Printing method and apparatus and label-producing method and apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorHiroyasu Kurashina
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Abstract
There are provided a printing method and apparatus as well as provide a label-producing method and apparatus that are capable of adding an amusing effect and topicality resulting therefrom to printing personally performed by a user. A predetermined print instruction is issued to print a desired image entered intentionally, on a printing medium. When the predetermined print instruction is issued, the desired image is printed, and if a predetermined condition which cannot be intentionally set by an instruction of a user is satisfied at the same time, an unintended image which cannot be generated intentionally is also printed together with the desired image.
Claims22
A method of printing a desired image entered intentionally, on a printing medium, by a predetermined print instruction, the method comprising the steps of:
- issuing said predetermined print instruction;
- and
- when said predetermined print instruction is issued, printing said desired image, and if a predetermined condition which cannot be intentionally set by an instruction of a user is satisfied at the same time, also printing an unintended image which cannot be generated intentionally, together with said desired image.
A method of producing a label by printing a desired image entered intentionally, on a printing medium, by a predetermined print instruction, comprising the steps of:
- issuing said predetermined print instruction;
- when said predetermined print instruction is issued, printing said desired image, and if a predetermined condition which cannot be intentionally set by an instruction of a user is satisfied at the same time, also printing an unintended image which cannot be generated intentionally, together with said desired image;
- and
- cutting off a portion of said printing medium printed with said unintended image after said printing of said unintended image, to thereby produce an unintended label printed with said unintended image.
A printing apparatus for printing a desired image entered intentionally, on a printing medium, by a predetermined print instruction, the printing apparatus comprising:
- print instruction means for issuing said predetermined print instruction;
- and
- printing means that when said predetermined print instruction is issued, prints said desired image, and if a predetermined condition which cannot be intentionally set by an instruction of a user is satisfied at the same time, also prints an unintended image which cannot be generated intentionally, together with said desired image.
A label-producing apparatus for producing a label by printing a desired image entered intentionally, on a printing medium, by a predetermined print instruction,
- the label-producing apparatus comprising:
- print instruction means for issuing said predetermined print instruction;
- printing means that when said predetermined print instruction is issued, prints said desired image, and if a predetermined condition which cannot be intentionally set by an instruction of a user is satisfied at the same time, also prints an unintended image which cannot be generated intentionally, together with said desired image;
- and
- cutter means for cutting off a portion of said printing medium printed with said unintended image after said printing of said unintended image, to thereby produce an unintended label printed with said unintended image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.