Printing device and control method for printing device
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasakazu KATO, Sadatoshi OISHI
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Abstract
According to at least one embodiment, a printing device includes a shaft, an antenna, a drive unit, and a control unit. The shaft is inserted into a cylindrical body of a medium roll in which a medium is wound around the cylindrical body equipped with a wireless tag, and rotatably supports the cylindrical body. The antenna is provided on the shaft to perform data communication with the wireless tag. The drive unit rotates the cylindrical body equipped with the wireless tag around the shaft. The control unit controls the drive unit so that the cylindrical body equipped with the wireless tag rotates around the shaft by a predetermined angle.
Claims15
A printing device comprising:
- a shaft inserted in a cylindrical body of a medium roll in which a medium is wound around the cylindrical body that has a wireless tag, and rotatably supporting the cylindrical body;
- an antenna provided on the shaft configured to perform data communication with the wireless tag;
- a driver configured to rotate the cylindrical body having the wireless tag around the shaft;
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- a controller configured to control the driver such that the cylindrical body having the wireless tag rotates around the shaft by a predetermined angle.
A control method for a printer, the printer including a shaft inserted in a cylindrical body of a medium roll in which a medium is wound around the cylindrical body that has a wireless tag, and rotatably supporting the cylindrical body, an antenna provided on the shaft to perform data communication having the wireless tag, and a driver configured to rotate the cylindrical body equipped with the wireless tag around the shaft, the method comprising:
- controlling the driver such that the cylindrical body having the wireless tag rotates around the shaft by a predetermined angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.