US 2011/0236106 A1 · TAPE PRINTING SYSTEM AND TAPE PRINTING METHOD

Abstract

A tape printing system includes a control apparatus and a tape printer, wherein the control apparatus includes an image data generating section generating character strings and/or image data, and an image data transmitting section transmitting the generated character strings and/or image data to the tape printer, and the tape printer includes a processing pattern storing section storing a processing pattern for each tape type, the processing pattern of processing the character strings and/or image data to printing image data, a tape type determining section determining the tape type of a printing tape, an image data receiving section receiving the character strings and/or image data from the data transmitting section, a printing image data generating section generating printing image data by processing the received character strings and/or image data based on the processing pattern, and a tape printing section printing the generated printing image data on the printing tape.

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Dependent claims

A tape printing system comprising a control apparatus generating character strings and/or image data and a tape printer which are connected to each other, wherein

the control apparatus includes:
an image data generating section generating the character strings and/or image data, and
an image data transmitting section transmitting the generated character strings and/or image data to the tape printer, and
the tape printer includes:
a processing pattern storing section storing a processing pattern for each tape type, the processing pattern of processing the character strings and/or image data to printing image data,
a tape type determining section determining the tape type of a printing tape placed in a tape receiving section,
an image data receiving section receiving the character strings and/or image data from the data transmitting section,
a printing image data generating section generating printing image data by performing, on the received character strings and/or image data, processing based on the processing pattern according to the tape type, and
a tape printing section printing the generated printing image data on the printing tape.

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A tape printing method of a tape printing system including a control apparatus generating character strings and/or image data and a tape printer which are connected to each other, the method comprising:

allowing the control apparatus to generate the character strings and/or image data;
allowing the control apparatus to transmit the generated character strings and/or image data to the tape printer;
allowing the tape printer to receive the character strings and/or image data from the control apparatus,
allowing the tape printer to determine the tape type of a printing tape placed in a tape receiving section;
allowing the tape printer to generate printing image data by performing, on the received character strings and/or image data, processing based on a processing pattern according to the tape type;
and
allowing the tape printer to print the generated printing image data on the printing tape.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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