US 2016/0107453 A1Published application

Tape Printer and Recording Medium

AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorHidekazu Ishii

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Abstract

The disclosure discloses a tape printer includes a controller configured to execute a tape width acquiring process, an object acquiring process, a first specification receiving process, a determining process, and a first reduction process. In the object acquiring process, a first and a second print object to be formed on a first or a second line of the print-receiving tape, are acquired. In the first specification receiving process, specifications of a first and a second size are received. In the determining process, it is determined whether or not a print of the first and the second print object can be performed according to each of the specified sizes and the tape width of the print-receiving tape. In the first reduction process, at least one of the first and the second print object is reduced in accordance with a magnification rule so that the print of the first and the second print object becomes possible.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A tape printer comprising:

a feeder configured to feed a print-receiving tape;
a printing head configured to form desired print on said print-receiving tape fed by said feeder;
a cartridge holder configured to attach and detach a tape cartridge configured to supply said print-receiving tape;
and
a controller configured to control said feeder and said printing head;
said controller being configured to execute:
a tape width acquiring process for acquiring a tape width of said print-receiving tape disposed in said tape cartridge mounted to said cartridge holder;
an object acquiring process for acquiring a first print object to be formed on a first line of said print-receiving tape in a tape width direction, and a second print object to be formed on a second line of said print-receiving tape in said tape width direction;
a first specification receiving process for respectively receiving a specification of a first size when said first print object is printed, and a specification of a second size having a value that is different from a value of said first size when said second print object is printed;
a determining process for determining whether or not a print of said first print object and said second print object can be performed according to each of the specified sizes on said print-receiving tape, based on said specifications of said first size and said second size received by said first specification receiving process, and said tape width of said print-receiving tape acquired by said tape width acquiring process;
and
a first reduction process for reducing at least one of said first print object and said second print object in accordance with at least one preset magnification rule so that said print of said first print object and said second print object becomes possible in a case where said print according to said specified sizes is determined to be impossible by said determining process.

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A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a print display program for executing steps on a calculating device of a tape printer that comprises a cartridge holder configured to attach and detach a tape cartridge configured to supply a print-receiving tape, said calculating device, a display device, and an operating device, and is configured to form desired print on said print-receiving tape, said steps comprising:

a tape width acquiring step for acquiring a tape width of said print-receiving tape disposed in said tape cartridge mounted to said cartridge holder;
an object acquiring step for acquiring a first print object to be formed on a first line of said print-receiving tape in a tape width direction, and a second print object to be formed on a second line of said print-receiving tape in said tape width direction, in accordance with an operation input to said operating device;
a first specification receiving step for respectively receiving a specification of a first size when said first print object is printed, and a specification of a second size having a value that is different from a value of said first size when said second print object is printed, via said operating device;
a determining step for determining whether or not a print of said first print object and said second print object can be performed according to each of the specified sizes on said print-receiving tape, based on said specifications of said first size and said second size received in said first specification receiving step, and said tape width of said print-receiving tape acquired in said tape width acquiring step;
a first reduction processing step for reducing at least one of said first print object and said second print object in accordance with at least one preset magnification rule so that said print of said first print object and said second print object becomes possible, in a case where said print according to said specified sizes is determined to be impossible in said determining step;
and
a display step for displaying a preview display of said first print object and said second print object after said first reduction process in said first reduction processing step, on said display device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.