Global printing system and method for rendering encoding scheme independent labels having serialization data
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorsJohn Fay, Jessica Wettstein, Cabel Sholdt, Ferdinand C. Susi, III
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for formatting a label are provided. An example method includes receiving data, a first portion of the data being encoded in a first encoding scheme; defining, via a processor, a first field block based on first text layout information received in association with a first field block command, the first field block for rendering text on a label; and formatting, via the processor, the first portion of the data within the first field block according to a first text display direction received in association with a first field parameter command.
Claims23
A method of formatting a label, comprising:
- receiving data, a first portion of the data being encoded in a first encoding scheme;
- defining, via a processor, a first print area based on first text layout information received in association with the data, the first print area for rendering text on a label;
- receiving a first field parameter command in association with the data, the first field parameter command having:
- a first parameter to control a primary text display direction;
- and
- a second parameter to control a secondary text display direction;
- and
- formatting, via the processor, the first portion of the data for the first print area according to the first parameter for the primary text display direction and the second parameter for the secondary text display direction.
An apparatus, comprising:
- memory including computer-readable instructions;
- and
- a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations including:
- receiving data, a first portion of the data being encoded in a first encoding scheme;
- defining a first print area based on first text layout information received in association with the data, the first print area for rendering text on a label;
- receiving a first field parameter command in association with the data, the first field parameter command having:
- a first parameter to control a primary text display direction;
- and
- a second parameter to control a secondary text display direction;
- and
- formatting the first portion of the data for the first print area according to the first parameter for the primary text display direction and the second parameter for the second text display direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.