Thermal printer control and computer readable medium storing thermal printing control program therein

A program medium for recording therein a computer readable control program for a thermal printer which repeats a thermal printing process for printing an image on a printable medium by heating the printable medium with a printer head and an advancing process for advancing the printable medium at a unit of predetermined length, the program medium comprising:

• a first storage area storing a stop time determination program for determining a stop time of the printable medium after a previous advancing process;
• a second storage area storing a delay time determination program for determining a delay time in correspondence with the determined stop time;
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• a third storage area storing a timing determination program for determining a timing of effecting a next thermal printing process after the determined delay time elapses from a completion of a next advance process following the previous advancing process.

A control method for a printer having a paper advancing mechanism for advancing a paper and a printer head for printing an image on the paper, the control method comprising the steps of:

• receiving data to be printed on the paper;
• determining a delay time variable with a parameter related to sticking of the paper to the printer head;
• driving the paper advancing mechanism to advance the paper to a next printing position;
• effecting a printing operation of the printer head after an elapse of the determined delay time from a stop of the paper advancing mechanism.