JPH0422653A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To omit a labor of operation for selecting a special printing format by comparing a character row input at the time of printing with a stored character row, and printing the row in a special printing format in the case of coincidence. CONSTITUTION:A set start key 11a designates the start of storing an arbitrary word by an operator as keyword for printing in a special printing format together with the type or its printing format in a set memory 6 and setting it. A CPU 1 controls an entire typewriter in response to an input from a keyboard 11, and prints printing data input from the keyboard 11. Keywords are set in response to inputs of a set start key 11a, a registration key 11b and a registration end key 11c, a character row in one line of printing data input in a line printing mode is compared with the keyword register in the memory 6, and if there is a coincident word, i.e., the keyword, the word is printed in a set special printing format of the same word.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field 1] The present invention relates to a printing device, and more specifically, it has an operation input means such as a keyboard and a printing means, and prints characters inputted by operating the operation input means into the printout. The present invention relates to a printing device such as an electronic typewriter that prints by a means.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, printing devices such as electronic typewriters have been able to print in special printing formats such as bold printing, underlined printing, and blank printing in addition to the normal printing format. configuration has been adopted. These special printing formats are used, for example, to particularly emphasize keyword words when printing them during document creation, and are selected by inputting specific operations on the keyboard of the printing device. It has become.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional configuration of the printing device as described above, in the process of document creation, if the operator knows in advance the character string such as a keyword that he or she wants to print in a special printing format. However, each time the character string is input, a user must perform an operation to select a special print format, which is extremely troublesome and results in a loss of operating time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to eliminate the need for operations for selecting a special printing format in this type of printing device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is adopted in a printing device. That is, it has an operation input means 101 and a printing means 104, and the operation input means 101
In the printing device that prints characters input by the operation of the operation inputter 101 using the printing means 104, a storage means 103 is provided for storing character strings to be printed in a special printing format, The character string to be printed in the format is input and stored in the storage means 103, and the character string input at the time of printing is compared with the character string stored in the storage means 103, and if they match, the character string is printed. A configuration is adopted in which a frill+ control means 102 for performing the above-mentioned special printing format is provided.

[Function] According to such a configuration, if a character string to be printed in a special printing format is previously input by operating the operation input means 101 before printing and stored and registered in the storage means 103, the character string to be printed in a special printing format When the registered character string is input, the character string is automatically printed in a special printing format.

[Example] Hereinafter, details of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of an electronic typewriter according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, reference numeral 1 denotes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), which controls the entire typewriter by executing a control program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 2. The control process shown in FIG. 4 is performed. The following components are connected to the CPU 1 in addition to the ROM 2.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a RAM (random access memory), which is used as a memory buffer 4, a correction buffer 5, and a setting memory 6. The memory buffer 4 stores information such as input print data. The collection buffer 5 stores output information such as output print data. In addition, the setting memory 6 stores a keyword for printing an arbitrary word in a special printing format when an operator creates a document using this typewriter. It is used to associate and store data such as blanking, printing, etc.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a printer mechanism section that actually performs printing, which has a print head 8 such as an impact type or thermal transfer type, and prints using a printing ribbon 9, and an erasing ribbon I.
Erase the printed characters using O.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a display (for example, a liquid crystal display), which displays various information such as input print data and the setting status of the typewriter.

Furthermore, reference numeral 11 is a keyboard serving as an operation input means, which is used to input information such as print data and various command data to the apparatus.

This keyboard 11 includes a setting start key 11a, along with a group of conventionally provided input keys (not shown) such as character keys, a numeric keypad, a return key, and a space key.
A registration key 11b and a registration end key 11c are provided.

The setting start key 11a is used to store an arbitrary word in the setting memory 6 as a keyword to be printed in a special printing format along with data on the type of printing format, as will be described later. ] This is an input key that instructs the start of the program.

Further, the registration key 11b is used to register the above-mentioned keyword word in the keyword setting process.The operator inputs the character string of the word to be registered as a keyword on the keyboard 11 and then inputs the registration key 11b. The word is stored and registered in the setting memory 6 as a keyword.

Furthermore, the registration end key 11c is an input key for instructing the end of the keyword registration process, and upon receiving this key input, the keyword registration process is ended, and then the print format type setting process is performed.

In addition to this, the keyboard 11 also includes a mode key 11,
d and a code key 11e are provided.

The mode key 11d is an input key for switching and selecting various operating modes of the typewriter, and each mode is selected by inputting a combination of this key and other predetermined keys. There are two printing modes within each operation mode.
There is a sequential print mode in which input print data is printed one character at a time, and a line print mode in which print data is printed each time an l-line sentence is input. shall be selected. The print data for one line of text mentioned above is 1.
This is the print data input from the previous return key input until the next return key input. In response to the input of the return key, the print data of 1 line input so far is printed. Until the return key is pressed, only print data is displayed.

