Abstract A control device for tabulation printing which comprises a tabset register for storing a plurality of tabset position signals defining the columns of a printing sheet in which tabulation printing is to be effected; a memory device for storing a signal denoting the lower order tabset position of a printing column by reading out the tabset position signal from the tabset register and further storing a signal representing the position in which the highest order of a printing data is to be recorded, with reference to the aforesaid restored tabset position signal; a discriminator for generating a first output signal where a printing data only consists of digits and a second output signal where a printing data includes at least a character; and a control device for causing the lowest order of a data consisting of digits alone to be printed on the lower order tabset position side of a printing column according to the aforesaid first output signal and an output signal from the memory device for storing the printing position of the highest order of the printing data and for causing the highest order of a data including at least a character to be recorded on the higher order tabset position side of a printing column according to the aforesaid second output signal.
Inventors
👤 Masahiko Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-25 05:44
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J21/00; B41J21/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
266 words
A control device for tabulation printing comprising an input means of a printing data; a memory device for temporarily storing a printing data supplied by the input means; a printing means for printing the temporarily stored data in the designated column of a printing sheet; a tabset register for storing a plurality of tabset position signals defining the columns of the printing sheet; a discriminator for generating a first signal where the printing data only consists of digits and a second signal where the printing data includes at least a character; a means for reading out a signal denoting the lower order tabset position of the designated column from the tabset register and generating a signal designating the position where the foremost order of the temporarily stored data is to be printed, with reference to the readout signal and a signal denoting the number of orders of the printing data; a control means for controlling the printing means with reference to the first signal and a signal designating the printing position of the foremost order such that where the input data only consists of diGits, the highest order digit is impressed in the foremost printing position of the designated column of the printing sheet and the lowest order digit in the lower tabset position side of said column; and a control means for controlling the printing means with reference to the second signal such that where the input data includes at least a character, the printing of said data is commenced from the higher order tabset position side of the designated column of the printing sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
266 words
A control device for tabulation printing comprising an input means of a printing data; a memory device for temporarily storing a printing data supplied by the input means; a printing means for printing the temporarily stored data in the designated column of a printing sheet; a tabset register for storing a plurality of tabset position signals defining the columns of the printing sheet; a discriminator for generating a first signal where the printing data only consists of digits and a second signal where the printing data includes at least a character; a means for reading out a signal denoting the lower order tabset position of the designated column from the tabset register and generating a signal designating the position where the foremost order of the temporarily stored data is to be printed, with reference to the readout signal and a signal denoting the number of orders of the printing data; a control means for controlling the printing means with reference to the first signal and a signal designating the printing position of the foremost order such that where the input data only consists of diGits, the highest order digit is impressed in the foremost printing position of the designated column of the printing sheet and the lowest order digit in the lower tabset position side of said column; and a control means for controlling the printing means with reference to the second signal such that where the input data includes at least a character, the printing of said data is commenced from the higher order tabset position side of the designated column of the printing sheet.