JPS6389924A - Word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prepare and correct an address file by the same operation as the inputting of ordinary document and print by judging an address, mail number and residence by providing a judging means and the like for a specific mark. CONSTITUTION:In a document preparation mode, an address list using specific marks is prepared first and stored in a storing means 2. When an address print ing mode is selected next, the address list is displayed in a display unit 4, and a specific mark corresponding to the address in a text is checked by a control ling means 3. When it is judged as an address by a judging means 6, mail num ber etc., are checked successively. When checking of all addresses is terminated, the address list is displayed, and selection of addresses to be printed is made by moving a cursor on the list, and address, sender's name, residence etc., are printed for selected addresses by a printing means 5. Correction of address, etc., is possible by using the cursor, and preparation and correction of a file and printing of addresses can be made by the same operation as the ordinary document.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a word processor capable of printing addresses.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, word processors have been used to print addresses on postcards and the like. In such word processors, the recipient's name, postal code, address, sender, etc. are input into a document file, the size and spacing of the characters are adjusted to suit the postcard, and then the recipient's address is printed.

Other conventional word processors store the recipient's name, postal code, address, sender, etc. in a database, and then automatically print the recipient's name on the postcard by calling up the database.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above-mentioned conventional device that prints addresses using a document file in which addresses are input, when printing multiple addresses, a document with the number of pages corresponding to the number of addresses is required. The problem is that it is necessary to create a file or that many document files and adjust the size and position of the characters for each one, which is very time-consuming. In addition, for those that store addresses in a database, input,
In order to make corrections or additions, it is necessary to learn how to operate it, and since this operation method is only used when printing addresses, it is difficult for general users to use and is easy to forget. It had a bright spot.

Means for Solving Problems 6 The present invention provides a storage means for storing characters, a determining means for determining whether a specified character is a specific mark,
The apparatus is equipped with a printing means that prints a character string following a specific mark as at least one of an address, a postal code, or an address at a predetermined position.

Operation With the above configuration, when a user performs address input, as long as they know the specific mark, they can create and modify an address file with the same operations as inputting a normal document.
When printing, the recipient's name, postal code, and address are determined and printed based on a specific mark.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, where 1 is a keyboard on which many keys (not shown) are arranged, and 2 is a keyboard in which character font data is stored in advance. 3 is a key 2t! which is pressed on the keyboard 1. 4 is a display means for displaying at least a part of the document being inputted or updated; At the top, a cursor (not shown in the figure) is displayed at the position in the document where manual input or updating is being performed. By moving this cursor using a cursor movement key (not shown in the figure) on the keyboard 1, the user can change the position for inputting or updating. Reference numeral 5 denotes a printing means for referring to the character font data stored in the storage means 2, converting the character code stored in the storage means 2 into a character font, and printing according to the dot data of the character font, and 6 a display means. This is a determination means for determining whether the character indicated by the user with the cursor on 4 is a specific mark.

FIG. 2 is a device block diagram of the word processor of this embodiment, in which 7 is a microprocessor (hereinafter abbreviated as CPU), 8 is a read-only memory, 9 is a random access memory, and the storage means shown in FIG. 2. The control means 3 and the judgment means 6 are actually composed of a CPU 7, a read-only memory 8, and a random access memory 9.

Next, the creation of an address file using the word processor of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG.

In the document creation mode, as shown in FIG. 8, first manually input "0" and then input the addressee. This input operation is exactly the same as inputting a general document. Next, enter "〒" after a line break, and then enter the postal code manually. Then enter the address after a new line. When entering the next recipient's address, as before, first enter rQJ manually, then enter the recipient's name, ``〒'', postal code, and address.

To enter the sender, first enter "☆", followed by the sender's name, "〒", postal code, and address. Only one sender's address can be written somewhere in the address file.

Note that in this manual, "〒" can be omitted.

Here, the storage means 2 also stores information on the addressee, postal code, and line break after the address.

Next, printing of the addressee will be explained.

First, when the address printing mode is selected with the keyboard 1, an address list is displayed on the display means 4 as shown in FIG. 4, but before this, the CPU 7 checks the address file. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, first, in step (a), the text pointer P corresponding to the character in the text is set to 1.

