Claims
- 1. Electronic equipment with a printer, comprising:
- input means for inputting numeric data into said equipment;
- instruction means for producing an instruction signal that instructs graphic printing based on the numeric data input into said equipment by said input means;
- converting means responsive to the instruction signal produced by said instruction means for iteratively converting the numeric data input by said input means to a bar graph pattern which represents the numeric data, which iterations form separate complete groups of a predetermined number of dots indicating a predetermined plural number, respectively, a final iteration forming an incomplete group of dots indicating a number less than the predetermined plural number; and
- print means for printing the bar graph pattern to which the input numeric data is converted by said converting means.
- 2. Electronic equipment with a printer, comprising:
- input means for inputting numeric data into said equipment;
- instruction means for producing an instruction signal that instructs graphic printing based on the numeric data input into said equipment by said input means;
- converting means responsive to the instruction signal produced by said instruction means for iteratively converting the numeric data input by said input means to a bar graph pattern that comprises respectively separate plural groups of dots representing the numeric data, the total number of dots of the bar graph pattern being a product of the numeric data input by said input means and a predetermined integer; and
- print means for printing said bar graph pattern to which the input data is converted by said converting means.
- 3. Electronic equipment with a printer, comprising:
- input means for inputting numeric data into said equipment;
- instruction means for producing an instruction signal that instructs graphic printing based on the numeric data input means;
- converting means responsive to the instruction signal produced by said instruction means for iteratively converting the numeric data input by said input means to a bar graph pattern which indicates the numeric data, which iterations form separate complete groups of a predetermined number of dots indicating a predetermined plural number, respectively, a final iteration forming an incomplete group of dots indicating a number less than the predetermined plural number, the total number of dots of the bar graph pattern being a product of the numeric data and a predetermined integer; and
- print means for printing said bar graph pattern to which the input data is converted by said converting means.
- 4. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 3, further comprising:
- display means for displaying the numeric data input to said equipment by said input means.
- 5. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 3, wherein said input means includes a plurality of numeric keys.
- 6. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 3, wherein said converting means includes a character generator for generating the bar graph pattern having a number of dots corresponding to said numeric data.
- 7. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 3, wherein said print means includes a thermal print head having a plurality of heat generating elements being heated to print the bar graph pattern, said heat generating elements corresponding to the bar graph pattern of the input numeric data as converted by said converting means.
- 8. Electronic equipment with a printer comprising:
- input means for inputting numeric data and functions for operating on the numeric data into said equipment;
- arithmetic operation means for carrying out arithmetic operations on the numeric data on the basis of the functions input into said equipment by said input means and for producing an operation result therefrom;
- instructions means for producing an instruction signal that instructs graphic printing of the operation result produced by said arithmetic operating means;
- converting means responsive to the instruction signal produced by said instruction means for iteratively converting the operation result to a bar graph pattern which indicates the operation result, which iterations form separate complete groups of a predetermined number of dots indicating a predetermined plural number, respectively, a final iteration forming an incomplete group of dots indicating a number less than the predetermined plural number; and
- print means for printing the bar graph pattern to which the operation result is converted by said converting means.
- 9. Electronic equipment with a printer, comprising:
- input means for inputting numeric data and functions for operating on the numeric data into said equipment;
- arithmetic operation means for carrying out arithmetic operations on the numeric data on the basis of the functions input into said equipment by said input means and for producing an operation result therefrom;
- instruction means for producing an instruction signal that instructs graphic printing of the operation result produced by said arithmetic operation means;
- converting means responsive to the instruction signal produced by said instruction means for iteratively converting the operation result to a bar graph pattern that comprises respectively separate plural groups of dots representing the operation result, the total number of dots of the bar graph pattern being a product of the operation result of said arithmetic operation means and a predetermined integer; and
- print means for printing the bar graph pattern to which the operation result is converted by said converting means.
