Printing apparatus, printing method and computer readable recording medium storing control program for printing apparatus
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorYuji Handa
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Abstract
There is provided a printing apparatus, including a printing head that prints on a tape, a roller that conveys the tape, and a control circuit that inquires of the user whether or not second printing contents are printed on the tape continuously without any interruption after the printing device is caused to print first printing contents on the tape.
Claims11
A printing apparatus, comprising:
- a printing head which prints on a tape;
- a roller which conveys the tape;
- and
- a control circuit which controls the printing head to print first printing contents on the tape, thereafter controls the roller to feed the tape by an amount corresponding to a rear blank space, and thereafter, before the control circuit controls the roller to feed the tape to a cutting position, transmits an inquiry to a user inquiring whether or not second printing contents are to be prepared;
- wherein when the user inputs a response to the inquiry that the second printing contents are to be prepared, the control circuit performs control to accept input from the user to prepare the second printing contents, thereafter controls the roller to feed the tape by an amount corresponding to a front blank space, and thereafter controls the printing head to print the second printing contents on the tape.
A printing method executed by a printing apparatus, the method comprising:
- printing first print contents on a tape;
- thereafter, feeding the tape by an amount corresponding to a rear blank space;
- and
- thereafter, before feeding the tape to a cutting position, transmitting an inquiry to a user inquiring whether or not second printing contents are to be prepared;
- wherein when the user inputs a response to the inquiry that the second printing contents are to be prepared, the method further comprises accepting input from the user to prepare the second printing contents, thereafter feeding the tape by an amount corresponding to a front blank space, and thereafter printing the second printing contents on the tape.
A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon, the program being executable to control a printing apparatus comprising a printing head which prints on a tape and a roller which conveys the tape to perform functions comprising:
- controlling the printing head to print first print contents on a tape;
- thereafter, controlling the roller to feed the tape by an amount corresponding to a rear blank space;
- and
- thereafter, before controlling the roller to feed the tape to a cutting position, performing control to transmit an inquiry to a user inquiring whether or not second printing contents are to be prepared;
- wherein when the user inputs a response to the inquiry that the second printing contents are to be prepared, the printing apparatus is controlled to perform further functions comprising accepting input from the user to prepare the second printing contents, thereafter controlling the roller to feed the tape by an amount corresponding to a front blank space, and thereafter controlling the printing head to print the second printing contents on the tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.