KR100553901B1 - Paper inserting direction indicating method and printer driver - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a paper insertion direction display method and a printer driver so that it is easy to know the direction of inserting the back paper into the tray of the printer so as to be printed on the unprinted side of the back paper. The method for this purpose comprises a first step of displaying a tray; A second step of displaying a paper output result indicating whether the side to be printed is the same side as the printed side or not, and whether the top and bottom sides are in the same direction; And a third step of displaying the front and rear surfaces of the paper to be inserted into the tray based on the printed surface and the vertical direction corresponding to the paper output result. Thus, according to the present invention, not only the direction of inserting the backing paper into the tray of the printer to print on the unprinted side of the backing paper can be easily known, but also other than the backing paper, for example, a patterned paper, an output direction. Even if the paper to be considered or the paper with a mark that can distinguish the front and back and top and bottom on the paper can be easily seen the direction of inserting the paper in the tray. In addition, since the user does not have to test with the printed paper to know the paper insertion direction, waste of paper can be prevented.

Description

Paper inserting direction indicating method and printer driver}

1 is a flowchart showing a paper insertion direction display method according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing a printer driver according to the present invention.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing printer images showing the sheet insertion direction.

4 is a diagram showing a printed sheet.

5A and 5B are diagrams showing a dialog box of the first embodiment displaying the sheet insertion direction.

6A and 6B are diagrams showing a dialog box of the second embodiment displaying the sheet insertion direction.

7A and 7B are diagrams showing a dialog box of the third embodiment for displaying the sheet insertion direction.

8A and 8B are diagrams showing a dialog box of the fourth embodiment for displaying the sheet insertion direction.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10 ... printer driver, 12 ... tray tray display,

14 ... paper output result display section, 16 ... paper insertion section to be inserted,

20 ... computer, 22 ... monitor,

30 ... printer.

The present invention relates to a paper insertion direction display method and a printer driver, and more particularly to a paper insertion direction display method and a printer driver to easily know the direction of inserting the back paper into the tray of the printer to be printed on the unprinted side of the back paper It is about.

In the case of printing predetermined contents, a paper on which other contents have already been printed, that is, a backing paper is often used. At this time, in order to print on the clean side instead of the surface on which other contents have already been printed, it is often not known which side of the backing paper should be inserted into the tray of the printer. In this case, a printing test is performed on the backing paper to find out the insertion direction of the paper. This is not only cumbersome but also wastes paper unnecessarily. In addition, in the case where it is desired to print again using the back paper after a predetermined time, the insertion direction of the paper may be forgotten.

On the other hand, there is a case where you want to print different contents on the printed surface. For example, it is a case where printing is carried out using a sheet having a predetermined pattern or a form in which a form is printed in advance. In this case, make sure the paper is inserted in the tray with the printed side up and down. At this time, the printing test must also be performed to find out the insertion direction of the paper, which wastes paper.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the above disadvantages, when inserting a paper that is already printed with a different content, the predetermined content is printed in consideration of the surface on which the other content is already printed. The present invention provides a paper insertion direction display method which makes it easy to know the direction of the surface.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention, in order to solve the above disadvantages, when inserting a paper that is already printed with a different content in the tray of the printer, the predetermined content is printed in consideration of the surface on which the other content is already printed. The present invention provides a printer driver for indicating a paper insertion direction so that the direction of the surface to be easily seen.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, a first step of displaying the tray when inserting a paper, which is already printed on another content to print a predetermined content in the printer, the tray of the printer; A second step of displaying a paper output result indicating whether the surface to be printed is the same side as the printed surface and whether the top and bottom sides are in the same direction; And a third step of displaying the front and rear surfaces of the paper to be inserted into the tray based on the printed surface and the vertical direction in response to the paper output result. Provided is a method for displaying a sheet insertion direction, wherein the orientation of the side on which the contents are to be printed can be easily known.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus including: first means for displaying a tray when inserting a paper having already printed another contents into a tray of the printer to print predetermined contents in a printer; Second means for displaying a paper output result indicating whether the surface to be printed is the same side as the printed surface and whether the top and bottom sides are in the same direction; And third means for displaying the front and back sides of the paper to be inserted into the tray and the vertical direction based on the printed surface in response to the paper output result. It provides a printer driver characterized in that it is easy to know the direction of the surface on which the content is to be printed.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of related well-known technologies or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a user or an operator. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a flowchart showing a paper insertion direction display method according to the present invention. According to the present invention, when a sheet having already printed other contents is inserted into a tray of the printer to print predetermined contents in the printer, the direction of the surface on which the predetermined contents will be printed relative to the surface on which the other contents have already been printed is inserted. A paper insertion direction display method is provided for easy understanding. In the method according to the invention, the tray is first displayed (S12). Then, a paper output result indicating whether the surface to be printed is the same side as the printed surface and whether the upper and lower sides are in the same direction is displayed (S14). Next, in response to the paper output result, the front and rear surfaces of the paper to be inserted into the tray and the vertical direction are displayed based on the printed surface (S16).