- 10. Electronic equipment with a printer, comprising:
- input means, for inputting numeric data and functions for operating on the numeric data into said equipment;
- arithmetic operation means for carrying out arithmetic operations on the numeric data on the basis of the functions input into said equipment by said input means and for producing an operation result therefrom;
- instruction means for producing an instruction signal that instructs graphic printing of the operation result produced by said arithmetic operation means;
- converting means responsive to the instruction signal produced by said instruction means for iteratively converting the operation result to a bar graph pattern which indicates the numeric data, which iterations form separate complete groups of a predetermined number of dots indicating a predetermined plural number, respectively, a final iteration forming an incomplete group of dots indicating a number less than the predetermined plural number, the total number of dots of the bar graph pattern being a product of the operation result and a predetermined integer; and
- print means for printing the bar graph pattern to which the operation result is converted by said converting means.
- 11. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 10, further comprising:
- display means for displaying the numeric data input by said input means and the operation result produced by said arithmetic operation means.
- 12. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 10, wherein said input means includes a plurality of numeric keys and a plurality of function keys.
- 13. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 10 wherein said converting means includes a character generator for generating the bar graph pattern having a number of dots corresponding to said operation result produced by said arithmetic operation means.
- 14. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 10 wherein said print means includes a thermal print head having a plurality of heat generating elements for printing the bar graph pattern, said heat generating elements corresponding to the bar graph pattern to which the operation result is converted by said converting means.
- 15. Electronic equipment with a printer, comprising:
- input means for inputting numeric data and functions for operating on the numeric data into said equipment;
- arithmetic operation means for carrying out arithmetic operations on the numeric data on the basis of the functions input into the equipment by said input means and for producing an operation result therefrom;
- instruction means for producing an instruction signal that instructs graphic printing of at least one of the numeric data input by said input means and the operation result produced by said arithmetic operation means;
- converting means responsive to the instruction signal produced by said instruction means for iteratively converting the one of the numeric data and the operation result instructed by said instruction means to a bar graph pattern which represents the one of the numeric data and the operation result, which iterations form separate complete groups of a predetermined number of dots indicating predetermined plural number, respectively, a final iteration forming an incomplete group of dots indicating a number less than the predetermined plural number; and
- print means for printing the numeric printing pattern and the graphic printing pattern corresponding to the one of the numeric data and the operation result produced by said converting means.
- 16. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 15, wherein said print means prints the bar graph pattern and the numeric printing pattern representing the same value adjacent each other.
- 17. Electronic equipment with a printer, comprising:
- input means for inputting numeric data and functions for operating on the numeric data into said equipment;
- arithmetic operation means for carrying out arithmetic operations on the numeric data on the basis of functions input into the equipment by said input means and for producing an operation result therefrom;
- instruction means for producing an instruction signal that instructs graphic printing of at least one of the numeric data input by said input means and the operation result produced by said arithmetic operation means;
- converting means responsive to the instruction signal produced by said instruction means for iteratively converting the one of the numeric data and the operation result instructed by said instruction means to a bar graph pattern that comprises respectively separate plural groups of dots indicating the one of the numeric data and the operation result, the total number of dots of the bar graph pattern being a product of a predetermined integer and the one of the numeric data and the operation result; and
- print means for printing the numeric printing pattern and the bar graph pattern corresponding to the one of the numeric data and the operation result produced by said converting means.
- 18. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 17, wherein said print means prints the bar graph pattern and the numeric printing pattern representing the same value adjacent each other.
- 19. Electronic equipment with a printer, comprising:
- input means for inputting numeric data and functions for operating on the numeric data into said equipment;
- arithmetic operation means for carrying out arithmetic operations on the numeric data on the basis of the functions input into said equipment by said input means;
- instruction means for producing an instruction signal that instructs graphic printing of at least one of the numeric data input by said input means and the operation result produced by said arithmetic operation means;
- converting means responsive to the instruction signal produced by said instruction means for iteratively converting the one of the numeric data and said operation result instructed by said instruction means to a bar graph pattern which represents the one of the numeric data and the operation result, which iterations form separate complete groups of a predetermined number of dots indicating a predetermined plural number, respectively, a final iteration forming an incomplete group of dots indicating a number less than the predetermined plural number, the total number of dots of the bar graph pattern being a product of the one of the numeric data and the operation result and a predetermined integer, said converting means also converting the one of the numeric data and the operation result to a numeric printing pattern representing the same value as that represented by the bar graph pattern and corresponding to the same one of the numeric data and the operation result; and
- print means for printing, adjacent each other, the numeric printing pattern and the graphic printing pattern of the one of the numeric data and the operation result produced by said converting means.