Further, it is assumed that various predetermined functions are executed by inputting a combination of the code key lie and a predetermined key.

With the above configuration, the CPU 1 controls the entire typewriter in response to input from the keyboard 11, and prints the print data input from the keyboard 11. Then, the above-mentioned setting start key 11a and registration key 11
The above-mentioned keyword setting process is performed in response to the input from the key b and the registration end key 11c, and in the line print mode, the character string in one line of input print data is compared with the keyword registered in the setting memory 6, and a match is found. If there is a word, that is, a keyword, that word is printed in a special printing format set for the word.

Details of the control processing operation in response to key inputs of the CPU 1 will be explained below with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The control processing steps shown in both figures are performed using the CPU.
i executes according to the control program stored in ROM2. Furthermore, in both figures, it is assumed that the flows are connected between the parts indicated by the symbol A and between the parts indicated by the symbol B.

First, Figure 3 shows the main routine of CPU1.
The CPUI starts the routine shown in FIG. 3 when the electronic typewriter is powered on.

That is, first, a key input from the keyboard 11 is waited for in step 5lot, and when a key input is made in step 5102, the key input data is sequentially stored in the memory buffer 4 in step 5103.

In the next step 5104, the oldest stored data in the memory buffer 4 is checked. Next, in step 5105, it is determined whether or not there is stored data in the memory buffer 4,
If there is no stored data, the process returns to step 5101 to wait for key input.

On the other hand, if there is stored data, the process moves to step 3106;
It is determined whether the oldest stored data in the memory buffer 4 is data related to print output, such as alphabets, spaces, line feeds (returns), and if so, the process moves to step S1.07.

In step 5107, it is determined whether the print mode is set to the line print mode or sequential print mode, and if it is the line print mode, step 5i
11 to St 15 are performed. That is, first, in step 5111, the oldest stored data checked in step 5104 is output to the display 12 and displayed.

Next, in step 5112, the output data of step 5ill is stored in the collection buffer 5, and then in step St13, the stored data of step 5112 (output data of step 5ill) is erased from the memory buffer 4.

Next, in step 5114, it is determined whether the stored data in step 5112 is a print command, that is, input data of the return key in this case, and if it is not a print command, the process returns to step 5104 and step 51
The processing from 04 onwards is repeated, but if it is a print command, the process moves to step 5115.

In step 5II5, each word of the print data of the l line to be printed out is compared with the keyword word of the special print format stored in the setting memory 6 (registered and set in the process of FIG. 4 described later). Then, the matching words are printed out on printing paper (not shown) according to the set printing format.

Other words are printed out in the normal print format. When this printing process is completed, the process returns to step 5104 and the processes from step 5104 onward are repeated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 5107 that the print mode is sequential, steps 5108 to 5IIO are performed.

That is, first, in step 5108, the data checked in step 5I04 is printed out, in step 5109, the output data of step 5108 is stored in the collection buffer 5, and in step Sl10, the output data of step 510B is erased from the memory buffer 4. do. Thereafter, the process returns to step 5104, and the processes from step 5104 onwards are repeated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 5106 that the key input data checked in step 5104 is key input data for function setting regardless of print output, step 5
Step 51 in l16.5117 and Sl 18 respectively.
It is determined whether the data checked in step 04 is input data of the setting start key 11a, mode keys 11, d, or code key 11e. In the case of the setting start key 11a, perform the keyword setting process shown in Fig. 4, and then press the mode key l.
In the case of an id, the operation mode setting process specified by the input of the combination of the same key and another predetermined key is performed, and in the case of the code key, the process specified by the input of the combination of the code key and another predetermined key is executed. do. In addition, in the case of other key inputs, other processing corresponding to the key input is executed in step 5119, and after that, step 5104 is executed.
Return to As described above, selection between the line print mode and the sequential print mode is made in response to input of a combination of the mode key I'd and a predetermined key.

Next, the keyword setting process shown in FIG. 4 will be explained.

Steps 81 to S5 in FIG. 4 are step 510 in FIG.
This is the same process as steps 1 to 5105, which waits for a key input, stores the data in the buffer 4 if there is a key input, and checks the oldest stored data in the buffer 4.

In step S6, it is determined whether the data checked in step S4 is the input data of the registration key 11b, and if not, that is, if it is character data of a keyword character string that is desired to be in a special printing format, In step S7, the character data is stored in the setting memory 6. Then, in step S8, the data stored in step S7 is transferred to the memory buffer 4.
The data is deleted from the beginning, the process returns to step S4, and the following process is repeated.