Preferably, the tray, the paper output result, and the sheet to be inserted are displayed on a monitor screen of the computer using a dialog box of a user interface of a printer driver.

Meanwhile, when the tray is displayed, the opening direction of the tray may be displayed together. In addition, when the paper to be inserted into the tray is displayed, the direction to insert the paper to be inserted into the tray may be displayed together.

The printed paper may include backing paper. In general, when using the backing paper, the backing paper should be inserted into the tray so that the content to be printed on the unprinted side of the backing paper can be printed. Therefore, according to the present invention, the direction of inserting the backing paper into the tray can be easily known.

On the other hand, the printed sheet may include a sheet having a predetermined pattern or a sheet having a certain form. According to the present invention, it is possible to easily know the direction of inserting the patterned paper into the tray so that predetermined contents can be printed on the patterned surface in the vertical direction.

On the other hand, the printed paper includes a front side and a back side and a sheet distinguishable from above and below. It is possible to print using a paper having an output direction to be considered, or a paper having a mark that can distinguish the front, back, or top and bottom of the paper. According to the present invention, the paper can be printed in a tray for printing in a desired direction on a desired surface of the paper. The direction to insert in can be easily understood.

2 is a block diagram showing a printer driver according to the present invention. 2, the printer driver 10 according to the present invention is installed in the computer 20. The computer 20 is connected to a monitor 22 and a printer 30. When the printer driver 10 according to the present invention inserts a paper having already printed other contents into a tray of the printer 30 in order to print predetermined contents in the printer 30 connected to the computer 20, The paper insertion direction is displayed so that the direction of the surface on which the predetermined content is to be printed is easily displayed with respect to the surface on which the other content has already been printed.

The printer driver 10 includes a tray display unit 12 for displaying the tray, a paper for displaying a paper output result indicating whether the surface to be printed is the same side as the printed side and whether the top and bottom sides are in the same direction. An output result display unit 14 and a paper display unit 16 to be inserted to display the front and rear and up and down directions of the paper to be inserted into the tray based on the printed surface corresponding to the paper output result.

Preferably, the tray display unit 12, the paper output result display unit 14, and the paper display unit 16 to be inserted are connected to the monitor 22 by using a dialog box of the user interface of the printer driver 10. The tray, the paper output result, and the paper to be inserted are displayed on the screen.

The tray display unit 12 may display a direction in which the tray is opened. In addition, the paper insertion unit 16 to be inserted may display a direction of inserting the paper to be inserted into the tray.

On the other hand, the printed paper may include a backing paper, a paper having a predetermined pattern, and a paper that can be distinguished from the front and the back and the top and bottom.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing printer images showing the sheet insertion direction.

