公开(公告)号：US5525184A

公开(公告)日：1996-06-11

申请号：US134

申请日：1993-01-04

申请人： Ruth A. Luff ,  Donald A. Morrison ,  Richard D. Wirrig

发明人： Ruth A. Luff ,  Donald A. Morrison ,  Richard D. Wirrig

IPC分类号： B65C9/42 ,  B65C9/44 ,  B65C11/02 ,  B32B31/00

CPC分类号： B65C9/42 ,  B65C11/0289 ,  B65C9/44 ,  B65C2210/0035 ,  Y10T156/1707 ,  Y10T156/171

摘要： A label dispenser in the form of a hand held labeler is shown that is selectively operable in a number of dispense modes. The dispense modes include an on-demand mode in which labels are automatically printed and dispensed as previously printed labels are removed from the labeler. In a manual mode, the labeler is responsive to the manual actuation of a trigger switch to print and dispense a label. The labeler is also responsive to an on line trigger command received from a host device to print and dispense a label. Further, a strip mode allows strips of labels to be automatically printed on demand or in response to the actuation of the trigger switch. An on-demand sensor is employed to detect the presence or absence of a label dispensed from the labeler in the on-demand modes. Further, the quantity of labels or strips of labels automatically dispensed in the on-demand modes may be limited to a specified quantity.

摘要翻译： 示出了手持式标签机形式的标签分配器，其可选择性地以多种分配模式操作。 分配模式包括按需模式，其中标签自动打印和分配，因为从标签机上移除了先前打印的标签。 在手动模式下，标签机响应于手动启动触发开关以打印和分发标签。 标签机还响应于从主机设备接收的在线触发命令来打印和分发标签。 此外，剥离模式允许标签的条带根据需要或响应于触发开关的致动自动打印。 使用按需传感器来检测在按需模式下从标签机分配的标签的存在或不存在。 此外，在按需模式下自动分配的标签或条带的数量可能被限制为指定数量。

公开(公告)号：US5402528A

公开(公告)日：1995-03-28

申请号：US447364

申请日：1989-12-07

申请人： Amy S. Christopher ,  Donald A. Morrison ,  Richard D. Wirrig ,  Ruth A. Luff ,  Mark W. Roth

发明人： Amy S. Christopher ,  Donald A. Morrison ,  Richard D. Wirrig ,  Ruth A. Luff ,  Mark W. Roth

IPC分类号： B41J5/30 ,  B41J29/38 ,  B41K3/00 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/00

CPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  G06F8/60 ,  G06K2215/0011

摘要： A printer having a number of optional features or operations is reconfigurable by software alone. The printer includes an EPROM that stores the software routines defining all of the optional operations of the printer. An EEPROM stores a jump table identifying each optional operation software routine as enabled or disabled. The information stored in the jump table for each enabled routine identifies the location at which the routine is stored in the EPROM; whereas, the information stored for each disabled routine includes a disable flag. The printer includes an interface which allows a new jump table to be downloaded from a personal computer into the EEPROM of the printer to enable disabled routines, to disable enabled routines, and to replace disabled routines by downloading a new routine into a RAM to thereby reconfigure the printer. A master jump table and sub-jump tables are provided to increase the efficiency of the reconfiguring operation. Further, several checks are implemented by the printer and the personal computer during the reconfiguration operation to insure that only the correct printer is reconfigured and that information is stored at the proper location in the printer.

摘要翻译： 具有许多可选特征或操作的打印机可由软件单独重新配置。 打印机包括一个EPROM，它存储定义打印机所有可选操作的软件程序。 EEPROM将标识每个可选操作软件例程的跳转表存储为启用或禁用。 存储在跳转表中的每个启用例程的信息标识该程序存储在EPROM中的位置; 而对于每个禁用例程存储的信息包括禁用标志。 该打印机包括一个接口，允许将新的跳转表从个人计算机下载到打印机的EEPROM中以启用禁用例程，禁用启用的例程，并通过将新例程下载到RAM中来替换已禁用的例程，从而重新配置 打印机。 提供主跳表和副跳表以提高重新配置操作的效率。 此外，在重新配置操作期间由打印机和个人计算机实现若干检查，以确保仅重新配置正确的打印机，并将该信息存储在打印机中的正确位置。