On the other hand, if it is the input data of the registration key 11b in step S6, the process moves to step S9, and step 5l-
The character strings sequentially stored in the setting memory 6 by repeating the loop 55 are registered as keywords to be printed in a special printing format.

Next, the process moves to step S10, and it is determined whether or not the data checked in step S4 is the input data of the registered end key 11c. If not, the process returns to step S4 and the following process is repeated. That is, a plurality of words can be registered as keywords by repeating the loop from step S4 to SIO until the registration end key 11c is input.

On the other hand, if the input is from the registration end key 11c, the process moves to step Sll, and the type of special printing format that can be selected is displayed on the display 12, for example, [■ Bold printing, ■ Underlined printing, ■ White It is displayed and presented as "Print".

Next, in step 512, the operator who sees the display performs a predetermined key input to determine whether or not the special printing format type has been selected. If not, the process returns to step Sll and the above-mentioned Continue presenting.

Then, if a special printing format type is selected in step 512, the special printing format is stored in the setting memory 6 as the printing format of the set keyword in step 513, and the setting process is completed, as shown in FIG. Return to step 5104.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when creating a document, the operator can set an arbitrary word in advance by storing it in the setting memory 6 as a keyword for printing in a special printing format along with the data of the printing format type, and the line When in print mode, keyword words can be printed out in the special print format you set earlier by simply entering their own data. That is, it is no longer necessary to perform key operations for selecting and setting a special print format each time a keyword is input, as in the conventional method, and the efficiency of the operation for inputting print data can be significantly improved.

Note that in the above configuration, the character string set to be printed in a special printing format is not limited to words, and of course, any character string may be used.

By the way, the configuration of the above embodiment can be modified as follows.

First, set the start key 1, 1 a, on the keyboard 11.
Instead of providing the registration key 11b and the registration end key 11c, the input functions of these keys may be replaced by a combination of other input keys, such as the mode key lid and another predetermined key, or the code keys 1 and 1e and another predetermined key. It is also possible to use a combination of the following.

In addition, step 51 in the keyword setting process in FIG.
0 may be deleted, one word may be registered in step S9, and then the process may proceed directly to step Sll, so that keyword registration and printing format setting may be performed one word at a time. It goes without saying that the number of keywords that can be registered is not particularly limited.

In addition, as a method for selecting and setting a special printing format for keywords, instead of presenting the printing formats on the display 12 and having the user select from them as described above, the operator may directly instruct the printing format by key input. Also, among a series of character strings (keywords) to be printed in a special printing format, different printing formats may be set, such as character A being printed in bold and character B being underlined.

Further, it goes without saying that the type of special printing format is not particularly limited, and the printing format includes not only font but also color.

Also, as a method for setting a special print format, when entering a character string that you want to use as a keyword, you can also set it by entering the special print format that you want to set for that character string.

Further, in FIG. 3, the comparison of keywords and the determination of the printing format are performed when a printing instruction is issued, but it goes without saying that they may be performed before the printing instruction is issued.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the keyword words and their print formats are stored in the same memory, ie, the setting memory 6, but it goes without saying that they may be stored separately in different memories.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, the present invention provides a printing device that includes an operation input means and a printing means, and prints characters input by operating the operation input means using the printing means. , storage means for storing a character string to be printed in a special printing format is provided, and the character string to be printed in the special printing format is inputted by operation of the operation input means and stored in the storage means, A configuration is adopted in which a control means is provided which compares a character string input at the time of printing with a character string stored in the storage means and, if they match, causes the character string to be printed in the special printing format described above. . According to this configuration, by storing and registering an arbitrary character string to be printed in a special printing format in the storage means in advance before printing, the user can simply input the registered character string at the time of printing. Since the character string is automatically printed in a special printing format, there is no need to perform an input operation to select a special printing format when inputting print data as in the past, greatly improving the efficiency of input operations. The excellent effect of improving the

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a conceptual configuration of a printing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of an electronic typewriter according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS.
This figure is a flowchart showing the procedure of control processing related to the present invention of the CPUI in FIG. 2. ]--CPU 2--ROM3--RAM
4--Memory buffer 5--Correction buffer 6--Setting memory 7--Printer mechanism section 8--
-Print head 9--Print ribbon IO...Erase ribbon 11...Keyboard 12...Display unit

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) A printing device that includes an operation input means and a printing means, and prints characters inputted by the operation of the operation input means using the printing means, comprising: a character string to be printed in a special printing format; A storage means for storing is provided, and a character string to be printed in the special printing format is input by operation of the operation input means and stored in the storage means, and a character string input at the time of printing is input to the storage means. 2. A printing device comprising: a control means for comparing the character string with a character string stored in the computer and, if they match, printing the character string in the special printing format described above.