of both characters is approximately the same, so that the balance can be maintained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram explaining the printing operation of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining the present invention in detail, and FIG. 4 is a diagram of the dot pattern editing section. The operation explanatory diagram, FIG. 5, shows an example of printing. In the figure, 1 is a control mechanism, 2 is a print control section, 3 is a dot pattern editing section, 4 is a Kanji font section, 5 is a printer, 6 is a Kanji font, 7 is an odd dot pattern, and 8 is an even dot pattern. Patent issuer Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Patent attorney Hiroshi Mori 1) Hiroshi (3 others)
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Claims (1)

[Claims] In a kanji printing control method that develops kanji into dot patterns and prints them, there is a kanji font section that stores kanji fonts, and an odd dot pattern and an even dot pattern from the dot patterns read from the kanji font section. The first printing is performed using a dot pattern editing section that edits each of A kanji character printing control system comprising: a printing control section that controls second printing using a dot pattern or an odd-numbered dot pattern.