Reconfigurable printer
    5.
    发明授权
    Reconfigurable printer 失效
    可重新配置的打印机

    公开(公告)号:US5402528A

    公开(公告)日:1995-03-28

    申请号:US447364

    申请日:1989-12-07

    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。

    Hand-held labeling apparatus with measuring device and printer
    6.
    发明授权
    Hand-held labeling apparatus with measuring device and printer 失效
    带测量装置和打印机的手持式标签装置

    公开(公告)号:US5755918A

    公开(公告)日:1998-05-26

    申请号:US556561

    申请日:1995-11-13

    IPC分类号: B65C9/46 B65C11/02 G01B3/12

    摘要: The hand-held apparatus of the present invention includes an integral printer and measuring device so that measurement information obtained from the measuring device may be automatically printed, used to determine additional information to be printed such as price information, or merely displayed. A measuring wheel having detectable marks disposed about the periphery thereof is rotatably mounted on the housing of the apparatus in proximity to a sensor that detects the marks. This sensor is positioned on the housing to not only detect the marks on the measuring wheel but to also detect the presence or absence of a label dispensed from the housing so as to provide an on-demand printing mode of operation. A controller is responsive to the sensor in the on-demand mode of operation for controlling a printhead to print on a supply when the previously printed supply has been removed from the apparatus. The controller is also responsive to the sensor in a second mode of operation for counting the marks that pass the sensor as the measuring wheel is rotated when the apparatus is rolled across a dimension of an object to be measured, such as the length, width or height of the object.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的手持式装置包括整体打印机和测量装置,使得可以自动打印从测量装置获得的测量信息,用于确定要打印的附加信息,例如价格信息,或仅显示。 具有围绕其周边设置的可检测标记的测量轮可旋转地安装在装置的外壳附近,用于检测标记的传感器。 该传感器位于壳体上,不仅可以检测测量轮上的标记,而且可以检测从壳体分配的标签的存在或不存在,以提供按需打印操作模式。 控制器响应于按需操作模式的传感器,当先前打印的供应已经从设备中移除时,用于控制打印头在电源上打印。 控制器还在第二操作模式下对传感器作出响应,以便当该装置横过被测量物体的尺寸(例如长度,宽度)滚动时测量轮旋转时对通过传感器的标记进行计数 物体的高度。

    Hand-held label applicator with scanned data acquistion and selective
data retrieval acquistion
    7.
    发明授权
    Hand-held label applicator with scanned data acquistion and selective data retrieval acquistion 失效
    手持标签涂布器,扫描数据采集和选择性数据检索获取

    公开(公告)号:US5227617A

    公开(公告)日:1993-07-13

    申请号:US458331

    申请日:1989-12-28

    IPC分类号: B65C11/02 G06K17/00

    摘要: A hand-held labeler with an integrally formed optical scanner prints labels with a coded record selected from a plurality of optically scanned and stored coded records. In a data acquisition mode, the optical scanner scans a plurality of coded records, such as bar codes, to generate data representing the coded records for storage in a memory. Selective printing of scanned code and/or information associated therewith is accomplished utilizing a display that is controlled by a keyboard to display information that identifies the data stored in the memory. When information identifying a desired coded record is shown on the display, a print switch may be actuated to cause the code associated with the displayed information to be printed on one or more labels. Further, the scanner may also be used to scan different types of bar codes where each bar code includes a coded information portion and at least one guard code identifying the type of code. A digital representation of the whole bar code may be stored in a list in the labeler's memory. Alternatively, the labeler may separate the guard codes from the information portion of the code such that only the information portion of the code is stored in the list in memory to save space. Upon subsequent selection of a particular bar code, the code may be reassembled with the same guard codes as scanned or with different guard codes to convert the code from one type to a different type.

    摘要翻译: 具有整体形成的光学扫描仪的手持式标签机将从多个光学扫描和存储的编码记录中选择的编码记录打印标签。 在数据采集模式中,光扫描器扫描诸如条形码的多个编码记录,以生成表示用于存储在存储器中的编码记录的数据。 使用由键盘控制的显示器来显示识别存储在存储器中的数据的信息来实现扫描代码和/或与之相关联的信息的选择性打印。 当在显示器上显示识别期望的编码记录的信息时,可以启动打印开关以使与所显示的信息相关联的代码被打印在一个或多个标签上。 此外,扫描器还可以用于扫描不同类型的条形码,其中每个条形码包括编码信息部分和至少一个标识代码类型的保护代码。 整个条形码的数字表示可以存储在标签器内存中的列表中。 或者,标签器可以将保护代码与代码的信息部分分开,使得只有代码的信息部分被存储在存储器中的列表中以节省空间。 在随后选择特定的条形码时,可以用与被扫描的相同的保护码重新编码,或者使用不同的保护码重新编码,以将代码从一种类型转换为不同类型。