Referring to FIG. 3A, when a user selects a type of paper to be printed as "preprinted" in the user interface of the printer driver, an insertion direction of the paper is displayed. That is, when a tray or a paper source item is selected as tray 1, the direction of the paper to be inserted into tray 1 of the printer may be expressed using the printer image. Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 3B, when a tray item is selected as a multi-purchase tray, a direction of a paper to be inserted into the multi-purpose tray may be expressed using a printer image.

4 shows a printed sheet 42. Referring to Fig. 4, there is an indication 44 indicating that the side on which the letter A of the printed sheet 42 is visible is the printed side and the upper left side of the printed side. Hereinafter, in FIGS. 5A to 8B, the front and back sides and the up and down directions of the sheet inserted into the tray will be displayed using the mark 44.

5A to 8B may be included in a dialog box of a user interface of the printer driver, respectively. Further, the printed surface is indicated by the solid line "A", and the printed surface is indicated by the dotted line "A". Therefore, when the printed surface and the printed surface are the same, the letter "A" of the solid line and the letter "A" of the dotted line will be displayed on one side.

5A and 5B are diagrams showing a dialog box of the first embodiment displaying the sheet insertion direction. 5A and 5B, when the content to be printed is printed on the opposite side of the printed surface, the direction of inserting the paper into the tray is displayed. First, the tray item of the printer driver is set to "Tray 1" and the paper type to "Printed paper".

Referring to FIG. 5A, as a result of paper output, the surface 50 to be printed is located on the opposite side to the printed surface 52 and the up-down direction is the same. In this case, the paper 54 inserted into the tray 60 is upside down while the printed surface is visible. In other words, the paper is inserted into the tray as shown on the right side to obtain the output result shown on the left side of FIG. 5A. On the other hand, the tray opening direction is displayed next to the tray 60, and the paper loading direction is displayed next to the paper 54 to be inserted.

Referring to FIG. 5B, as a result of the paper output, the surface 50 to be printed is located on the opposite side to the printed surface 56 and the vertical direction is different. In this case, the paper 58 to be inserted into the tray 60 has the printed side upside down.

6A and 6B are diagrams showing a dialog box of the second embodiment displaying the sheet insertion direction. 6A and 6B, when the content to be printed is printed on the opposite side of the printed surface, the direction of inserting the paper into the tray is displayed. First, the tray item of the printer driver is set to "Tray 2" and the paper type to "Printed paper". Here, the tray 2 may be a multipurpose tray.

Referring to Fig. 6A, as a result of paper output, the surface 50 to be printed is located on the opposite side to the printed surface 62 and the up-down direction is the same. In this case, the paper 64 inserted into the paper tray 70 has the upper and lower sides of the paper 64 not visible. In other words, the paper is inserted into the tray as shown on the right side to obtain the output result shown on the left side of FIG. 6A.

Referring to FIG. 6B, as a result of the paper output, the surface 50 to be printed is located on the opposite side to the printed surface 66 and the vertical direction is different. In this case, the paper 68 inserted into the tray 70 is upside down while the printed surface is not visible.

As described above, the method shown in Figs. 5A to 6B can be used to print on the unprinted side of the backing paper. In general, when using the backing paper, the up and down directions of the printed surface and the surface to be printed are not important, and therefore, the method shown in FIGS. 5A to 6B can be used.

7A and 7B are diagrams showing a dialog box of the third embodiment for displaying the sheet insertion direction. 7A and 7B, when the content to be printed is printed on the same side as the printed side, the direction of inserting the paper into the tray is displayed. First, the tray item of the printer driver is set to "Tray 1" and the paper type to "Printed paper".

Referring to Fig. 7A, as a result of the paper output, the surface 72 to be printed is located on the same side as the printed surface 72 and the up-down direction is the same. In this case, the paper 74 inserted into the tray 60 is upside down while the printed side is not visible. In other words, the paper is inserted into the tray as shown on the right side to obtain the output result shown on the left side of FIG. 7A.