- 20. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 19, further comprising:
- display means for displaying the numeric data input by said input means and the operation result produced by said arithmetic operation means.
- 21. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 19, wherein said input means includes a plurality of numeric keys and a plurality of function keys.
- 22. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 19, wherein said converting means includes a character generator for generating the bar graph pattern having a number of dots corresponding to the one of the numeric data and the operation result, and the numeric printing pattern for the one of the numeric data and the operation result.
- 23. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 19, wherein said print means includes a thermal print head having a plurality of heat generating elements being heated to print the bar graph pattern and the numeric printing pattern, said heat generating elements corresponding respectively to the one of the numeric pattern and the operation result produced by said converting means and the bar graph pattern of the one of the numeric data and the operation result produced by said converting means.
- 24. Electronic equipment with a printer, comprising:
- input means for inputting numeric data into said equipment;
- code number specifying means for specifying a code number corresponding to the numeric data input into said equipment by said input means;
- graphic printing instruction means for producing an instruction signal that instructs graphic printing of the numeric data input by said input means and for which a code number has been specified by said code number specifying means;
- converting means for converting the code number specified by said code number specifying means to a numeric pattern corresponding to said numeric data and responsive to the instruction signal produced by said graphic printing instruction means for iteratively converting said numeric data for which an instruction signal has been produced by said graphic printing instruction means to a bar graph pattern which represents the numeric data, which iterations form separate complete groups of a predetermined number of dots indicating a predetermined plural number, respectively, a final iteration forming an incomplete group of dots indicating a number less than the predetermined plural number, the total number of the dots of the bar graph pattern being a product of the numeric data and a predetermined integer; and
- print means for printing said numeric pattern and said bar graph printing pattern produced by said converting means adjacent each other.
- 25. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 24, wherein said input means includes a plurality of numeric keys.
- 26. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 24, wherein said converting means includes a character generator for generating the numeric pattern corresponding to said numeric data for which a code number has been specified by said code number specifying means, and the bar graph pattern corresponding to the numeric data for which an instruction signal has been produced by said graphic printing instruction means.
- 27. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 24, wherein said print means includes a thermal print head having a plurality of heat generating elements, for being heated to print the numeric pattern and the bar graph pattern, said heat generating elements corresponding to said numeric pattern and the bar graph pattern produced by said converting means.
- 28. Electronic equipment with a printer, comprising:
- input means for inputting numeric data into said equipment;
- code number specifying means for specifying a code number corresponding to the numeric data input into said equipment by said input means;
- graphic printing instruction means for producing an instruction signal that instructs graphic printing of the numeric data input by said input means and for which a code number has been specified by said code number specifying means;
- converting means for converting the code number specified by said code number specifying means to a numeric pattern corresponding to said numeric data and responsive to the instruction signal produced by said graphic printing instruction means for iteratively converting said numeric data for which an instruction signal has been produced by said graphic printing instruction means to a bar graph pattern which represents the numeric data, which iterations form separate complete groups of a predetermined number of dots indicating a predetermined plural number, respectively, a final iteration forming an incomplete group of dots indicating a number less than the predetermined plural number, the total number of the dots of the bar graph pattern being identical with a value represented by the bar graph pattern; and
- print means for printing said numeric pattern and said bar graph pattern produced by said converting means adjacent each other.
- 29. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 28, wherein said input means includes a plurality of numeric keys.
- 30. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 28, wherein said converting means includes a character generator for generating the numeric pattern corresponding to said numeric data for which a code number is specified by said code number specifying means and the bar graph pattern corresponding to the numeric data for which an instruction signal has been produced by said graphic printing instruction means.
- 31. Electronic equipment with a printer according to claim 28, wherein said print means includes a thermal print head having a plurality of heat generating elements for being heated to print the numeric pattern and the bar graph pattern, the said heat generating elements corresponding to the numeric pattern and the bar graph printing pattern produced by said converting means.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 851,281, filed Apr. 10, 1986, now abandoned, which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 367,721, filed Apr. 12, 1982, now abandoned.
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