Then, in step (a), it is determined whether the text pointer P does not indicate the final pointer of the document. If text pointer P does not point to the final pointer,
In step (1), it is determined whether the character is rQJ, and if the character is "◎", in step (1), the character string up to the new line mark following it is regarded as the address, and the address is checked. , adds the number of characters to the text pointer P. Items to check are excessive number of characters, excessive number of digits, symbol errors, and text code errors shown in Table 1. Next, in step (e), it is determined whether the check result is normal or not, and if it is normal, the postal code of the next line of the addressee is checked in step (power), and the number of characters is added to the text pointer P. The check items at this time are the same as those for the addressee. Next step (ki)
to determine whether the result of the postal code check is normal,
If it is normal, in step (ri), the address string after the postal code is checked as in the case of the addressee and postal code, and the number of characters is added to the text pointer P. Next, in step (k), it is determined whether the check result is normal. If the check result is normal, only the address list will be displayed, but if there is no "◎" in the document in step (T), step (A), (T),
If (e) is repeated and the value of text pointer P matches the number of final pointers, error processing is performed in step (e). At this time, the display means 4 does not display the address list, but displays "No address" among the error messages in Table 1. Also, if the check results in steps (a), (o), and (ri) are determined to be incorrect,
Error handling is performed in step (su). The error processing at this time is to display an asterisk (*) in front of the addressee in the addressee list to notify that there is an error in that addressee or destination, as shown in FIG.

The above checks are performed on all addresses and a list of addresses is displayed. In addition, in step (tsu), not only "◎" but also "☆" are determined, and the sender is checked in the same way as the addressee.

Next, the user moves the cursor (not shown in the figure) on the address list and selects the address to be printed.

At this time, if the address and destination are normal,
In other words, if "*" is not displayed in front of the addressee in the addressee list, the printing means 5 prints the addressee, addressee, sender's name, address, etc. on the postcard.

If there is one or several addresses that you would like to print, you can print the specified number of addresses in succession by marking them with a certain mark and simply pressing the execution key.

Figure 8 shows the printing position on a postcard, where area shi is the postal code of the recipient, area s is the recipient's address, area ce is the recipient's name, area s is the sender's postal code, area ri is the sender's address, The sender's name is printed in each area. Note that the printed line spans several lines, so if you want to print the address or name on multiple lines, record "'' in the text as shown in Figure 9, and the line will be automatically broken. It will be printed.

FIG. 10 shows an example in which the destination and sender shown in FIG. 9 are actually printed.

Note that if the address and destination selected here are not normal, that is, if "):ζ" is displayed in front of the address in the address list, printing will not be performed and the display screen will not show the document. is in update mode. Figure 6 shows the update mode of the address file. In this case, the postal code should have been entered as full-width characters, but instead it was entered as half-width characters, so error processing was performed, and the Only the last line of the document is not displayed, and a "Text Code Error" indicating the type of error is displayed. Additionally, the cursor is located at the character that caused the error, allowing the user to immediately make corrections.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, after completing the correction, the address printing mode can be selected again to print the address.

Note that in this embodiment, the recipient's address, postal code, and address were distinguished by importing each line after "O" in the document, that is, by separating each line with a new line mark.
In this case, if you want to print a recipient's name or address over multiple lines, you will need to use a mark other than the normal line break mark to indicate this. If you write this before the postal code or the address and print the address based on this judgment, there is no need to use a line break mark other than the normal line break mark, and you can obtain a word processor with even better operability.

Effects of the Invention The present invention includes a storage means for storing characters, a determination means for determining whether a specified character is a specific mark,
It is equipped with a printing means that prints the character string following a specific mark as at least one of the addressee, postal code, or address, and when the user enters the addressee, the user does not even know the specific mark. If you do this, you can create and modify address files using the same operations as inputting ordinary documents, and when printing, you can determine the address, address, and postal code from specific marks and print them, making it easy to use. You can get a good good word processor. Furthermore, it is possible to pick up only the addresses following a specific mark from a document file containing all addresses, postal codes, and addresses, and display a list of addresses, making it easy to select addresses.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram of a word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the same device, Fig. 8 is a plan view showing the document creation mode, and Fig. 4 shows the same address printing mode. Plan view, Figure 5 is the same flow chart, Figure 6
The figure is a plan view showing the update mode of the same address file, Fig. 7 is a plan view showing the state of the same address file after updating, Fig. 8 is a plan view showing the same layout, and Fig. 9 is a plan view showing the same display screen. A plan view and FIG. 10 are plan views showing the same printing example. 1... Keyboard 2... Storage means 8... Control means 4... Display means 5... Printing means 6... Judgment means 7... CPU 8... Read only memory 9...・Name of Random Access Memory Agent Patent Attorney Toshio Nakao 1 person Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 δTART □ De po bar p + t Es ? Ko deki mata do p+t @, s. (Da? ■ Nine destination names (th east enters λ “° Masa I force * i91 number yasho tzuNOki f9]) Yamato residence Ritsuga (χ mine button ri 17”) Masahiro Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8

Claims (1)

[Claims] a keyboard; a storage means for storing characters inputted from the keyboard; a determining means for determining whether the characters stored in the storage means are a specific mark; A word processor comprising a printing means for printing at a predetermined position that is regarded as at least one of a postal code or an address.