Printing device

A printing device for repetitively printing information on a label a preset number of times having a serial number block and a non-serial number block comprising:

• a printer;
• a keyboard attached to said printer;
• continuous/serial number print control means, coupled to said printer, for controlling printing data;
• composite data processing means for successively processing data representative of the serial number block and the non-serial number block;
• means for setting a number of pieces of the serial number block for continuous printing with the same serial number;
• means for setting a number of pieces of the non-serial number block for continuous printing;
• serial number updating means, coupled to said continuous/serial number print control means, for successively updating a serial number within a specified range;
• printer data processing unit means for processing character data;
• and
• memory unit means, coupled to said continuous/serial number print control means and said printer data processing unit means, for storing setting data such as continuous printing or format, serial number/continuous printing data and character data,
• whereby the label is printed having a preset number of repeating serial number blocks and non-serial number blocks with the serial number blocks also successively being printed with updated serial numbers.

A method of printing a label having a serial number block and an non-serial number block with a printing device comprising the steps of:

• inputting block data to be printed on the label into memory;
• inputting print line control data indicating a number of pieces to be printed;
• inputting serial number print setting data, the serial number print setting data including a decimal, a start numeral, and an end numeral;
• continuously printing the serial number block for the number of pieces to be printed;
• changing the start numeral by the decimal and updating the serial number print setting data;
• repeating said steps of continuously printing the serial number block data and advancing the start numeral until the end numeral is reached;
• and
• printing the non-serial number block data for the number of pieces to be printed,
• whereby a composite label is formed having serial number blocks and a non-serial number blocks that are printed a predetermined number of times preventing the need for repetitive data entry.