PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20180365539A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:US15982234

    申请日:2018-05-17

    Inventor: Naoki OGAWA

    CPC classification number: G06K15/02 G06K15/022

    Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises: a processor configured to create print data for printing at least one printable character so as to arrange the printable character along a widthwise direction of the print medium based on input data input by a user; and a printhead configured to print on the print medium in accordance with the print data, wherein the processor compares an overall print length of overall data obtained by adding margins to a front end and a rear end of the printable character with a first length of an elongated print medium in the widthwise direction, and, the processor creates the print data including a mark indicating an end portion of the overall data when the overall print length is shorter than the first length.

    PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20180086102A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-29

    申请号:US15677608

    申请日:2017-08-15

    CPC classification number: B41J2/3558 B41J2/32

    Abstract: Provided is a printing apparatus which includes a thermal head having a plurality of heat generation elements whose temperatures are controlled by applying a voltage and performing printing on a printing medium and a head drive circuit being supplied periodically with a control signal and print data to control application of a voltage to each of the plurality of heat generation elements. One period of the control signal includes first and second voltage application control periods which are separated from each other. The first voltage application control period is a period in which the printing is performed by controlling the application of a voltage, and the second voltage application control period is a period in which the printing is not performed and a temperature of the thermal head is adjusted by controlling the application of a voltage.

    TAPE CASSETTE AND PRINTER
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190009582A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-10

    申请号:US16020634

    申请日:2018-06-27

    Abstract: A tape cassette stores a first medium having: a first base having a print surface for printing; and a first separator removably attached to a surface of the first base on an opposite side of the print surface; and a second medium having: a second base; and a second separator removably attached to the second base. The tape cassette includes a pressing member that is movable in a direction intersecting with a direction of a plane of the print surface, and the pressing member is disposed at a position of, when a pressing force is externally applied to perform bonding of the first medium and the second medium mutually, receiving the pressing force.

    TAPE CASSETTE AND PRINTER
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190009584A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-10

    申请号:US16020735

    申请日:2018-06-27

    Abstract: A tape cassette stores a first medium having: a first base having a print surface for printing and first adhesive applied on an opposite side of the print surface; and a first separator removably attached to the first base via the first adhesive, and a second medium having a second separator. The tape cassette includes a pressing member that is movable in a direction intersecting with a direction of a plane of the print surface, and the pressing member is disposed at a position of, when a pressing force is externally applied to perform bonding of the first medium and the second medium mutually, receiving the pressing force.

    PRINTER, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTER, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20190039387A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-07

    申请号:US16050430

    申请日:2018-07-31

    Inventor: Naoki OGAWA

    Abstract: A printer includes:a print head that performs printing on a print medium of a conveyance object having the print medium and a member other than a print medium having mutually different colors or color brightness levels on regions on one side;a detector to detect a color or color brightness of the conveyance object at a detection position; anda processor.When there is a change in the color or color brightness as a first detection result as compared with the color or color brightness as a second detection, the processor updates a held value, and does not update the held value when there is no change.The processor determines whether there is a change in a detection value as compared with the updated held value or a previous held value not updated. When determining that there is no change, the processor stops printing.

    TAPE CASSETTE AND PRINTER
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190009585A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-10

    申请号:US16020760

    申请日:2018-06-27

    CPC classification number: B41J15/044

    Abstract: A tape cassette stores a first medium having: a first base having a print surface for printing and first adhesive applied on an opposite side of the print surface; and a first separator removably attached to the first base via the first adhesive; and a second medium having: a second base; and a second separator removably attached to the second base. The tape cassette includes a pressing member that is movable in a direction intersecting with a direction of a plane of the print surface, and the pressing member is disposed at a position of, when a pressing force is externally applied to perform bonding of the first medium and the second medium mutually, receiving the pressing force.

    PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20180257396A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-13

    申请号:US15884558

    申请日:2018-01-31

    Inventor: Naoki OGAWA

    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a thermal head and a processor. The thermal head prints an image on lines in a medium. The thermal head includes heat-generating elements to generate heat when a voltage is applied thereto in an application time, and the thermal head is controlled to sequentially on print each line. The processor is configured to: determine a specific line among lines based on printing data for printing lines, the specific line being a line estimated to have a possibility of sticking; and adjust the application time of an adjustment target line so as to be shorter than a reference application time, the adjustment target line having at least one line among lines, the at least one line being a line which is to be printed immediately before the specific line, the reference application time being set based on a temperature of the thermal head.

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