Label printer with touchscreen-formatting of characters
AssigneeDymo
InventorsElke De Munck, Jimmy Dullaert, Jos Vleurinck, Lore Nuyens
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Abstract
A label printer has a touchscreen for displaying and inputting label data, and comprising at least one input area. The label printer also has a hardware keyboard for inputting label data, and comprising at least one hardware key. The label printer also has control means arranged to control printing means for printing a label in accordance with label information. The label information is derived from a combination of label data input via the at least one hardware key of said hardware keyboard and label data input via the at least one input area of said touchscreen.
Claims19
A label printer having:
- a touchscreen for displaying and inputting label data, and comprising at least one input area;
- a hardware keyboard for inputting label data, and comprising at least one hardware key;
- and
- a controller arranged to control a printing apparatus for printing a label in accordance with label information;
- wherein the label information is derived from a combination of label data input via the at least one hardware key of said hardware keyboard and label data input via the at least one input area of said touchscreen;
- wherein at least one hardware key of the hardware keyboard is operable to be selected so as to cause a plurality of different character formats to be made available;
- and
- wherein the at least one input area of said touchscreen is operable to select at least one of said plurality of different character formats for each character to be printed.
A method of printing a label, comprising:
- inputting label data via at least one hardware key of a hardware keyboard of a label printer;
- inputting label data via at least one input area of a touchscreen of the label printer;
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- printing the label in accordance with label information, wherein the label information is derived from the combination of the label data input via the at least one hardware key of said hardware keyboard and the label data input via the at least one input area of said touchscreen;
- wherein the method comprises causing a plurality of different character formats or accented characters to be made available subsequent to selection of at least one hardware key of the hardware keyboard;
- and
- wherein the method comprises operating the at least one input area of said touchscreen to select at least one of said plurality of different character formats or accented characters for each character to be printed.
A label printer having:
- a touchscreen for displaying and inputting label data, and comprising at least one input area;
- a hardware keyboard for inputting label data comprising at least one character to be printed, and comprising at least one hardware key;
- and
- a controller arranged to control a printing apparatus for printing a label in accordance with label information;
- wherein the label information is derived from a combination of label data input via the at least one hardware key of said hardware keyboard and label data input via the at least one input area of said touchscreen;
- wherein at least one hardware key of the hardware keyboard is operable to be selected so as to cause a plurality of different accented characters to be made available;
- and
- wherein the at least one input area of said touchscreen is operable to select at least one of said plurality of different character formats or accented characters for each character to be printed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.