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US 9,804,806 B2Granted
Ribbon preparation method, tape printing device and program
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorNaofumi Hirabayashi
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Abstract
A tape printing device includes: a display unit which displays a printable area on a ribbon decoration preview which is a preview of a completed ribbon decoration; an input unit which input information; an acquisition unit which acquires the inputted information; and a print data generation unit which generates print data for printing a print image based on the acquired information, on a ribbon tape. The print data generation unit decides a print position of the print image on the ribbon tape according to an arrangement of the printable area on the ribbon decoration preview.
Claims11
A ribbon preparation method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of printable areas on a ribbon decoration preview which is a preview of a completed ribbon decoration;
- setting a type of folding shape for the completed ribbon decoration made of a printed ribbon tape;
- acquiring information for printing a plurality of print images from a plurality of editing areas, each corresponding to one of the plurality of printable areas, where information regarding a print image to be printed in each of the plurality of printable areas is input;
- and
- printing the plurality of print images based on the acquired information, on a ribbon tape;
- wherein
- in the displaying of the plurality of printable areas, the ribbon decoration preview is displayed and a position of each printable area on the ribbon decoration preview is determined based on the type of folding shape that is set for the ribbon decoration, and
- in the printing of the plurality of print images, print positions of the plurality of print images on the ribbon tape are decided according to an arrangement of the plurality of printable areas on the ribbon decoration preview.
5 more elements
A tape printing device comprising:
- a display which displays a plurality of printable areas on a ribbon decoration preview which is a preview of a completed ribbon decoration;
- at least one processor that executes one or more programs stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that comprises computer executable instructions to realize one or more functions of:
- a setting unit which sets a type of folding shape for the completed ribbon decoration made of a printed ribbon tape;
- and
- an acquisition unit which acquires information for printing a plurality of print images from a plurality of editing areas, each corresponding to one of the plurality of printable areas, where information regarding a print image to be printed in each of the plurality of printable areas is input;
- and
- a printer which prints the plurality of print images based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit, on a ribbon tape;
- wherein
- on the display, the ribbon decoration preview is displayed and a position of each printable area on the ribbon decoration preview is determined based on the type of folding shape that is set for the ribbon decoration, and
- the printer prints the plurality of print images on the ribbon tape at print positions coinciding with an arrangement of the plurality of printable areas on the ribbon decoration preview.
7 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a program configured to cause a computer to execute:
- displaying a plurality of printable areas on a ribbon decoration preview which is a preview of a completed ribbon decoration;
- setting a type of folding shape for the completed ribbon decoration made of a printed ribbon tape;
- acquiring information for printing a plurality of print images from a plurality of editing areas, each corresponding to one of the plurality of printable areas, where information regarding a print image to be printed in each of the plurality of printable areas is input;
- and
- generating print data for printing the plurality of print images based on the acquired information, on a ribbon tape;
- wherein
- in the displaying of the plurality of printable areas, the ribbon decoration preview is displayed and a position of each printable area on the ribbon decoration preview is determined based on the type of folding shape that is set for the ribbon decoration, and
- in the generating of the print data, print positions of the plurality of print images on the ribbon tape are decided according to an arrangement of the plurality of printable areas on the ribbon decoration preview.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.