Referring to Fig. 7B, as a result of the paper output, the surface to be printed is located on the same side as the printed surface 76 and the vertical direction is different. In this case, the paper 78 inserted into the paper tray 60 has its top and bottom right without the printed side being visible.

8A and 8B are diagrams showing a dialog box of the fourth embodiment for displaying the sheet insertion direction. 8A and 8B, when the content to be printed is printed on the same side as the printed side, the direction of inserting the paper into the tray is displayed. First, the tray item of the printer driver is set to "Tray 2" and the paper type to "Printed paper".

Referring to FIG. 8A, as a result of paper output, the surface 82 to be printed is located on the same side as the printed surface 82 and the up-down direction is the same. In this case, the paper 84 to be inserted into the tray 70 has the printed side upside down. In other words, the paper is inserted into the tray as shown on the right side to obtain the output result shown on the left side of FIG. 8A.

Referring to Fig. 8B, as a result of the paper output, the surface 86 to be printed is located on the same side as the printed surface 86 and the vertical direction is different. In this case, the paper 88 inserted into the tray 70 is upside down while the printed side is visible.

On the other hand, when printing on a patterned paper or a paper having a certain form, new contents in the same up-down direction as the contents previously printed on the same surface as the preprinted surface using mainly the method shown in FIGS. 7A and 8A. Can be printed.

As described above, the paper insertion direction display method according to the present invention can be implemented in the dialog box of the user interface of the printer driver. The method can also be implemented in the help of the printer driver.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made. Accordingly, modifications to future embodiments of the present invention will not depart from the technology of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is easy to know the direction of inserting the back paper into the tray of the printer so as to print on the unprinted side of the back paper.

It also facilitates the orientation of inserting paper into the tray when outputting to paper other than backing paper, for example, patterned paper, paper that requires the output orientation, or paper with markings to distinguish between front, back, and top and bottom. I can tell.

On the other hand, since the user does not have to test with the printed paper to know the paper insertion direction, the waste of paper can be prevented.

Claims (10)

A first step of displaying the tray when the paper, on which a different content has already been printed, is inserted into the tray of the printer to print predetermined contents in the printer; A second step of displaying a paper output result indicating whether the surface to be printed is the same side as the printed surface and whether the top and bottom sides are in the same direction; And And a third step of displaying the front and back sides of the paper to be inserted into the tray and the up and down direction based on the printed surface in response to the paper output result, wherein the predetermined contents on the surface on which the other contents have already been printed. The paper insertion direction display method characterized by making it easy to know the direction of the surface to be printed. The method of claim 1, And the first step includes displaying the opening direction of the tray. The method of claim 1, And the third step includes displaying a direction of inserting the paper to be inserted into the tray. A first means for displaying the tray when the paper, which has already printed other contents, is inserted into the tray of the printer to print predetermined contents in the printer; Second means for displaying a paper output result indicating whether the surface to be printed is the same side as the printed surface and whether the top and bottom sides are in the same direction; And And third means for displaying the front and back sides of the paper to be inserted into the tray based on the printed surface and an up-down direction in response to the paper output result, wherein the predetermined contents of the surface on which the other contents have already been printed. A printer driver characterized in that the direction of the surface to be printed can be easily known. The method of claim 4, wherein And the first means comprises means for indicating a direction of opening the tray. The method of claim 4, wherein And the third means comprises means for indicating a direction of inserting the paper to be inserted into the tray. The method of claim 4, wherein And the first to third means display the tray, the paper output result, and the paper to be inserted on a monitor screen of the computer using a dialog box of the user interface of the printer driver. The method of claim 4, wherein And the printed sheet includes a backing sheet. The method of claim 4, wherein And the printed paper comprises paper having a predetermined pattern. The method of claim 4, wherein And the printed paper includes a front side and a back side and a top and bottom side distinguishable paper.

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